Happy Valentine’s Day!

One more Valentine project for you.  If you like texture, this is for you! I kept the color palette very simple ~ black, white, red, and Crumb Cake. The Crumb Cake layer is embossed with the Seaside Textured Embossing Folder. The hearts are all cut using the Sweet & Sassy…

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Happy Birthday Bouquet

I have a lot of friends with birthdays coming up ~ I need to restock my birthday card stash! I hadn’t played with my Balloon Punch or Framelits in a while, so I thought it was time to get them out and dust them off! For this card, I used…

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Fun With Watercolor Pencils

If you haven’t tried these Watercolor Pencils yet, you need to — now! They are so smooth and easy, which makes them so much fun! I roughly colored this Tasty Truck, then smoothed the color around the spaces with my Blender Pen. They are my favorite coloring tools yet, because…

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It’s Blog Hop Day!

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for February 2017. We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our 2017 Blog Hop monthly themes.  This month we are CASE’ing a project shown in a current Stampin’ Up! catalog. After all, with the Annual, Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs available…

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Sealed with Love for CPC68

Happy Tuesday!  I’m sharing an extra post this week to show you my entry for a Sketch Challenge from Craft Project Central ~ And here is the sketch that I patterned my card after ~ This is Creating Pretty Cards Sketch Challenge #68, design by Monika. You can see her…

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Simple Floral Boutique Notecard

I needed a note card to give my friend and whipped this one up quickly.  The only thing “complicated” about it is that I used three different stamp sets!  I posted it on our Pals Facebook Page and asked my fellow stampers if they could guess which ones I used.…

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Love IS in the Air!

As you can see, I can’t get enough of this hot air balloon! Today, I’ve sent it soaring over a love-filled sky for a love-ly valentine! The Designer Series Paper is from the Sending Love DSP stack.  The balloon and clouds are from the Lift Me Up Bundle.  Here I…

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Lifting You Up

While I’ve primarily used this bundle for birthday cards and even Valentine’s Day cards, this sentiment included in the set is perfect for a sympathy card, and this is for a friend who recently lost a loved one. Lift Me Up Bundle ~ #144712 (Clear Mount) and #144711 (Wood Mount)…

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Penned & Painted ~ A Beauty!

I’m in love ~  with So In Love Designer Series Paper!  Paired with this pretty bloom from Penned & Painted Stamp Set, you have a gorgeous card that can be used for many occasions. I pulled the colors from this DSP ~ Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, and Sahara Sand for…

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Beautiful You

I have a quick and simple, yet elegant card for you today.  It features the new stamp set called Beautiful You ~ a 2-pack set of stamps in your choice of clear or wood mount rubber. This set includes 3 images that are quick sketches of a woman in fun…

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Sending Love ~ Sweet Valentines

I wanted to share with you today some simple valentine cards that are quick and easy to make, yet make a bold statement simply by the Designer Series Paper.  I think I achieved that!  These three cards are all made with the Sending Love DSP Stack, a 6″ x 6″…

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A Sweet Valentine Truck

Here comes the Valentine Truck filled with cupcakes for your sweetie! This cute truck is part of a new stamp set that is FREE! Yes! It is a Sale-a-Bration item that can be yours free with a $50 purchase from any Stampin’ Up! catalog or online store. This food truck…

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Bloomin’ Love Engagement Card

Today is the day! Our 2017 Occasions Catalog goes LIVE!  Be sure to take some time to go through this amazing catalog.  There are so many beautiful new products and projects for you to buy and make. If you’re like me, you’ll want one of everything! Along with the Occasions…

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