I love this guy! Here's a gorgeous majestic buck with antlers curling around in elegant designs. Ah, the beauty. And then we go and hang ornaments on him. Seems like a funny way to treat a deer, but hey, it's an effective design!
There are a few tips for this Christmas Deer card (see the set online), with a fun fold design using
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Short & Sweet Birthdays: Moving Forward
Need a quick birthday idea? Here's a fun card using the Big Shot for the shape and the background, and a sweet stamp set for the design: Moving Forward (see it online).
The Moving Forward set is a great all-occasion stamp set, plus when you purchase it, Stampin' Up! will donate $3 to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. To date,
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Perfectly Preserved – no jars needed
Have you seen the Perfectly Preserved stamp set in the Holiday Catalog yet? (see it now) My first thought was that I don't can, so didn't think I'd use it. Good thing I didn't listen to myself and got it anyway ;) There is a lot more to this set than just the jar. The 'thank you', flower and stem are all from Perfectly Preserved, and
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Comfort Cafe: Wonderfall Card for a Guy
How often do you find yourself thinking about making a card for a guy? Tricky business, isn't it? Well, it turns out, not so tricky after all! Here are some simple steps to making guy cards easy:
Change the color scheme - go with subdued earth tones, or a primary color palette
Take out the glitter - except for guys who wear 14 gold
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Three Step Leaves: A Video Tutorial
I keep finding these random leaves around my craft room - and they make me smile every time! The Wonderfall stamp set (see it online) and the coordinating Autumn Accents Bigz Die (see it online) are too much fun together!The project and step-by-step directions were posted this week on my blog -- but sometimes it's nice to see the process
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Wonderfall: Three Step Leaves that “Wow”
This card features the new Wonderfall stamp set (see it online) and the coordinating Autumn Accents Bigz Die (see it online), both from the new Holiday Collection Catalog (browse online).
I designed this card based on projects that were shared at Convention this past summer.
My favorite embellishments on this card:
the Woodgrain
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Hardware Garden Art: Big Shot + Flashing
I wanted to share a great 3D Garden Art project that you'll want to try at home. These are great for your garden outdoors, or even for planters in the house.
Here's what you need:
Big Shot Die Cut Machine
die shape of your choice
Embossing Folder
hardware store supplies: #9 wire (for stake), aluminum flashing (get it in 6" width
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Yes, it’s my new favorite punch & stamp combo
It's the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the matching Blossom Punch, both due out in the Occasions Mini Catalog that debuts on January 4th. If you haven't seen these yet, you have the opportunity to pre-order them as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator (along with everything else in the Occasions Mini Catalog, plus earning free Sale-A-Bration stamp
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Something for Christmas: lots of things, actually
Did you know that this year's In Colors are a GORGEOUS combination for Christmas cards? I didn't either, until I started playing with them for my Stamps in the Mail Club! Don't worry--if you missed out on Stamps in the Mail this round, the new Round will begin in November. But for now, I'm sharing a couple of projects from the round
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Flower Garden Made Simple
Ever need a card in under 30 seconds? This is my FAVORITE new design for quick cards. All you need:
Big Shot
NEW Flower Garden Embossing Folder
Word Play stamp set (30% off in May! -- see details)
Ink pad of your choice
Cool thing? You can use the folder on either side of your card--it looks great both from the front and from
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St. Patrick’s Day Treats: Petal Cone Die (with chocolate!)
It's the "chocolate" part that got your attention, isn't it? Yes, you can admit it to me. I'd be in the same boat. Well, I would have been, except that I'm loving the Petal Cone Die so much that it would have been enough to make me check out this blog post!
Did you see my Petal Cone Project Video Tutorial from earlier this month? Or
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Petal Cone Die Video Tutorial: A Mini Scrapbook Gift
Have you tried the Lots of Love Letterpress Plate yet? Have you made a heart shaped card with the Petal Cone Die? Would you like to see a Video Tutorial that demonstrates both? Yay!
I can't say how much fun I had with this project--sometimes a project just comes along that makes me stop and realize how much I actually love to stamp. Do
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