World Card Making Day was last week (1st Saturday of October) and Stampin’ Up! set a goal of 5000 stamping events around the world. I was away visiting my daughter that weekend at her college, so I couldn’t host an event. Instead, I sent an email to my mailing list with this great card layout/sketch for them to make their…
Trick or Treating Season is right around the corner. The stores are ready (and have been for a while) with all the sweet treats lining the shelves. My son & I just bought a couple of bags of Take Five’s, which we love. One bag will be mailed to my favorite college freshman. Speaking of “Sweet Treats”, I have a…
Happy last day of September! I am taking (part of) the day off and taking my son into Boston. We love to walk the Harbor Walk and think that today’s weather will be perfect for that. We also love going to Flour for a homemade treat or lunch, so I think getting him one of her favorite sticky buns is…
Interactive cards are fun to both make & receive. I have found that some interactive cards can be tedious, time consuming and I’ll admit, a little frustrating to make. But, this Pinwheel card is not that! It’s very easy to make and put together. The trick is, just a lot of cutting. If you can cut paper then you can…
Trick or Treating Season is right around the corner. The stores are ready (and have been for a while) with all the sweet treats lining the shelves. Speaking of “Sweet Treats”, I have a different spin on one particular stamp in that set. I can’t take credit for the idea, but I did create these simple & fun projects for…
I am in love with this card! I can’t wait for you to see how fun it is to make. You will need a few non-basic supplies to create it, but they are supplies you will use over and over. Particularly, you need a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, some dies and the Blending Brushes. I’m guessing you already have…
August is prime blueberry season in my area. We have local pick-your-own berries farms not too far away from where I live. Until recently, I didn’t like blueberries. But now I have them almost every day in my yogurt (along with unsweetened coconut and sliced almonds). It’s a delicious breakfast and sometimes lunch (if you want to make it extra…
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…
Usually, the only way to apply color to black card stock is to heat embossing. But, there is now a new way to apply color! Soft Pastels. These new Soft Pastels are, in my opinion, a hidden gem in the Annual Catalog. They are found on the bottom of page 126, in-between the set of Marvelous Stampin’ Write Markers and…
I send cards to my In Color Club each month focusing on a different new color. For June, I highlighted the new In color Soft Succulent. I took photos of each step I did while making this card, thinking you may like to see how to create it too. It’s a fun card and technique to make: Easy Watercolor Wash Using Water Painters…
I just created this card LIVE on Instagram! My first time doing Instagram LIVE (I’ll admit, it was kind of fun). I’m doing a new series – Creating from the Catalog Unscripted (and not prepped). Making the whole project live by looking at the catalog and copying. No editing, all mistakes & mishaps there for you all to see as…
For those of us who live in the US, the 4th of July is tomorrow. Cookouts, beach, mini-golf, fireworks are just some of the usual traditions. Even if you don’t celebrate Independence Day, these striped cards are easy to reproduce and customize. All you need to do is change the colors and cut outs for the middle. This card is an…
I am so happy with how this card came out and am thrilled to show you how to make it. Copy it exactly or put your own spin on it with different color combinations, stripe widths and/or cut out layers. I just love this color combination of Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow, Just Jade, Misty Moonlight and Soft Succulent. This…
Now is the time to take stock of what you have and what you need. Check your inventory on adhesives (the multipurpose liquid glue & dimensionals are my two favorites), envelopes, paper (white – thick & regular), maybe add a new color ink pad or two and don’t forget the matching paper. How about a new stamp set?? Stampin’ Up!…
It’s the start of Strawberry Season! Time to celebrate summer with strawberries. It’s the perfect time to pick your berries in a patch, at a farmer’s market, local producer or your favorite food store. But don’t stop there! Create with strawberries too – not with the actual berry (although I bet the juice makes a great dye), but with stamps…
I am still in love with all 5 of the new In Colors and can’t pick a favorite: Pale Papaya, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen. Isn’t it wonderful when you love them all???? Below is a video showing how I made an easy fun fold using these colors. Also I shared photographs of these colors and…
Last Friday I did a Facebook Live that lasted 55 minutes. Yikes!!!! You can watch the replay anytime by visiting my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mailsomethingpretty/. The following card is one I made during the Live. I discovered while stamping & chatting that printed material shows backwards in Lives. Who knew?? All my measurements showed backwards. I decided to re-film this card so…
I received a card from one of my Club Members and I loved the fold she used. So, I decided to copy her card using all of the new In Colors – I think they came out fabulous! I found these cards to be quite addictive in making because of the super easy fold. It’s also a great way to…
I was going through the photos section of my phone and came across these cards I made as part of a gift for my mom last summer. These are really easy sunflower cards. All you need to do is cut the shapes and adhere the pieces together. The beauty of sunflowers are they can be used for any occasion or…
There are many fun (and some complicated) ways of making Shaker cards, but this one will be the easiest shaker card you’ll ever make. I promise!!! The secret to this card is the clear envelope. Watch the video to see how easy it really is and then you can make your own. Easy Shaker Card Tutorial Video Do you agree…
