The best part of the Sheep Dies in Sale-a-bration is this cute fence die! Think of all the fun ways you could incorporate this fence into your designs! Today I’ve made it part of a pumpkin patch in a Fall scene. Inspiration: The TGIF Challenge #335 ~ Fall & Pumpkins…
Hello! Do you realize this is the last week to earn free Sale-a-bration gifts? Hard to believe, but this Thursday is September 30 and the final day of SAB! For this final Sale-a-bration week I’m going to highlight some of the products you can still get with qualifying purchases. These…
If you look on page 88 of the 2021-22 Annual Catalog, you will see a photo of a wrapped box with a die cut star in the middle. See it? I took that image and turned it into a card, and I love it! I made it with the Tidings…
Greetings! Rosanne Mulhern and I have a new CASEing Coast to Coast post for you today! If you are a regular follower of our blogs, you know that once a month we bring our projects together and share a theme. This month our theme is Gate Fold Cards. Rosanne has…
Do you know somebody who needs a little word of encouragement? This card might be exactly what they need to lift their spirits. Who wouldn’t welcome some peace, joy, love?! This quick and easy card features Harvest Meadow Designer Series Paper, Hippo & Friends Dies, Meadow Dies, and Inspired Thoughts…
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is “Sentiment as a focal point.” We really hope that you enjoy and will be inspired by them! As you hop from blog to blog, don’t forget to leave comments because we love hearing from you. You will…
Have you ever seen red pumpkins? No? Neither had I, until I saw an inspirational photo in the Mini Catalog that had Cherry Cobbler pumpkins on a card! It caught my eye, because it was so different! But the Cherry Cobbler against a neutral brown background is so striking! Here…
I’m discounting the following stamp bundles even further to give you another opportunity to buy them cheap! To purchase any of these items please email me at karenshallam@gmail.com and list the item(s) by name. I will send you a PayPal invoice, but I also accept personal checks, if you let…
I had a little fun with black and white today! Have you ever woven paper on a card? I remember teaching my kindergartners to weave placemats for Thanksgiving – oh, so many years ago! This was like that…under, over, under, over… The paper I used is Beautifully Penned Designer Series…
From a very untraditional color palette on Monday’s Christmas card, I’m jumping back to the very traditional colors today! The DSP is called Sweet Stockings. It’s perfect for the dog and cat lovers in the stamping world, but it is also perfect for everyone else. I guess, that is, if…
I’m joining the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge today with a frightfully cute Halloween card. I’ve use the Frightfully Cute Bundle and Cute Halloween DSP by Stampin’ Up! to make this s-p-oo-k-y cute card! Here’s the sketch: I love these fun die cuts from the Frightful Tags Dies! The spider…
OK, I admit it, I was wrong! When I saw Whimsy & Wonder Designer Series Paper in the July-December Mini Catalog, I wasn’t all that impressed. In fact, I thought I could do without. Then I offered a Paper Share. When I saw this paper in person, I was blown…
Early Espresso and Gold Foil are so yummy together, don’t you think? This special sheet of Beauty of the Earth Specialty Designer Series Paper has both of the these colors in a wildflower/meadow scene. The sheet is designed to cut into six parts for card fronts. Or if you’re a…
Last week, Rosanne Mulhern and I brought you a CASEing Coast to Coast with the theme of Paper Piecing. We each made a card with our personal take on the technique. See it HERE if you missed it. I showed you this alternate card using a different style of the…
I’ve got reams of retired Designer Series Paper and am running out of storage space! My solution? To create new cardmaking packs available for you to purchase. I’m using some older lovely DSP and their coordinating cardstock + embellishments! These packs include enough paper to create 12 cards and are…
