Simple pop-up cards? And how-to-make directions in a video tutorial? Yes, please! The So Many Stars combination of stamps and cutting dies is just begging to be turned into an easy pop-up card.
With the zig-zag scoring method, it's quick and easy to add pop-up elements in the center of the card.
For this fun Designer Series Paper
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Real-time Design Tips: Peek-A-Boo Dino Cards with #RealityCrafting
It's true. I'm in love with this set of dinosaur stamps. And it's true that they're not just for little kids. When my high school aged daughter needed a card for a bunch of her friends to sign for a departing teacher, this is the one she chose, out of ALL the cards I offered to her!
So if a bunch of high school students like it, then it
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Simple Elegance with Petal Palette: Black and White Card Idea
Black and white are SO striking together - so when I have an image that I'd really like to feature, I often reach for my black card stock and add a punch of bright color to set off the stamped images. For this Petal Palette card (part of April Stamps in the Mail Club kit), I've added the Berry Burst ribbon and die cut. Love that
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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.
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Hot Air Balloons: Lift Me Up with the Carried Away Designer Series Paper
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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