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…
I used a card sketch by Dawn Griffith to design my card for today. If you are stuck for a design, following a sketch is a great idea! Here is my card~ And here is the sketch that I used ~ Wood Textures 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper has…
I dipped into the Frosted Floral Specialty DSP (available Sept. 5) to make this cheerful card with Varied Vases: Happy Monday to you! And Happy September to you! Wow, last month went by fast. We are two days away from the Holiday Catalog launch, when you can order items such…
Sometimes the simplest designs please me the most. And here is a card that you can see is a very simple design, but I am nutso over it! I love the colors ~ Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape. The Bokeh Dots stamp was one I hadn’t tried yet. Once I…
I have a very sparkly birthday present card today ~ The photo doesn’t give the glitter justice. When the light hits it, it really dazzles! I mixed new with older products to pull this card together. To begin with, I cut four 7/8″ x 5-1/4″ strips of Whisper White cardstock,…
