Rose of Sharon Stamps

  Panda Friends Cards from the Kit Collection Stampin' Up! is now releasing two new Kit Collections per month. My favorite one this month is the Panda Friends collection. You get supplies to make 8 cards in two different sizes. There are no stamps included in this set. If you want to see more information or order the Panda Friends kit, click  here .

Holiday Stamps, Dies and Punches Added Stampin' Up! has added some holiday stamps, dies, a punch, designer paper and embellishments to their online offerings. To view the products available, click here.

Spring Hues of Happiness Sorry it's been a while since I posted a card idea. This spring has just been crazy busy. I had this card made 2 months ago but am just now writing about it. Unfortunately the designer paper is now retired, but maybe you already have some or can use something similar. This is a really easy card to make. The card base is Daffodil Delight card stock (5 1/2" x 8 1/2" then folded in half). On the left side is a strip of Hues of Happiness DSP (2 3/8" x 4 3/4"). The Basic White card stock (2 3/8" x 3 3/4") was embossed with the Meadow Moments embossing folder , but any embossing folder can be used. The big flowers and extra leaves were cut from a different sheet in the Hues of Happiness DSP. The top flower was glued straight to the embossed white paper and the bottom two flowers were adhered with Dimensionals . The words were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a small strip of Daffodil Delight card stock . A smaller banner w...

With the ice, sleet and freezing rain covering most of Texas this week, I thought I would post one of my wintery cards. I like snow and cold weather, but am glad it doesn't last very long in Texas. The temps are supposed to be back to the 60s by this weekend, so we don't have to wait very long for nice weather again.  Snowflake Snowman Card Unfortunately most of the unique products used on this card are now discontinued, but maybe you already have these products or something similar that you can use. The card base is Balmy Blue card stock and the next layer is Night of Navy card stock . The layer right behind the snowflake paper is Basic White card stock with Balmy Blue ink lightly brushed over it using a Blending Brush .  The snowflake layer was die cut from Storybook Gnomes DSP with Snowman dies . The snowflake paper was cut the desired size, then the Snowman dies cut out the center part leaving snowflakes on the sides. Peace on Earth is from the Hope & Peace cling s...

Saying Thanks Kit Stampin' Up! just released this new kit today. The kit has all the supplies needed to make 9 colorful cards (5.5" x 4.25"). There are no stamps in this kit. There are printed die-cut words in 4 languages (English, Dutch, German and French) with a variety of ways to say thanks. White baker's twine and iridescent diamond sequins are included to help embellish your cards (and you're likely to have some leftover to embellish other cards). The coordinating colors are Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade and Tahitian Tide. At $13 per kit, that's less than $1.75 per card even with shipping and tax added in. Here's a link to watch the  Unboxing Video . Here's a link to my online store to view/purchase the  Saying Thanks Kit . Once you click on the link, if you want to see other available kits, click on Menu, then Kits and scroll down.

Ever wonder what to do with your "scraps" of designer series paper? Turn it into something beautiful like this poinsettia card. It's a little time-consuming to make because of all the fussy cutting, but I love this card! Floating Poinsettias One of the poinsettia papers in the Boughs of Holly DSP has a bunch of partial poinsettias along all the edges. I fussy cut all of them and then arranged them along the edges of the white paper.  I recommend stamping the words first. For this card I used the Real Red ink pad to stamp the words and used Real Red card stock as the base. After stamping the words, lay your cut pieces along the edges of the Basic White card stock piece (5 1/4" x 4). For some of them you might need to trim them further, or for others you might need to add a little something from another flower or leaves to fill in some of the white space. If you want your poinsettias to "float", put Dimensionals on the back of the flowers and leaves to g...