When you have an easy card layout and you feature Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! at the same time, you have the perfect combination for making super cute greeting cards. Whether you use papers with diverse designs, great artwork, or even those with awesome color gradients, mixing and matching make the card-making process fun. Since the card layout is…
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Craft Stencils 101: Achieve Stunning Layered Effects Using Layers of Beauty
Craft stencils can make card making extra fun and easy. Today, I’ll demonstrate the magic of this technique using the Stampin’ Up! Layers of Beauty masks, which are also known as craft stencils in the crafting community. I’ll walk you through creating a lovely card in just minutes. I know you love creating cards that look incredible but don’t take…
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Square Shapes On Cards: Stylish and Chic Greeting Cards
Have you ever thought about how you could use square shapes on greeting cards? This easy-to-follow tutorial will guide you through the creative process in a fun way. After experimenting with squares, you might want to try the same card layout with circles or a mixture of rectangles, squares, and circles. That’s what Mystery Stamping is all about—fun and creative…
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More fun with Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper!
I am not sure what it is but we crafters keep every little bit of Designer Series Paper in case we can use them on another project. Right? Well, today is that project! I am sharing this week’s Mystery Monday Stamping Card that my Mystery Stampers enjoyed making using their supplies over on my YouTube Channel. My card started with…
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You’re Invited to the Creativate Summer 2024 Retreat
Join the Creativate Team and thousands of other paper crafters for the 18th Creativate Online Stamp Retreat. It’s going to be an amazing weekend of stamping and inspiration, LIVE on YouTube! Your registration includes 8 YouTube LIVE stamping presentations and 48 matching step-by-step PDF tutorials! Everyone who registers early (June 28-30, 2024) receives a gift from the Creativate Team…Four Fun Folds that…
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Get Inspired By These Three Fun Accordion Fold Ideas!
Accordion fold cards are super easy to make and unique too! Follow these steps, pause the video where you need to and you’ll DIY your card in minutes. This is a fun fold card like no other! It’s versatile so you can use whatever papers you have and enjoy your time making your own card design. The Stampin’ Up! Designer…
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Double-Sided Designer Paper Card: The Benefit of Stampin’ Up! Paper Packs
There are benefits to using double-sided designer paper in card making, and although I’m a little biased, I have to say that Stampin’ Up!’s designer series paper is some of the best on the market. Their paper packs, in many cases, are like getting two for the price of one because it’s double-sided, color coordinated, and often a blend of…
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VersaMark Transforms Your Cards! 6 Techniques Including Heat Resist
Want to learn some VersaMark Techniques that will have your handmade cards looking incredible? Today is your lucky day! VersaMark ink is the original watermarking ink, and it’s the undisputed leader in heat embossing. The ink tackiness makes it a superpower with embossing powders, inks, and chalks. The ink is incredibly versatile, giving us so many different techniques to try….
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Citrus Blooms Suite: 4 Amazing Card Ideas To Make This Summer
What better way to celebrate the summer sunshine than with fresh Citrus Blooms handmade cards? This Stampin’ Up! suite of products is full of citrusy goodness, and I’m bursting with excitement to share these card designs that were inspired by the new 2024-2025 annual catalog. To start, I will share two cards from the catalog and then two other designs…
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