I’m using Celebratory Sips for this week’s Create with Stamping Friends challenge. We are CASEing the catalog one more time and this is a fun one on page 89. Instead of mushrooms I’ve used the colorful beverages from the DSP. I did a little fussy cutting for a fun celebration…
Won’t this giant Halloween card delight my 5-year-old grandson?! It’s possibly the biggest card he’s ever received! I think perhaps this sheet of Spooky Sweet DSP was intended for a scrapbook page, but I couldn’t resist turning it into an oversized Spooky Sweet Halloween card! It measures 12″x 7″. It…
Our anniversary is coming up, so when Jeanie Stark challenged us with her Mystery Stampin’ this week, I decided to go with a giant heart! This card is a book binding fold with a twist! It folds up to reveal the inside message and creates a fun display. If you’d…
Today at Create with Stamping Friends we are CASEing a card in the catalog, page 132. My card doesn’t look at all like this sample! What I decided to CASE was the technique “emboss resist.” The stamp set I used is Beautiful Butterflies. Here’s our challenge: And here’s my card:…
Yes, I know Halloween is still a few months away! But I got these cute new products and couldn’t wait to jump in and try them out! This first card is very simple. The designer series paper does it all, really. Love the cat sitting in the window with the…
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TGIF! Let’s celebrate! It’s the end of a long week and it’s time for a good…mocktail! I know these drinks look like a Bloody Mary and a Mojito, but I didn’t put any alcohol in them, so basically they are tomato juice and limeade! 😋 I’ve said it before, but…
I’m not sure a card could be more feminine than this one with “Hello Lovely” and Florals in Bloom DSP! Hi! It’s Thursday and another Create with Stamping Friends. We are on our third week of CASEing the Catalog. Today we are working with this pretty card for a Hello…
We’re bringing back one of our favorites! Rosanne Mulhern and I have decided to resume our monthly Coast to Coast posts! This month I’m taking the lead, so you’ll be traveling from: I’m excited to bring this back! If you are new(ish) to my blog, Rosanne and I collaborate once…
Jeanie Stark knocked it out of the park again with her Mystery Stampin’ fun fold challenge! This fold was entirely new to me, and as usual I was not sure what it would look like until I got toward the end of the directions. If you would like to play…
Hi there! Today at Create with Stamping Friends we are CASEing (Copy and Selectively Edit) the Catalog on page 114. This is an interesting layout that I may not have noticed if not for this challenge. The feature stamp set is Natural Botanicals. And it includes heat embossing on foil!…
Here’s a fun little card that I threw together with some scraps I had on my desk! I love a well-crafted black & white card and I think this one turned out pretty well! Take a look ~ Easy Directions: Start with a Basic Black Cardstock base, cut to…
It is now July! Every July, Create with Stamping Friends has a month-long “CASE the Catalog” challenge. Today we start off with a card posted on page 110 of our Annual Catalog. This card shows off the block stamping technique, so I gave it a try. Here’s our challenge: And…
Calling all farmers! Or farmer wanna-be’s! This is such a cute bundle ~ brand new as of yesterday in the Online Exclusives. It’s called Tractor & Co and when you see what it comes with, you’ll want one even if you live in the city! Cute, right? And it comes…
I made this modified version of the Pop-Up Bandstand Card I made for Jeanie Stark’s Mystery Stampin’ Challenge. See that card HERE. I’m calling this my Beautiful Gallery Bandstand Card because the scene you see is from Beautiful Gallery 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper. This particular scene makes me think…
