Here is a set that I fell in love with the first time I saw it and I knew that I had to have it – and the Designer Paper, too! Here are my swap cards for this set. The strawberry card is pretty simple but I love the colors and how the Designer Paper goes so well with the stamped images. I like to do the inside, too: Here… Read More »
I have been SO bad about posting – I am SO sorry! I get busy and then, poof! too much time has passed! I have been quite busy at work, but I have found time to do some stamping, cooking, and even sewing and it is about time that I shared! Last year, at Alamo Craft Company in San Antonio, I learned how to do English Paper Piecing and I… Read More »
I like to add tabs to my catalog so that I can find what I am looking for quickly. So many of my friends like them that I decided to make a video that shows just how I do it. You can make your own tabs, or, if you would rather, you can get a pdf file ready for printing on a full-size label sheet. You could even print them… Read More »
Stampin’ Up!’s Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper (137784) is so pretty that it is shown in the catalog framed. Well, I figured, why not take it a step further and decorate a painter’s tray-style frame? I added some die-cut butterflies from our new Butterflies Thinlits Dies (137360). It took me a few tries to figure out the correct “sandwich” in my Big Shot. I finally ended up with the Magnetic… Read More »
Today, Stampin’ Up! released half of our new Blendabilities assortments for purchase (the other 6 assortments will be available next month). I had never used alcohol-based markers before, but I LOVE them!! I have had mine for a month now and I love how smoothly they color and blend on our ultrasmooth Whisper White cardstock. Stampin’ Up! has also released 6 videos demonstrating how fun they are to use and… Read More »
So, what does it take to mail a stamped card? Especially if the card isn’t totally flat (because you know how much we love our embellishments!) And what size is legal? There are so many questions about postage, I thought I would share some answers with you today. First, how much? A first class letter costs $.49 to mail (or a Forever stamp). That price is for an envelope that… Read More »