Have you made a Tag Front Card yet? I am in love with this layout. A Tag Front Card opens sideway or up and down to reveal your message, but the decorations placed on the front of the card are still visible when the card is opened. So instead of having to design BOTH the card front and the card inside, Tag Front Cards use a single design
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Squash Albums Made Simple: Tropical Chic Folding Card Tutorial
When was the last time you made something and couldn't believe how much FUN it was to assemble and then play with your finished project? The Squash Album Folding Card - or just plain Squash Album - is one of the most fun projects out there. Fun to create, fun to play with, and you better believe it's fun to receive one!
Picture this
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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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Labels to Love: Merry Music Treat Tubes for Christmas in Pink & White
Do you have your Treat Tubes yet? Don't wait to add these to your next order - they're sure to be a hot commodity (and they're on Low Inventory right now!). This project was one that I created to feature the elegant black & white in the Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper. Who wouldn't love to receive one of these pretty
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Simple Stamping Treat Tubes: Spooky Cat on a Spooky Night
I am in love with this Spooky Night Designer Series Paper right now - so many fun ideas! Did you know that you can punch the printed cats from the paper with the new Cat Punch?
And that the tree branch featured in this project has TWO directions - shown here with the cat sitting in front of the moon, or rotate to the left 90 degrees, and
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Fun Folds Tutorial: Dutch Door Card with Cool Treats
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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