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If you just want different options for the same overall design, stepping up is easy and fun. In fact, it’s a bit like baking. Sometimes you just want an easy boxed sheet cake with frosting, other days you crave a homemade recipe with layers, and for special days you go all out with fresh berriesContinue reading “Stepping It Up: Floating & Fluttering”

Beautiful flowers speak the language of the heart; tell someone just how much they mean to you with the Brushed Blooms Bundle. Use it to add elegant, feminine touches to your cards and papercrafting, or omit the flowers altogether and use the soft brushstrokes for an artistic appeal that’s ideal for everyone. Schedule a classContinue reading “Brushed Blooms Bundle”

The new annual catalog will be available to order from May 4th, 2021! They have all been shipped, if you didn’t get one feel free to order another. Here

Step up to the plate, take a swing, and knock it out of the park! With the Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit, it’s your turn to go to bat for all the people who’ve gone to bat for you. This month’s timeless kit with a “throwback” theme contains enough grand slam supplies to create nineContinue reading “Batter Up Paper Pumpkin”

Hydrangeas are certainly one of the most beautiful flowers on Earth. Like delicate globes filled with tightly packed blooms and quizzical names like mophead and lacecap, these flowers have the ability to change color over a period of days. To see one is to be transported back to a simpler, more romantic era when theContinue reading “#SimpleStamping with Hydrangea Haven”

Today we’re featuring masculine-themed projects made using the Handsomely Suited Stamp Set so you can hold a workshop featuring cards for amazing dads! Speaking of masculine themes, have you ever wondered where bow ties came from? It all started long ago, during the Thirty Years War in the 17th century. Croatian mercenaries wore scarves toContinue reading “Parts and Pieces: Handsomely Suited”

Is it okay to love dandelions? We certainly think so! There’s something about the silhouette and the wish-giving lore surrounding this golden flower that lend it special charm. (Did you know that the Victorians prepared sandwiches with it for afternoon high tea? P.S. It is actually considered an herb with many beneficial properties—so feel freeContinue reading “Dandy Wishes Step-by-Step”

You know what they say . . . imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Why not compliment someone today by CASEing their work? Find something you absolutely love about a card you see on Pinterest, social media, or in a Stampin’ Up! catalog—then use that inspiration to make something new and original!  Our conceptContinue reading “We’re on the CASE!”

Simply Succulents Bundle  Succulents are sprouting up everywhere, and it’s a great time to add them to your crafting with the Simply Succulents Bundle. There’s so much to love in this bundle—sentiments that can be used all year, beautiful image and die coordination, and even a large die you can use to create masks, multipleContinue reading “Simply Succulents Bundle “