A Purple Christmas

This card is super easy to make, and it is a very pretty non-traditional color combination. I enjoy making cards in color combinations that you don't think of as Christmas colors. Also, I have a few friends that absolutely love the color purple, so I designed this...

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Christmas Grid

I love the look of a card or scrapbook page that has squares and rectangles that are laid out to create a larger rectangle (or square) overall design. It kind of reminds me of a printers type case. The Sharp family has several printers in their lineage, so I have an...

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Oh so thankful

I am taking some time off this week to relax and prepare for the Thanksgiving festivities. I have been doing a number of different things to fill my time, and I was inspired to make a few Thanksgiving cards. I have never sent cards for this holiday, but I decided this...

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Thanksgiving Z-Fold Card

We made this card for the October meeting of stamp club. It features many things from the Holiday catalog - the Expressions Thinlets die, the leaf stamp and the gorgeous patterned paper. This card is also a unique fold called a "Z-Fold". You fold the card...

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Unusual Fall Colors

I made this card months ago as a sample for the Open House event that I had back in August. The theme is definitely fall/Thanksgiving, so I've been waiting to share it until the timing was just right. I broke out the Autumn Accents die that came out last year in...

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Holiday Sale Starts Today

Stampin' Up! is having their annual holiday sale, and there are some real deals here! The sale includes stamps, tools, ribbon, embellishments, cardstock... you name it, and the discounts are between 20% and 50% off. They even created some bundles that are...

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Snowflake Ornament Fun

Gorgeous 3-D Snowflakes Last year, an absolutely gorgeous ornament graced the Holiday catalog from Stampin' Up. People loved that ornament so much that many demonstrators held classes, created tutorials and attempted to recreate the beauty of the pictured...

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Digital Scrapbook Day(s)

Stampin' Up! is celebrating Digital Scrapbooking Day (which is today) by offering deals on downloads for the next 8 days.  Today, the Amped Up Ampersands kit is on sale for 50% off ($4.95).  You can check out the sample designs created by the designers...

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Washi Halloween

We made this card in stamp club last month as we prepare for our Halloween celebrations, but I decided to wait until close to the holiday to share it with you. This card is really about as simple as I can get, but I still really enjoy the design and colors. The...

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Chrismas Carol Challenge

Occasionally I manage to get my act together to participate in a challenge during the week that it is active. I enjoy participating in many different types of challenges: color combination, sketch or something else. Even if I don't make the deadline, I love...

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