Have you ever purchased a new crafting product and wondered if you really needed ALL the coordinating supplies to go with it? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me! I recently purchased the Lustrous Leaves hot foiling dies from Stampin’ Up!®, but somehow forgot to order the coordinating masks. Oops! Rather than wait until I …
Who doesn’t love a fun fold card? Especially one that looks a little complicated but is actually pretty easy to make! Today I’m sharing what I call the Swing Bridge Fun Fold. You may have seen a similar design called a Spanner Panel Fun Fold, but I think Swing Bridge is a much better description …
One of the things I love most about using design templates is that they give you a place to start without telling you exactly where you have to finish. Think of a template as a recipe. It gives you the basic ingredients and proportions, but you get to decide how you want to put your …
Let’s talk about some products that I think are sometimes overlooked in the Stampin’ Up!® catalog—the Mix & Match Ephemera Packs. It’s easy to see why. When a new catalog comes out, we’re immediately drawn to the stamp sets, bundles, gorgeous Designer Series Paper, and all those shiny new embellishments. The little packs of precut …
Sometimes we make cardmaking harder than it needs to be. We see all the beautiful Designer Series Paper, embellishments, embossing folders, specialty tools, and techniques and start thinking we need all the things to make a beautiful card. We don’t. This week, I pulled out the Simply Leaves Stamp Set and coordinating punch from Stampin’ …