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Retiring List Rewind: French Foliage & Guy Cards

April 26, 2013 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Have you been watching my LovenStamps Retiring List Rewind posts?  Here's another of my favorite stamp sets that will be going away: French Foliage (121166 - see it online). This is a great set for masculine cards -- cards for guys.  Here are more guy card ideas on my blog. Also retiring? The Scallop Square Die! (see it online - 115950)
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Big Shot, Boxes and Bags, Cards, Looking for Ideas?, Masculine Card Ideas, Stampin Up Tagged With: Designer buttons, French Foliage, Retiring List 2013, Scallop Square Die

Retiring Set Rewind: Cute & Quick Cards with Button Buddies

April 25, 2013 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

It's time for my Retiring Set Rewind!  There are so many fabulous stamp sets about to retire, and I don't want any stampers to miss out on getting them before they're gone.  Top of the list for today? It's Button Buddies (see it online), as the cutest stamp set with the most possibilities for quick & easy cards. Plus the Brights
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Filed Under: Cards, Express Stamping, Looking for Ideas?, Stampin Up, Stamping 101, Stamping Opportunities, Workshop Projects Tagged With: Baker's Twine, Button Buddies, CAS, Designer buttons, Express Stamping, Note Cards, Retiring List 2013, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cutest Stamp Set Ever: Button Buddies

March 23, 2012 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Want my pick for the cutest stamp set with the most possibilities for quick & easy cards? Hands down, it's Button Buddies (see it online). Plus since the Brights Buttons Assortment is one of the items you can select for free with a $50 order until March 31st (learn more about Sale-A-Bration), this is a perfect set to add to your
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Filed Under: 1st Grade Projects, Cards, Clear Mount Stamps, Gift Ideas, Kids Stamping, Looking for Ideas?, Stampin Up, Stamping 101, Stamping Opportunities, Techniques, Workshop Projects Tagged With: Baker's Twine, Button Buddies, Clean and Simple, Designer buttons, Marker to Stamp Technique, Note Cards, Stampin' Write Markers, Stamping 101, Stamping Kits

Mixed Bunch: The Elegant Elizabeth

March 7, 2012 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Sometimes lots of color just isn't what I want in a card.  In that case, I like to pull out my monochromatic color schemes (here are a bunch of past samples) and have fun.  If I'm feeling a little wild and crazy, I might add a punch of color, as I did here with this card using the Mixed Bunch stamp set (see it online) and the A La Carte
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Filed Under: Big Shot, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Looking for Ideas?, Stampin Up Tagged With: Adorning Accents Edgelit, Blossom Punch, Designer buttons, Elizabeth, First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper, Mixed Bunch, Monochromatic, On Your Birthday, Wonderfully Worn

SAB: Sprinkled Expressions Congratulations

January 30, 2012 By Meg Loven 1 Comment

Looking for a fun & quick card using the Sprinkled Expressions Sale-A-Bration stamp set?  (learn more about Sale-A-Bration) Here's a simple one made on a 3 x 6" finished card.  Start with a 12 x 12" piece of Basic Black card stock, cut it into quarters, then fold each 1/4 in half to make 4 cards. It's hard to see in this photo, but
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Filed Under: Big Shot, Cards, Looking for Ideas?, Sale-A-Bration 2012, Stampin Up, Stamping Opportunities, Workshop Projects Tagged With: Buttons, Designer buttons, Polka Dot Scallop Ribbon, Sale-A-Bration, Sale-A-Bration 2012, Sprinkled Expressions, Stripes Embossing Folder

Spice Cake Gift Boxes: sounds yummy to me…

November 7, 2011 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Alas, there's no actual cake involved in this project, unless of course some fabulous blog reader decides to send me cake... just saying...  But the Designer Series Paper here is the Spice Cake Designer Series Paper (see it online) from the Holiday Mini Catalog (browse online). The stamped leaf at the top of the box is from the 2-step
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Boxes and Bags, Designer Series Paper, Fabric Projects, Gift Ideas, Holiday Mini Catalog 2012, Home Decor, In Colors 11-13, Looking for Ideas?, Stampin Up Tagged With: Designer buttons, Gently Falling, Kraft Gift Boxes, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Spice Cake Designer Fabric, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper

Excitement Overload: It’s Here!

January 25, 2011 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Let's see... what are my top 5 days of the Stampin' Up! year? First Day of the New Annual Catalog First day of Stampin' Up! Convention Hostess Appreciation Night First day of a new Mini Catalog FIRST DAY OF SALE-A-BRATION!! And that last one is TODAY--the first day of Sale-A-Bration.  Here's a card using the Bliss stamp set
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Filed Under: Big Shot, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Looking for Ideas?, Sale-A-Bration 2011, Specials, Stampin Up, Techniques Tagged With: Bliss, Botanical Gazette, Designer buttons, Idea & Inspiration Sheets, Ruffled Ribbon, Sale-A-Bration, Seam Binding Ribbon, Spotlighting Technique, Top Note, You're A Gem


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