Mediterranean Blooms

citrus blooms, mediterranean blooms dsp, spotlight on nature dies, card of encouragement idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Here’s another pack of Designer Series Paper that I haven’t used yet. It’s Mediterranean Blooms ~ pretty with hand-painted oranges and lemons. I did not buy the stamp set/die bundle (although I’m not sure why, as it’s very nice!) so I hadn’t dipped into the DSP yet. To keep with…

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A Handmade Hug with Countryside Inn

crafting with you, countryside inn dsp, nested essentials dies, multi-occasion card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Hi! I’m giving you a handmade hug with Countryside Inn today! I’ve decided to challenge myself this week by using Designer Series Paper that I’ve never used or haven’t used for a long time. I’ll let the paper drive the design and I’m keeping it simple this week. Countryside Inn…

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One More Frames & Flowers

layering leaves, trasluscent florals bundle, frames & flowers dsp, quick & easy card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

One more Frames & Flowers card for you. This one is super simple! From the lack of response to yesterday’s fun fold card, I’m guessing some of you prefer the easier cards to make! This one is for you! I simply took one of the frames that comes in the Frames…

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Frames & Flowers Easel Card

beach day, frames & flowers dsp, nested essential dies, fun fold card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

This week I’ve been playing with the Designer Series Pack called Frames & Flowers. My first card HERE was a Get Well Card, my second HERE was a square “For You” Card. Today I’m showing you a Frames & Flowers Easel Card that has a birthday message. Take a look…

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Frames & Flowers For You

layering leaves, frames & flowers dsp, multi-occasion "for you" card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Welcome back to my Frames & Flowers series! Today is #2. Yesterday I made a floral get well card. If you missed it, you can see it HERE. Today I’ve made a 4-1/4″ square card to house this pretty punch-out wreath for my sentiment. It’s Frames & Flowers for you!…

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Frames & Flowers Get Well

so sincere, frames & flowers dsp, unbounded love dies, get well card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

Hello! I feel like I haven’t been crafting for weeks (but it’s actually only been one week – crazy, yes?) I hope you all had a good Memorial Day Weekend! We had our kids from Idaho and Washington come down for the weekend and it was a blast! This week…

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Used Stamp Sale (refreshed!)

Dejá vu? I have refreshed my Used Stamp Sale Page to include more recently retired stamps/punch & die bundles. Check it out! You can see that page HERE. The prices listed do not reflect the shipping & handling fees. Those will be determined according to weight and distance. When you…

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Tomorrow ~ FREE SHIPPING!

It’s so nice to get a bit of a break on shipping costs once in a while! Tomorrow, May 21, 2024 is that day! Stampin’ Up! is gifting you FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $75. If you have a growing wish list, tomorrow would be the day to save…

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Layers of Beauty

layers of beauty bundle, country flowers dsp, stenciling technique, eyelet 3d embossing folder, #tttc247, stampin up, karen hallam

This week I am going to attempt to enter each card I make into a challenge of one kind or another! These challenges provide a great jumping-off point if you are stuck in the creative process. They give you focus and a place to start. I’m going to start today…

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