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Hats Off, Stampin’ Up! | Make Super Fun & Creative Handmade Cards

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Hats Off Stampin’ Up! –You made a fabulous bundle and now I get to show everyone how to stamp, cut, mix & match these hats for tons of paper crafting fun! The ideas are endless to create these fun hats for everyone!

I have a ton of tips for you using hese stamps and dies in a variety of ways. Plus, there are several different card layouts that you can use with your hats to make some super creative handmade cards.

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Watch the video for MANY ideas of making hats for all occasions!

I hope you’ll tip your hat to Stampin’ Up! for this ‘Hats Off’ bundle and that you love the bundle as much as I do! I have to admit, once I started playing, I was a tad bit obsessed and could not stop!

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Did You Know Color Choice Makes A Difference For Your Greeting Cards?

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Let me show you how the card making color choice you make reflects the emotion and how a simple change of color can change the entire vibe of a handmade card. The project I have for you today shows you how you can take one simple card layout, and just change the colors.

I use the same stamps and measurements for each of these cards and just change the ink and cardstock color. It can make a big difference as to the emotion one gets when looking at the card.

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Card making color choice evokes emotion–find out how!

And, why do I often white emboss my greeting on black cardstock? We talk about that in the video too!

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The Best Advice For Making Cute Boxed Thank You Cards

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You can make boxed thank you cards (or cards for any occasion) easily with this method; it only takes a few supplies and about 30 minutes. Whether you make thank you cards, or cards for all occasions, they are perfect to package up to give as a gift.

This would be the perfect “friend” gift, or as a thank-you gift for a teacher. Even though my sample shows “happy birthday” on the box, you could easily change this to anything. It’s all about packaging up notecards in a cute box to give as a gift.

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My Biggest Wish? Stamparatus Cards That You Can Make Perfectly!

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Stamparatus cards can be so easy to make and it’s the best stamp positioner on the market. Let me show you some design ideas that I think you’re gonna love!

The Stampartus is the perfect tool to help you place images right where you want them, to help you fix images that are not stamped well, and to make these fun “hinged” cards. “Hinged cards?” What is that? Check the video to see all the fun! Careful though, they get a bit addicting!

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Stamp Set: Biggest Wish-perfect for big, bold greetings! Grab ink, notecards, and designer paper and whip these cards up in no time!

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How To Make Amazing Greeting Cards With A Faux Watercolor Technique

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The Amazing Silhouettes stamp set was perfect for a faux watercolor technique lesson. Learn how to make a variety of greeting cards that work for all occasions.

If you love the look of watercolor, but find it difficult to do, you will love this faux watercolor technique-let the stamp do the work!

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Spotlight Card Technique: Is This Happy Technique As Easy As It Looks?

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This happy Spotlight Card Technique is easy and fun. It’s a quick way to make a greeting card’s focal point really pop with color. And, it’s much quicker to color a little part of the image, rather than this big stamped image.

Spotlighting part of your image gives your card a different look and it’s a fun card making technique to use with these big stamps.

To use this pretty spotlight card technique I decided to feature the NEW ‘Blessings of Home’ stamp set. There are SO many wonderful new paper crafting supplies in the January-July mini catalog that just came out. I can’t wait to show some of it off to you today!

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Floating Strips Card: Get In Line To Make Some Fun Handmade Cards!

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Want to try a floating strips card? Get in line to make a fun and creative card using acetate or window sheets and strips of cardstock! I’ll show you how to use dies to cut different shapes for this technique and provide all the tips you need along the way. This is a fun technique … Read more

Welcoming Woods: How This Stamp Set Inspired Birthday Cards For Him

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I wanted to make Birthday Cards for Him—Dad, Boyfriends, Uncles, Guy Friends, etc. and these enchanting card ideas are a winner + easy to make. BUT…don’t forget these cards can be made for other occasions too…not just birthday and I’ve got those ideas for card making for you too.

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If you struggle with masculine cards, you will love the Welcoming Woods stamp set. Not only for birthday cards for him, but also all other occasions. It’s the perfect “all occasion” masculine stamp set. But, don’t rule it out for the ladies too.

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Can You Believe Beautiful Fall Cards Are This Easy To Make?

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Can You Believe Beautiful Fall Cards Are This Easy To Make?

Fall cards can be so simple to make when you use my SIP method—stamps, ink, & paper. I’ve also got alternate options that are beautiful too. There’s a fall card idea for all skill levels!

The cards shown here use the retired Happy Thoughts stamp set; I know many of you have this stamp set so I did not feel too bad using it. This was the stamp set I had the honor of designing, but unfortunately it retired in June. Never fear…. these fall cards are really designed so that you can use any greetings that you have. I am sure you have plenty, so grab your favorite and make these beautiful fall cards.

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Today I’m showing off these gorgeous leaves and how easy it is to make fall cards or stamp scrapbook pages if you’d like. I really love how bold these stamps are!

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Card Making Challenge: Get Inspired To Join The Fun & Make Some Cards

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Card Making Challenge: Get Inspired & Make Some Cards

My Klompen Stampers Demonstrator Teams loves to learn new stamping ideas, layouts, techniques…..and participate in fun card making challenges. Challenges force us out of our “stamping box” and get us thinking in different ways as we create.

Each month I try to have different types of challenges for my team to participate in. This time I thought I would share some of the great cards that they created when I gave them this card making challenge.

Everyone was given EXACT sizes of cardstock and Designer Series Paper to cut. They could use any colors/paper, but they had to cut exactly per the diagram for this card making challenge. Here is the diagram that I gave them.

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If you would like to give this card making challenge a try, read the rules below and give it a try yourself. If you really want to be challenged, make your card before you check out what my team members came up with.

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Needing Handmade Cards for Men? This New Design is Popular

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Needing Handmade Cards for Men? This New Design is Popular!

I am always asked to create handmade cards for men so today I will show you how to make masculine cards + I’ve got tips on layering die cuts.

The new ‘Beauty of Friendship’ bundle is full of different tree ‘leaves’ that are so easy to cut from the Designer Series Paper. You’ll be making masculine cards year round with this set.

Handmade cards for men made with the 'Beauty of Friendship' stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Stampin’ Up! is all about product coordination and they did not disappoint with the Beauty of Friendship dies and Designer Series Paper. Perfect for masculine cards don’t ya think?!

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How to Make a Stamp and a Card | Stamping with Dave

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Ready for some fun? Let me teach you how to make a stamp and a card with Dave! We’re making the best of the #stayhomecrafts and we want you to join us for some DIY card making! This is one of those crazy ideas that came to me while I was sleeping and I woke … Read more