I remember seeing the Penguin Place stamp set in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog the first time.  I though it was cute but didn't imagine I would be purchasing it.  Well, that changed when I saw the free Penguin Playmates 12x12 DSP available during Sale-A-Bration.  I love the paper and the stamp set and punch coordinate beautifully! Needless to say, it quickly went on my list.  Even if the stamp set doesn't catch your eye, I encourage you to check out the paper, afterall, you can get it for FREE with a $50 purchase!  One side of each sheet of paper has penguins and other fun animals Continue reading

I have another card for you using the Nature's Harvest stamp set which we made in the Fancy Folds class.  We pulled out the new Cork Specialty Paper which can be found on page 55 of the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.  I love the feel of the Cork paper!  The paper has the thinnest layer of cork on the front that adds such a great texture and visual appeal, and yet the paper is super thin and doesn't make your card bulky at all.  It's great! Continue reading

I pulled out some of our free Be Dazzling Specialty Paper to use with the Prized Peony stamp set in the Above & Beyond class.  The Be Dazzling paper is kind of like our glimmer paper but on steroids.  The glitter on this paper is much larger.  I thin you can hopefully see the difference in the pictures I'm posting here. Check out the card we made. Continue reading

The Plentiful Plants stamp set is a great one for Above & Beyond cards.  There are a bunch of different stamps and dies you can really mix up to create great variety.  This is a set you can use for both simple and very complex cards.  We went a little more complex for class.  Not that it's a hard to use, mind you, it just has a lot of pieces. Continue reading

I've had a little chance to play with the new Nature's Harvest stamp set and I've been enjoying it!  This is such a great bundle of stamps and dies.  I wanted to share the card we made in the Above & Beyond class.  It's a great card! Check it out. Continue reading

The deer in the Nature's Beauty stamp set is a classic stamp for masculine cards.  Everyone enjoys seeing deer out in nature, don't they?  We used this set in our recent Guy Cards class. Check out the card we made. Continue reading

Let's pop away from the pansies for a little while and take a look at another of the Guy Cards we have been making in class.  The particularly like this card which we're making with the Smooth Sailing stamp set. Continue reading

I hope you are enjoying the pansy cards I have been sharing with you.  I have yet another to share today.  I think this one may be my favorite from the Stamp of the Month class; this one has the perfect colors for me. Continue reading

As I told you on Saturday, I really do like using the Pansy dies from Stampin' Up!  I love the pansies and the variety that can be made with the dies! For this particular card, which we made in the Pansy Patch Stamp of the Month class, we used vellum and Calypso Coral cardstock to make the pansies.  See what you think. Continue reading

We had a lot of fun with the Pansy Patch Stamp of the Month class!  This is such a fun set of stamps and dies!  There are a lot of different dies and a lot of different stamps which really allows you to change up the flowers and make them different for each and every card. In class we made two cards with stamped pansies and three cards with die cut pansies.  I have a personal preference of liking the die cut pansies over the stamped pansies, but I wonder how others feel?  If you have these, or have used them, leave a comment letting me know if you have a preference! Here is one of the Continue reading

I thought you might like to see another of our Guy Cards we are making in class right now.  We are using the new Blending Brushes on several of the cards in class this time.  The brushes make such pretty backgrounds! Check out this card. Continue reading

I have another card for you using the Turtle Friends stamp set.  I thought this one would be nice for the Guy Card class since sometimes you need a card for those younger guys.  Continue reading