How to make cards with Simply Zinnia by Stampin’ Up!

Hello Today, I want to show you how to make cards with the fabulous Simply Zinnia stamp set by Stampin’ Up! (163472), which is part of an online exclusive collection. That means you won’t find these products in any of the Stampin’ Up! catalogues. These cards are a good example of simple stamping. They show […]

Clean and simple floral card ideas – Painted Lavender Bundle

Hello Today, I’m sharing a couple of clean and simple floral card ideas made with the gorgeous Painted Lavender Bundle, part of the Perennial Lavender Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! (162613). This collection has been really popular and I can’t stop creating with it. Click here to see other samples that I recently shared. This […]

Simple card fronts for a Team Swap – Perennial Lavender Suite

Hello Today, I’m sharing the simple card fronts that I made for a recent team swap using the gorgeous Perennial Lavender Suite Collection by Stampin’ Up! (162613). The whole suite caught my eye but I simply fell in love with the purple tones in the Perennial Lavender 12″ x 12″ dsigner series paper (162593). Look […]

Learn how to make a cute Rocker Card

Hello I know it’s been a while but today I’m back to show you how easy it is to make a cute rocker card using the Deckled Circles Dies (162286) by Stampin’ Up! The birthday card below was one of three projects we made in my February classes and I shared the tutorial on my […]

An easy gatefold birthday card for the men in your life

Hello Today I want to show you how to make an easy gatefold birthday card for the men in your life. The first birthday card was one of my April class projects and is a homage to three of the colours that retired as part of our colour refresh – Mango Melody, Bermuda Bay and […]

Learn how to stamp the perfect mirror image

Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you an easy way to stamp the perfect mirror image using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up! Using this amazing tool with a silicone mat (or piece of acetate) is the easiest way I’ve found of This was one of the cards we made in my card classes this […]

CASEing the catalogue to make a cute Christmas card

Happy Sunday! Today, I am sharing a cute Christmas card that was made by CASEing the catalogue. Let’s face it, we can all struggle for card design ideas, especially when we’re in a hurry or don’t have a lot of time. So why not look through your Stampin’ Up! catalogues. They are full of inspiration […]

How to make a fun Pop Out Swing card

Happy Sunday! Today I’m going to show you how to make a fun Pop Out Swing card and this was one of the cards we made in my September classes. I learned how to make this type of fun fold last year (I think) from the talented Michaela Titheridge, a fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in […]

How to make quick and simple birthday cards

Happy Sunday! Today I want to show you how to make some quick and simple birthday cards using the Cup of Tea Bundle from the annual catalogue. These cards were one of the projects we made at my August monthly card classes this week and my ladies all loved them. We used one of the […]

Beautiful Shapes and Hues of Happiness for a Theme Challenge

Happy Sunday! Today’s card is for the Global Design Project’s Theme Challenge #GDP351 and I’ve used Beautiful Shapes and Hues of Happiness from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue. Our Inspiration As soon as I saw the inspiration for this challenge the hexagons from the Beautiful Shapes dies and Hive 3D embossing folder sprang into my […]