I truly love the new Butterfly Brilliance products seen here. They are so easy AND fun to play with. I made three special fun fold cards on my FB live yesterday. Scroll down to see the video below: This first card makes the most of this beautiful Butterfly Bijou designer paper! Use the side strips leftover after you die-cut the 6 butterflies from the designer paper. So cool to make use of the pretty edges! Below you can see how... Continue reading

Here's another favorite project I've made with the new Butterfly Bouquet products. Are you a fan of butterflies? I call this unique fold the Origami Window. It's done by folding a 4 X 4" piece of designer paper a few times. See details here or watch my video here. The colors are Highland Heather and Pool Party. See the neat texture on the purple CS strip? That's one of the dies in the Butterfly Wings dies! You can see them... Continue reading

Stampin' Up! is releasing one of the upcoming Annual Catalog bundles early! Plus they added on two exclusive papers along with it! But these papers are only available through May 3rd, while supplies last! Click here to see them online. I joined an online swap and created these pretty cards: The bundle consists of 1 large butterfly stamp and 12 coordinating dies. There is a big pack of 6 X 6" Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper and also new Natural Touch... Continue reading

We made this gorgeous card at my February card clubs. Everyone was amazed at how beautiful this die-cut is once it's stamped and textured with the Seashells embossing folder. You can see this Friends are Like Seashells bundle here online. If you like seashells I believe this is the best set we've ever had. The nice thing is that if you purchase it by February 28th you earn a free Sale-a-Bration item! SAB ends on Sunday so if you have... Continue reading

Here are a few more ideas with the gorgeous Oh So Ombre designer paper. It has been my favorite Sale-a-Bration item this year! Playing with strips has always been fun for me. On this first card I started with one sheet of DSP and cut it first at 4 1/2" long. Then I cut strips off of the main piece at random angles. Next I laid these strips on my grid paper and stamped the leaves from Forever Fern stamp... Continue reading

We made these pretty fun fold cards at my February card clubs! I think the A Touch of Ink stamp set is incredibly versatile! There was an option for everyone's needs. I shared this card on my FB Live yesterday plus two others with this paper & stamp set. You can see it here. Aren't they pretty?! I feel like these two Sale-a-Bration choices go together perfectly. The Ombre DSP lets the stamp shine though. You can get either or... Continue reading

The end of Sale-a-Bration is nearing and I had to get one more play in with these two amazing products. A Touch of Ink stamp set & Oh So Ombre Designer Paper. Both of these are free with a qualifying order through February 28th. This sliding latch card is quite unique and fun too. My friend Karen shared it with us at a recent Team meeting and I had to learn how to make it. She found the idea from... Continue reading

Last weekend we held our monthly card swap with my Flowerbug's Team. The theme was to use Specialty paper on their card. The cards I'm sharing today all feature the Love You Always Specialty Foil papers. Did you know we have two kinds? A smooth foil seen here and printed foil seen here. This first card was created by Karen G. She used both specialty papers with the Always in My Heart bundle. The Floral Heart dies are gorgeous! I... Continue reading

Get inspired by sketches! You can find them everywhere online; especially on Pinterest. Just search for card sketches and you'll be amazed at the great layouts you'll come up with. I've started a weekly challenge with my Flowerbug's Team where I share a card sketch or color challenge. I'm calling them Creative Cards or #CC. Here's the one we did last week: And here's the card I came up with. I chose to use the Playing with Patterns designer paper... Continue reading

Have you made an origami folded window? They're so easy to do! I'll be making cards like these on Monday night's FB Live 'Stamp with Me' here. How does 'Stamp with Me' work? I share the projects a few days before the Live to give you time to prep your pieces. You use the paper, stamps & ink you have to stamp right along with me! You'll start with a 4" square of Designer Paper. I chose to use the... Continue reading

Sharon created this gorgeous 'dutch door' fun-fold card for our February Team swap. I think stamping on the die-cut shell before embossing is the neatest idea! She used the Friends are Like Seashells bundle with the Seashells 3D embossing folder. Her colors are Blushing Bride with Gray Granite and our new Pearlescent Paper. This specialty paper is absolutely stunning! See it here. That great texture on the back layer is made with the Painted Texture embossing folder seen here. Measurements:... Continue reading

Do you have the fabulous Oh So Ombre' Designer Series Paper yet? If not here are three creative reasons you need it! Aren't they fun! I really wanted to show you how amazing this designer paper is so I played and came up with these neat card ideas. First is a starburst card in two colors; Bermuda Bay and Blackberry Bliss. I used the fabulous Stitched Star dies and the Oval Occasions stamp set. Watch the video below to see... Continue reading

There are just a few days left to get in on my February Sand & Sea cards kit to go. Here are two of the cards included in the pre-cut kit: The cards above will be super easy to finish! All you'll need to do is cut two pieces of Sand & Sea DSP (included in your kit) and sponge the textured & die-cut shells pieces in your pre-cut kit. Then stamp your greeting on the pre-cut die-cut. Done! *You'll... Continue reading

Last week on my Tuesday Live I shared three cards featuring the You Are Amazing stamp set & the new blending brushes. I've always loved sponging and these new brushes are incredible! They are so popular they are currently on back-order; but you can still order them! This cute stamp set is on page 7 of the Spring catalog. Click here to see it. It coordinates with the You Are Amazing card kit. Join me here for my weekly 'Facebook... Continue reading

I've recently started sharing sketches on my Flowerbug's Team page and this is one of the firsts: I think it's a fun layout and quick too. I decided to use the designer paper from the Boho Indigo product medley. I love these tones of blue! The card stock is Misty Moonlight and White. Below is a list of products I used. Click on each to see them in my store. Happy Thoughts stamp set Old World Paper embossing folder Boho... Continue reading

This week I've been sharing cards made with this beautiful Flower & Field DSP; it's free with any $50 order in February during Sale-a-Bration. See it here. I created a colorful group of cards for my new Team members last week. I had a bunch of random pieces in the pack of Designer Paper and I decided to challenge myself to use mostly extras & just create! Look at the fun colors and layouts! I grabbed my bags of scraps... Continue reading

I am holding a mystery card challenge with me Team. I send them a variety of pieces in a card base and challenge them to use them to create a card. They can cut up or punch, or add anything to create an original card. This week I'm sharing a few projects with the pretty Field & Flower DSP (seen here) from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. It's currently free with any $50 order US. Here is what I came up with... Continue reading

Have you noticed our In Color cards & envelopes? They're called Flowers for Every Season Memories & More cards & envelopes; whew! That's a long name, right?! See them on page 154 of the annual catalog or click here. They're larger than our average card at 4 1/4" X 6 1/4" and come with 10 printed cards and envelopes. All for $11 and in our pretty 2020-22 In Colors. This week I'm sharing cards made with this beautiful Flower &... Continue reading

The 2nd & 4th Monday nights are Stamp with Me FB Live videos. I share a layout and encourage my followers to stamp right along with me. They prep their pieces ahead of time and we stamp together. Join us here. Here's what we're making tonight at 7:30 pm CT: Here are a few more versions of this layout. I love it! Many of our double sided papers coordinate so nicely. Check your favorite Designer Papers and you can create... Continue reading

The February Paper Pumpkin kit is a beautiful set of cards with a 'thinking of you' theme. Here's how Stampin' Up! is describing this cards kit: The Bouquet of Hope Paper Pumpkin Kit provides enough supplies to create nine cards and coordinating envelopes. This soft, sympathetic kit includes patterned card bases, die-cut floral elements, ribbon, embellishments, and more! The kit’s exclusive Bouquet of Hope Stamp Set features supportive sentiments centered around comfort, care, hope, and love. Such a versatile stamp... Continue reading

I can't believe how cute these cards turned out! I used the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set to created these and most of them are fun-fold cards too including gift card options! My monthly kits to go are a favorite of many. I get a lot of great compliments on my kits! Here are a few: Your directions are always so easy to follow and your projects are unique. Wow! That was slick! I’m sure I will be ordering more... Continue reading

Here are the beautiful set of cards featuring the Sand & Sea suite for my February cards kit to go. Each month I create a unique cards kit around a group of current Stampin' Up! products. You receive around $20 in products and it costs just $28 with the pre-cut kit and PDF tutorial! Besides the pre-cut supplies for 10 cards (including the punched and die-cut pieces) you'll receive the following: 1/2 pkg of Sand & Sea designer paper (6"... Continue reading

Stampin’ Up! is returning the favorite Hey Chick stamp set from Sale-A-Bration 2017 because it was SO popular…plus they added a set of Chick dies here. You can purchase the stamp set or just the dies, or get BOTH in the Hey Chick Bundle here save 10%! There are lots of cute dies in this set for creating scenes for your Chicks! I know many of you are waiting to order these products! *Remember you can add them to your... Continue reading

Here are the cards we made at my January Card Clubs featuring the Berry Delightful bundle in the Sale-a-Bration catalog. Everyone loved how easy this fold is! I gave them the choice of either blueberry or raspberry cards; this stamp set and designer paper work beautifully with both! It also pairs fabulously with the Sweet Strawberry bundle too! I used Rich Razzleberry & Pacific Point card stock and ink on these cards; plus some Garden Green ink. Check it out... Continue reading

I received this beautiful card from Diane last week. She's one of my talented Team members! Isn't it wonderful!! She used the Lots of Heart bundle on page 15 of the Spring catalog. You can see it here. It's filled with lots of pretty dies, heart images and greetings too! I love that there's a buffalo check heart image in this set! And the stitching!. Remember that for every $50 order you can pick out a free item. This bundle... Continue reading