If you spent anytime on Pinterest or card forums lately, you have seen the trending Triple Cube Pop Up Card. These are fun cards that fit into an envelope and open up to be a triple cube. Turn them into any occasion cards by changing up the paper and popped up sentiments. Have a little patience making your first one…
I hope you know by now that we all share ideas. Some of my own, but MANY are discovered, created and designed by others. Stampin’ Up! is all about sharing and this idea of putting on stickers to your Cling stamps is one of those ideas I discovered from a Club member who forwarded me a video from a Demonstrator who…
There are so many different ways to use patterned paper. This is just one of the many I recently discovered. Watch how I cut this 6 x 6 paper into 4 equal fun shapes that work perfectly with the Notecards & Envelopes pack. These are easy and impressive cards which can be turned into an assembly line of creating. Custom…
Whether or not you make your own birthday cake (or any other special occasion cake), you can make a personalized cake topper. This fun project is good for all ages and easy to put together. We love to make homemade cakes in our family, but know that baking is not for everyone. But crafting can be!!! Watch the video to…
I was so excited to see the Playful Alphabet Dies in the new Annual Catalog. These letters are a perfect size to create words, both traditional and customizable for your card/gift recipients. The largest die is 3/4″ x 3/4″. As I was creating the following birthday card, I came up with an easy way to line up the alphabet dies.…
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…
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…
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…
Giving handmade cards as a gift is a perfect gift for many occasions. But sometimes, you don’t know how to package the beautiful cards you made. Stampin’ Up! has created a new “mini paper pumpkin box” that is perfect for this exact reason. These boxes hold the Notecards & Envelope sized cards to make it even easier for you. Let…
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…
Do you ever want to give a little homemade gift to a friend, neighbor, teen, grandmother …… ? You don’t have time to bake a batch of cookies or make a stack of hand stamped cards but you want to make something quick & easy. These easy treat boxes made with 4 x 6″ paper are the perfect thing to…
Have any of your Clear stamps fallen off your blocks? Tried glue? Snail? or Glue Dots to keep them stuck? Stampin’ Up! is now offering Cling Adhesive sheets to convert your Clear stamps into Cling stamps – Yippee! I made a quick video for you to watch the right way to put the adhesive onto your Clear stamps. I did…
As a Demonstrator, I get the privilege of pre-ordering new products. It’s one of the great many perks of being part of the Stampin’ Up! family. My pre-order arrived this week and I went straight to work creating instant Sunflowers with the new Celebrate Sunflowers Stamps & Dies. What fun! I love tending my garden and try to grow sunflowers…
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!…
Update – 1 kit left. The bee to-go card kit had great success by selling out, so I thought I would create another to-go kit class focusing on flowers. Mother’s day is right around the corner and any one of these cards would be perfect for mom or anyone you send a card to. I also filmed videos on how…
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…
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…
Yesterday at Club we made these fun Eiffel Tower, watercolored bookmarks. I love bookmarks – to use, to make and to give away. Sometimes I even leave a bookmark I’ve made in a library book as a gift for the next reader. I struggled a little bit on figuring out a way to attach the bookmark tassel in a clean…
Two project posts in two days using Poppies! This notebook is the second of the projects I made using the Poppies paper and die cuts. I think the desktop calendar from yesterday and this notebook coordinate beautifully and can be given as a gift either together, or by themselves. These embellished jr. legal pad notebooks make great gifts for teachers,…
Each month for Club, we make two cards and a 3D project. This month’s 3D project was desktop calendars. They were a big hit! (and really easy to make). We used the new Poppy paper and die set that will be available in January. Any papers and punch outs will work (but I really love the poppies). I filmed a…
