Only five more days, including today………… My how time flies! Sale-a-Bration is ending this coming Thursday, September 30th. Also ending is the super joining special. If you’ve been thinking about joining the Stampin’ Up! community there’s no time like the present. Stampin’ Up! is offering a FREE BUNDLE of your choice to add to your starter kit. That’s a huge bonus, like up to $60.25 free. There are…
Do you remember when we stamped paper clock faces for plastic wall clocks? This was like at least 15 years ago! I still have three of those plastic clocks and I don’t remember where I got them. All that said, I did some major rearranging in my stamping space during the last two days and my existing clock did not get moved to a new wall. By choice. After…
Well ma’am or sir, here’s a selection of products that I use almost every time I’m stamping a card or two. I’ll tell you a bit about each one along the way. Basic White 8-1/2″ x 11″ Thick card stock: The perfect card base is the Basic White Thick card stock. It’s high quality, acid-free, and lignin-free. 24 sheets/pack. 159229, $8.25/24 sheets. Perfect for card bases. Basic White 8-1/2…
September 13th, today, is our anniversary. (24 years) We were married in our back yard in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains in Mi Wuk Village, our awesome “little cabin in the woods”. In 1997. We miss our trees (our property bordered the Stanislaus National Forest) so when I remember, I try to have a tree in the card I create for Russ. Russ isn’t fussy about whether…
One of my favorite current stamp sets is Welcoming Window. I love the European countryside look to the images. Then add the accompanying Window Flower Box dies and you’ve got lovely, fun and creative possibilities galore. This card reminds me of a Swiss village scene, strolling down the street with the rough facade of the houses plus the window boxes and all the flowers. I chose Misty…
These pumpkins are growing in my daughter’s garden and were the color inspiration, along with Mother Nature’s ideas, for my cards from the other day. My card: That’s it. Just a little light pumpkin sharing. Have a great day. * Shop Stampin’ Up! in Blythe’s Store * Like my Facebook Page * Follow me on Pinterest * Join Paper Pumpkin and play along * Join…
Nostalgia time. While I was posting my Christmas Card Buffet cards and posts, I stumbled upon this post from 2015. Sigh……… Check it out here. I just can’t resist sharing it. I love that card, that house (that we left in California), our tree, my sweetie. I love just everything about it. (except the short lived dyed hair on my head) Nostalgia is a great thing. I’m still…
With a giant sigh of relief I have posted the cards for my annual Christmas Card Buffets which will be held in September, October and November. You can check them out here. If you are not in the Boise, Idaho area and can’t attend in person, but want to create some of these cards, I’ll create a packet of supplies for you, including a how-to tutorial, for $5/card. That…
Before I introduce you to a few fall cards, I want to remind you that the NEW MINI CATALOG & SALE-A-BRATION (SAB) BROCHURES are live! If you don’t have them yet I’d be happy to send you one. Send me an email, blythe@stampingwithblythe.com, to request your catalog and brochure today! What a fun card to send to a far-away or even near-by friend. Here’s what you’ll need to put…
Today’s card is my prototype for yesterday’s card. I thought I had posted it months ago but, since I couldn’t locate it, I guess I didn’t. I did do this card in a class at our local community center in 2020. I used the retired (in 2020) Bird Ballad designer series paper (DSP), one of my favorites. This time I used Basic Black card stock as the background. It…
It’s always fun to be able to put small bits of paper, especially beautiful Designer Series Paper (DSP) scraps, to good use. Back story: I’m participating in the Summer 2021 Creativate Retreat this coming Saturday. Each “Creativator Guide” offered challenges to participants and what I’m sharing today was one of my favorites. Create a card using Designer Series Paper scraps! Here’s my creation: I went to my package of…
Our second card made at this week’s creative time at the community center here in Avimor (Boise, ID) was created with minimal stamping but plenty of die cutting. Product List Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25 Brights 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152487] $11.50 Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad [147094] $7.50 Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad [147095] $7.50 Mango Melody…
Today at our local Community Center ‘my’ stampers created one of these lovely gentle cards: It’s really quite easy. Card Front: Very Vanilla Thick card stock: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″, folded (away from the “valley” score line) and burnished (rubbed firmly) with a Bone Folder. First Layer: Soft Sea Foam card stock: 5-1/4″ x 4″ – Attach to card front using adhesive of your choice. I’ve been…
I thought I had come up with a fairly simple card to share with my group of twelve stampers at our semi-monthly class at the Avimor Community Center last week. But……that simple bit of changing colors and words proved otherwise! It does take time to get the right color and the right goodie sent around the tables while letting everyone get the color and image of their choice. The…
Today’s cards are one sample of the card “my” stampers made at our local Community Center last Thursday. It’s really quite simple and doesn’t require a lot of supplies. Product List Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.25 Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $9.75 Fresh Freesia 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [155613] $8.75 Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ Pad [155611] $7.50 Highland…