If you're ready to step up your standard card with a simple cut and a couple of folds, then you're ready to make a collar card! Watch my new YouTube process video on how to make one of these simple cards. NOTE: The YouTube video is showing the reverse side of the paper cut (a collarless card) as its splash page. Never fear; the reverse side has the collar in plain view!!! For easy reference, here are the paper dimensions I used for my live sample: Card base: 8.5” wide x 5.5”

Sometimes we have great ideas for cards, but we struggle with putting together a great design! You can make a beautiful backdrop (background) for your sentiments with just card stock, ink, and some blending brushes. This card was made with three ink pads: Fresh Freesia, Soft Succulent, and Evening Evergreen - three new 2021-2023 In Colors to be released to the public on May 4. Ink was applied to the background with Stampin' Up! blending brushes, a fairly new product that has

If you're looking for that perfect color for an embellishment - one that will match your card - you can have it with just some twine and a complementary ink pad. Although drying your twine can take several hours (without a heat tool or hair dryer), the dyeing process itself takes only minutes! Here's how: Thanks for dropping by today! Stay tuned for more videos in the coming days as we prepare for the launch of the new 2021-2022 Stampin' Up! annual catalog. It launches on May

I'm SO excited to let you know that the new 2021-2022 Stampin' Up! annual catalog will launch on Tuesday, May 4! While I can't show you the inside of the catalog before then, I can show you the cover! Isn't it beautiful? As a demonstrator, I've been able to review the new catalog for a few weeks now, and I can tell you that many delights await the dedicated paper crafter! There are new (and returning) stamp sets, new dies, and new colors, too! The new 2021-2023 In Colors are