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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What’s My Favorite New Fun Fold Card? The Easy Book Binding Card!

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I’m teaching you how to make a book binding card the easy way! Need a birthday card, a thinking of you card, thank you card? This fun fold card will work for any occasion! And it’s perfect to use up some of the Designer Series Paper in your stash.

You can make these Book Binding cards as simple, or as “stepped up” as you want. The base is the same, then just choose how much you want to decorate your card.

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This book binding card was presented as my very first YouTube Live. Don’t worry if you missed it, click the video below to watch the replay.

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Simple Handmade Card Designs

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Simple handmade card designs start with an easy layout or card sketch. I want to share with you how I’m inspired to create and how I take my first steps when creating a card. Sometimes, I look through the Stampin’ Up! catalog to get ideas. It’s filled with so many awesome ideas to get your … Read more

Simple Card Designs Are Inspired by the Best Ice Cream Corner

These simple card designs are inspired by the Best Ice Cream Corner suite of products. DIY cards with me and have some fun (calorie free)! Everyone loves ice cream and today that’s what our cards are all about. Great for making birthday cards for people of all ages.   

We are using the super fun Designer Series Paper (DSP) called ‘Ice Cream Corner’.  This paper just makes me want to run out and get an ice cream cone–even in the middle of winter!

Along with the paper, we are using the coordinating stamp set called ‘SWEET ICE CREAM’.  But it just gets yummier and yummier….it’s also my monthly blog hop.  That means you will get even more ideas with this designer paper when you hop along and view the projects my friends made. 

Simple card designs are a breeze with the Stampin' Up! Ice Cream Corner designer series paper.

Designer Series Paper Blog Hop

Make sure that after you watch my video and check out my projects, you hop around the world and visit all my international stamping friends to see what they made with this same paper.

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Simple Card Making Ideas | Tasteful Touches Stamp Set

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I’ve got simple card making ideas using the Tasteful Touches stamp set that you can make in minutes! Looking for handmade gift ideas? These work perfect! Today’s project is a fun set of notecards all packaged up pretty to be able to give as a gift.  I am using the Tasteful Touches stamp set along … Read more

Love Easy Card Making? Grab This Stamp Set Before It’s Gone

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Do you love easy card making ideas? Let me tell ya, you’re going to want to grab this stamp set before it’s gone. You can make classic, easy cards that never go out of style. Repeat of a Post From Last Year I will miss this stamp set so much so I decided to just … Read more

How to Keep it Simple in Card Making | 4 Stamp Sets Demonstrated

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Hello my stamping friends.  Are you ready to see how to keep it simple in card making?  I have 4 different cards to share, each using different stamps but the principle is the same–keep it simple! These cards fall into my SIP style of cards (Stamps, Ink & Paper)–basic supplies that give you fabulous DIY … Read more

5 Simple Monochromatic Cards You Can Make

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Boy do I have a lot to share with you, including 5 simple monochromatic cards you can make plus tips for stamping with large stamps.  Let me show you a fool proof method working with large stamps! I also want to remind you about the 2018-2020 In-Colors that will soon be retiring and it’s time … Read more

Let’s Explore Ways to Make Greeting Cards Quickly

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Let’s explore ways to make greeting cards quickly using a fabulous product called Memories & More card packs. Have you even noticed the Memories & More card packs in the catalog? They are a little hidden gem in the Stampin’ Up! product line that most people miss or forget about. This product is called “MEMORIES … Read more

Simple Cards for Men That Make Stamping so Easy

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Today I am sharing simple cards for men that make stamping so easy. These handmade greeting cards are made using an older stamp set that was gathering dust on my shelf–the Stampin’ Up! High Tide.  With it, I created 4 different cards to share. You are going to love these SIP cards that make stamping … Read more

Simple Greeting Cards: The Allure of the Blooms

Simple Greeting Cards: The Allure of the Blooms will have you falling in love with simple stamping! I have been enjoying sharing my SIP CARD (Stamps, Ink, & Paper) series with you and I love the feedback I am getting. THANK YOU to those who have taken the time to share that you are liking … Read more