Papaya Collage Birthday Card

I love the beautiful images in the new Papaya Collage stamp set!  I saw a card on Stampin’ Up!’s web site and decided to create my own version of the card.  I used just one sheet of Very Vanilla Cardstock with the images stamped and cut out and popped up with dimensionals to create a…

Betsy’s Blossoms Thank You Card

What I love about Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Paper and coordinating color families is that they make it so easy to pick out great color combinations.  For instance with this card I started with the new Floral District Designer Series Paper and pulled out the Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry colors for my…

Mouthwatering Cards

Great news!  The Mouthwatering stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog is in the New Catalog along with the Vanilla, Cherry and Melon embossing powders!  I made this sweet smelling trio of cards ready to add a sentiment for a quick birthday or thank you card. I love the cherry embossing powder smell!  Smells good…

The New Catalog is Here!

View the 2012-2013 annual catalog online (Flash) Annual catalog PDF Stampin’ Supplies List The highly anticipated New 2012 Stampin’ Up! Catalog is here!  It’s full of great new stamps and products that you’re going to love using to create lovely cards, scrapbooks and fun paper projects!  There are several ways to get your hands on one of these catalogs!…

Craft Area Organization

Last month I purchased a new craft cabinet and reorganized my craft area. I used to have so much stuff on my desk that I usually didn’t have enough room to create my projects.  But now that I have tucked everything inside my new craft cabinet (Martha Stewart Craft Furniture Collection) I have much more…

Owl Birthday Card

My son’s teacher’s birthday was last month and I know that she loves owls, so I make this Owl birthday card for her using the Owl Punch and a retired Polka Dot Background stamp.  Luckily this owl punch isn’t retiring but there are lots of other retiring items that are going fast – so don’t…