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This morning I woke up at 3:30 a.m.  What does one do at that time if you're wide awake and the rest of the world (including the pups)? Well, I watched a Hallmark Christmas movie... and caught a glimpse of the sun coming up this morning.  The scene inspired a card... and reminded me not to miss the still moments. I started with a small scrap of Snowflake Splendor DSP and a small piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I used the Curvy dies from the Quite Curvy bundle available...

Join me on Tuesday night, 11/24/20 at 7 p.m. on Zoom for some online crafting fun.  This card  class features the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and dies. The class is easiest if you already own the Poinsettia Petals bundle, but with the class kit, you can substitute another stamp set. Purchase the card kit (precut cardstock, a roll of  the 3/8" Sheer Real Red Ribbon, a package of the Beaded  Gems (perfect for poinsettia centers!!), the cut designer paper, diecut...

I did a Facebook Live this Tuesday night, focusing on different places to get color inspiration. If you've been a Stampin' Up! customer for a while, you know that  one place to get color inspiration, or more specifically, to figure out what colors to use when choosing a specific designer paper, is the back of the designer paper package.  Stampin' Up! lists the primary colors, making it easy to create cards.  Sometimes it's a bit surprising though.  For instance, did you...

Love  of Leaves  Card ClassJoin me on Tuesday night, 11/10/20 at 7 p.m. on Zoom for some online crafting fun.  This card  class features the Love of Leaves stamp set and dies. The class is easiest if you already own the Love of Leaves bundle, but with the class kit, you can easily substitute another stamp set. Purchase the card kit (precut  cardstock, designer paper, diecut/punched elements, and envelopes) for $25 (porch pickup) or use your own....

I made this card for a facebook live a few weeks ago and never shared it.  I love it!  It features fall colors for a normally "green" stamp set.What's the stamp set you ask?  Well, the sentiment is from the Country Home set -- but the stamped "wheat" and leaves diecuts are from Forever Fern bundle.  Doesn't it look different?!  Just using alternate cardstock colors, the Forever Flourishing dies look completely different. The DSP is from...