Labor Day Weekend already? Seems appropriate to think about fall today, so here are two fall cards from this week’s Card Buffet. The thinlit circle card on the left uses Sweater Weather designer paper and the Magnificent Maple stamp from the Holiday Catalog. On the right, the stamp set is … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Two New Things from Stampin’ Up!
Papillon Potpourri is one of the most popular sets Stampin’ Up! has to offer, and you can get it now thru Sept 30 with the Bitty Butterfly punch at a 15% savings. See the flyer for details. Also, Stampin’ Up! released September’s “Best of…” a few days early. It is … Continue reading
Perfect Blend Gift Card Holder
As promised, another “Perfect Blend” sample today. I know you are going to love this gift card holder! The flap pulls the gift card into view as it opens. This is Lorri Heiling’s design, and she has a YouTube video with instructions here. Of course, you are wondering what kind … Continue reading
Perfect Blend Convention Swap CASE
This design is easily the most requested card for this week’s Card Buffet. It is an exact CASE of a card I received as a convention swap, and that swap was simply marked, “Handstamped by Terry”. Terry, we love it!! Notice how the card base is actually the Crumb Cake … Continue reading
Pedal Praise
August’s Paper Pumpkin kit gives you everything you need to make these four cards as shown. They are clean and simple, and they go together in a half hour or less because the card is already designed and pieces prepared! The kit came with the “Pedal Praise” stamps (bike and … Continue reading
Summer Flowers
Don’t have a flower punch? No problem! Use your circle punches, and notch the circles with scissors, or as I did here with the Pennant Builder Punch. These circles are 1 3/4″, 1 3/8″ and 1″. Now that the kids are back in school, the weather is summery again, so … Continue reading
Sunflower Twisted Easel Card
This was one of yesterday’s club projects – I couldn’t resist taking my leftovers out into the sunshine to create my own little field of sunflowers! These are “twisted easel” cards. The basic construction is shown below. You start with a folded piece of cardstock, cut with the largest floral … Continue reading
Photopolymer Stamps
Waterfall cards provide a great format to show off coordinating stamps. If you are not familiar with them…pulling the strip causes a cascading effect that reveals all of the images. These are images from the photopolymer set, Settin’ Sail. We are making “Fun Folds” this weekend in my new Stamp … Continue reading
Halloween Hello Treats
We made these treats at a workshop in Columbus yesterday – they would be great in any colors, for any occasion. There is a small Hershey bar inside, but you could substitute any small, flat candy or gum. I saw this idea on Dawn Olchefske’s blog; she used Chiclets. Start … Continue reading