Tag: jennifer blomquist

  • LAST DAY for Great Sale-a-Bration Specials!

    LAST DAY for Great Sale-a-Bration Specials!

    So, today I have to put out the LAST CALL for taking advantage of the Sale-a-Bration promotions.  Stampin’ Up always runs this incentive during the first 3 months of the year, giving you a chance to get free stamps and papers, including exclusive items that are made only for this promotion. Plus, if you are thinking…

  • Pretty Tone-on-Tone Backgrounds with Delicate Details

    Pretty Tone-on-Tone Backgrounds with Delicate Details

    March is fast coming to a close and that means we only have 2 days left of Sale-a-Bration and the chance to get some of these cute sets like the Delicate Details stamp set! It has so many possibilities including lace borders, emboss-resist techniques, etc.  But my favorite idea with it – and one of…

  • Embossing Two Ways with Dragonfly Dreams

    Embossing Two Ways with Dragonfly Dreams

    When I had a hostess ask me this month to use Dragonfly Dreams for one of her event cards, I smiled and said “of course!”  Then I did my best Winnie the Pooh impression and sat at my craft table poking my head and saying “think, think, think”.  I had played a little with this…

  • Masculine Birthday Card Idea with Balloon Adventures

    Masculine Birthday Card Idea with Balloon Adventures

    With so many great flowers and lace stamps and dies, sometimes I have a hard time finding a  Masculine birthday card in my stash.  So, when I was designing a card for my recent Stamping Bingo event, I decided to fix that problem!  I love this Balloon Adventures stamp set and especially that it fits…

  • Saying Hello with Foxy Friends and the A Little Foxy Suite

    Saying Hello with Foxy Friends and the A Little Foxy Suite

    Happy Monday! I’m back today to share with you a fun Foxy Friends card that I’ve been sitting on for a while.  And by sitting on for a while, I mean, I made this at my LAST Northwest Crafty Retreat Weekend in the fall!  We have our next retreat coming up at the end of…

  • Fun Embossing Technique & Valentine’s Day Special!

    Fun Embossing Technique & Valentine’s Day Special!

    Happy Valentine’s Day!  I am running so far behind but I wanted to make sure to get this post up for you… not just because I have a special Valentine’s Day Promotion at the end of the post!  But I also love this technique – it was one of the designer paper techinques from January’s…

  • Spotlight Collage Technique with Inside the Lines Paper

    Spotlight Collage Technique with Inside the Lines Paper

    Hello!  I’m back to share with you a fun and easy card that shows a neat Spotlight technique.  So, if you’ve seen the spotlight technique before, it is the idea of having a larger black and white area – usually filled in with line art images – and then coloring in just a little bit…

  • Vintage Celebration Card with Carousel Birthday

    Pattern paper can really make a card interesting and fun… but don’t think you have to stick to rectangles and mats!  Play with your patterns and use them to create different shapes in your backgrounds.  Like this Carousels & Cupcakes designer paper, it makes the perfect backdrop for the pretty and vintage Carousel Birthday stamp…

  • A Chic Just For You Card with the Falling in Love Suite

    A Chic Just For You Card with the Falling in Love Suite

    Do you remember the Bokeh technique?  The big trend for making your cards look like they had the out of focus light spots?  Well, I shared how to make your own in this blog post, but sometimes I want to go the quick route and just use pretty paper like this Falling in Love designer…

  • Valentines with Love Sparkles & a Blog Hop!

    Valentines with Love Sparkles & a Blog Hop!

    Lets keep the blogging streak going (because you know 2 days out of 2 is something! ha ha!) and today is a fun day because it is Blog Hop day!  I’m joining forces with some of my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers team to share with you some fun Valentine’s Day project ideas!

  • Party Animal Suite Festive Birthday Pop-Up Card

    Ready for something new?  How about a fun pop-up birthday card?! The new Stampin’ Up Occasions Catalog has a lot of fun Suites, and if you like bright colors and birthday supplies that are great for kids or masculine cards, then the Party Animal suite is your place to be.   I got to play…

  • New Project Ideas and 2017 Occasions Catalog Product Samplers!

    New Project Ideas and 2017 Occasions Catalog Product Samplers!

    The new year is here and I’m trying to get back into my blogging groove.  I had my first card class of the year last night, and it was such a blast to hang out with a bunch of fun ladies and stamp and gab and get just a little bit silly! So, while I…