We made this tie-dye birthday card for my Club last month and it was a HUGE hit. It really is the coolest tie-dying coloring technique because it has that washed out look of an actual tie-dye t-shirt. We focused on the Soft Pastels last month and this card was the finale for all the projects. I love both the color…
The new Butterfly Brilliance stamp is LARGE. There are 6 butterflies on one stamp. The largeness is both a great thing and can cause a few (overcomeable) inconveniences. All at once, you can create an instant background or have 6 instant butterflies to cut with the coordinating Butterfly Wings dies. Color all the butterflies the same, or give them their…
The new Sand & Sea suite of products are unbelievably beautiful. The coordinating Friends are like Seashells stamp set, Seaside Seashells dies and Seashells embossing folder is an amazing trio that works so well together. There is a “proper” use of order to make them work so well together (it just makes it easier for you). I discovered there are…
Are you looking for a cool background technique? I have a fun one for you today that involves masking/painters tape and ink pads. This background looks best with an image stamped in black, like a silhouette. You can vary this technique a little bit with different color choices and darkness levels. Another tip I will show you is how to…
Last week I had my first Virtual Open House and it was a huge success! I plan on doing another one in either August or September for the Holiday catalog. Be sure you are on my mailing list so you don’t miss the announcement – sign up right here for my mailing list – www.mailsomethingpretty.com/signup. I featured three new product…
I am absolutely in love with this card! Or should I say I “amour” it? I saw this card on Pinterest and knew I needed to make it, but the designer did not give any directions or measurements. I figured it out and wanted to share it with you so you could make it too. The best part about the…
Have you seen or used the Snowman Builder punch yet? It’s fantastic and coordinates perfectly with the Snowman Season stamp set. You can stamp & punch the snowman base, hat, arms and nose. I want to show you two easier ways to line up the Snowman in the punch, rather than stamping and punching each piece individually. You can do…
Today’s project is a simple and clean card showcasing the lighthouse from the Sailing Home stamp set. I designed this card for my monthly Council of Aging class and they loved it! The beauty of the card is it can be for almost any occasion. It showcases how easy a Stamparatus is to use, which they also loved using. I…
Even though I have not featured the Stamparatus in my posts in a while, I wanted to show you that it is still a must-have tool for your stamp projects. Last week I was asked to make thank you cards for the coaches of my daughter’s softball team. I made cards last year spelling out the names of the coaches…
It’s always good to have sympathy cards on hand and today I’m going to show you how to make an ombre sympathy card featuring Calla Lilys and the Stamparatus. Calla Lilys were named after the Greek word calla meaning beautiful and are associated with the Greek goddess Hera. Katharine Hepburn said it best about the Calla Lily in the movie…
It’s an interesting word – Stamparatus®. One of my class attendees call it a “Stampasaurus” which makes me smile each time I think about it. It may not roll off your tongue easily, but the Stamparatus® really is something you need to see, use and have. Using the Stamparatus means no more inky fingers or unwanted edge lines, getting the stamp…
Watch my video and see how easy it is to create multiple stamped images with the template technique using the Stamparatus. A brand-new tool I am absolutely in love with (and you will be too). The Stamparatus is a “stamp positioning tool” that helps you perfectly align stamp images, stamp multiples of the same project quickly and precisely, and get…
Today we had snow and freezing rain and it looks like we will be getting some more snow on Wednesday. But, with stamps, you can make any day a summer day and this is what I did today. I had a few of my team members over for a Stamparatus show & tell and they each made this summer’s card. …
