Welcome blog hoppers! This month’s blog hop theme is birthdays and today I’d like to show you three very different birthday cards that I made using three very different stamp sets! The first card features the Balloon Bash stamp set (which is definitely my favorite from the Occasions catalog). I CASE’d my previous birthday card and recreated it in Coastal Cabana … Read More
Three Last-Minute Valentines For Your Sweetie!
It’s Valentines Day (I know, it snuck up on me too). Unprepared? Here are three last-minute valentines for your sweetie or sweeties. An alternative Valentine from the Filled With Love Paper Pumpkin Kit (January 2015) The more I play with these stamps, the more I absolutely love the January 2015 Paper Pumpkin kit. Such great designs! So I challenged myself to use colors that … Read More
Big Day Stamp Set With A Little Ice Cream
Hello stampers! Today’s post is special — it’s my first time participating in a card making challenge! Today’s challenge is provided by CAS(E) This Sketch #109. Here’s the sketch: Here’s the first card I’m submitting. I used the Big Day stamp set, which is a Sale-A-Bration freebie! The ice cream cone was made by using the star balloon stamp from … Read More
Four fun ideas using the Hey Valentine set by Stampin’ Up!
Hey Valentine! And welcome Fun & Crafty blog hoppers! Need some ideas for cute kids valentine cards? I’ve got four ideas for you today using primarily one stamp set: Hey Valentine by Stampin’ Up! Hey Valentine Fox This stamp is my kids favorite and so I’ll lead with the card I made with this stamp, which my youngest daughter absolutely … Read More
Butterfly Valentine
Hello stampers! Today’s project is a simple butterfly valentine that you can make very quickly at home. I made this gorgeous butterfly valentine using the new Butterflies Thinlits Dies (I just love these dies) and the Perpetual Birthday Calendar Photopolymer Stamps. Quite honestly, one of the only reasons I bought those stamps were for the scatter stamps included in the … Read More