Think bright colors, big blooms, chocolate...
What's not to love? Yes, pretty much any project with chocolate makes me happy, it's true. But projects using the latest goodies from the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog!
This fun summer gift idea could be used as a centerpiece for cookouts, wedding or baby showers or just for fun.
And
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Itty Bitty Tic Tac Toe, Bits in a Box
I'm SO excited about this project for my new Stamps in the Mail Club Round!! Each month Club members make 3 cards plus a 'wow' fun project of some kind. The new Round begins this month (May) so you can jump in and join the club this month.
For our May 'wow' fun project, we're going to be making these sweet Tic Tac Toe "To Go" games! A
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Pink Glitter and Dice
This past week I hosted our neighborhood's BUNCO game. If you've never experienced BUNCO in the past, I'll just summarize: it's an easy dice game that doesn't really involve any strategy. A friend recently said that it's mostly an excuse to eat and chat with friends.
In our case, it's also a chance to share gifts. This month I got to
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Easter Tree: Big Shot Beautiful Butterflies
You might have seen the Valentine's Day tree that I created with my mom and daughter this past February. It featured one of the new Embosslits for the Big Shot from the Occasions Mini Catalog: the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit.
Well for Easter, the tree my mom created features another embosslit--the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.
In
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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 to add. It actually gets to be a joke with stampers who know me... there is ALWAYS 'one more thing' ;-)
Here are two samples of the same card, one with a nice simple layout and set of easy-to-follow
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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 simple embellishment.
But sometimes I like to 'dress up' my blank spaces just a bit. My favorite tool for that purpose right now is the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder for the Big Shot.
And if you really like
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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 flower using the Flower Folds Bigz XL Big Shot Die. Here I cut flowers in both Melon Mambo card stock and in a page from the Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper Pack (one of the
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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 tools unless they're multi-purpose.
Well this tip makes your Beautiful Wings Embosslit a multi-technique tool, so you'll definitely want to add it to your collection!
To get your own Beautiful Wings Embosslit for
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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.
The card below uses the Cheep Talk stencil set. The images in the set are actually quite large (the branch is about 11" x 14"), but the little flower and polka dots are the
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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 any shade of pink with any shade of brown would work, but here's a card I created for my March Stamps in the Mail Club project kit.
While the Stamps in the Mail Club isn't open to new participants
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Butterflies and Polka Dots: Big Shot Inspiration Club
Looking for some great Big Shot ideas? Inspiration on putting the latest dies to use? You'll want to sign up for my Big Shot Die of the Month Club! You will receive the die, all the supplies and complete instructions to make 4 projects with that die. (You will even receive a bonus "die cut" of one of our XL dies--plus project ideas
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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 sets ;-) Stamper's Block is when your mind goes blank and you can't think of a project to create.
When I can't quite come up with an idea that I like, my favorite resource is one of the Stampin' Up! catalogs.
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