February 2020 Class of the Month Club is here! Timeless Tulips

Tulip season will be here before we know it, and I'm prepared! It is hard to find a more elegant and hopeful flower than tulips. I was delighted to see a brand new tulip stamp set and matching punch bundle in the Spring 2020 Mini Catalog from Stampin' Up! It's a lovely excuse to jump …

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Thoughtful Blooms garden cards

The ideas just keep coming for everyone's favorite Sale-A-Bration stamp set and punch combo, Thoughtful Blooms! I am stuck on a bit of a purple craze with this set right now. Maybe some springy-ier colors will 'bloom' later in the year! This card was inspired by an embroidered decorative handtowel my mom has in her …

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Once in a while Eiffel Tower card

I definitely usually go for a more real-life papercrafting style than this! But once in a while I like to putz and go all out on a single creation. The new Parisian Beauty stamp set inspires that in me! What is it about the Eiffel Tower, do you suppose. I've been to the coast of …

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Fun new Uneven Doors fancy fold

I've got a treat for newsletter subscribers next week! The brand new Uneven Doors fancy fold from my upcoming Cheat Sheets Collection #25 is free in our next issue. I love this quick fold (just two score lines!) for a little something extra and a very fast gift-card holder, too. Isn't that fun? I used …

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friends like you mean more every year

I had decided to get Positive Thoughts (page 23 of the Spring 2020 Mini Catalog) even before I found out Stampin' Up is going to be offering dies for it next month, so I was even more pleased to hear that news. I enjoyed playing with it by itself, but it is definitely more versatile …

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Scrappy mat technique uses up tons of odds and ends

One of the projects in this month's Class of the Month (January 2020) is this fun scrappy mat card. It's perfect for the guitar image, bold and colorful–but my favorite part is that it uses up tons of little scraps! I am all about using up scraps (see this entire blog category.) Ready to make …

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