MORE Weekly Deals!

STAMPIN’ UP! ANNOUNCED that they will be ending weekly deals after Monday, April 18. Instead, they will focus on bigger sales (more products offered) every few months. This gives customers more choices, more discounts and more reasons to order and save!  It avoids the minimum shipping costs that often made buying one or two items from a small number of weekly deals not feasible.

LOTS MORE PRODUCTS ON SALE THIS WEEK!  The new Weekly Deals can be viewed by going to the "Weekly Deals" link on my blog.

Easel Calendar

This is a closer look at the Easel Calendar from my March stampin class. Dimensions are the same as a regular card... 5 1/2" x 4 1/4".  The bottom was made using the Decorative Label punch. 

The strip to hold the easel together is a piece of Crumb Cake strip about 1" by 5" and folded in half and then fold the 2 ends in half again.

Monochromatic Monday: Pink on Pink

 Today's Monochromatic Monday sample is a Pink on Pink card.

Stampin' Up! Build A Birthday With Washi Tape

I am trying to use other embellishments in my craft room and I can't remember the last time I used Washi Tape.  So here is a card using washi tape... the girls got to make this card in my March Stampin Class.  Love the way this came out with the matching birthday candles.  I used the Stampin' Up! stamp set Build A Birthday for the candles and the greeting.

I wanted a small bow but couldn't find the right ribbon to go with this card.  So I created a small bow using the small oval punch and a small circle punch.  Hope this inspires you.

Washi Tape Easter Eggs

Made these fun and pretty Easter Egg Cards in seconds using Stampin' Up! Washi Tape.  The eggs are made from leftover chipboard coaster pieces from a previous project (the center of the chipboard magnetic frame posted March 14).  I wrapped the chipboard with washi tape and done.

Rose Garden Thinlit: A Rose In Bloom Pink Puzzle Card

I received many requests to post instructions for my "Puzzle / Stained Glass" card using the Rose Garden Thinlit that I posted on March 16.  So here is another card I created for my March Stampin Class with instructions below.

First I cut out 3 roses using the smaller flower die.  I cut one in Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride and White.  I did the same for the leaves... one in Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow and White.  Do not separate the flowers or leaves yet, it will make it easier to fill in if you know where the pieces go.

Use the cut out of the rose trace the image onto white card stock.  Cut the rose out and put mono all over the piece and layer with the white stencil piece.

Now piece your rose together like a "puzzle".  I mixed in the Pink Pirouette and Blushing Bride pieces to create this rose.

Now do the same for the leaf.  Using the cut out, trace the leave on a piece of card stock and put mono all over and layer with the stencil piece.

Now fill in your leaves in Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz to create your desired look.

Beautiful!

Rose Garden Small Flower Thinlit

Playing around with the Rose Garden thinlits and created this simple but pretty card using the other elements in the thinlit pack.  We made this card for one of the projects from my March Stampin Class.

I love the way the Lost Lagoon and Pool Party flowers look against the Pear Pizzazz leaves.  I trimmed some of the leaves for a different look.