General Cards, JOIN STAMPIN’ UP!, Seasonal - Winter

World Card Making Day – What To Do With Your Scraps – Part 2

Today, I am sharing another card that I made with a few of’ my Card Corner Crew last Saturday.  This card is a another example of a great way to use up your scraps.  You can make this card for any occasion, but I chose to make mine a Christmas card this time. (There are… Continue reading World Card Making Day – What To Do With Your Scraps – Part 2

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World Card Making Day Cards – What to do with your Scraps – Part 1

It's been a little more than a month since I've written a blog post.  I took a much needed break, but I've got lots of fun cards and projects to share with you this month.  But first, make sure you read all the way to the end.  Stampin' Up has several special deals that start… Continue reading World Card Making Day Cards – What to do with your Scraps – Part 1

Best Wishes, General Cards, Get Well, Seasonal - Fall

Harvest Hello Vertical Book Fold Card

The end of August is fast approaching and Fall will be here soon!  To help you get into the "Fall" frame of mind, I'm sharing a card today that I've made before as a Horizontal Book Fold Card (You can see that post HERE.  This card is made the same way, but it's vertical!   The… Continue reading Harvest Hello Vertical Book Fold Card

Lighthouse Point, Seasonal - Summer

Lighthouse Point – Landscape Faux Step Card

I thought I would start off this week, kind of where I left off last week.  Last Monday, I shared with a Faux Step Card that was made "vertical" (You can see that post here: Lighthouse Point Faux Step Card.  Today's card is made using the same stamp set, but the card is made "horizontal". … Continue reading Lighthouse Point – Landscape Faux Step Card

General Cards, Lighthouse Point, Seasonal - Summer

Lighthouse Point – Beams of Light

I am not sure how you choose which stamp sets to purchase and I do not have any kind of plan for what I buy, but some stamp sets just seem destined to be a part of my stamp collection.  This Lighthouse Point Stamp set is one of them.  Why?  Because my husband loves lighthouses....many… Continue reading Lighthouse Point – Beams of Light

Lighthouse Point

Lighthouse Point Faux Step Card

It's so good to be back stamping!  I had to take a little break as my mother (who lives with my husband and I) had a medical emergency that involved surgery for a pacemaker, a short hospital stay and is now doing well in rehab.  I shared this fun card on my Therapy Thursday Facebook… Continue reading Lighthouse Point Faux Step Card

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