Jackie Bolhuis

What’s The Best Thing About Stampin’ Up! Gorgeous Leaves? Handmade Greeting Cards!

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Want to make a beautiful fall card? Grab the Stampin’ Up! Gorgeous Leaves stamp, a few inks, and I’ll show you how to make this card. This card is all about easy and all occasions.

You can add any greeting to it, use any colors, and even use different stamps. It’s just an easy layout that can be super versatile.

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Fall is coming to a close here in Michigan, so I just had to use these gorgeous leaves one more time as I say goodbye.

I finally got my hubby to take a little trip up to Northern Michigan to see some truly gorgeous leaves. Oh my, it was so beautiful! I think this might be a yearly road trip.

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Fun Fold Card Ideas: Delivering Cheer All Year Long One Card At A Time

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Delivering cheer all year long with fun fold card ideas and one stamp set! You can make Christmas cards, Birthday cards & more.

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Homemade Christmas Card Idea That Is Easy To Make | Easy Fun Fold Card

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This do-it-yourself homemade Christmas card idea is easy to make & packs a WOW. It’s a fun fold card too. These stamps are so beautiful and you can put together these scene cards very easily with the dies.

This stamp set is not only perfect for Christmas Cards, but it’s also great for masculine cards. You could easily make these into birthday, thank you, or ???

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I am sure you will like this quick and easy fun fold layout. Don’t forget, you can change your stamps, inks and papers and use this idea with anything.

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Beginning Card Making: The Complete Guide To Make Easy Cards

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If you are just getting started making cards, I am here to help. I want to make it easy for you to decide what to purchase, and then how to use those items make easy cards. At first, it all seems so overwhelming, but when we break it down to the basics, you will be making cards in no time.

Start small, with just a SIP – stamps, ink & paper. Make some cards, then move on from there adding more fun stamps and products. This complete guide to making easy cards will help get you started.

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Step one to beginning card making? Choose a great stamp set! I am using the Stampin’ Up! ‘Art Gallery’. It’s perfect for a beginning stamper and has many great greetings too. You want a stamp set that has a variety of greetings so you can make cards for all sorts of different occasions.

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Free Christmas Card Ideas To Kick Start Your Holiday Crafting Session

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’Tis the season to share some of my free Christmas card ideas to kick start your holiday crafting session!

Time to start making Christmas cards! Did I really say that? I’m absolutely the person who will not bring Christmas into my home until after Thanksgiving but when it comes to making our Christmas cards waiting until after Thanksgiving can put us in a bind!

There are some fun NEW card designs in store for you in the coming weeks but today I’m sharing free Christmas card ideas from last year that you can use to kick start your holiday card making session.

The stamps and dies are still available for each of these card ideas, but it’s possible that the designer series paper or embellishments may not be. That’s OK–those are the things you can easily substitute.

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To get the details for any of these free Christmas card ideas simply click the link to visit the original post with measurements, etc.

Hopefully these will inspire you to create your own Christmas cards this year.

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DIY Christmas Gift Card Holder: How Can You Make It Easy?

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Today we are bringing back a throwback project that is a go-to gift card holder template that use often. This is the perfect idea that you can use anytime, with any stamps, ink, and paper. During the holidays I give a lot of gift cards but I like to find creative ways to DIY a … Read more

Who Else Wants Easy Ways to Use Stencils For Card Making?

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I love card making techniques that are easy. Using stencils for card making to blend a background color is so cool. Honestly, I have had these stencils for a long time and never touched them. I finally decided to play and oh my goodness, what easy wonderful backgrounds you can make!

Why have I not tried these stencils for card making before??

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It was so easy to use a Blending Brush and add some ink. You could cover the whole card layer, but I really liked the look of it partially stenciled and then fading away.

Today’s video is loaded with tips on using stencils for card making! I think you’ll want to add some stencils to your next order; they truly are a hidden gem in the catalog!

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Here’s A Quick Way To Make Monochromatic Masculine Cards

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I was able to make 2 monochromatic masculine cards with the new ‘Reflected in Nature’ stamp set. This stamp is amazing. Well, the whole stamp set is great, but the cabin image is incredible! Look at all that detail in one stamp.

It would be perfect for ANY occasion masculine card–just add the greeting of your choice. Plus, it comes with some pretty sweet greetings too!

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I kept my cards simple, to really let the beauty of the stamp shine! Pictures just do not do these justice. Make sure to check them out in the video to better see the detail.

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Wonder How to Layer Die Cuts To Make Attractive Cards? Don’t Miss This!

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I wanted to make a unique sympathy card so I decided to layer die cuts to get a unique look. I love to layer die cuts on greeting cards and then ‘build’ my card.

You can cut pieces out of different colored cardstock and then layer die cuts for either a masculine or feminine card.

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In today’s video I show how to “cut down” dies that are too big, as well as how to create beautiful cards with just stamps, ink and paper. You don’t always need to use Designer Series Paper (even though I often do!)

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Can You Believe A DIY Get Well Card Is This Easy To Make? | Free Card Tutorial Offer

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You can make this DIY Get Well card with amazingly easy steps and just a few supplies. Don’t need a Get Well Soon card? Simply change the greeting to fit your occasion and you’re good to go.

Besides this cheerful Get Well card do you know what else I have for you today? The opportunity to earn a FREE CARD TUTORIAL from October 1, 2021 to October 10, 2021–the tutorial contains 12 projects. Read all the details below.

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This bundle has been one of my favorites for the fall stamping season. Especially when you pull out those awesome fall colors. Make sure to check out the card I make on the video, as well as the 12 different cards that are a part of the tutorial. I give you a peak at them all in the video!

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Words of Encouragement Cards: How Your ‘Strong of Heart’ Cards Help

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I find myself needing ‘words of encouragement cards’ often these days. And guess what? Stampin’ Up! has the ‘Strong of Heart’ stamp set that gives you opportunity to help in more than one way.

Make these easy DIY Words of Encouragement Cards and support your family and friends going through a rough patch AND know that $3 from the sale of each ‘Strong of Heart’ stamp set goes to support heart health.

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I kept the stamping simple, which is perfect to create a quick card to put in the mail to someone who needs it.

In my video, I also share how to make the “messy bow” with the silver cord that is under the greeting plus a few other stamping tips that I am sure will help you with all your card making.

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Creativate Fall Online Stamping Retreat – Registration is Closed!

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The Creativate Fall Online Stamping Retreat is a great place to learn card making ideas, techniques and have a ton of fun!

WATCH FOR INFORMATION ABOUT OUR NEXT RETREAT IN JANUARY 2022. Make sure you have subscribed to my email newsletter to get all the details and be notified when registration is open.

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I am so excited to share that we just opened registration for the Fall Creativate Online Stamping Retreat. As always, each retreat we strive to make it better and better…..and this one is no exception.

You are going to want to register right away–LIKE RIGHT NOW! The retreat fun will begin on Monday and go all the way through Oct 23rd. That’s 4 weeks of creative inspiration!

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