Masculine Cards Using Winter Woods Stamp Set

Card Tutorial with Jackie Bolhuis. Need quick greeting card design ideas for masculine cards? I've several to share with you today and even more ideas in the blog archives! #cardmaking #stampinupcards #jackiebolhuis #klompenstampers

Do you struggle with masculine cards?  I know I do and I am always looking for good “all occasion” stamps that I can use to make them.  Why is making cards for the guys so hard?  Probably because I love stamping flowers and “pretty stuff.”  If you struggle like I do, I know you are … Read more

Quick And Easy Masculine Cards

Quick & Easy Masculine Card Design Ideas with Jackie Bolhuis

Quick and easy masculine cards is what we’re talking about today and you might be surprised by one of the stamp sets I’m using! I don’t know about you, but I always struggle to make masculine cards. For one, they are just not as “pretty” to make because I love flowers and everything “girly.”  But we … Read more

How to Make a Birthday Card Using Broadway Birthday Bundle

How to Make a Birthday Card Using Broadway Birthday Bundle

Today, I have lots of tips and instructions on how to make a birthday card using Broadway Birthday Bundle. When you open up your Stampin’ Up! catalog to page 68 it screams the color pink.  Well, I am here to tell you that Broadway Birthday does not have to be pink!  This is a fabulous … Read more

2 Fall Card Design Ideas Using Blended Seasons

2 Fall Card Design Ideas Using Blended Seasons

One of the things that I absolutely LOVE about this stamp set is that you can make cards for so many different occasions. Today we are changing seasons! I’m sharing 2 fall card design ideas using Blended Seasons bundle.  The first card design idea is super quick & easy, but the other took some time … Read more

Design it With DSP – Tranquil Textures

Quick & Easy Cards with Designer Series Paper

Today’s Designer Series Paper cards feature the Tranquil Textures package of DSP.  This prints are fun and can be used with any stamps.  Perfect for quick and easy cards where you just want to add a greeting and be done!  I also added a little Linen Thread for an extra touch.  Today our Design it … Read more

Blog Hop – Design It With Garden Impressions Designer Paper

Garden Impressions Designer Paper

I can hardly contain myself to share with you my VERY FIRST ever BLOG HOP.  I have teamed up with an awesome group of international demonstrators, from all over the world, to come together to share projects once a month that feature a different Designer Series Paper (DSP.). We are kicking it off with the … Read more

Last Day To Reserve Your Paper Share

Designer Series Paper Share-Garden Impressions

Today is the last day to reserve your paper share and the last day to order from the 2017-2018 Annual Stampin’ Up! catalog.  It’s time to say good-bye to a lot of great stamp sets, papers, accessories and more.  If there were things you had your heart set on and have not order yet, make … 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

Stamparatus Basics Part 4

Video teaching how to use the Stamparatus

Welcome back!  It is day #4 of my Stamparatus Basics video series.  I hope you are learning lots of tips and techniques for using the Stamparatus and seeing how it truly can help make stamping simple!!!!  Today I will be showing how to create “motion” with repetitive stamp, as well as tips for stamping your … Read more

Stamparatus Basics Part 3

Video teaching how to use the Stamparatus

Welcome back!  It is day #3 of my Stamparatus Basics series.  The more I use this tool, the more in love I am falling.  It truly makes stamping so easy–and you all know that is what I am all about!  Each video is filled with tips, tricks & techniques.  Join me today for Stamparatus Basics … Read more