Good Monday morning to you! Today I am featuring a retiring stamp set that happens to be one of my favorites, Humming Along. See another card I made with this stamp set here. The hibiscus is main attraction on this card, and it can be a birthday card or an…
Have you ever made a card that just made you smile when you looked at the finished product? I had that reaction to this card! We have a friend who is turning 70, and I wanted something that would make a splash…. You’re right, nothing too splashy about this card,…
I’m still playing with Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. This is a BIG pack of paper, so there is plenty to play with for lots of occasions! Today I made a birthday card ~ I used my Cake Builder Punch with the DSP to cut some fancy…
March is my birthday month! And even though it isn’t until the end of the month, I’m getting into the birthday mood. So I made you some cupcakes today to bring in a little Birthday Cheer! How about this color combo for cheerful?! Bermuda Bay, Pineapple Punch, Melon Mambo, and…
I have accumulated quite a collection of Glimmer (aka glitter) Papers over the past years, but other than at Christmas time, I rarely use them. Then the Festive Friday Design Team came out with a challenge using Glimmer Paper this week… Game On! I have no idea what prompted me…
I had this idea… let’s see what you think!.. I thought I would blindly pick an older stamp set (still current, but from the Annual Catalog) and try to pair it with a newer set from the Occasions Catalog. So I closed my eyes, reached into the cupboard, and pulled…
I had fun teaching the ladies in my class this week the “mirror-image stamping” technique with these wide-eyed frogs! And here they are, holding balloons to help celebrate somebody’s birthday…maybe yours? Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper makes a splashy backdrop and a colorful palette from which to create the balloons.…
Happy Friday, Everyone! I’m really into purple right now. It hasn’t always been so, but with the introduction of Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather by Stampin’ Up!, it seems like I’m reaching for them more and more. Take this cake card for example ~ The cake image itself is stunning,…
This card is almost noisy! Ha! It is definitely on the wild side. True confessions: I had a pant suit in the mid-60’s that looked very much like this paper! Yes, I was a groovy 60’s chick 🙂 I will be very interested to hear your impressions…of the card, that…
Are you ready for some bright and happy? I just happen to have some for you ~ Love this explosion of color! Happiness Blooms is the very appropriately named DSP on this card. I used two prints and divided them with Night of Navy. I glued a piece of Vellum…
Happy New Year! It’s 2019! I hope you’ve had a very good year and that 2019 is even better! But more importantly in the Hallam family, today is my daughter-in-law’s birthday! Two good reasons to celebrate! I’ve decided to give her a gift card this year and I found this…
I needed a birthday card for a man who loves the rugged outdoors. What more perfect set for that than Waterfront?! A simple layout – a Tranquil Tide base card, Wood Textures DSP cut at 2″x5-1/2″, a 1/4″ strip of Early Espresso across the middle, then the art piece. I…
I opened up a new stamp set that I received at On Stage in November and starting playing with it… It is a really fun set! It will be available to purchase from the 2019 Occasions Catalog on January 3rd. Here is a photo of the cover ~ It has…
Here is a quick and easy birthday card for you today ~ I took the idea for the layout from Su Mohr, who always does beautiful work. Hers was in a masculine palette, but because I needed it for a girlfriend, I changed the colors to Gray Granite, Merry Merlot,…
Amidst the fervor for Holiday cards, we still need birthday cards, and this past month has busy with birthdays! Here is a card that I created from the beautiful Love What You Do and Share What You Love DSP. I realized that this set had taken a back seat to…
