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…
A new year, a new logo badge! This is our first 2025 challenge at Create With Stamping Friends! We have a color challenge this week with pretty Azure Afternoon, Peach Pie, and Petunia Pop. I’ve gone floral (again!) with this color combination on a card that says, “You’ve been on…
🥳 Happy New Year! 🥳 It’s 2025 (unbelievable!) and today starts a new year of crafting and creating. I’m excited to show you one of the new products coming out on January 7 with the new Mini Catalog. It’s called Beautiful Butterflies. It is a hybrid bundle – one…
This one is for all you purple lovers! We’re going to light the sky on New Year’s come midnight tomorrow. It may as well be in beautiful shades of purple! Here’s my card~ I think it’s really fun to stamp all over a sheet of Basic White, almost like…
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…
Here’s a little more Reindeer Fun for you! I have three younger grandsons who will enjoy this cute card. The bundle has so many fun parts to it, I just had to try – a couple – 😉 Card Recipe: Soft Sea Foam card base, 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″…
Yuletide Village is a sweet little stamp set that I ordered late in the season. I’m glad I have it for a few last minute cards and gift tags. It’s on the Last Chance List right now, selling for $19.00. I created this village scene by stamping the buildings with…
This week at Create with Stamping Friends, we have a sketch challenge that includes some paper weaving! I’ve opted for a Winter Meadow weave, with some of my favorite seasonal paper. Here’s the Sketch: And here’s my card: The Recipe: Blueberry Bushel Cardstock base, 8-1/2″ 5-1/2″, folded at 4-1/4″ Shaded…
This cute little chickadee is almost camouflaged in her little branch ~ if it wasn’t for her green leaves and red berries! I need a birthday card for a friend who has a Dec. 20 birthday. Do I make it Christmasy? Do I make something completely different? OK, compromise. There…
How about a sneak peek at a new set of products coming out in the January-April 2025 Mini Catalog? This card shows off a new bundle called Memorable Blooms, a snappy new plaid Designer Series Paper called Timeless Plaid 6″x 6″ DSP, and the cutest little Tiny Bee Trinkets embellishment!…
What do you get an 18 year old college boy who is living on campus and eating dorm food every day? Gift cards for fast food, of course! I’m warning you though, this is a cuteness alert! I’ve been having some Reindeer Fun! My grandson is coming to visit today,…
Wondering what to get your crafty friend/relative for the Holidays? How about a Stampin’ Up! gift certificate? For example: My gift certificates can be used to purchase anything currently available in the SU store. You can purchase one from me for any amount, and the recipient will contact me to…
We have a color challenge this week at Create with Stamping Friends! I’ve taken Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green, and Basic White and decorated the Merriest Tree(s) for my card today. Here is the color challenge: Here is my card: This card is for the “I love pink” people that…
This week at Create with Stamping Friends we have a sketch challenge that happens to be a Gate Fold card! How fun! I pulled out my Regal Winter DSP again (I told you I can’t get enough of this pretty paper!) and made a Regal Winter Gate Fold Card. First,…
