Aloha, all! Over the past few years, Stampin’ Up!’s monthly kit, Paper Pumpkin, has had what I consider its best kits during the winter holiday season. While not everyone celebrates Christmas, most people in the Paper Pumpkin world (North America) celebrate other fall and winter holidays. And Paper Pumpkin has come to our rescue right in… [Read More]
Throwback Thursday – A Ribbon Flower!
Aloha, all! When I go back into my archives looking for ideas for my Throwback Thursday posts, I usually find something I can easily duplicate with current Stampin’ Up! products. But for today’s post, I spotted a card that I liked, but wasn’t sure what I had in my stash to duplicate its main feature… [Read More]
Tuesday’s Tips: Move Those Layers Around!
Aloha, all! This is the third in a series about layering techniques. We began with some basic concepts in calculating the size of layers as you build a card (click here). Then last week I offered some hints on getting ideas for layered layouts from both the Internet and the Stampin’ Up! Catalog (click here)…. [Read More]
Saturday Sampler: Tree Angles!
Aloha, all! I just love the Stampin’ Up! staff’s sense of humor. The stamp set I’m using today is called “Tree Angles,” which is a fun twist on what you might expect for Christmas – Tree Angels. The “angles” part of the set name refers to the triangular shapes of the images that can be… [Read More]
Throwback Thursday: Halloween from a Christmas Layout
Aloha, all! As I’ve mentioned before, this is a week I’m making Halloween Cards. But, when I went to look for Halloween Cards that I’ve posted in years past, I stumbled upon a really old Christmas Card. As I looked at it, I realized that it’s a card made with the old Stampin’ Up! My… [Read More]
Tuesday’s Tips: CASE-ing a Layout for Halloween!
Aloha, all! Last Tuesday we chatted about how to figure out the measurements for various levels of layers on a greeting card. The next step beyond just basic layers on a card base is designing a card layout with different layered elements. I’m using the word, “element,” here to describe one grouping of layers or… [Read More]
Saturday Sampler: A Sympathy Card
Aloha, all! Sadly, no matter the time of the year nor the current political or economic climate, people about whom we care experience the loss of a loved one. I’ve written about this before, encouraging all of us who make cards to have a few sympathy cards on hand. If we have the cards on… [Read More]
