Modern Christmas in elegant black & white

I do love a good monochromatic card! Especially when it’s black, white and GOLD! And wow, are the new Modern Christmas papers absolutely gleaming with it. I did an entire hour’s presentation focused on the Modern Christmas suite at our most recent stamp camp (PDF available in My Layout Library!) and had to share a …

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What I made with my Suite Sampler: Beautiful Gallery

I so enjoyed playing with the Beautiful Gallery and Gallery in Bloom collection from Stampin’ Up in June 2025! I was immediately taken with the mossy neutrals and dark tones of this “cottagecore” inspired 6×6 paper pack and couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I usually pick 12×12 papers to assist my scrapbooking …

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What I made with my Suite Sampler: Florals in Bloom

I was excited about the colors in this month’s Suite Sampler, but I didn’t expect to fall in love with the flowers, too! Sometimes when I see new flowers I think, I really don’t need more of those… but actually, they’re all different art styles and some lend themselves to different techniques, and some I …

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What I made with my Suite Sampler: Thoughtful Blooms

I’m not sure how I had time to squeeze in playing with my Suite Sampler while moving studio last month, but I managed it! The studio is now all over in our new location (210 S Water Street, Suite B, Watertown, WI) and everything is still a bit discombobulated, so I’m glad I got these …

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What I made with my Suite Sampler: On the Go

Boy, did I ever have fun with this month’s featured suite, On the Go! It’s a brand new Online Exclusive from Stampin’ Up featuring fun travel-related prints in bold summery colors. I made eight scrapbook pages and 8 cards, each one cuter than the last. You can see the month’s entire gallery (and the past …

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Vellum base floating card

Super pretty, hey? I’m adoring the sunny cheerfulness of the Floral Delight suit collection from Stampin’ Up, new in the spring 2025 mini catalog. I just LOVE yellow (as you’ll see if you ever get to visit me at Embellish in downtown Watertown, Wisconsin!) so these papers and the coordinating vellum pack are right up …

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