Turn your Scraps into Fun Cards

Turn your Scraps into Fun Cards using the Scrappy Strippy Technique

I don’t even have to ask if you have scraps because if you are a paper crafter, you have scraps. Do you let your scraps sit around in a pile or folder, or do you use them? I came across this fun technique that uses and turns scraps into a fun, striped background. We made this card over a Mystery…

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Silhouette Cards with Masking Tape Background

Create Silhouette Cards with Masking Tape Background

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…

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Different Ways to Color a Stamped Image

Different Ways to Color a Stamped Image

Coloring. Something we learn how to do when we are toddlers. Crayons can be fun, but the options are so much greater as we get older. You have several choices of coloring when it comes to Stampin’ Up!.  Below are 8 peony flowers, all the same stamped image and colors of Calypso Coral and Granny Apple Green.  Each image uses…

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Bright & Happy Watercolor Washed Sunflowers

Celebrate Sunflowers

Pink & green, THE color combination of the early eighties. I can remember vividly the pink & green ribbon hair ties, patterned shirts, corduroy pants and sneakers I wore in 6th grade – the year of pink & green. The pink is back and it’s called Magenta Madness! It’s bright, it’s powerful and it’s fun!!! For Club this month, we…

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Creating a Two Color Sunflower with a Stamparatus

Creating a Two Color Sunflower Card

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…

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Creating Simple & Fun Fruit Cards – Perfect for Beginners

Fun Fruit cards perfect for a beginner

It’s easy for us demonstrators to get carried away with details, fancy folds, multi layers, embellishments and such. Sometimes it’s a challenge for us to create a simple (but not boring) card that beginners can learn from and copy. That is where the Beginner’s Brochure comes in. This mini brochure highlights just a few stamp sets & supplies. The samples…

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Easy to Assemble 3D Peony Paper Flowers

easy to assemble paper peonies

Peony flowers are some of the most beautiful and fragrant filled flowers in any garden. As I write this, my peony flowers are almost done blooming. They brought such joy and fragrance to both my garden and table – they last almost two weeks in a vase if you cut them at the right time. I’ll share photos of my…

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Flowers for Every Season

Flowers for Every Season

I got to play with the new Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper which highlights the new 2020/22 In Colors. You are going to love these new colors!!! Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Bumblebee, Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight. They are so warm, inviting and easy to incorporate into your cards and projects. They pair so well with the existing…

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Create a Z-Fold Card Using New Papers!

Z-Fold Card Technique

Today I filmed two out of three videos for my Club. Due to the Corona virus, we have not been able to meet for April or May. I miss them!!!!! Club is one of my favorite things I do with stamping because it brings together women who love to stamp, love to learn, love to share and love Stampin’ Up!…

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Flower Pot Cards

Flower Pot card

I forgot all about this Flower Pot card design until Sue showed her samples at our team Zoom meeting.  Hers was so much fun (and so was her accomplishment and smile) that it inspired me to make some for Mother’s day. It had been a while since I made one, so I hopped on Pinterest to get the measurements and…

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#keepstamping Color Challenges

#keepstamping color challenge

Did you know that there are 53 Stampin’ Up! colors? Do you have a favorite? It’s hard to choose I know. I’m sure many of us change our favorite several times a year, I certainly do. And that’s totally okay! Actually, I think changing favorite colors is preferred so we can use all the colors. Color challenges is another way…

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Step by Step Instructions on Making an Easel Card

step by step instructions on creating an easel card & matching tag

I planned to do this class in March, but unless you live under a rock, you know that all classes everywhere have been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID19 virus. Since you can’t come to me and my table, I thought I would bring the class to you as a PDF: Easel Card & Tag step by step directions.…

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Bee Card Class To-Go

Update – 4 kits left . I did a little design work over the weekend with you in mind.  I am guessing you are missing classes, have dwindling supplies and need some inspiration. According to Stampin’ Up! policy, I can not send stamped images in a kit, so I came up with a class you can assemble at home that requires no stamping and…

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5 Layouts to Create Cards with Paper you have at Home

5 Layouts to Create Cards with Paper you have at Home

I decided to challenge myself to use some of the partially cut designer papers that have been sitting in my drawer. Do you save all your pieces of papers? I bet we all do! I think it’s in every crafter’s nature to save every scrap of paper, fabric, leftover yarn, etc. I have been making lots of cards lately, for…

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Create 9 Cards with One Sheet of Designer Paper

One sheet wonder

Some stampers call this technique a “One Sheet Wonder”. Today I was asked if I had any hello or thinking of you cards to give to a nursing home, where visitors are currently not allowed to visit. This got me thinking of the “One Sheet Wonder” technique. I never watched any of the online videos or templates for this “one…

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Vertical & Horizontal Waterfall Card

Waterfall Card

One of my Club members asked to make a Waterfall card at our next meeting. I hadn’t made one in many years, so I had to do a little research. I watched some videos and looked at some samples on Pinterest and then came up with my own version. That’s what we do right? Look at others for inspiration and…

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9 Groups of People to Mail Cards to during COVID19

quick & easy cards using patterned papers

The best thing we can do is stay away from each other, aka Social Distancing.  This got me thinking about how we can still be connected to each other, something that is very important.  Let’s make and send cards!  I came up with a list of who to give/mail cards to.  I’m sure you will think of more.  1. Grocery Store…

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Make Fish Cards on Sunday March 22

Make a Splash class

The most popular item selected as a free gift from my January Open House was the “Make a Splash” host set. I think 7 people ordered it, which made me think of using it for an entire class. I had a lot fun coming up with designs using all the fishes, fish bowl and crab. As you will see in…

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Even More Free Sale-a-Bration Items to Choose From!

Beginning today and until March 31, you will have even more free Sale-a-Bration items to choose from with your orders.  Fantastic!!!!  Two new sets of papers and three new stamp sets. The first release was such a success that some options are sold out.  No longer can you choose the Sequins & Twine or the Kerchief card kit.  So, if…

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