Hello and happy April. No fooling, it's already the end of the first quarter of 2026! Today is also the day the new April Product of the Month became available with a $75 USD qualifying purchase. You can add it on for just $5. My featured project this week is Springtime Scenes by Stampin' Up! I have put together a card today that consists mostly of die cuts and a little bit of stamping along with a couple of techniques. To watch the video tutorial over on my YouTube channel, click this link.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Sending Lots of Sunshine Springtime Scenes
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Greenery Lane floral wreath card
Hello all and happy Saturday. I hope you are having a great start to your weekend. Today I have a book fold card and I've made a wreath using the new Stampin' Positioner tool available free when you purchase the starter kit but only through March 2, 2026. You can join my team or find details on how to join by clicking this link. The positioner tool will be available soon to everyone, but we don't currently have a release date. You can watch the video tutorial showing how to use the Stampin' Positioner tool to make wreaths more easily over on my YouTube channel by clicking this link. You do NOT have to have the stamp positioner tool to make this card, but it does make it easier.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Poppin' by spring card
I have a fun card for you today using current products and mashing with some last chance products. I hope you enjoy it. I had a lot of fun putting it together and I'm sure the recipient will love it as well. I wanted to use the dies in the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar to make something with the bunny from Easter Basket. Initially, I had another design in my head, however, by the time it made it to paper, this card was the result. Far less busy than my original idea and oh so cute! To watch the video replay on how I put this card together, be sure to head on over to my YouTube channel by clicking this link.
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Hello Case-ing Tuesday 547 sketch challenge
For today's card I've used the Case-ing Tuesday 547 sketch challenge. You can find them over on Facebook. Each week they take a card from a Stampin' Up! catalog, create the working sketch and challenge everyone to make a project using the layout. I though this layout was interesting and so I decided to make a card using it. The card you see here is not where I started. I was trying to use the Swirled Designs bundle along with the Made with Love designer series paper. I was sucessful in part; however, the flower I was trying to use just wasn't working. As I had already made the card you saw on Wednesday, I had the idea to switch out the flower for the woolly friend you see below. It worked way better than my original idea and is much cuter than I anticipated. Of course, I could have just switched at the swirly flower with a different flower, but as I was already working with Woolly Friends, this just made more sense to me. I would love to see if you can take this layout, a flower set you have on hand and recreate with your stamps & dies. You can watch the video tutorial over on my YouTube channel by clicking this link.
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Birthday Bear Pop-Up flower card
Are we ready for the holidays? I am not ready yet. I still have a bit of shopping to do and all the wrapping. I'm hoping to get that done this week. I have moved on from Christmas projects though, and today, I'm using a Valentine set as a birthday card. I wanted to show how the Valentine Kisses bundle can be used for things other than Valentine's Day. Get you to think outside the box. If you missed the post for Wednesday, you'll want to check that out and see how I made a treat box with this set. I have a video tutorial for you on how to make this card step-by-step over on my YouTube channel. You will find the video by clicking this link. I hope you will give it a try. They are so fun to make and Stampin' Up! has made it so easy with the new die set!
Friday, October 10, 2025
Birthday cake pop-up card, 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar
Hello everyone. Normally this blog would post on a Sunday morning; however, this would put my advent calendar out of order. I already have one post that way....so let's not do that again. I do have a YouTube video tutorial on how to make this card over on my channel. Today is day 3 and I've used the included stamp set and the contents of windows 1 & 2 on this card.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
A Charming Day Sunshine Vibes Hello
Hello and welcome back to my blog. Today's project is a #CreativeChallengeSU card. The challenge is to mash together products and/or suites that were not meant to go together and make something with them. I decided to mash up Sunshine Vibes from the 2025-2027 Annual Catalog with Charming Day from the July 2025 Online Exclusives release. I love how this card came together. It also fits the challenge for the Global Design Project weekly challenge. #GDP 505 challenge is a color challenge using Pretty Peacock, Old Olive and Strawberry Slush. You can watch my video tutorial over on my YouTube channel to see how to make this one. I hope you will give it a try.
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Coneflower magnetic bookmark
I have a very fun and easy project for you today. You can make it with layers the way I did, or simply it just by using the die cuts. Your choice but be sure to have some fun with them and share with all your friends and family! You can watch the video replay of how I've put mine together over on my YouTube channel.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
You’re the Best carved wood & watercoloring technique card
I found another technique I hadn’t heard about before and decided to give it a try. I watched Gina K Designs show the carved wood technique and thought I really needed to give it a try with some Stampin’ Up!®️ products. I hadn't used the Layered Florals 3D embossing folder and since it's on the last chance list at a discount, it's the perfect time to grab it if you overlooked it previously. When I saw this, I thought it would be perfect for wood carving. Be sure to watch the video tutorial to see all the techniques I shared on this project. You can see it on my YouTube channel.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Watercolor pencil techniques with Spotlight on Nature
Hello all, today is a card using some techniques I recently learned from Tina Zinck of Canada on how to color with watercolor pencils. I am taking a class she offered and have already learned a lot and I've barely started. So much fun and the pencils are really versatile in their different uses. To see how I've colored my images and how I put the card together, be sure to watch the YouTube replay on my channel.
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Thankful Garden small floral top opening tuck tab box
Hi everyone and welcome back to the blog. I have another small gift box for you that uses one sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock. It makes a good size box at 2 1/2" x 2 3/4" x 2 1/2". You will find some tips and tricks on how to use the decorative masks and make multiples of the small flower quickly and efficiently without removing your masks three times for each flower. I hope you find this useful. If you make a box of your own using this template, I would love it if you would share over on our Facebook Stampers Group Social page. If you would like to see the tutorial on how I put this box together, and the tips and tricks I shared, be sure to watch the video over on my YouTube channel.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Thankful For You collage card using decorative masks
I hope everyone is enjoying their week. I was able to get through one card during my Facebook live last night. I was having internet issues and hopefully a technician can figure those out on Monday. In any case, I have the card a made during the live for you today. It features the Thankful Garden stamp/die & decorative mask bundle by Stampin' Up! I've used additional product which will be listed below. To see how I put my card together, be sure to watch the video replay over on my YouTube channel.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Year of Flowers April Birthday treat box
Today I have a small treat box I designed to fit Unreal Dark Chocolate Coconut mini bars. Costco has them on sale for the next couple of weeks, so it was a good time to make a treat box for them and spread some kindness. This set of flowers is perfectly sized for small boxes. I love this little set because it makes it so easy to personalize your projects for the recipients. I will be using this stamp set more in the upcoming weeks for sure. It will be my go-to set for all my Mother's Day projects as I can add birth month flowers for kids and grandkids to them. A home decor piece would also be a great gift. I suggest you grab this bundle now, so you'll be set for all those important upcoming events. If you would like to see how I've made my box, be sure to watch the video replay over on my YouTube channel.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Everyday Arches meets Happy Hibiscus
Hello and welcome to another card tutorial. This week I am featuring some Sale a-bration items which are only available through February 28 and only as a free gift with qualifying purchase. Today, I am using the Starstruck Embossing Folder along with Everyday Arches and Happy Hibiscus both of which are bundles currently offered in the Online Exclusives section of my store. (Online Exclusives simply means it isn't offered in a publication.) I hope you will watch the video replay over on my YouTube channel to see how I put this card together.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Mixed Labels Easel Calendar with sticky note pocket and pen holder
Hello and welcome back to my blog! I hope you find today's 3D project useful. I've used new product just released today by Stampin' Up! today. I was inspired by other demonstrators who had made easel cards but couldn't quite make their designs work for me, so I took a couple different ones, added my own dimensions and my own design for the pen pocket, along with some help from my friend Tracy and came up with this design I'm very happy with. My original prototypes were too front heavy and wouldn't stand up. This one works perfectly and doesn't fall forward. It's not really very difficult and I've provided some tips and tricks in the video, so be sure to watch how I've put this together. The replay is over on my YouTube channel.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Embraced with Love anniversary card
Today’s card features more Last Chance products I think you will love. Be sure to get these before they sell out. When I first created this card I made it as a get well card. As this is the third card I made, I decided to turn it into an anniversary card. Both sentiments are in the same stamp set. To see how I put my card together, watch the video over on my YouTube channel.
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