SHARING THE ART OF HANDCRAFTED CARDS...BY LORI PINTO
Although we will be saying goodbye to my favorite sentiment-only stamp set, Heartfelt Wishes which is in the July – December 2021 Mini Catalog, we still have plenty of time to play with the Festive Foliage stamp set from the 2021 Annual Catalog. The Heartfelt Wishes stamp set will be officially retiring on January 3rd …
This clean and simple card has a few items from different sets from the July – December 2021 Mini (Holiday) Catalog! Many of these items from this ‘outgoing’ catalog are on the last chance list… and some are discounted up to 60%. You can see the list by clicking here: The focal point is the …
Welcome to our Saturday Sneak Peek into the upcoming January – June 2022 Mini Catalog! This bundle is called Blessings of Home and is part of the Heart & Home Suite, which can be found on pages 58 -61 of the new catalog! This suite is a two-bundle suite and is chock full of beautiful …
These were my favorite bundles from the July – December 2021 Mini (Holiday) Catalog! Both bundles were part of the Painted Christmas Suite. These stamp sets and dies will be carried over into our next catalog along with the Painted Christmas 12″ x 12″ DSP, which will be returning in the 2022 Holiday Catalog. This …
We had a team challenge a few weeks ago and the idea was to use a favorite color combination from the Stampin’ Up! Color Coach. I was a little surprised to find out that several of them did not even know such a thing existed! What? I use mine all.the.time! If you don’t have a …
Kraft Paper…that’s what makes this Christmas card so organic and natural looking! Our Kraft 6″ x 6″ Paper is available from our Mini (Holiday) Catalog and I really love it! I used the Christmas Season stamp set and stamped directly and randomly on a trimmed piece of the Kraft paper. After stamping, I ran it …
Get a sampling of all the Designer Series Paper in the new July – December Mini Catalog! for a fraction of the cost! LollyPop Paper July – December Mini Catalog Paper Share Gingerbread & Peppermint 6×6 – 12 sheets Painted Christmas – 12 sheets Whimsy & Wonder Specialty – 12 sheets Sweet Stockings – 12 …
Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month, the theme is “Wonderful Cards/Projects from the Garden” where our design team showcase projects from things found in a garden, such as flowers, vegetables, fruits, or even a garden scene. We really hope that you enjoy and will be inspired by them! As you hop …
Thank you to everyone who joined me live this morning for our June Facebook Live Class. We created (4) beautiful cards from the Pansy Patch Bundle and I shared some tips on getting the most out of this bundle without being overwhelmed. It’s a fantastic bundle with beautiful images and coordinating designer series paper. We …
This was a really quick and simple technique using my Stampin’ Blends and some Isopropyl Alcohol for a beautiful watercolor background layer. It is important that the alcohol contains at least 90% alcohol in order for the technique to work. I started with a 70% container and it just wasn’t strong enough to break down …
Hello, welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month our Design Team’s theme is “Great Family Occasions.” We hope you enjoy and will be inspired by them! Don’t forget to leave comments! We love hearing from you. At the end of my post, you will find the full line-up to help you “hop” along …
I had so much fun using the Potted Succulent Dies from the Simply Succulent Bundle as a stencil and adding color with our new Blending Brushes! The birthday card above was colored with Highland Heather ink using a Blending Brush to achieve a darker color around the flower centers and blending out for a lighter …