It's definitely a beautiful day! In fact, any day that includes new stamps from a new catalog with new video tutorials is pretty much beautiful in my book. This card from my May Stamps in the Mail Club features the new Love What You Do stamp set and is a perfect way to show off the gorgeous Share What You Love Designer Series Paper.
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Swimming Into Summer – Watercolor Mermaids
Ready for warm weather? Swimming pools and sunscreen? Be sure to snag the fun (and retiring) Magical Day stamp set for your stamping collection. The coordinating Magical Mates Framelits Dies are available at a discount - just announced today! (check out more Magical Day projects on my blog)
And if you're loving the Myths & Magic
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Fun Folds: Petal Palette Gate Fold Tutorial
Looks like a regular card fold from the front, but this Gate Fold Card has a fun fold surprise on the inside. One of the simplest fun fold cards out there, you'll want to add this card idea to your idea file.
With the black and white color theme, the artwork on the Petal Palette stamp set really shows through, and the fun fold is a
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Pop Up Corner Cards Made Simple: Petal Palette
I’m in love with this card design! The Pop-Up Corner card is perfect when you need some extra space for photos, signatures or an extra-long message. This card features the Watercolor Words stamp set for my April Stamps in the Mail Club.
Haven’t signed up yet? It’s not too late! Check out the details now and use the “click here order
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Flip Flop Cards Made Simple: Petal Palette Tutorial
Love the idea of a card that moves? Try this Flip Flop Card - featuring the Petal Palette stamp set here, or check out this birthday card from my blog. You'll need your Big Shot, a wide area die shape and some simple directions about where to place your cutting plates. And I'll show you how to create this effect in the video
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Picnic Basket Pop-Up Card: A Tabbed Surprise Pop-Up Card
This card is proof that tried-and-true crafting techniques are always going to...pop up... ha! Get it? Sorry, horrible pun, but I couldn't help it. This Tabbed Surprise Pop-Up Card Technique features a tabbed piece that pops out of a box when the box is flexed. So when the picnic basket is flat, the picnic is hidden inside. When the
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Happy Pi Day! Celebrate with the Simplest Pop-Up Card Ever – the Stair Step Pop-Up
Happy Pi Day to you! That's right - in my book at least, any holiday inspired by math is one worth celebrating! In case you didn't know, the Greek symbol π (pi) represents a crazy-long number that is used in figuring out the area of a circle. A = πr2 to review a little math!
But thanks to the super-handy Basket Weave Textured Impressions
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Simple Tips for Embossing with the Big Shot: Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Folder
Have you seen the new Sale-A-Bration selections yet? The ones that debuted in mid-February? There are a still a couple of weeks left to add these fun items to your stamping supply closet for free. Sale-A-Bration runs through March 31, with a free Sale-A-Bration item for each $50 you order. And this stamp set, Blossoming Basket, along with
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Lots to Love Box: Mini Magician Narrow Note Cards
It's a fairy tale in a box! This set of Narrow Note Cards (one of the new note card sizes in the Occasions Catalog) does a fun job of displaying all the characters included in the Magical Day stamp set. The cards and images aren't just for kids either - the "hope you have a magical day" applies to lots of occasions for all ages.
Each
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Beautiful Day with Brusho Watercolor Crystals – Spritzing Technique
The new Brusho Watercolor Crystals in the Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog are simply beautiful. So naming the perfect stamp set to match them (Beautiful Day) was a great move for Stampin' Up!. The broad stroke lines in the flower and butterfly images show up wonderfully next to the spritzed color crystals.
Curious about the technique? If
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Petal Passion and Stampin Blends Markers: A Simple How-To Tutorial
What gorgeous colors! Wait a minute. Isn't that Petal Passion designer series paper usually just black and white? Want to hear the secret on creating your own custom colored papers?
The gorgeous ultra-saturated color on this project is created using the Stampin’ Blends Markers – if you haven’t gotten any yet, this is a great selection of
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Stamping 101: How to Create Collage Layering Cards with Bubble Over
To create a collage layered look, I like to pick 3-5 papers in coordinating (yet contrasting) colors and patterns. Usually I also pick a shape theme - either banners or rectangular shapes as opposed to a circle or oval pattern. On this card I've featured the fun Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper (available as a FREE Sale-A-Bration
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