Depending on your phase of life you could be making lots of Quick Celebrate Baby Cards. With our kids seven and five years out of college we are knee deep in baby time. Also lots of weddings, but that will be a card for another day. Leave a comment if you want that at the top of the list when I return to my office. Anyway, today's card has no stamping – gasp! I realize this is two weeks in a row with no stamping, but in an effort to get personal cards completed and show you something fun and new I made both a graduation card and baby card with no stamping. Ok – I will stop repeating no stam ..read more

Today's card features on of my favorite stamp sets – Simply Said. It actually has much longer name, but you get the point and can click on the link to check it out. For this card I could have easily placed the layered greeting right in the center, but here's what happened when I looked at it that way versus the way you're seeing it. That beautiful DSP didn't shine like it does on the final card. Many times you'll find if you move the greeting to one side or another of your card, the DSP will be more prominent. THOUGHTS ON CUTTING In order to end up with least amount of scrap I did this: I ..read more

Late Spring can be a wonderful time of year. For many you are coming out of the winter blues and cold. For some, like us, you are welcoming the sweltering heat with dread as we plunge into summer. That's two very different views of Spring, but one constant is graduations. This right of passage whether you're celebrating a Kindergartener or PhD. I created today's card for our great nephew. No bling since it's for a guy with basic textures and colors. Leave a comment below and let me know what you think. PRO TIP:  I've included a lot of instructions related to using alphabet dies to crea ..read more

Today's card is an easy handmade thank you card made with one of my favorite new stamp sets My Small Business.  I send a lot of thank you cards and this stamp set is going to be a go-to for the foreseeable future.  So many options and I haven't even started using the images yet.  If you own a small business this stamp set could be a game changer for you!  And if you don't, but find yourself sending lots of thank yous – I would still recommend grabbing this stamp set.  This is one that I don't expect to live beyond this catalog. I had a bunch of thank yous to make.&n ..read more

Happy Friday!  Today's card showcases one of my favorite new stamp sets along with all six of the new colors in the Stampin' Up! collections.  This year we got a bonus Basic Beige color along with the usual five In Colors that will be available for the next two years.  If you want to see more with the new Basic Beige check out this post. Did you know I have a super easy way to collect all the products in these new In Colors?  Check out my In Color Club to see all the details.  This club is only open until May 10, 2024 so be sure to sign up soon if you want to get ev ..read more

New Color Alert! Basic Beige Premiere's on May 1st!  This new beige is a perfect addition to our neutral color lineup.  You'll find Basic Beige in the Basics Collection of the Stampin' Up! Color Palette.  To help you visualize the color you'll find a comparison chart below showing other close colors. To create this card you'll see the all new Eyelet 3D Folder as a layer of the card.  This new folder adds a touch of elegance to any card.  This will be a go to folder for sympathy and thinking of you cards along with many more! The new catalog starts within a matter of ..read more

Enduring Beauty with All New Products – we fell in love with this stamp, stencil and die combo when the January – April catalog came out.  Today it's got a new look with new colors, a new folder and some awesome new resin dots.  I also added a greeting from the all new Simply Said stamp set.   I think you'll be seeing this a lot:) If you like these new colors be sure to check out my  In Color Club open now.  And if you're curious abou the new papers coming in the Annual Catalog all the details of my  Paper Share are here.  All you need to do is regist ..read more

Showcasing New Colors, New Stamps, New Papers and more today!  I'm so excited to share the new catalog and all the new products with you.  Today is the first in a series of three cards that I'm sharing with all new colors and other products.  Today's card is a simple birthday card using a great new stamp set called Simply Said.  This set covers you for all the most common greetings in both a block font and script font.  This will be on in Favorites post on May 1 for sure! Before I explain how I constructed the card let me remind you that my In Color Club and Paper S ..read more

2024-2025 Annual Catalog Paper Share and In Color Club are now OPEN!  You can register for one or both – no payment needed until May.  Below I have a quick list for each offer, but if you want to read all the details you can find them here: 2024-2025 Annual Catalog Paper Share Details 2024-2026 In Color Club Details Paper Share This offer allows you to purchase all the new papers, packaged up and labeled with name and colors at one price.  Since you like options  – you can choose from a 6-inch option and a 12-inch option.  You pay one single price to get all the ..read more

The Enjoy Your Day handmade birthday card is easy to create, looks great and takes full advantage of one of my favorites from the Spring Mini Catalog – Everyday Detail Dies. If you want to check out all my favorites you can click here to see them. NOTE: We are fast approaching the Last Chance Promotion for both the January – April Mini Catalog and the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog! Be sure to check out this post to see all those products!  The sale starts April 9, 2024! Even though I used a greeting from a Sale-a-Bration stamp set – you can easily copy this card and use any other greetin ..read more