We are finishing up August with a neutral palette this week. We have Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, and Early Espresso. I knew that Woven Textures would fit the bill, but I surprised myself when I reached for Sunrise Sailing for the focal piece! So I have a Neutral Colors Sunrise…
Today is my third day of card ideas for Stampin’ Up!’s new Online Exclusives suite called Hello, Irresistible. To see Monday’s card, click HERE. For Tuesday’s card, click HERE. Today I’m showing one of the 3 new embossing folders along with the Irresistible Blooms Bundle. This embossing folder is one…
Happy Thanksgiving to you! I started out to make a Thanksgiving card for today’s Create With Connie & Mary sketch challenge, but my design went an entirely different direction! Sometimes it has a mind of its own!! Today we have this sketch to work with and I chose Happier Than…
Here we go with another Thursday Sketch Challenge for Create With Connie and Mary! Today’s sketch is an interesting one. I took it very literally and used Simply Elegant to create a congratulations card. Here’s the sketch: And here’s my card: This particular piece of Simply Elegant Specialty DSP has…
Blending a beautiful sunset is easy with Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes! If this is a new technique to you, let me show you how to blend a sunset. This is the card I made, using the Sailing Home Stamp Set and Smooth Sailing Dies. I love this set for a…
It’s that time of year when the graduation announcements start pouring in! Thankfully, we are hearing of more and more schools holding in-person ceremonies again this year. You’re going to need some cards! I found that the Playful Alphabet Dies are the perfect size to fit “Congrats” on an A-2…
Today for Technique Tuesday, I’d like to show you how to partial die cut using the Country Club Designer Series Paper. This paper is on the Last Chance Products List, and one that I’m highlighting once more before they are gone. Most of the cards I’ve seen (and made) with…
I’m taking a walk through the 2019-20 Annual Catalog and getting another look at the beautiful Designer Series Papers before they are gone. Yesterday I shared a new card I made using Woven Threads. If you missed it, you can see it here. Today I have pulled out Noble Peacock…
Welcome to Karen’s Stamping Habit! Today I’m sharing a card that I’ve made to welcome Wave. Wave is the new granddaughter of a friend of mine. I started thinking about a card that I could send the new Grandma and this paper from See A Silhouette came to mind. Doesn’t…
This is a new set for me. It’s called Beautiful Friendship, and it has the etched photopolymer that creates a beautiful 3-D effect with some light and dark spots on each stamp. It is fabulous! I’m just starting to play with it, and have this ultra simple card to show…
Sometimes the most surprising color combinations actually work quite well together! For example, I would most likely never have put Terracotta Tile together with Seaside Spray, but Stampin’ Up! did. And look how pretty they are together in Woven Threads DSP! Paired with Woven Heirlooms Stamp Set and the new…
Every once in awhile, I think it’s fun to go back to some old products, pull them out and dust them off. When I saw that the banner for the Festive Friday Challenge included stars, I dug deep and found lots of long forgotten stuff! So I hope FF doesn’t…
I have another baby shower to go to! Suddenly all my friends are becoming grandparents and it’s so exciting! For this one, I used A Little Wild, in gender neutral colors as we don’t know yet if it’s a girl or a boy. The nursery theme is jungle animals (guessing…
Welcome to our Pals Blog Hop, May 2018. This month we’ll be “Stepping Up with Textures or Techniques.” What’s that? Projects that are “stepped up” by using textures or fun techniques. Who knows, maybe both! Join us in the fun while the we inspire you to step up your creations.…
