New craft products and stamps in the studio! I’ve made several DIY ‘Blessings of Home’ cards that I can teach you how to make in simple-to-follow steps. The ‘Blessings of Home’ is in the new January-June 2022 Mini Catalog! It is part of a Suite called ‘Heart and Home’ that makes me warm and fuzzy just saying the words! I…
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Card Making Techniques Volume 3
Ready for Card Making Techniques Vol 3?! This is our third month of building our card making techniques library. Although I’m calling this “card making techniques” don’t forget that these techniques work for many types of paper crafts so be sure and share these posts and videos with all your crafting friends! UPDATED 2025 to let you know that I…
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Winning Idea! How to Easily Make Marvelous Hand Stamped Cards
Do you know how to make hand stamped cards that are easy and marvelous to look at? I’ll teach you! This card uses a technique you just might get addicted to! I immediately thought the Stampin’ Up! ‘Forever Fern’ stamp set would be perfect for my hand stamped cards. I grabbed a few inks pads, my markers, and some Post-it…
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Double Box Fold Card Made Easy: The Simple Step-By-Step Guide
Want to wow your friends? Make this Double Box Fold Card for them! It’s an easy fun fold card you can make. I believe that an Anniversary greeting should be super special so I created a Double Box Fold Card with this fact in mind. The Anniversary card features the ‘Elegantly Said’ stamp set and the ‘Simply Elegant Specialty Designer…
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Creativate Winter 2022 Retreat
Registration is Open! Pre-Retreat Challenges begin December 27th! We hope you will join us again for our Winter Retreat on January 22, 2022. The planning has begun and we can’t wait to share more fun stamping ideas (and lots of prizes) with you! Tell your friends about it…..bring them along with you! Plan a “stamping day” at your house with…
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Triple Layer Card Layout: How To Make A Simple Card With Designer
A triple layer card layout is the perfect way to make a simple card quickly and show off your designer or scrapbook paper at the same time. We buy the beautiful Stampin’ Up! Designer paper and scrapbook paper and today we’ll cut it up and show it off on this simple triple layer card layout. If you’ve ever made a…
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What’s Extra Special About This Pinwheel Tower Card? It’s A Gift Card Holder Too!
I loved making this Pinwheel Card Tutorial for you! The Pinwheel Card is all the rage now and you can double it as a gift card holder which really takes this card up a level! Want to surprise and delight someone with a birthday, thank you, or thinking-of-you card? This Pinwheel card tutorial is perfect for all occasions! Will this…
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Emboss Foil Cardstock? Absolutely! See My Best Tips To Get Great Results
You can emboss foil cardstock and get some amazing looks on your paper crafts, greeting cards, and scrapbook pages. Learn my best tips! One way you can add interest to your handmade cards is by layering depth and dimension. Adding shiny layers is always a great thing, right?!
Card Making Techniques Vol 2 | 5 More Ideas You’ll Love To Try
I’m back today with Card Making Techniques Vol 2! 5 more techniques and card samples to inspire paper crafters of all types! The 1st card making techniques guide kicked off the series with 10 techniques and today I’m bringing you 5 more to add to the collection. I love the many messages you’ve sent expressing how fun and helpful this…
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