An Ode to the Rose Garden Framelits. How I love thee? Let me count the ways... masking, sponging, decorative elements, paper piecing... Seriously, this is a die cut bundle with so many artistic possibilities! The Rose Wonder treat bag above uses the die cut rose as a mask for sponging. First cut the rose and leaf shape from heavy card
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Color Mistakes and How To Avoid Them
When a stamp set (like Rose Wonder) has such beautiful lines, a sweet and simple layout is all that's needed to highlight the art work. On this card I've used only black and vanilla plus a single color to bring out the rose. When you're going for impact, the color hues in Calypso Coral and Watermelon Wonder definitely deliver.It's easy
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Bring on the Sun: Sunburst Sayings
How's the sun at your house? We had some great sunny moments here over the weekend, but not so much today. Good thing you can make your own sunshine with the Sunburst Thinlits Die and the Sunburst Sayings stamp set! When I first saw the new Occasions catalog (during the pre-release - it's a demonstrator perk!), I wasn't too sure about
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Just For You: Petite Cafe Treat Bags
'Tis the season for treats! Whether it's a gift for a neighbor, something to ring in the New Year or a back-to-school end-of-vacation treat, you'll be looking for simple and sweet packaging. The Petite Cafe Gift Bags are the perfect packaging to decorate.
The bags are lined with a food-safe plastic, so you can stuff your sticky, greasy
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How To Make A Small Flower Bigger
The secret is in the layers! When your stamp set has a flower image that isn't quite big enough for your layout, you don't have to find another set - just make the flower larger with this simple trick! I'll show you how in the video tutorial for this Stamps in the Mail Club project.Can’t see the video correctly? No problem, click here
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Aligning the Birthday Stars
Need an all-around good stamp set for birthdays for ALL the special people in your life? Or congrats cards? Or thank you cards? How about ALL the occasions? Watercolor Words is one of those great sets that can cover it all. With 6 different greetings and coordinating images, it's a terrific set to keep handy when you need a quick
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Pretty Packaging: Note Card Gift Set
Simple stamping note cards? Check! Pretty packaging? Check! This project is sure to please - both for the ease of stamping and packaging AND for the reception of the finished project! Need a note card set for a guy? No problem - just swap out the stamps and ink color for something more masculine and get crafting. This project is easily
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Simple Peek-A-Boo Window Card: Build A Birthday
Happy Birthday! The Build A Birthday stamp set is one of my absolute favorites from the NEW Stampin' Up! catalog. In fact, I loved it so much that I selected it to feature this month for my June Stamps in the Mail Club projects! With the fun window in the front of this card, the birthday cake makes a terrific focal point.If you're
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Sweet & Simple: Painted Petals Butterfly Card
I like to teach people that there are three steps to stamping: stamp, layer and embellish. This is a great card example for those steps - nothing too fancy, just some stamping with the Painted Petals stamp set, layered with paper and embellished with a little ribbon. And a butterfly. Because every card can use a butterfly,
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It’s Spring! Make Your Own Welcome Banner Tutorial (and studio tour)
One of my favorite past Stamps in the Mail Club projects - and I'm sad to see this Kind & Cozy stamp set retire! Be sure to order the stamp set along with the Artisan Label Punch (half off!!) before they both disappear. Then sit down and make a fun springtime/summertime banner. Just change the colors to suit the season!
Note - I
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Happy Handles: Berry Basket Die Tutorial
One handle or two? We're not talking lumps of sugar in your tea here - we're talking how many handles to attach to your sweet spring basket - created with the Berry Basket Bigz Die (137366). For this version - the 4th in my March Stamps in the Mail Club project series - I went with the two-handled basket variety.
Want a quick pin-able
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Emboss Resist Technique: Direct To Paper
There are only so many ways to use an ink pad, right? Open the pad, ink a stamp. Period. Right? Guess what? There's more! This Emboss Resist technique is one that uses your ink pads in another way - directly onto your paper for a great layered texture effect.
On the card I'm sharing today (one of my March Stamps in the Mail Club
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