General Cards, Hippest Hippo

Hippest Hippos – Splish Splash!

I am still playing this week with the Hippest Hippos Stamp Set and coordinating  Hippo Dies.  Let me just say that it's been fun to see what I can do with these fun hippos.  Today's card is probably something that most everyone wants to do if they don't have access to a pool in these… Continue reading Hippest Hippos – Splish Splash!

Best Wishes, Butterfly Kisses, General Cards, Hippest Hippo

Hippest Hippos Hidden Gate Fold Card

Good Morning!  It's time for a fabulous week of stamping and making fun cards!  This week I am focusing on the the fun and "hip" Hippest Hippos Stamp Set and the coordinating Hippo Dies that you can get for FREE!  Who loves FREE Stampin' Up products besides me?  First let me show the the fun… Continue reading Hippest Hippos Hidden Gate Fold Card

General Cards, Hippest Hippo

Hippest Hippo Card Challenge

When you are in a creative slump, the best thing to do is to get a little inspiration for designing your card.  And the first thing I turn to is looking for a card sketch.  Card sketches are general layouts of elements for a card.  In this case, I turned to Freshly Made Sketches. Each… Continue reading Hippest Hippo Card Challenge

Botanical Layers, General Cards

Botanical Layers – Nature Walk

When my daughters were in Preschool and probably early elementary school, they would go on "nature walks" and collect leaves, sticks, flowers, anything that looked interesting.  These items would get glued to a piece of paper (or several) and little notebooks would be made so they could look back at the treasures they found.  My… Continue reading Botanical Layers – Nature Walk

Botanical Layers

Botanical Layers Window Card

I'm back with another card using the Sun Prints Designer Series Paper, but I'm not using the stamp set that is a part of that Suite of products.  Today's card features theBotanical Layers Stamp Set. The plants in this stamp set. especially the spotted looking fern in the middle reminded me of plants in an… Continue reading Botanical Layers Window Card

Best Wishes

Sun Prints Cross Over Fun Fold Card

I am a sucker for anything blue and white.  It's no secret that blue is my favorite color....just about any shade of blue will do.  The new Sun Prints Designer Series Paper in the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog is also all blue patterns in Night of Navy, Pacific Point and Starry Sky on one side (and… Continue reading Sun Prints Cross Over Fun Fold Card

Patriotic, Samplers, Seasonal - Summer

Home Decor for a Happy Fourth of July!

Happy ourth of July!  Just thought I would share a Patriotic project with you today.  I make lots of cards, but I also make other paper projects too!   If you like to decorate for the holidays, this project can be used for the Fourth of July, Veterans Day or Memorial Day.  Of if you like… Continue reading Home Decor for a Happy Fourth of July!