Fantastic card with the Merry Christmas stamp with a free project sheet & video

December 9, 2025

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The font on this Merry Christmas stamp sold me on it. Just a little bit of the fun, curviness I love.

This Merry Christmas stamp is a true classic with a bit of that Victorian feel to it. I don’t often keep retired stamps but I will keep this one! It’s on sale now too; while supplies last. Click here to see it.

I paired it with the Traditions of Christmas designer paper here. It’s discounted and on the Last Chance list here. However it’s currently out of stock but should be back next week.
A bit of holly and berries with some ribbon and you’re done! As you can see I added the same DSP to my envelope flap. Now that makes a card extra special!

This next one features the Need for Tweed designer series paper. See that here. Fun prints with lots of texture. It’s also on sale right now and available while supplies last.

I stamped the inside with greetings from the Traditional Labels stamp set.

Aren’t they a beautiful set of cards! I will be making more of these and it’s a bonus that it uses up a nice piece of designer paper. No hoarding it!

Here’s the free project sheet for you. Click here to download or print it.

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Under the Moon Dutch-door card with video & free project tutorial

June 3, 2024

I shared how to make this pretty card on last week's video. It features the Under The Moon stamp set which is what I refer to as a 'scene builder' set – one of my favorites to play with. It's super fun & easy to create with!

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See the two toned clouds & moon? I used sponge daubers and 'direct to ink' techniques for this. You can see how it's done in the video here or below.

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Below is the view when the card is open.

When making a Dutch door fold you have a few choices on adding the front half. You can make your 'door' an inch or so wider than 5 1/2" so you can add the score line. Or make it 11" wide and score it at 5 1/2". Or the other option is to cut a full size card – 4 1/4" X 11", score it at 5 1/2" and cut off the section you do not want.

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Here's the free project tutorial you can download & print: Download Under the Moon Dutch Door card

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My card stock colors include: Pretty in Pink, Night of Navy and White. To these I also added these inks: Azure Afternoon (water & sky) & Peach Pie (moon) and Smoky Slate (clouds).

See the Under the Moon stamp set here. I also used the Unbounded Love bundle for the greetings & dies seen here. Remember that starting Wednesday all stamp & die bundles are an extra 10% off and will be 20% off through June.

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Below is the video for this card tutorial and another. I hope you watch it to see how easy it is to create with this beautiful stamp set.

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Basic Beige; a beautiful new neutral color in our line. Last day for the In Color deal!

May 31, 2024
Everyone is loving the new Basic Beige color Stampin' Up! added to our basics line this year.

I created this card for a recent online swap I joined. It features one of my recent favorite sets; Wildflower Designs.

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I paired it with Copper Clay and White here. We have four new products in Basic Beige – card stock, ink, ink refill and ribbon. It's a beautiful neutral!

There are coordinating dies to go with this pretty set too. See this bundle here:

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Details on this card:
- The wood designer paper on the sides is from the Meandering Meadows 6" paper pack.
- The rectangle die-cut is from the Radiating Stitches dies which recently retired from our Online Exclusives.
- The background was made by stamping the little hashtag type stamp repeatedly in Basic Beige ink.
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A Little Latte cards – all made from leftovers on my desk!

May 30, 2024

I decided to have a staycation this last weekend. I rarely take a day off at home; it seems like the only time I take an entire day off is if I leave town. I tried my hardest to stay out of my studio on Saturday. I lasted until 5 pm; then I couldn't resist playing a bit.

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I had a bunch of fussy cut coffee cups in a baggie and thought they'd make great thank you cards. So I pulled out my A Little Latte designer paper pack and some extra greeting tags and made these cards.

The designer paper pieces were either strips or squares so I arranged the fussy cut coffee cups over the largest pieces. I think they turned out great for cards made without a plan!

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The only thing I purposefully prepped were the card bases and White textured layers (So Swirly embossing folder seen here). The rest are all scraps!

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Do you ever play with what's on your desk and get creative?

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