With Christmas right around the corner it's time to get going on wrapping those parcels. For me that inevitably means making more gift tags. Today's swinging gift tag project uses the retiring Ornamental Envelopes Stamp Set and coordinating dies. But if you don't have that bundle to hand, think of it as more of an idea. Perhaps you have bell images, or parcel images. In fact you could use just about anything. ORNAMENTAL ENVELOPES?! With no actual envelopes in sight today you might ... VIEW POST
Envelopes Have An Inside Too
Today my project features another retiring product, the Envelopes Dies. I was hoping that these dies would be carried over but sadly that was not to be. So I was determined to use them to show you what you might be missing, with a gentle reminder that envelopes have an inside too. FANCY PHRASES FLORALS My project actually began with the Fancy Phrases Stamp Set from the Stampin' Up! 2020/2021 Annual Catalogue. Using Tuxedo Black ink I first stamped the large floral image across the ... VIEW POST
Ornamental Envelopes For Cards Too
Today has been one of those days that started poorly and continued downhill from there. So much later than planned my project is pretty simple although I'm happy with how it turned out. I decided that I should pull out the Ornamental Envelopes Stamp Set and coordinating Envelopes Dies to show they're not just for envelopes. OLIVE BRANCH I began my project with a layer of Very Vanilla Card and an Old Olive ink pad. Then from the Ornamental Envelopes Stamp Set I grabbed the leafy branch ... VIEW POST
Envelope Envy No Longer Applies
A few years ago Stampin' Up! had a set of dies called Envelope Liners Framelits that created liners for their envelopes (no surprise there). If you were following me back then you'll know it was one of my favourite die sets and I was crushed it retired. So imagine my delight when I opened up the new August to December 2020 Mini Catalogue and found Envelopes Dies. This new catalogue goes live to customers one week from today and I had to start my sneak peek week with these new ... VIEW POST