Happy Sunday! A few days ago I created a bold birthday card using the O Holy Night 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (DSP). It was a design that used just a 6” x 6” piece of paper to decorate the front and inside of the card, along with the envelope. When I was done I had a few scraps of DSP left over so decided to use the largest of these and the same Celebrate with Tags Stamp Set to create today’s simple Sunday project, a coordinating gift tag. LAYERED FOR SIMPLICITY I began with the ... VIEW POST
O Holy Night For Birthdays
I know customers can get a little frustrated when Stampin’ Up! products go out of stock and can’t be ordered. It frustrates me too! But I’ve been really pleased to see that many of them have come back earlier than expected. The O Holy Night 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (DSP) is one of those items and I thought I’d celebrate by making a card. However although the paper is most definitely designed with Christmas in mind, I wanted to demonstrate that it’s also great for birthdays as well. O ... VIEW POST
Metal Plate Texture
One of the lessons I’ve learned over the years with my card designs is to mix it up. Some of my projects are really simple and require no special tools or techniques. However today’s birthday card doesn’t fall into that category. Instead I combined patterned paper, dies and embellishments. I also took a plain Very Vanilla top layer and added tons of interest using the Metal Plate 3D Embossing Folder. The result is a layout that could be adapted for many different occasions, simply change out the ... VIEW POST
Introducing O Holy Night
Welcome to day two of my Stampin’ Up! new product sneak peeks. Yesterday I brought you to an autumn-themed project using the Rustic Crate Stamp Set. Today I've decided to show you one of the new paper packs available for customers to buy from next Thursday. The O Holy Night 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper (DSP) is part of the O Holy Night Suite. This includes two stamp sets, both with coordinating dies (available as part of a bundle or separately), embellishments, ribbon, and two packs of ... VIEW POST
