What's hot this winter? Hot air balloons for sure! The new Lift Me Up stamp set and coordinating Up & Away Thinlit Dies are available in the Occasions Catalog and they've been so popular already! You can even pick out the Carried Away Designer Series Paper for free as a Sale-A-Bration gift (pick a free item for every $50 you
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Tips & Tricks: Candle Border Punch Birthday Cards
Happy Birthday! This weekend we are celebrating two kid birthdays at our house, and another year full of adventures is the perfect wish! This Balloon Adventures stamp set is a great one for greetings - and it coordinates with BOTH the Balloon Bouquet Punch and the Balloon Pop-Up Thinlit Dies. Double win!
I have a couple of tips and
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Merry Moose: Be Joyful with Jolly Friends and the Jolly Hat Punch
Who doesn't love a merry moose in a Santa hat? The Jolly Friends stamp set has everything - santa, his moose, an elf and a cute foxy face. Perfect for all your trendy Christmas greetings. And I'm loving the coordinating Jolly Hat Builder Punch! At this time of year, pretty much every stamped creature needs a Santa hat, right?
Wish
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WOW Card: How to Make a Peek-A-Boo Flip Card
What an amazing card! This "wow" is so much fun to create. It looks hard, but if you just follow the directions and keep moving forward, the mechanism just comes together. I know - I start to panic a bit when I think about it...but as our fishy friend Dori would say, "Just keep swimming!" You'll be fine. I promise.
Peek-A-Boo Flip
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Cookie Cutter Christmas – Gift Card Holder Idea
Is it a card? Is it a gift card holder? Either way - this simple project is a fun way to use the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set from the Holiday Catalog. The sweet gingerbread man on the front can be punched with the coordinating Cookie Cutter Builder Punch, so these cards are a snap to make if you need a bunch.
Loving the Cookie
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Tiny Treat Box of Foxy Friends Circle Tags
So many pieces, so many foxy animals to create! The Fox Builder Punch is punch art at its best. And this Clear Tiny Treat Box filled with Foxy Friends animal tags is really just an excuse to try out a menagerie of animal friends. Puppy, kitten, deer, fox, raccoon - gift tags that just need a name on their little tags in order to be
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One Classic Stampin’ Pad, Many Shades of Color
Don't you love it when one product turns out to be useful for multiple purposes? How about when one ink pad gives you 4-5 different colors for stamping? In this video I'll show you how to use all the color variations from a single Stampin' Up! ink pad. You'll be stamping up different shades of these new In Colors for your next project -
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Candy Striped Vellum: Reason for the Season
{Insert your own trumpet fanfare here} It's time for the November Stamps in the Mail Club kit announcement!What says Christmas more than red and white candy stripes? Okay, probably lots of things, but the red and white stripes are certainly iconic, don't you think? The other great thing about this card is that it uses your precious
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How To Use the Bow Builder Punch
Looking for tips & tricks on the Bow Builder Punch? I hear you! Those little bows are so sweet on all kinds of projects - cards, treat bags and boxes - you name it. But unless you know the trick for making the paper fold the way you want, the bows can come out creased and crinkled.You've come to the right place, because this video
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Sparkly Season – Simple Christmas Card
Love this little snowman from the Sparkly Seasons stamp set in the Holiday Catalog! This is one of the Christmas card ideas from my October Christmas Card Class. (Sign up for the November Classes now!)Did you miss it? Or do you live out of town? No problem! You can still get a Make N Take kit for this card AND another card AND a free
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Acorny Thank You – Alternate Catalog Project
If I had to pick a favorite fall stamp set from the Holiday Catalog, it would be Acorny Thank You (or at least until it’s time for Christmas cards!). So it’s no surprise that I picked Acorny Thank You as my feature for my September Stamps in the Mail Club kits. This project is an alternate color selection on one of my SITM projects for
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Where Do You Find Your Ideas?
I get that question all the time - from both new stampers and experienced stampers. But no matter who is asking, my answer is always the same. I start with the Stampin' Up! Catalog & Idea Book (it IS an "idea book" after all) and create from there. Sometimes the cards I design have very little resemblance to the original
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