I love to make gift boxes full of cards for birthdays and holidays. This beautiful box was very easy utilizing the Mini Paper Pumpkin Box from Stampin’ Up! These boxes fit Note Cards & Envelopes perfectly, so make a beautiful boxed set.

One of the best parts of a select number of Suite Collections is that they add coordinating Memories & More Cards & Envelopes and Card Packs. Heart & Home Suite Collection has beautiful cards and envelopes along with lovely coordinating Memories & More Card Packs.

This amazing Heart & Home Suite Collection has so many beautiful components, that I can hardly keep track of it all!

I love wild flowers… well any flowers, and the pretty Heart & Home Suite Collection is full of bees, flowers and foliage…

I love to watercolor, but nothing like the beautiful backgrounds you will find in the New Horizon Suite Collection. The New Horizons 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper might possibly be the most beautiful patterned paper you’ll ever buy.

There is something so special about Ranunculus, their perfect petals, colors, and delicate stems that just speak to my gardeners heart. The Ranunculus Romance Bundle is so beautiful…

Oh so GORGEOUS!! I am so in LOVE with New Horizons Suite Collection!! This stunning collection of New Horizons 6”x6” Designer Series Paper lends itself to amazingly easy yet beautiful cards.

I was a bit intimidated by embossing paste until I used it for my Christmas wreath in my Iconic Die post. When using the paste with a Decorative Mask, it is a lot easier to use than I thought and seems to dry quickly (if not too thick), and adds so much depth and loveliness to your card.

FREE Awesome Otters cling stamp set (with a $50 order) and FREE DSP (Simply Marbleous 6”x6” DSP and Sunshine & Rainbows 6”x6” DSP, both with $50 order), make for another surprise! These sweet little otters are a fun way to get out your blends or Watercolor Pencils for some otterly awesome results!

The pretty FREE (with $50 purchase) Sale-a-bration Daffodil Afternoon 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (DSP), was a big surprise to me. When first perusing the J-F SAB Catalog, I was thinking a big NO, but once I started creating cards with it, I fell in love with how easy it is to make “sentiment only” cards.

The new hybrid embossing folders from Stampin’ Up! are the BOMB!! The new Bouquet of Love Hybrid Embossing Folder and dies are so very beautiful. I love how you can get the gorgeous embossed image and die cut them at the same time!! The folder dies have the option of a bundle and 10% discount if you include the Love & Happiness cling stamp set…

Valentines is just a month away, so my January Stamp Class featured the new Sweet Treat Suite from the new Jan-June 2022 Mini Catalog! With darling little conversation hearts saying “UR CUTE” or “BFF” on the Sweet Talk 12”x12” DSP, an adorable Gingham Embossing Folder, Sweet Conversation Bundle, Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Real Red 3/8” Faux Linen Ribbon, and Sweet Little Boxes, what is not to LOVE about this suite!!

Sale-a-bration 2022 is almost here, which means FREE STAMPS & PAPER with every $50 or $100 order through Stampin’ Up!. This lovely card was made with the fun Friendly Hello photopolymer stamp set and the Friendly Hello 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (DSP)

I was trying to to prepare some cards from the upcoming Jan-Feb 2022 Sale-a-bration FREE Calming Camellia Hostess set, but had no clue where to start... so opened the Sale-a-bration catalog and voilà!! Instant inspiration… and rest just spilled out! Gorgeous stamp set!! Even with a little #simplestamping, the card is wonderful!!

Coming soon is the new 2022 Jan-Jun Mini Catalog and this wonderful stamp set, In The Moment. Sometimes I just need to sit down and color, and this set was a pleasure! It brings to mind all my favorite me times, reminding me to take time to relax, restore, or remember what brings me joy…

To CASE or not to CASE… many worry that to CASE (Copy And Share Everything or Cope And Selectively Edit) is not ok, but I use other talented designers and crafter’s creations to spark my imagination. Sometimes my creation looks nothing like the inspiration, whereas other times, I will copy the design exactly because... well… it is just too amazing to not try on my own.

I have always loved making homemade gifts for Christmas since I was little and my mom helped to encourage our creativity. Of course, we did not have much money, so handmade gifts were all we could do, however, the joy it brought to our little hearts is still what keeps me making gifts even now.

What or what to do with all that free Sale-a-bration Beautifully Penned DSP… why make a load of thank you cards!! I had not had a chance to really get to use the Ornate Thanks stamp set that I purchased in 2020 (um yes, that long ago), so finally got it down when I decided I needed to use a large amount of that pretty Beautifully Penned DSP.

I just love the trellis die that comes with the gorgeous Fabulous Floral Dies, but when you have to make a bunch, I decided to use one of the acetate (Window sheets) you get with the newer Photopolymer dies and cut out a template using the die on the window sheet and blend the outline of the trellis instead. It worked so well, I am going to do this more often!!

My favorite things I find have to do with gardens (flowers, foliage, and herbs), so it is no surprise that I could not wait to get a chance to dive into the Painted Christmas Suite from the July-December 2021 Mini Catalog. The suite includes two bundles, the Christmas Season Bundle #156801 and Christmas to Remember Bundle #156806.