Cards with a unique fold? Absolutely! I love this Dutch Door fold card for the simplicity - and I've been making a ton of them lately! What better way to feature some fun Designer Series Papers? Be sure to check the retiring list in my online store for today's selection... available while supplies last only, so don't wait if you see
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Oh So Succulent Video Tutorial: Tunnel Card Technique
Did you see the Tunnel Card directions that I posted last week? I have another Tunnel Card project to share with you - this time featuring the Oh So Succulent stamp set, which is the feature for my Stamps in the Mail Club during March.
This version of a pop-up card includes an insert that creates an instant focal point - whatever you
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Up & Away Hot Air Balloons: How to Make A Card Stock Shadowbox
Whaa?? That frame is made out of card stock? You bet! This sweet shadowbox is crafted from a flat piece of card stock - and when you get your January Stamps in the Mail Club kit, you'll get yours pre-scored and ready to assemble!
January projects feature the Lift Me Up stamp set, with a Best Value option that includes the Up &
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Card Styles To Go: Note Card Gift Portfolio
Do you like to give cards as gifts? This is the perfect project for you - two simple cards and one fabulous pocket portfolio! All three feature the Painter's Palette stamp set - one of the fun new designs available from the 2016-2017 Stampin' Up! catalog that debuted on June 1. More good news - with Stamps in the Mail Club, there's no
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Make Your Own Notebooks: Chevrons, Bling and Butterflies
I have a friend who requests these notebooks as class projects several times a year. She LOVES giving them as gifts! They're so much fun to design and so simple to create at home. Plus they're a gift that will last - and every time the recipient reaches into her purse to pull out her cute notebook, she'll be thinking of YOU!While I have
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Jumbo Sticky Rounds: Twisted Fabric Flowers
Sometimes it's fun to make a card that will never go through the mail -- something special that you'd include with a package or hand to a special friend. This month at Stamp Club we made Jumbo Sticky Round flowers (see the Rounds online) with the Flirtatious Designer Fabric (see it online - 122335) and attached them to hand-made vellum
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Gently Falling: Three Panel Cards for Fall
Has fall hit your part of the country yet? We're right in the midst of it here in central Illinois, and this past weekend I went with my daughter's Brownie troop for a fall camping trip. We slept in platform tents in the 40+ degree weather, and it poured on us all day Saturday, but the girls and moms alike had a great time! And the
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Spooky Scallop Circle Spiders: too cute to eat
Last week I promised to share my 2nd Stamp Club with Meg project from September. Here's the Spooky Spider creation, using the new 1 x 8" Cellophane Bags (see them online) that I used last week on my other spider card. These would be great quick treats for a classroom or for your neighbors or co-workers.
1” x 8” Cellophane Bags are
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