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Stampin’ Up! Color Refresh!

Well it doesn't happen often, but every few years, Stampin' Up! updates their color line by adding and removing colors. Usually, they only add current and former In-Colors, however this time, they are adding a new light gray (remember Going Gray?)... I loved that color for shading (especially the marker). Watch the video for the absolute BEST explanation of the new makeup of the 40 Stampin' Up! ... View Post

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Wow… Digital Scrapbooking Newly Revised and On Sale!

Stampin' Up! has unveiled MDS 2, with more than 75 new features... and more to come in future updates (see video below)!  If you want a quick and easy way to deal with those dozens (hundreds?) of digital photos--put them in a fully designed album and send them off to print into a bound book, ALL THROUGH Stampin' Up!'s awesome software. BONUS. BONUS. BONUS. Stampin' Up! has an online forum ... View Post

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Bordering On Romance Card

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this set (which retires with the Occasions Mini Catalog on April 30th), will come back in the 2012-13 Catalog... here's to hoping! The set 'Bordering on Romance' was featured in these posts (#1, #2 & #3) as projects for my SAB stamp festival.  Get it while you can!  Those of you coming to my Stampers Xpress tonight will be making this! Accessories to make ... View Post

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Wedding Petite Purse favor

Isn't this lovely?!  Another awesome project made with Stampin' Up!'s Petite Purse die... available as a pre-buy before it isn't available until the new catalog in June. And I've been asked by quite a few people what the dimensions and the purse (without the handle) is--it measures about 3 x 2 1/2 x 1 inches. Crank out as many as you need of these lovely purses as a wedding favor... and ... View Post

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Apothecary Art Designer Cut Birthday Card

I totally love this set (do you notice I am stuck on a roll with it)... and isn't the cardstock awesome?!  The Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog has a new card and envelopes set 'Designer Cuts' which features four each of two stunning laser cut vanilla cards.  My TOTAL favorite is this lacy bottom... I sponged it with Crumb Cake ink to give it an antique look. I did a video here on how to ... View Post

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Bordering on Romance Card

This awesome set, Bordering On Romance (new Occasions Mini Stamp Set) is used in this sample of one of the cards we will be making at my Sale-A-Bration Rubber Stamp Festival on Saturday, February 25th.  If you are in the Pa/Md/Delaware area, be sure to spend the morning with us and a whole lot of stamping fun! The cardstock is Pink Pirouette as well as the marker.  You can achieve the two-tone ... View Post

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Leadership 2012 Display Boards

I got some exceptional photos at Leadership this year. I did miss 'actual' display boards (they didn't have them), but they had a lovely display of samples that Stampin' Up! put out. I also got some great shots of the set 'contest' entries and the demonstration shots from the overhead screens. There are 300+ photos in all (at least 8 pages). To view without the 'lightbox' effect (and view at ... View Post

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Gently Falling ‘Giving Thanks’ card

I just simply love this new set of outline/inline stamps 'Gently Falling' from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. In fact, I actually got my act together and created a video (if you are reading this via Feedburner mail, you can't see the video). [iframe http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ey6blvabpqI?rel=0 560 315] You'll see that my hand is bandaged... I got the idea to give my cat a flea-bath. ... View Post

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Manhattan Flower Bride Dress Card

Isn't this an awesome idea?  I just had to CASE the bride dress idea I received from a swap at convention where Betty Button,  Hinesburg, Vt., made a wedding dress from detail on the Manhattan Flower embossing folder (#114517). I opted to make my card Vanilla on Vanilla and used the new Beau Chateau designer paper and coordinating Marina Mist cardstock and ink.  How simple!!! What you might ... View Post

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Noteably Ornate Card

This is one of my favorite cards in a long time.  And with Mother's Day just around the corner, wouldn't this make a fabulous card for that special woman (with a different greeting, of course!). This is made with the 'Noteably Ornate' stamp set from the Stampin' Up! 2010-11 Idea Book & Catalog.  I have included all of the materials below, but I am pulling a 'blank' on what set the 'Friend' ... View Post

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Easter Blossoms Card

Can you believe that I didn't really like this set the first time I saw it?  Well, I got over that! This simple geometrical layering and side tied bow make a faster card than you think.  Cut a bunch of the layers and you can put together 10 of these pretty quickly! This set, Easter Blossoms, from Stampin' Up!'s Occasions Mini Catalog is available through April 30th. Below are the ... View Post

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Good Cheer Paper Bag Gift Keeper

I'd say that this paper lunch bag never looked so good! I love the 'rustic' colors in the 'Deck the Halls' designer series paper and have used them in the color scheme of this easy 'paper bag' gift bag. I have included a short photo step-by-step of how this bag was made (click images for larger view): Cut the paper down to 5 3/4 inches high.  Line the back of the paper bag with ... View Post