Today is World Card Making Day!  There is no better way to show someone you care like sending a handmade card.  In a sea of junk mail and bills, a card is a simple thing that really stands out.  Why not make and send a card to someone to just say hello or give them a little recognition or love?  And what’s even better is that from October 1-5, card making essentials are up to 25% off at Stampin Up!  Click here to stock up so you can share your love all year long! 

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Another card inspiration from Pinterest. 

Stamps: Basket of Wishes

Paper:Soft Suede, Crumb cake, Whisper White card stock

Ink: Soft Suede

Accessories: Watercolor pencils (retired), Blender Pen, Copper Embossing Powder, Woodgrain embossing folder, oval Framelits, burlap ribbon (retired), Dusty Durango ribbon (retired), Stampin Dimensionals

I saw this card on Pinterest and just had to CASE it.  It features two of my favorite bundles.

Thoughtful Branches and Jar of Love bundles (stamp set and dies)
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Oval Framelits, post it mask

This is one of the cards I made for a holiday fund raiser for a pet rescue organization. 

Stamps: Bella and Friends, Snow Place
Paper: Real Red, watercolor paper, Be of Good Cheer DSP (retired)
Ink: Archival Black
Accessories: Christmas Greetings Thinlits dies, clear Wink of Stella, Watercolor Wonder crayons (retired)

This card was CASEd from one by Dawn Olchefske that I saw on Pinterest.

Stamps: Jar of Love

Paper: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Rose Red Classic ink

Accessories: Everyday Jars Framelits, linen thread, doily

I needed to send a thank you card but all the ones I had already made were too feminine so I searched on Pinterest until I found this one by Sabrina.  I liked it so much that I made one to send and one to save for later. 

Stamps: Four Feathers (retired), Hello There (a Paper Pumpkin kit)

Paper: Thick Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Baked Brown Sugar, Naturals White, vellum

Ink: Versamark, Mossy Meadow Classic

Accessories: Four Feathers framelit, white embossing powder, baker's twine, gold sequins

A card for a friend who bought a new home.  The design is a variation of several I've seen online. 
Stamps:  Hardwood background stamp
Paper: Thick Whisper White, Soft Suede, Watermelon Wonder, Pink Pirouette, Mint Macaron, So Saffron, vellum
Ink: Crumb Cake and Soft Suede Classic Ink
Accessories:  Brick Wall embossing folder, Hearth and Home Thinlit, flower punch, pearls, sponge

A CAS card I made for a special person who just bought her first home.
Stamps:  Your Brighten My Day (retired) and Sky is the Limit (retired) stamp sets
Paper:  Cajun Craze, Smoky Slate, Whisper White
Ink:  Cajun Craze, Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight Classic Ink
Accessories: What's Up (retired) punch; Stampin Dimensionals

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A fun birthday card made with the Giggle Greetings stamp set.

Card stock:  Daffodil Delight and Whisper White card stock; DSP scraps

Ink:  Archival Black and Stampin' Write Markers

Other: Square and Circle punches; Stampin' Dimensionals

I love clean and simple (CAS) cards.  For this one, each flower was colored directly on the stamp with a water based die ink marker, stamped on a panel of Whisper White card stock, spritzed with gold Smooch Spritz, and adhered to the card base with Stampin' Dimensionals. 

Stamps:  More Petal Prints (retired) and Remembering Your Birthday

Paper: Whisper White card stock and Whisper White Thick card stock for the base

Ink: Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers

A different fold with A Nice Cuppa stamp set and coordinating Cups and Kettle framelits.  The card is a standard 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" and 2 1/8".  Below is the card opened.

Lost Lagoon and Whisper White Thick card stock, Wildflower Fields DSP, Basic Black Archival and Hello Honey Classic inks, and sentiments from the Balloon Celebration and Sky is the Limit stamp sets.

In honor of National Scrapbooking Day I thought I'd share a few pages from an album I've been working on.  The album is a Project Life 8" x 8" ring binder and comes with a kraft cover that can be decorated as you like.  I stamped mine with Black Archival ink and the retired stamp set C is for Cat. 

The photo mats are Bermuda Bay and Crumb Cake card stock cut with the Project Life Cards and Labels Framelit dies.  The Bermuda Bay arrow was punched with the retired What's Up punch, and the acetate cards are from the Project Life Memories in the Making collection that was in the 2016 Sell-a-bration catalog.

Another child's birthday card.  Playful Pals stamp set and Framelits, Remembering Your Birthday stamp set, Tip Top Taupe and Cucumber Crush card stock, Cucumber Crush and Basic Black Classic ink, fringe scissors.

A card for a child's first birthday.  Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, and Whisper White card stock, Early Espresso and Daffodil Delight Classic ink, On Your Birthday (retired) and Celebrate Today stamp sets, Owl Builder, Word Window, Modern Label (retired), and circle punches, Sizzix number die, Stripes embossing folder (retired), Iridescent Ice embossing powder, white Baker's Twine, and Dimensionals.

It's that time again: Stampin' Up! is getting ready to retire stamps and accessories from both the annual and Occasions catalogs. As sad as it is to see these products go, there's still time for you to get them before they're gone. Plus, retiring products have discounts of up to 50%! Retiring products will only be available until May 31, or while supplies last, so order them here before they're gone!

A  card made with the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set, Very Vanilla and Basic Black ink, ribbon, and retired DSP.

A card made with A World of Thanks background stamp, the Botanical Builder Framelits, Basic Black, Real Red, and Very Vanilla card stock, and a pearl.

The Occasions catalog sales period has begun as well as the most exciting event of the year: Sale-A-Bration (January 5-March 31, 2016)! When you spend $50 on products from the brand-new Occasions catalog or the annual Stampin' Up! catalog you'll get a FREE exclusive Sale-A-Bration product. There are also amazing rewards for hosting and joining.  To view both catalogs and the SAB brochure, please visit my web page.

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