Yesterday I shared 3 Birthday Bonanza triple-fold cards I made for my granddaughter and several nieces (see here). Today’s card is for my cousin’s wife. I cut a 5-1/2″ x 12″ piece of the ice cream cones/candles DSP from the retired Birthday Bonanza DSP. Score the DSP along the 12″ side at: 4-1/4″ (this will […]
Birthday cards
Kid’s Birthday Bonanza Triple-fold cards
I learned another way to use Stampin’ Up! wonderful DSP, rather than hoard them. Instead of the standard cardstock card base, use your favorite DSP! All you need is a piece of 5-1/2″ x 12″ piece of your favorite DSP, a few scraps of matching cardstock colors and a stamp set. You can also use […]
Dragonflies in Flower & Field DSP gift card
I occasionally need a gift card holder card and I’m always looking for new ways to create them. I learned a new one from the “Creativate Winter 2021” online stamping retreat I attended. Very interesting card. It was part of a “Mystery Stamp” session. In the past, I’ve been successful in creating a card I […]
Paper Blooms on slimline card
I attended the “Creativate Winter 2021” online stamp retreat last weekend with a few of my favorite Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. This is their third one, and my second participation. It’s held all day Saturday on Facebook live which makes for a long, but very creative day! I come away with so many creative ideas and techniques […]
Aged to perfection
I love the “Approaching Perfection” stamp set with it’s fun birthday greetings. It was one of the first items I got from this year’s Sale-aBration catalog. You can earn it free with any $50 purchase! I’ve used it a number of times this month for family and friends birthday cards! Here’s the card I created for […]
FMS469-Approaching Perfection for a birthday
I love the new Approaching Perfection stamp set from Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-Bration! I’ve used it on a number of cards already, and I’m sure it will be one of my most used stamp sets for a while! I waited for this week’s FMS469 so I could create another birthday card with this stamp set! Another […]
More Dandy Garden cards for special days
The Dandy Garden suite has made it fun and easy to create a lot of all occasion cards. Today’s can be used for special friends and days, which is especially important during this time of social isolation. I used the Dandy Garden Memories & More card pack along with the DSP to make these quick […]
Dandy Garden Happy birthday cards
Another set of cards using the Dandy Garden suite. This time I focused just on quick and simple birthday cards since I need a lot of them for January and February birthdays. This card, on a Basic White card base, used another of the 4″ x 6″ Memories & More cards and a piece of […]
Dandy Garden – easy cards
I finally began creating cards with my new Dandy Garden suite stamps and DSP from the new Mini Catalog. I ordered this suite for the virtual Stampin’ Up! OnStage at home virtual event I attended. It’s been fun creating these cards with this suite. This card uses a Mossy Meadow card base and one of […]








