I was asked to be a Guest Designer at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week! Since I love playing with the TTTC boards, I happily agreed to join them in this challenge! I incorporated hearts & florals into my Valentine design. Here’s the Challenge Board: And here’s my card:…
We have a pretty color combination for this week’s Create with Stamping Friends. It’s perfect for Valentine’s Day and I’ve once again picked up “Endless Love” along with a few other products. Here’s our challenge: And here’s my card: The pink flower in the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape is the…
This is a “Double Panel Flap Card” and it is the result of Jeanie Stark’s Mystery Stampin’ last week! As I do sometimes on her challenges, I used a few non-Stampin’ Up! products along with my SU stash. Some is retired, some is current. It’s a mash-up, for sure, but…
Welcome to our first 2026 posting of Creating Coast to Coast! Rosanne, from Pennsylvania, took the lead on this month’s theme. I’ll bet you can guess it! ❤️ Of course… Valentine’s Day! Before we get to my Hugs & Kisses card, let’s take a look at Rosanne’s card ~ Gorgeous!…
Here’s a clean & simple Valentine card for you to make! Recipe: Thick Basic White Cardstock base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ Real Red Cardstock layer, 5-1/4″x 4″ Basic White Cardstock top layer, 5-1/8″x 3-7/8″ Stamp with sentiment from Layers of Beauty with Real Red ink. Emboss with Hearts of…
It’s time for another Create with Stamping Friends Challenge. This week we have a very pink combo to work with! Here’s the color palette: And here’s my card: See what I mean? Made With Love DSP has all three pink shades in it. And these hearts dies are just too…
“Sending you love” reminded me of our Perennial Postage Dies, so I pulled those out to use on this card, along with the Endless Love Bundle and Made With Love DSP. Here’s another sneak peek of that Suite, becoming available on January 6, 2026. After cropping the Perennial Postage Die…
A little departure from Christmas cards today… I received my Made With Love Suite and couldn’t wait to play with these fun, valentine-inspired products. Here’s my first card, made with the Endless Love Bundle: The Made With Love Designer Series Paper comes with almost every shade of pink and red in…
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! It only makes sense that I would make a Valentine card for our Create With Stamping Friends Challenge this week. I made a Be Mine – Valentine card with this unlikely color combo ~ Actually it wasn’t too hard, with Poppy red, Petunia pinky-purple, and a…
I’ve made a heart-filled card with Hearts of Elegance for the Pals Blog Hop this month! Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month’s theme is “The Language of Love.” We hope our creations inspire you today! The lineup at the end of my post will help guide you…
Here’s another Last Chance Product that I have not used nearly enough. It’s a sentiment only set, one I’m likely to use long after it’s gone from the Stampin’ Up! store. It’s called Softly Said, and is one of those etched stamps that give the light and dark watercolor look…
Today I’m playing with Freshly Made Sketches! I decided to make a Hearts of Elegance Love You card with all the fun layering in this sketch. The Sketch: My Card: What I Used: Thick Basic White base, 11″x 4-1/4″, folded at 5-1/2″ Marbled Elegance DSP, 2″x 4-3/4″ Gold Foil strip,…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month’s theme is Sale-A-Bration. We hope to inspire you with our creations today! The lineup is at the end of my post to help you “hop” along from Pal to Pal. I’ve chosen the Heart Shaped Bundle to feature today. It’s a…
We are heading into a period when card making reigns supreme ~ Valentine’s Day! I was excited to see the sketch on Freshly Made Sketches this morning because it gave me great inspiration for my first Valentine. I used Hearts of Elegance by Stampin’ Up! along with a few other…
Looking ahead to Valentine’s Day, I made a very simple yet elegant card using Marbled Elegance DSP (available now in the Online Exclusives) and Heart Shaped Bundle (a free Sale-A-Bration gift with purchase of $120). The Gold Foil accents are so rich against Cherry Cobbler Cardstock! Here are the easy…
