Spectrum Rainbow Pad Direct to Paper Background

  I have been enjoying using my custom Spectrum pad, that I inked with Stampin' Up! ink refills (see this post).  Today I am sharing a different way to use your rainbow pad… I used "direct to paper" technique with my watercolor paper, spritzed it, added more ink with my refills and blended with the …

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Stampin’ Blends coloring on Petal Palette flowers

  Today I am excited to share these Petal Palette flower stamps from Stampin 'UP! .. I LOVE this rose image!!  I colored these stamped roses with my NEW Stampin' Blends markers (live last week on video) and then die cut the images and added them to this card!!  I hope you enjoy this idea!  …

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Celebration / Congratulations card idea – Stampin’ Blends

  A couple weeks ago when I received my New Stampin' Blends markers in my Stampin' Up! order, I grabbed this Beautiful You stamp set and stamped several images to try out the new marker colors.  This is a great set to use when practicing your coloring.    I stamped the lady image from Beautiful …

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Petal Promenade, meet Poppy Parade!

 I can’t stop using this beautiful photo realistic floral Petal Promenade designer paper! In fact, I ordered several more packs since they are part of the July sale from Stampin’ UP!  This beautiful paper does all the work for you in creating gorgeous handmade cards!  The Petal Promenade suite is found on pages 105-106 in …

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Delicate Lace Edgelit card ideas

 Wow!!!! These Stampin' UP! Delicate Lace Edgelits are GORGEOUS!!  You are going to find them on page 217 in the new 2018-2019 catalog (#147053).  I used each one of the 3 edgelit dies paired up with my Graceful Glass Vellum, and created a card for each one!   The card above features the Graceful Glass …

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Serene Garden Bundle card with Stampin’ Blends

 The beautiful Serene Garden stamp set (new in the 2018-2019 Stampin' Up! catalog, pg 166) is just asking to be colored with Stampin' Blends markers!!  I used lots of new Stampin' Blends colors for this card, plus a few colors that we have offered for awhile now.  Don't miss the amazing embossed detail in the …

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Mediterranean Moments card colored with Stampin’ Blends

  Do you ever have one of those Stampin' Up! stamp sets that has been waiting for you … just begging to be used? And you never made time to ues it!?  Yep, happens to me all the time!!!  I FINALLY got out my beautiful Mediterranean Moments stamp set (inspired by fellow million dollar seller …

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Petal Promenade floral paper backgrounds

  Flower Lovers…. you are going to love this Petal Promenade photo realistic designer series paper from Stampin' Up!  And you are going to LOVE that it is part of the Buy 3 Get a 4th one FREE July 2018 sale!! 🙂  Above: I combined some supplies from my March 2018 Paper Pumpkin kit with …

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Garden Impressions Z Fold / Double Easel Fold cards

  Thank you so much for your enthusiastic comments on the Double Easel Fold / Z Fold Tropical Chic cards I posted a few days ago (here)!!  Today I am sharing the Garden Impressions floral cards that inspired my Tropical Chic cards!! Cindee gave me one of these cards for my birthday in May, and …

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Get Inky! Ink your own Spectrum Rainbow Pad!

 Have you discovered the fun of inking your own Spectrum (rainbow) pad yet?  You can purchase an uninked Stampin' UP! Spectrum pad (here) and use your ink refills to create your own rainbow, or, your own choice of color spectrum!!!  Today I am sharing a couple of my own Spectrum Rainbow Ink Pad card samples, …

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Double Easel Fancy Fold card and Die Cutting Tips

  Thank you to everyone who joined me live on Facebook on Tuesday at 2pm to see how to create these beautiful Tropical Chic double easel cards!!  If you missed it, I've posted the video below in this blog post so you can see my inspiration for these cards and how to create them!   …

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