OMG! This Elegant Card is SO Easy to Make + Online Class Opportunity

I’ve got an elegant card that’s easy to make with these simple steps. Whether you need a wedding card, anniversary, or birthday card this one’s a winner!  This card uses the Stampin’ Up! Forever Blossoms stamp set that is part of the Parisian Blossoms Online Stamping Class.  This card is not part of the class, … Read more

Beach Happy! Guaranteed Smiles with this Greeting Card

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Beach Happy!! Guaranteed smiles with this greeting card!!! I mean seriously, sunshine and summer–where are you??? This card was so fun to stamp and it totally put me in the mood for summer and the beach!  The stamp set is called BEACH HAPPY and you will find it in the Occasions Catalog on page 37. … Read more

Surprise! Easy Layered Stamping on this Greeting Card

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I’ve got a Surprise! Easy Layered Stamping on this Greeting Card with the Stampin’ Up! Incredible like you. Don’t be fooled by this stamp set!  It is intended to go with a card kit in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalog, BUT, it’s an amazing stamp set all on its’ own.  It’s perfect for making easy … Read more

Handmade Greeting Card with Stitched Details Made Simple

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Today I have a handmade greeting card with stitched details made simple! You’ll LOVE making handmade cards with these new rectangle stitched framelits dies. Even more fun….I added the Stampin’ Up! Dandelion Wishes stamp set. I am so ready for spring and this stamp set, Dandelion Wishes, reminds me so much of spring. So I … Read more

Card Making: Simple Stamping with Butterfly Gala

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Card Making: Simple Stamping with Butterfly Gala is what we’re talking about today! The other day I shared this watercoloring technique on a different greeting card, so I thought I would share again today with a different stamp set.  Learn an easy watercoloring technique that you can use by watching this video tutorial and you … Read more

3 Stunning Watercolor Greeting Cards

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Watercolor greeting cards are sooo beautiful and they bring a smile to any recipient!! I’m super excited to share 3 Stunning Watercolor Greeting Cards with you today! These handmade cards are perfect for Happy Birthday cards, Get Well Cards, and Thank You Cards. There are so many new stamps in the Occasions Catalog that I … Read more

Still Time to Make YOUR Christmas Cards

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Tomorrow is December–can you believe it?  Christmas is right around the corner, and there is still time to make YOUR Christmas cards.  Today I am sharing a lot of Christmas cards I have already posted.  I thought this was a great way to give you a lot of ideas and choices.  Maybe one of these … Read more

DIY Die Cut and Embossed Window Card

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You’re going to want to learn how to make this DIY die cut and embossed window card!! It’s super easy and so beautiful. Picture the smile on the face of the friend or family member you send this handmade card to! But HURRY!!! Time is running out to get the Happiness Surrounds and Snow is Glistening … Read more

Triangle Fun Fold Card

Triangle Fun Fold Card & Video Tutorial by Jackie Bolhuis. Watch Jackie teach this fun and unique card fold...lots of greeting card designs shared here! #cardmaking #greetingcards #stampinupcards #jackiebolhuis #klompenstampers

It’s been awhile since I have shared a fun fold card so I thought today was perfect to share this triangle fun fold card.  Sometimes “fun folds” scare me because they seem complicated, or difficult.  Maybe that is why I stay away from them.  But I have been seeing a lot of this triangle fun … Read more

Out With The Old, In With The New

Retiring Stampin' Up! Colors

The brand new Stampin’ Up! colors are starting to appear everywhere and I couldn’t be more excited!!!  They are calling it a “COLOR REVAMP,” but I prefer to call it a “COLOR REFRESH.”  It’s so fun and refreshing to see these awesome new colors.  Honestly, I don’t think there are any colors I will truly … Read more

Simple Stamping Using Stampin Up Pop of Paradise

Simple Stamping Using Stampin Up Pop of Paradise

If you like quick and easy, bright and cheery, and “summery” looking cards, don’t miss out on the Retiring Stamp Set Pop of Paradise.  This card uses simple stamping techniques and comes together in no time! Today, I am re-posting a card from a couple of years ago that used the Pop of Paradise set.  … Read more

Stamparatus Basics Part 5

Petal Palette and Stamparatus Video

WOW–I made it through the week with a brand new video each day showing how to use the Stamparatus.  It was a pretty hefty goal of mine, but I did it. I hope you learned from these videos and that you have fallen in love with the Stamparatus.  Today I am showing how to use … Read more