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Silver Sparkle Meets Everything is Rosy
I have been working on the cards for my Everything is Rosy Medley stamp a stack class coming up this weekend. I am trying to make lots of project ideas with the Everything is Rosy kit so I can pick my favorite 6 to share in the class. There are so many great pieces and options with the medley kit, that I wanted to do lots of playing!
Usually I stay within the confines of the core colors used in the collection – Night of Navy, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, and Rose Gold. But, I decided to switch things up a bit and try out some different colors when creating this card.
This was supposed to be a simple card that was just a Granny Apple Green card base with the black matted patterned paper and the Striped Metallic Ribbon. But then it “needed something”, so I added the silver glimmer paper. Then the background needed more, so I embossed with the Dot to Dot embossing folder…. then some of the Melon Mambo ribbon from the kit snuck in… then we needed more bling so I added some rhinestones. 🙂
Does that ever happen to you? You make a card but then keep adding bits here and there because it “needs something”? ha ha!
In the end, I like it and think it turned out rather nice. But what do you think? Is this a card you would make and use, or it is too busy for you? I’d love for you to leave a comment and share what your card style is!
Just a reminder – the Everything is Rosy product medley kit is only available in the month of May and while supplies last! You get so much in the kit and can make so many projects with it! Which is great because the paper and the ribbon are soooo pretty.
Supplies List:

Everything Is Rosy Product Medley
[150059]

Dot To Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
[148533]

Big Shot
[143263]

Black/Silver 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Striped Metallic Ribbon
[148486]

Silver Glimmer Paper
[146960]

Classic Label Punch
[141491]

Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[146990]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
[121045]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
[100730]

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad
[147051]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad
[147095]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
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May 16, 2019
An Anytime Love card with Going Global
We always think of sending cards when it is someone’s birthday or anniversary or Christmas. But what about all those other times of the year? People do amazing things, or are just awesome for being a part of your life… so why note surprise them with a note to tell them how special they are and how glad you are in their life?
This is another one of my big projects I want to start up this year… just because and you are awesome cards. In this busy and bustling world we are in right now, how great would it feel to go to the mailbox and tucked in amongst the bills and junk mail is a little hand crafted surprise. Love it!
So, this card today, is an idea to create a card just for that using the Going Global stamp set. I made the center piece by stamping the globe image with Crumb Cake (to keep it light) and then punched with my 2” circle punch. Then just stamp your sentiment from the same set on top using Early Espresso ink. And you know me, I just had to add some glitz by dropping a rhinestone into the center of one of the Classy Designer Buttons and popping that onto my sentiment with a glue dot. Just makes it fancier don’t you think?
I also had to add in a pop of color and LOVE LOVE LOVE this Watermelon Wonder Stitched Satin ribbon. It is so pretty and soft in person!
Tip – When adhering your ribbon to the front of your card, only put adhesive down under where you will have your scalloped circle for the sentiment! If you run adhesive down the full length of the ribbon, it will start making strange bumps as it glues down over the embossed background. It is so much prettier fluttering losely at the bottom.
One last tip for you. I embossed a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the hearts embossing folder and attached it to the Very Vanilla card base. So help the layers stand out, I sponged the edge of the embossed layer. However, if you sponge AFTER you emboss, you have a higher chance of the paper tearing where it is embossed. So, you may want to sponge the paper FIRST and then emboss to minimize tearing.
Are you coming to the retreat? The Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend signs ups are due soon!
>> Get all the details here! <<
Just a reminder that the deadline to sign up for this is coming up in less than a week! The tables are filling up, so make sure you’ve saved your spot!
Retreat in a Box option is coming soon too!
If you can’t come because you are out of town or can’t travel, I’ll be offering a Retreat in a Box so you can play along at home. I’Il be posting the details tomorrow so check back for that!
Product List

Going Global Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$27.00

Going Global Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$19.00

Happy Heart Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$7.50

2" Circle Punch
$18.00

2-3/8" Circle Scallop Punch
$18.00

Classy Designer Buttons
$6.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments
$5.00

Watermelon Wonder 1" Stitched Satin Ribbon
$8.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$8.50

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
$7.00

Big Shot
$110.00
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April 8, 2016
CASE This – Clean and Simple Thank You Card with Layered Letters
As I’ve been working on getting my crafty mojo back – I swear, when you take time off from creating, it gets a little creaky getting back into it – I realized that what really helps me is a cute and simple card that I can CASE (you know, Copy and Share Everything) to help me get back in the groove and refreshed. So, I discovered this card that I had put together back when I first got my Layered Letters Stamp Set and knew it was the perfect card to help get back in the groove.
Tips for making this card:
- The awesome thing about this stamp set is that you can make it say ANYTHING in ANY color you’d like! There is a circle and a rectangle in the stamp set that are exactly the right size for layering behind any of the letters.
- In this case, I grabbed the new 2015-2017 In Colors to create my color palatte. If you are struggling to pick some colors, you can always be confident that you can grab a few colors from a single color family (brights, subtles, neutrals, regals, in colors) and mix & match. They are designed to be all in the same color tones and so work great together.
- Just because you are using an alphabet stamp set doesn’t mean all the letters on your card need to be from it! Mix and match fonts too! I used the “you” from the Work of Art stamp set to finish out my “Thank You” sentiment.
- Add a little fun and whimsy with the teeny flowers with a rhinestone center. These flowers come from the Tree Builder punch and are great mini accents for your card. Especially when you make flowers in the cardstock that matches the ink!
Easy peasy and you don’t even need to cut complicated layers! Just a simple card base, some stamps, and a little bit of fun with punches and you are good to go!
Get the Mojo Flowing by Stamping with Me!
Another awesome way to get your creative juices flowing is to try out a stamping class! I am finishing publishing my class listing for Aug-December today and I have LOTS of fun classes and events coming up both for IN PERSON stamping or CLASSES BY MAIL!
- Join me in person! I run most of my classes in the Bellevue and Redmond,WA areas (near Seattle) and you can check out my class listing on my Bellevue-Redmond Card Makers Meetup group to see what is coming and RSVP!
- Take a Class by Mail! I will also have 1-2 classes per month that are also available as a class by mail. So even if you can’t join me here in the Seattle area you can participate from the comfort of your home. See what is available on the Classes by Mail page. (note this will be updated will the full listing this afternoon)
Project Supplies Used:

Layered Letters Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp
Price: $27.00

Work Of Art Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Price: $30.00

Work Of Art Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Price: $22.00

Tree Builder Punch
Price: $18.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Price: $5.00

2015-2017 In Color 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock & Classic Stampin’ Pads Kit
Price: $32.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Price: $8.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Price: $6.00

2-Way Glue Pen
Price: $4.50
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August 19, 2015
One Tag Fits All Gift Toppers & Fun from the Sale-a-Bration Celebration
A week ago, I held my Sale-a-Bration Celebration – my customer appreciation event to thank everyone for supporting me and stamping with me. Because without you all, my crafting and business would be pretty sad and boring! I was inspired by the idea of a rhinestone gift topper by Dawn Snowangel and so I decided these would be perfect gifts for everyone who earned an invite to my event:
Tips for making this project:
- The Top Note Die makes a perfect sized topper for the top of Pearls and Rhinestone packages! Score it the long way to make it easy to fold.
- Adhere your Top Note with Fast Fuse or Sticky Strip straight to your package.
- Layer the Notetag punch and the Scallop Tag Topper punch for a fun gift tag.
- The “You’re a Gem” sentiment from One Tag Fits All is perfect to go with the rhinestones!
- Get Golden! Use the gold washi tape (watercolor wonder washi), gold sequin trim, and Gold Foil paper for the gem to really coordinate everything.
- When stamping on Gold Foil, use Stazon to make sure it doesn’t smear later!
Don’t Miss Them! These items from the project are retiring!

Top Note Bigz Die
Price: $21.95

Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape
Price: ~~$4.95~~ $2.48

Sticky Strip
Price: $6.95
Want to see what we were up to at the event?
They made two make & take projects – a butterfly card
And a Sheltering Tree card (Don’t worry, I’ll be posting the cards close up this week!)
They played “Guess the Retiring Stamps” game (see all the retiring stamps here)
And studied for the “Guess the Colors” game
Some people didn’t study and just made it up as they went along
And of course there were goodies and lots of fun for everyone! And those folks who couldn’t join us because they lived too far away got their gifts and projects mailed to them because they still deserved the love too!
Oh, and I had WINNERS!
- Guess the Retiring Stamps Game – Kelsey was the big winner by getting all 10 of her guesses right! Maybe she has some secret inside line to Stampin’ Up….
- Guess the Colors Game – Trisha & Saundra (not using the catalog) tied with 10 right! Shannon (using the catalog) got 16 right!
And if you are curious, here are all the colors they had to guess!
I did have fancy sheets all printed out and ready to take with me, but I totally left them on the floor of my craft room, so enjoy our fancy grid paper sheets.
Project Supplies Used:
Easy shopping anytime! Click the images below to see the item in the online store.

One Tag Fits All Wood Stamp Set
Price: $24.95

One Tag Fits All Clear Stamp Set
Price: $17.95

Top Note Bigz Die
Price: $21.95

Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape
Price: $4.95

Sticky Strip
Price: $6.95

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments
Price: $4.95

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch
Price: $22.95

Note Tag Punch
Price: $16.95

Gold Sequin Trim
Price: $4.95

Gold Foil Sheets
Price: $3.95

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
Price: $8.50

Glue Dots
Price: $4.95

Fuse Fast Adhesive
Price: $9.95

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
Price: $5.95

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad
Price: $7.95
Supply List
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April 27, 2015
My Favorite Banner Card Yet!
I just realized this morning that I hadn’t shared this card yet and I love it so much that I figured I needed to fix that!
This is my favorite card yet that I’ve made with the Sale-a-Bration set Banner Blast and I know a lot of it is the color… and the bling… and the sentiment. Ahhh, don’t you just love it when a card comes together for you?!
Isn’t Bermuda Bay and Basic Black a GORGEOUS color combination?? I just loved the colors and so I wanted to keep the whole card to those tones.
From the sentiment that I love from the See Ya Later stamp set – “I don’t believe it’s your birthday. You don’t look any older than you did last year.” to the clean white background to show off the banners.
Now, I don’t know why it took this long for me to think of stamping one of the Banner Blast pennants onto colored cardstock… for some reason I kept only stamping a colored ink onto white cardstock. But look at how great the black ink looks on the Smoky Slate cardstock:
I also connected the banner by adding rhinestones instead of bakers twine or some other line. Just the right amount of glitz.
Yes, both of these stamps sets are only available during Sale-a-Bration, so don’t forget there is only 1 week left to get them free with a $50 order! Shop online and then pick out your favorite free item(s) and they will appear in your box!
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March 23, 2014
Stacked Die cuts for a Cool Ombre Effect
I was working on cards for an upcoming card class for The Scrapyard Chicks April Workshop and one great technique Kerry mentioned was stacking die cuts to get a cool ombre or rainbow effect on your cards and projects. It looked so simple but just a neat effect that I just had to try it!
I decided to make life easy on myself and I started out with a bigshot die that can handle multiple pieces of cardstock at the same time (got to love those Bigz dies!!) So, I grabbed my Beautiful Butterflies die and got to work creating this card:
I kept the card really simple so that the butterfly and the subtle colors would stand out. It is just a plain white cardbase with a strip of white cardstock that has been embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder.
Then I picked a few colors to make the butterfly. I cut out 3 die cuts of each color– Calypso Coral (darkest), Crisp Cantaloupe (medium), and Blushing Bride (lightest) and then glued them together. And you know when you use the thick dies in the Big Shot you can cut all the sheets of the same color out at the same time, right? So, it only took a few runs through the machine to get my diecuts all done!
Then I cut out 1 die cut of Whisper White to place on the top of the stack.
Glue them together and add a string of rhinestones just a hint of glitz. I kept it to only 3 pieces of paper per color just to keep the die cut from not being too tall off my card, but you could add more sheets and more colors to make them stand out even more!
So, have some fun with your Big Shot, dies, and some cardstock and see what fun creations you can come up with.
March Online Stamp Club Hostess Code – XEWP4DFD
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Stampin’ Up supplies uses. Click any photo for more details:
Big Shot Die-Cut Machine
$99.95
Beautiful Butterflies Stampin’ Up! Bigz Die
$21.95
Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die
$7.95
Blushing Bride 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$6.95
Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$6.95
Calypso Coral 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock
$6.95
Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents
$4.95
Sweet Essentials Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$14.95
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March 12, 2014
Elegant Congratulations Graduation Card
Last week I held my Dads and Grads class and as I was trying to plan my cards I realized that I had no idea what colors people would want or need for their graduation card. So, it quickly turned into an elegant black and white card that could be used for any school out there.

The part I love is that you can take off the diploma and add some pretty flourish or flower and you have a lovely wedding card or congratulations for just about any occasion! But if you wanted to make this card, the diploma is simply cutting a square of cardstock and rolling it tightly.

My trick is to roll it all the way up and then unroll it slightly so that you can use a glue dot to hold the roll in place. Then you will have no problem tying the ribbon around the paper for a finishing touch! Then adhere to your card with glue dots. Easy peasy!
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Elegant Congratulations Graduation Card Recipe
Stamps: Curly Cute
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White cs, Basic Black cs
Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes Embossing Folder, Glue dots, Basic Black 1/4” grosgrain ribbon, Basic Rhinestones
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June 13, 2012
Yet Another Betsy’s Blossom Card…now with Framelits
Ok, apparently I’m a fan of the Betsy’s Blossom stamp set. 🙂 Here is another card that I made recently with it…. again, highlighting some of the new and cute designer series paper. 🙂 Though this time it is the Floral District paper. I thought it could stand on it’s own pretty well don’t you think?

I stamped a Rich Razzleberry bird from Betsy’s Blossom and then a sentiment from the Bitty Banners stamp set. Then the coolest part… BANNER FRAMELITS!!! Yay for cute banners that are no work at all to cut out!!! See, look at how nicely they match:
Itty Bitty Banners Stamp set
Banners Framelits
See, how stinkin easy is that? 🙂
Any way, I also pulled out my trusty vellum for a nice way to help the stamped images stand out without distracting from the patterned background. Sure I know this card is simple but I love it anyway!
Have you tried the Banner framelits and if so what do you think? Do you love them as much as I do?

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Floral District Thank You Card Recipe
Stamps: Betsy’s Blossom, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Grey
Paper: Floral District dsp, Whisper White cs, So Saffron cs, Rich Razzleberry cs, Vellum cs
Accessories: Big Shot, Banner Framelits, Glue dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones
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June 4, 2012
The 2011 Catalog is Here!
Yay! The new catalog is officially launched and online. I am still debating over which of the cool new stamps and papers I have to have now; but I wanted to make sure you had a chance to check out all the fun new stuff yourself. Plus, don’t forget, I’m offering free shipping through July 5th!
Some of my favorites so far include the new Pennant Punch to make cute little banners on cards and scrapbook pages, the new In Colors, ruffled ribbon, and too many stamps to count. If you want to see everything that is new, you can see it all together online here.
In the meantime, here is another card I made recently using the new In Colors and the fun new scallop ribbon. Enjoy!

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July 1, 2011