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Technique Focus

Did you know you can color your stamps without using a single ink pad? It’s true! Instead of ink pads, you can use Stampin’ Write Markers to add color and variety to your stamps. For our card, we used a stamp from the Reasons to Smile Stamp Set as our focal point. We colored theContinue reading “Technique Focus”

Making a CASE for CASEing!

CASEing (Copy and Share Everything) is the quickest way we know to reach the creative zone—which is why our catalogs are filled with lovely samples to light up your imagination. Pick a card, and try to envision it with your own twist: some shimmery ribbon here, a different Designer Series Paper layer there—and before youContinue reading “Making a CASE for CASEing!”

Key to My Heart Paper Pumpkin

Remember to subscribe. Click HERE to get your Paper Pumpkin Valentine’s kit!! Seal your love this season with the Key to My Heart Paper Pumpkin Kit! This month’s kit represents the tradition of locking a padlock on a bridge to symbolize unbreakable love. It comes with everything you need to make 9 darling love-themed cards—3Continue reading “Key to My Heart Paper Pumpkin”

ENJOY CREATIVITY

Step it Up The Christmas season is the perfect time to send love to people you care about, and what better way than with a handmade card? Try spreading the love this season—you never know who may need it! CASUALWe kept this card super simple by adhering a 4-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (11.4 x 10.8 cm)Continue reading “ENJOY CREATIVITY”

Creative Challenge for December

Do you look forward to our monthly Creative Challenges as much as we do? Get ready to be inspired for the final challenge of 2022! This month we are using embossing folders in a creative way. Our concept artist chose the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder and a variety of Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads (Balmy Blue,Continue reading “Creative Challenge for December”

Memory Keeping

Pocket pages are a great way to scrapbook—you can use small details mixed with photos and journaling to add interest without putting in a lot of work! Preserving your memories this way is super easy and it’s fun for both avid crafters and for people who are just starting out. As you craft, don’t beContinue reading “Memory Keeping”

Technique Focus

Bring the sparkling serenity of snowflakes to your Christmas cards with our July–December 2022 Mini Catalog’s Joyful Flurry Bundle, which includes the delightfully detailed Joyful Flurry Stamp Set and Frosted Flurry Dies. To make this month’s technique card, place three snowflake stamps on the Stamparatus to stamp the Balmy Blue Cardstock background layer in BalmyContinue reading “Technique Focus”

CASE—Copy And Share Everything

Click HERE to shop for supplies. This week, we CASEd the technique of one of our cards. If you like what you see, feel free to CASE it! We started by stamping our image in VersaMark ink on Vellum paper and heat embossing it with white Stampin’ Emboss Powder. We then turned the paper overContinue reading “CASE—Copy And Share Everything”