What I made with my Suite Sampler: Nests of Winter

Do you love birds, too? I never really paid attention to them much until I got a feeder outside my kitchen window and started enjoying their antics, their fragility and strength, and the incredible variety of sizes and styles I’d never noticed before. I guess that makes me officially an old lady, hey? ha ha! …

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What I made with my Suite Sampler: Season of Green & Gold

I’ve not had a lot of time to play lately–I can’t believe how much is going on! — but I did manage to get a solid four hours playing with the new Season of Green & Gold Suite Sampler for November 2024. And I really enjoyed myself! If you thought papers that were nothing but …

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Double the Fun with this fancy fold card

Oh my goodness you guys, this card is SO fun to make! And it’s not only a fabulous way to show off your coordinating papers, it can be oriented horizontally or vertically, whichever direction you feel suits your patterns best! I made my sample ones using the Season of Elegance specialty foil-embossed papers from Stampin’ …

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Sled and Skates Christmas card

Big fan of the Sophisticated Sled bundle from Stampin’ Up’s Online Exclusives category in the store, but it’s not getting the love it deserves because it’s not pictured in the catalogs! Be sure you aren’t missing out on new releases, exclusively online, like this one and many more. My challenge with this set was to …

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Shepherd’s Care cards with masking techniques

I do love a good technique stamp set! You know, the kind that just call out for cool backgrounds and lend themselves to a variety of fun ways to learn some new skills. Shepherd’s Care (from the Stampin’ Up 2024 Holiday mini catalog) is definitely one of those intriguing sets you can do SO many …

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Gingerbread cards and goodies

Ah!! So much fun! I love gingerbread so much I used to have a themed tree that smelled so good, full of handmade cinnamon-applesauce ornaments. I don’t do it any more because we have winter mice in our 100+ year old bungalow and they enjoyed that a little too much! But I’ve always loved gingerbread …

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