Step it Up Challenge

Are you ready for a challenge?  I’ve decided to start some challenges to get your creative juices flowing!   So for my first challenge, I’m inviting you to take a card that you have created and “Step it Up!” Use some embellishments or ribbon, or a sentiment or saying to add a little “Wow!” to…

Flower Pot Card

I love these Flower Pot cards!  They are so cute!  I finally got a chance to make one last week at our Demonstrator group meeting.    We started with a 3 1/2″ x 9″ piece of close to cocoa cardstock scored at 2″ and 5 1/2″ and scalloped one end.  We tapered the sides of…

Gift Jar

I love saving glass jars to decorate and use as gifts.  I washed out this artichoke jar and wrapped some Sweet Always DSP and chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon around it.  I added some more ribbon around the lid and topped the lid with a scallop circle cut with a sizzix die and some more layers…

A Basket

I’ve been seeing these cute baskets all over the place and decided it was high time to make one!  The ends of the baskets are cut out with the Baskets & Blooms Big XL Sizzix die.  I trimmed off the perforated edges on each one.  Then I used half a sheet of cardstock (8 1/2″ x 5…

Fifth Avenue Floral

Fifth Avenue Floral and Stampin’ Up!’s Manhattan collection are definitely my favorite right now.  I saw this pretty card in Stampin’ Success, Stampin’ Up!’s monthly magazine for demonstrators, and decided to make my own pretty paper like the Baja Breeze one from the Urban Oasis dsp.  All it took was some whisper white inked roses on some…

Gift cards

I made this notecard set as a gift for my friend.  The Summer Love rub-ons were perfect for the front of this clear box I purchased from Paper Trey Ink.  I made four cards with the Walk in the Park DSP, Summer Love rub-ons, and Matchbox sizzix die and some of the new pretty whisper…

Great Gift Boxes

I love the Sizzix Scallop Box die and matchbox die!  There are so many possibilities for these cute little gift boxes!  I used the Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP for both boxes because the paper is a textured cardstock that is perfect for making these boxes!   For the scallop bag I used the Great Friend…

May is National Scrapbooking Month!

I’m so excited about National Scrapbooking month!  I have decided to finally put together my daughter’s “First Year” Scrapbook.  She’s turning two this month, so I’m not that behind, right?  And of course, Stampin’ Up! is having Three fabulous promotions for the month on May! Buy three, get one free on Designer Series paper and 12″…

Walk in the Park

I’m still enamored with the Walk in the Park DSP.  It is so pretty.  I made this simple card with the Great Friend stamp set.  I threaded some satin kiwi kiss/very vanilla ribbon through the holes I made with the slot punch and added the pretty baja breeze butterfly to complete the card.  So when…