Best Wishes: Simple Layers Without a Lot of Stamping

Putting ink-to-paper is possibly the most exhilarating things on Earth.  OK, maybe it’s in the Top 5 (to put my list in perspective, #6 is when cheese bubbles over and crisps on the side of the pizza crust).  Sometimes a card doesn’t need a lot of stamping to be wonderful.  Stampin’ Up! also offers wonderful Designer Series Papers and tools to make beautiful cards and projects without a lot of ink.  Try it sometime.  Here’s a card I made, followed by step-by-step…

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Christmas in a Flash

The Holiday One-for-One Swaps wrapped up yesterday, but that’s no reason to end the parade of holiday cards.  Am I right?  We saw dry embossing, heat embossing, intricate cutouts, amazing layouts and glitter – lots and lots of glitter.  You know how I feel about glitter – yet, the glitter just kept coming card after card after card.  As I am writing this blog post, Thursday’s episode of The Ellen Degeneres Show is playing in the…

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Lovely as a Tree at Thanksgiving

No stamp set has as much staying power as Lovely as a Tree. For eleven years, we’ve seen amazing pieces of art that showcase the forest of trees, the solid oak tree and the tall, proud fir. I can’t think of any that showcased the pair of oak leaves from that set (at least I haven’t identified any projects as the oak leaves from that stamp set). To pay tribute to this overlooked stamp and to…

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Pals Blog Hop – Holiday Catalog Showcase

Glad you could join us for some holiday crafting with the Stampin’ Pretty Pals! You’ve probably hopped over from Naki Rager’s blog at My Stampin’ Blog. I’m stop number 18 on the Pals Hop, and I’m glad you hopped in! I’ll help you “hop along” from blog to blog where you’ll find great ideas for Stampin’ Up! projects featuring the new Holiday Catalog! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links…

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