One thing I love about going to Stampin’ Up! Events is that you get to play with new products! My Painted Poppies Birthday Card is one of the cards that we made at OnStage in November. Love the new Peaceful Poppies Suite! For this card I even coloured the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon with a Dark Old Olive… Read more »
Today I am sharing with you my Cardinal Card using the Toile Christmas Bundle. I was asked to present my colouring techniques at Stamp-a-Rama, a local event for 100 participants, in October and this is one of the cards that I made for it. If you are interested, I have included a PDF of my notes from the event at… Read more »
Today I am sharing with you my cute wooden ornaments that I made using the Snowman Season Photopolymer Stamp Set and the beautiful Nature’s Beauty Cling Stamp Set. I coloured these for a presentation on how to use Blends that I did recently. It’s amazing what you can colour with your Blends besides paper! I have seen Gold Metallic-Edge Ribbon,… Read more »
Today I am sharing with you my Deck the Halls Card that I presented at my Leader’s Demonstrator Meeting this past week. I also made a video on how I made this card that can be found at the bottom of this post. The card uses the beautiful Brightly Gleaming Suite. I couldn’t resist copper embossing the sentiment to match… Read more »
Today I am sharing with you my Gingerbread House Centre-Step Card using the Yummy Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Cuckoo Clock Dies to create a fun winter scene. This card uses a fun-fold called a centre-step and looks very impressive when the card is open. There is a link to the centre-fold template at the end of this document. I thought… Read more »
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian Carding Buddies! Thought I would share a card using the Cardinal from the Toile Christmas Bundle for a Thankful Cardinal Card. I had a lot of fun colouring him with my Blends! Supplies: Stamps: Toile Christmas (cling 150469), Country Home (Photopolymer 147678) Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad (147111) Paper:… Read more »
I have been asked to provide a Double Point Card Tutorial. So, here it is. There are lots of little surprises in this double point card. You get to lift the stitched nested labels to see the first sentiment and then you get to open the actual card to find another one! To learn how I made this double point… Read more »
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Kiddie Birthday Card using the Kiddin’ Around Bundle and the Just Kiddin’ 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up! I am pleased to see that the Kiddin’ Around Stamp Set and the Kiddin’ Around Dies are carrying over to the new Catty! Yay! I was honoured to be asked to present… Read more »
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Vintage Christmas Card using the Saint Nicholas Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the Saint Nicholas Stamp Set and the Saint Nicholas Dies. My card was designed for a swap of the September-December 2023 Mini Catalogue. The Details of My Vintage Christmas Card For my card, I decided to make a vintage feel… Read more »
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Va Shopping Card using the Les Shoppes Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! The Details of My Card When I saw this Suite in the Annual Catty, this card immediately popped into my head! Lol! It’s a double Z fold card with the shops running along the cobbled Z part. For my card, I… Read more »
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Spec-Taco-Lar Card using the Taco Fiesta Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! I am so happy the Rays of Light Stamp Set carried over with the Taco Fiesta Stamp Set! The Details of My Card For my card, I decided to make a Floating Card by using the cute images from the Taco Fiesta Stamp… Read more »
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Magical Birthday Card using the retiring Friendly Gnomes Stamp Set and the retiring Gnomes Dies by Stampin’ Up! My card is using several items that are retiring! There is only a few more days left! So, don’t miss out! Get them while you can! The Details of My Card For my card, I… Read more »
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Friends Forever Cards using the Abigail Rose Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! with two different backgrounds. I was honoured to be asked to present my colouring with Stampin’ Blends at a Playdate for fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. I presented my colouring several times so that I had enough roses to create multiple cards…. Read more »
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Oh, Happy Day Cards using the Rain or Shine Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! I created two shaker cards. One was for a swap of the Mini Catalogue and the other was a faux-shaker card. Same design, but with different ways to make a shaker card. The Details of My Cards I had… Read more »
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Wintery Christmas Barn using the Christmas Barn Bundle by Stampin’ Up! which includes the Christmas Barn Stamp Set and the Barn Dies. The Details of My Card For my card, I decided to make a faux centre-step card to allow enough room for the barn to fit on the centre panel. I created… Read more »