Stampin’ Up Daffodil Afternoon Pattern Paper

Stampin’ Up Daffodil Afternoon Pattern Paper Hello Everyone – my focus this week is the Stampin’ Up Daffodil Afternoon Pattern Paper you can get for Sale-a-bration. I hope you are staying warm and dry on this chilly rainy/snowy day depending on where you are. On this rainy/snowy day how would you like some inspiration for a card? I like to work with bright flowers on dreary days to cheer me up. I chose a piece…

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Stampin’ Up Merriest Moments Joy

Stampin’ Up Merriest Moments Joy Hello Everyone – I love the soft colors used to create the Stampin’ Up Merriest Moments Joy card. Do you use the catalog for inspiration? I love finding cards in there to put my twist on it. The Facebook Group CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge had a fun challenge this week. We were to CASE a non-Christmas card and give it a Christmas twist. I pulled out my June –…

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Stampin’ Up Beauty of Friendship Masculine

Stampin’ Up Beauty of Friendship Masculine Hello Everyone – are you ready to see the Stampin’ Up Beauty of Friendship Masculine creation? We all struggle with masculine cards. I chose to design and share masculine cards on Monday. Since this time of year is very busy I also chose to do a clean and simple card. Balmy Blue Basic White Early Espresso I wanted to come up with a quick and easy masculine card and…

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Using Die Cuts to Make a Background

Using Die Cuts to Make a Background Happy Friday Everyone – using die cuts to make a background is a great way to create the perfect look for you handmade card. I pulled out my dies to make this beautiful Fall background. I am loving this color combo! Pale Papaya Petal Pink Basic White Pumpkin Pie Real Red For my card today I wanted to try using my die cuts as a stencil as a…

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Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper

Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper Hello Everyone – wait until you see how I used the Penguin Playmates Designer Series Paper on my card today! Did you ever buy a stamp set because you loved it and then find out you have not used it much? Well that was me! I bought the Poinsettia Petals stamp set last year as it was carrying over. When looking at sets to use on my card today I…

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Handmade Encouragement Card

Handmade Encouragement Card Hello Everyone – I used the Counting Sheep stamp set and Sheep dies for the perfect Handmade Encouragement Card. I wasn’t sure what to do for today’s card. I looked at the sentiments and an idea came to me. I thought it would be fun to take the sentiment “Anything is possible” and use the sheep looking like she was jumping over the fence. Now that I had my design, I needed…

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