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If you love creative twists on your crafting tools, this project is for you! I turned Stampin’ Up!’s Party Banner Dies into a charming little gift box, perfect for tucking in treats, jewelry, or even a handmade note. You’ll love how quick and satisfying it is to make — the banner die shapes form the perfect panels, and…
I love when a card design lets you show off the beautiful patterns on both sides of your Designer Series Paper—and this double gatefold card does exactly that! For this project, I used Stampin’ Up!’s Autumn Toile Suite featuring the Amber Autumn Stamp Set. The warm, rich colors and elegant harvest imagery are perfect for fall. I colored the pumpkins with Stampin’…
Fall is in the air, and what better way to celebrate the season than with a handmade card full of texture and autumn charm? For this project, I paired the Fall for Toile Paper Pumpkin kit with elements from the Stampin’ Up! Autumn Toile Suite to create a rich and cozy card design. The focal point is a detailed…
Fall doesn’t always have to be cozy and warm—sometimes it can be a little hauntingly beautiful! For this card, I used Stampin’ Up!’s Beautiful Pumpkins bundle in non-traditional, moody shades: Cloud Cover and Secret Sea. To add depth, I created a subtle background using the vine stamp, stamping tone-on-tone on Cloud Cover cardstock. It gives a soft, elegant texture that complements…
Fall doesn’t have to be all orange and brown! I had so much fun creating this unique pumpkins card using Stampin’ Up!’s Beautiful Pumpkins Bundle in unexpected, non-traditional colors: Secret Sea, Lemon Lolly, and Highland Heather. The mix of soft, playful hues gives a fresh twist to classic autumn designs. I layered the pumpkins with coordinating leaves and…
Do you ever try a new technique and think, “This is way too much work for not much payoff”? That’s exactly how I felt when I first looked at the idea of hand-stitching on this big leaf die cut from Stampin’ Up!’s Gather Together Suite. Honestly, I thought it seemed a little silly and way too time-consuming—especially…
Designer Series Paper (DSP) is one of my favorite crafting essentials, and the Gathering Together Suite makes it even more fun to play with! For this card, I tried three creative techniques to make the DSP shine. ✨ 1. Embossing on DSPInstead of embossing plain cardstock, I ran a piece of Designer Series Paper through the coordinating embossing…
Create backgrounds to use for Autumn cards with the Autumn Expressions stamp set and dies, part of Stampin’ Up!’s Splendid Autumn Suite. The Textured Timber stamp set (found in the Online Exclusives) is perfect for coordinating with this bundle! All the different textured stamps will make great backgrounds. Stamping images behind sentiments also make a…
Create this double gatefold card with the Autumn Expressions stamp set and dies, part of Stampin’ Up!’s Splendid Autumn Suite. Double Gatefold cards are a great way to show off multiple sides of Stampin’ Up!’s amazing Designer Series Paper. For this card, start with an 11″ x 5-1/2″ sheet of Balmy Blue card stock. Score…