When I walked into the Clearsnap booth at CHA, there was a special person there waiting to say Hi! Do you recognize that happy face and wave? Yes, it is Cathie Allan, sharing her stamping magic and love of inks in the Clearsnap show floor classroom. At the end of this post, you will find a video with Cathie ‘LIVE” doing a demo for us in the booth. There is good reason for Cathie Allan’s exuberance and energy…the Clearsnap products are awesome! There are 8 new pigment ink colours and new Cat’s eye Crafter’s Colorbox inks too. New Colorbox Chalk ink pads were on display as well. A new pigment inks Petal Point was released under the Teresa Collins name, called “Fierce.” Teresa Collins also has created a line of wood mounted stamps: There are beautiful new colours of Colorbox Premium dye ink in full size and minis by…
Walking into the Impression Obsession booth is a card maker’s dream. Well, it’s also a stamper’s dream…and even die cutting heaven. There are cards on display showcasing all the stamps and dies! The displays are divided into sections according to designer. Here is Dina Kowal: Here is Yvonne Blaire: There’s Alesa Baker: Lindsay Ostrom stamps are so cute! Joanne Fink’s Zenspirations are lovely! Seth Apter has some edgy, masculine designs. Kalani Allred stamps are always wonderful: Tara Caldwell stamps are inspired by nature and realism. Gail Green’s stamp designs are just gorgeous. This series of ‘chalk’ image stamps is so cool! The Cover A Card stamps are perfect for stamping an entire background with a single stamp. And then there’s all the dies! The cards on display are simply amazing! To see more and learn about Impression Obsession products, please click HERE and visit their blog and website! …
Check out Tracy McLennon’s take on our Dec Sketchy Card Challenge featuring BoBunny and Sizzix! Tracy created the card using the BoBunny Altitude Collection Along with the Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Holiday Green die The entire card was based on our monthly sketch over at It’s a Sketchy Challenge! We would like to see your take on this sketch – CLICK HERE JOIN THE FUN! Merry Card Making!
Stamping Wood Slices Hello. Good morning Jack Frost. Hello world! It wasn’t until December that it arrived, but the snow has fallen in Newfoundland and will undoubtedly remain until long into Spring. If you are like me, you are enjoying the Season already as you trim the tree, attend parades, dance at the office holiday parties and, of course, send out a gazillion Christmas and holiday cards. But I quite like it. The cold invites me to stay inside next to my fireplace and craft the night away. I created this card with a new fancy die called Sleigh Rides created by Stampin’ Up! as well as the Softly Falling Textured embossing folder (a must get). It was easy, not to mention gorgeous. The iridescent ice glimmer paper looks exactly like snow. Every year I make each of my children a personalized ornament. This year I gathered the clear bulbs…
Happy Sunday! Another Christmas card share from our design team. Today’s card was created by Kim Gowdy using all Stampin’ Up products. Kim also used our December sketch as inspiration for this card. Let’s take a peek to see what fun products Kim used for her card: Visions of Santa stamp set and Merry Moments Designer Series Paper Stack! Hope your inspired to try some new products and and to use our sketches! Keep checking in for more Christmas cards designed by our team!
Hello everyone! It’s Kelly Klapstein here today. I thought for December I would change things up a bit and design a card sketch for the Sketchy Challenge, hoping that everyone would enjoy making Christmas cards. Here is my card: I used Creative Memories papers, Border Punch System and pen. With the leftover confetti bits from the border punch, I added them as ‘snowball’ embellishments. I used the Creative Memories marker to doodle on the 3 white triangle trees and to write my sentiment “let it snow.” Here are some samples of more cards that my friends made last weekend using the sketch: As you can see, the creative possibilities for this card sketch are limitless! I hope you join in the fun… because we will also be featuring many of your Christmas cards on Facebook and Instagram too! Remember to upload all your cards and layouts to the Sketchy Gallery!…
Are you feeling merry today? Well, it’s November now and you might as well get used to the Christmas jingles and décor every way you look. For me, the Christmas season doesn’t start until a certain coffee shop releases their holiday cups… That’s right. I get giddy inside and I instantly want to hoard keep my first empty cup in order to scrapbook it later. I am immediately ready to tackle the season head on while I fill up my planner with parties and traditions. It’s pretty much the most exciting time of the year! Isn’t that right? Fa La La La La! You should be singing Fa La La La La, if you noticed how the branches of the tree were raised in the photo above. That’s right, its an amazing framelit from Stampin’ Up! that coordinates with the Peaceful Pines stamp set. Quite easy and quite amazing. Christmas…
T’is the season of reflection – being grateful, being thankful and simply saying THANK YOU! We are continuing our quest of posting THANK YOU cards featuring products from all our sponsors of the Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnivals this past Sept in Calgary and Edmonton! We are so grateful and thankful for all they do for everyone in the scrapbooking industry! Today’s card is designed by Connie Nichol and features Close To My Heart and Karen Foster Design SUPPLIES: Close To My Heart cardstock, patterned paper, embossing folder and ink, Karen Foster Design swirl burst brad and stamp, May Arts ribbon, Brother sewing machine, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. THANK YOU once again – we truly appreciate all you have done for us!
Today Kelly Klapstein is sharing a really cute birthday card she designed using Creative Memories products. She used the Bright Paper Pack, which has fun, cheerful colours! The cute confetti strip on the left edge is easily punched with the Creative Memories Border Maker System. The balloon and ‘Happy Birthday’ are cut with the Brother ScanNCut. This design is suitable for all ages and genders, thanks to Creative Memories! Did you know our current Submissions call for SPRING 2016 includes Birthday Cards? We would love to see what you create! Click HERE to visit our Submissions page on our website. The deadline is November 1, 2015!
Sometimes it takes perspective to really make you think about your world in a different way. In May of this year, I was given news of a close friend’s health diagnosis. A diagnosis that nobody wants to hear. She then set out on a courageous journey. She was to fight as hard as she possibly could, despite the fact that it seemed impossible. And also, she was to spread as much joy and kindness to all the land near and far. She built a bucket list and crossed them off her list. But this bucket list wasn’t “go to France” or items like that. It was items such as “knit 30 newborn hats for the hospital”. She did random acts of kindness, she hugged everyone she met and she gave thanks. Let me repeat. She gave thanks. She continues to breathe those words and write those letters. She is battling…
