Wait! Don’t Toss Your Designer Paper Scraps!
Okay, are you going to kill me here? I know, after I make a few cards, I like to clean up my workspace, too. But …
Flower Folds: Make a BIG Impression
Ever want to make a big splash with your card? The Flower Folds Bigz XL Die is a perfect accessory for anything ‘BIG’. These cards …
2-Step Into Spring Stampin’ Up! Sale
April is kicking off Spring with 2 fabulous new specials, available all month long! HostessesHost a $350 workshop and receive the brand-new Two-Step Awash with …
Really, Just One More Thing
Often when I’m demonstrating a card, I hold it up to show everyone, but then remember that there’s just ‘one more thing’ I was planning …
Perfect Polka Dots with the Big Shot: A Stamping 101 Tutorial
I don’t know about you, but I love open space on my cards. Sometimes judicious use of blank card stock can nicely set off a …
Technique Tip: Painting Perfect Polka Dots
Looking to stretch your Big Shot supplies? Here’s a fun tip that works perfectly with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. First cut out a …
Let Your Stamps Do the Work
Sometimes there’s a stamp set with art that’s so sweet or cute or funny, that only three steps are required: ink it stamp it send …
One Embosslit, Several Techniques
Don’t you love it when a tool can be used more than one way? My favorite tv chef, Alton Brown, says he doesn’t buy kitchen …
Cadbury Bunny, Eat Your Heart Out
I haven’t seen any yet, have you? You know, those commercials for Cadbury Creme Eggs where the bunny comes out, clucks like a chicken, then …
Talk is Cheep, Stamp a Card!
Several of the fabulous demonstrations at Leadership in January included stenciled techniques and I was inspired to pull out my own Stampin’ Up! stencils today. …
Colors in Vogue: Pink & Chocolate
If asked to name my favorite colors, I’d probably have to say pink and brown, aka Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip. Or actually, probably …
One of These Things Is Not Like the Other
Ever sit down to make a project and feel “Stamper’s Block” take over? No, this has nothing to do with the new Clear Mount stamp …
Butterflies Are Everywhere
Last year I had a fabulous time creating a set of beautiful spring butterfly cards, and then I offered them as a class in Champaign, …
There’s Something Wrong With This Stamp
It’s like one of those magazine pages made for 6 year olds (and I’m an expert at those ;-) Can you spot what’s wrong with …
Where Did I Put That Roll of Ribbon?
Do you ever get going on a project, only to realize that you don’t have the right color of ribbon/brad/button/whatever on hand? One solution would …