easy masked happy birthday confetti card

Penni and I are off to the Stampin' Up OnStage in Minneapolis this weekend (please pray for the cruddy weather to stop!) and this is my sample swap to trade with other demonstrators. I hope they like it! It's colorful and fun to make. I used the Stamparatus for perfect placement of the rectangular frame …

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easy graduation card variations

We had so much fun at stamp club this week, making congratulations cards for graduating family and friends. Usually I design the card and they make three of them, but for this project, I made three versions and they could choose which ones and mix and match based on who the cards were for. They …

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New Driver congrats card

This patterned paper in the Geared-Up Garage suite is just perfect to celebrate the new driver in your family! All you need is a 5.25 x 2.5 inch strip of the key pattern, and 5.25 x 1 inch of one of the plainer patterns. TOP TIP: I "etched" my die-cut instead of cutting it, by …

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Daffodils and Mason Jars

This posts reminds me–we had new neighbors move in yesterday, and I need to make something to take over to them! Gotta start on the right foot, you know : ) Maybe I'll change the sentiment on this card and include it.  Wouldn't you love to receive a wooden crate like this, with a bunch …

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Scrumptious cards for the foodie in your life

Had to share some of the AMAZINGNESS that came out of the Stampin' Up demonstrator sample swap we did this month at our local meeting. WOW, are my friends talented!! Our theme was "foodie cards" and these are a few of my favorites. The watermelon card was such a cute use of the Swirly Frames …

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Graduation Tassels and Bubbles card

Call me crazy, but I had an itch to make tassels the other day. I just love making them and there are such pretty twine colors to choose from. I was planning to add a tassel to these thank you cards, and somehow they just morphed into graduation caps! Oh well, I'll need those too, …

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