Stampin' Up! Layered Lace Happiest Birthday Card

Hooray! Hooray! Lots of layered lace! Even with all the lace you can still put this card in an envelope and mail it!

I'm so happy to get back to the "pretty" cards! 

Now if it would only stop raining here I would be a super happy camper! I mean really. It's been over 3 weeks of rain here now. Almost continuous. I'm starting to feel a little moldy lol! When I pick up my papers, even they feel a little damp. 

I recently got some paperclay and a couple of molds, thinking they would make nice dimensional elements for cards. The first group I tried just wouldn't dry! I waited 3 days! Still damp! I finally put them in my oven and baked them at low temp for a couple hours. The molds were silicone so it was ok. I'm going to wait for the rains to stop before I attempt it again!

Back to the card.... it really is a pretty feminine one. My neighbor loved it and wanted one to send off to a friend of hers!

Click here to see the video!

Stampin' Up! Colorful Seasons Relaxing Father's Day Card

Here it is! The last of my Father's Day cards! 

I had this card all designed, made and video'd and then I saw almost exactly the same card in the Stampin' Up! 2018 Annual catalog. Did I see this card before and maybe kept it in my mind? I dunno but after video'ing I was sure as heck going to use it! I justify it because I do demo a technique idea for making sparkly sand and the torn paper surf is different and pretty cool!

See the video here!

Stampin' Up! Marbled Tiles Father's Day Card

Boy, oh boy, will I be glad when I get the last of my Father's Day cards posted! I'm ready to get back to lace and flowers! lol

This is the next to last card I've video'd for Father's Day and I do like the way it came out! It's a fun way to use the Marbled background stamp! 

You can find the video here!

Stampin' Up! Basic Ink Colors for Flowers Challenge

One of my viewers (Hi Estee!) asked what would be the best 8 Stampin' Up! ink flower colors for someone just starting out in card making. What a question! It really make me think! lol I think I got it down to the very basics I couldn't do without and decided it was just as easy making a video as to answer her question in print. So right off I messed up the video by saying stamp sets not ink colors! Oh boy, I can be such a dope at times! I posted it anyway. 
I figured she probably isn't the only one trying to decide what to start out with and I made a few other suggestions for beginners. 

These are all the colors Stampin' Up! will have starting in June when the 2018 Annual catalog goes live!

To watch the video click here

Stampin' Up! Waterfront Father's Day Card

Another card for Dad! It's always so hard to make "guy" cards! You can't use all the pretty lace and flowers! But I think this one will be so nice for the guy that likes outdoorsy, mountainy things! And the sentiment from MSE is so sweet!

To see the video click here!

How I store my cardstock....

So many ways to organize and store crafting supplies! I thought I'd share how I store my cardstock and scrap pieces. I use Avery (not the same as Avery Elle) Job Ticket Holders. They are 9 x 12" and a nice HEAVY plastic and are actually pockets. I put a label on the top left side because I tend to come at my papers from the right and that was the best place for me to be able to read the label. My papers go into these wonderful plastic pockets and as I get scraps they go right in the front of the pocket so I'm aware that I have scraps in that color!

I then store all of my pockets upright in Whitmor Magazine Storage Desk Organizers. I keep mine in alphabetical order.

You may prefer to arrange them by color family. You can see my watercolor pad there on the left!

Both the Job Ticket Holders and the magazine organizers are available on Amazon.com

Happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Artistically Asian Father's Day card

I'm going with an Asian look for this Father's Day card! It's super simple to make but still makes a beautiful serene statement. Now, listen.... this doesn't HAVE to be a Father's Day card, it could be used anytime you needed a more masculine card! Just switch out the sentiments!

***tip - if you like the colored rhinestone eyes and all you have on hand are clear ones you can color your rhinestones with colored Sharpies!

To watch the video click here.

Stampin' Up! Dad Jokes and Crazy Birds Father's Day Card

We love funny cards in my family and this one is pretty funny with lame dad jokes and crazy looking birds!

You would never know it by looking at it but it's fairly easy and goes together fast!

To see the video click here!

Stampin' Up! meets Heartfelt Creations - Under the Sea Birthday card

Stampin' Up! gets together with Heartfelt Creations again! And boy, does that make some gorgeous cards!  Let's take a little visit under the sea! 

I tend to make birthday cards because, really, we all use those a lot but this would make a wonderful Father's Day card too! Just switch out the sentiments! Yes, I know, Mother's Day isn't even here yet, but it IS time to start thinking about Father's Day cards!

Just click here to view the video!

Retiring colors list

I have the list of colors that are going to be retired and thought I should post them so that y'all have the opportunity to get the old style pads, reinkers, markers or cardstock. If you want to buy any of these you should do that as soon as you possibly can because when they are gone... they're gone!

On May 31, 2018, thirteen colors are retiring.

• Always Artichoke
• Chocolate Chip
• Elegant Eggplant
• Island Indigo
• Marina Mist
• Perfect Plum
• Pink Pirouette
• Rose Red
• Soft Sky
• Tangerine Tango
• Tempting Turquoise
• Wild Wasabi
• Wisteria Wonder

I'm not willing to let most of this list go! How can I get along without Wisteria Wonder or Tempting Turquoise... Perfect Plum... Marina Mist???? I could go on but you get the idea! I'll still be using the old colors but integrating the new ones so I can have a super duper ink palette! Some of you will be happy about that, some not so much, but that is my plan!

So bring on the new colors Stampin' Up! I'm dying to share them!

Happy Stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Petal Palette all Occasion Card

I've been thinking about butterflies a lot lately. Maybe it's because Heartfelt Creations came out with a Butterfly Dreams collection (which I don't use on this card!) or maybe it's because there have been a lot of butterflies visiting my backyard. Whatever the reason, I'm sharing this Wednesday card that uses Stampin' Up!'s Petal Palette stamp set.

You can use this layout for just about any occasion you can think of and it looks fresh and spring-y! Here's the video!

What to do with paper scraps.....

Step 1 Get all your scraps out. 
Step 2 Cut and punch them into a whole lotta shapes.
Step 3 Put them in a big plastic bin.
Step 4 Add one small boy

I keep a tape runner handy since some of his paper "things" get upgraded to sticky "things"! But best of all, this activity buys grandmom a few moments of rest! 

Take care and Happy Stampin'!

Floating Butterfly Mother's Day Card

The butterfly really does appear to just float above the card! It's amazingly sturdy too! I've given the butterfly quite the workout 'cause I just can't stop myself from giving it a little flick to make it jiggle! 

I've used a couple things you may need some help finding. I got both the Mother's Day Stamp set and the Justrite Script Background stamp on Amazon.com. Click on their names above and it should link you to them 😉

To view the video click here!

Have a Happy Crafting Day!