From My Heart

Stampin’ Up! is excited to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day with the crafting community around the world!  For 2 days only (May 2–3) they’re offering 2x rewards on all purchases!  What better way to celebrate one of our favorite crafting holidays?  And the best part?  This offer applies to   ALL products , not just scrapbooking items! (Some exclusions apply, see more below.) But not the new catalog :( Promotion Details: Earn double rewards (2x rewards) for two days only, from May 2–3! This offer begins at 12:00 midnight MT on May 2 and ends at 11:59 PM on May 3. This offer applies to ALL products (excluding existing Paper Pumpkin subscriptions). All orders qualify once the rewards threshold of $20 is met. To participate, you must have a Stampin’ Up! account and be opted in to Stampin’ Rewards. Questions - contact me! Cindy Loen

  Perfect time to order your cardstock before for the May 5th price increase and pick up the times from the Last Chance List you have on your wish list.  This is your first chance to earn your new Stampin' Rewards by placing your order on my online store.  Don't have a $75 order, let me know and I can combine it with mine. Contact me by Noon on the 25th.  Have a great day! Cindy Loen

I picked another piece of the Lovely Garden Designer Series Paper, part of the Thankful Garden collection to pick colors to use on this card. Fresh Freesia and Garden Green work well together to create the look of the card.  Cutting Instructions Thick Basic White - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", score at 4 1/4" Basic White - 4" x 5 1/4", 1 1/2" x 4 1/4", 2"x 3 1/2" and a scrap for long leaf die cut Garden Green - 3 1/2" x 1 1/2" for die cut leaves Fresh Freesia - 2 1/2" x 5 1/4" Designer Series Paper - 2 1/4" x 5 1/4" Assembly Use the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder on the largest Basic White cardstock, adhere to the front of the card base. Lay the Designer Series Paper on the Fresh Freesia Cardstock, matching the top edges, there will be a 1/4" edge on the bottom. Use the Fancy Borders die to cut the edge. Adhere the papers together matching the bottom edges. Then adhere to the card front leaving a 1/2" edge on th...

With a few folds and cut paper you have a cross shaped card, if you don't mind 1/8-inch measurements. Plus, the card folds down to fit into a standard envelope. Cutting  Old Olive: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2, scrap for 2-inch circle punch, 5 1/8 x 7/8, (2) 5 1/8 x 5/8, (2)5 1/8 x 1 1/8, 3 x 1/8 Basic White: 5 x5 (score at 1, 1 7/8, 3 1/8, 4),3 1/4 x 5 1/4, 3 1/8 x 1 1/4, scrap for 1 3/4 circle punch, (2)5 1/8 x 7/8, (2)5 1/8 x 5/8, 5 1/8 x 1 1/8 Floral Delights DSP: 2 7/8 x 1, (2) 5 x 3/4, (2) 5 x 1/2, 5 x 1  Assembly Adhere and layer the Floral Delights DSP on the Old Olive Cardstock strips, then adhere to the Basic White scored base. Fold and burnish each score line.  Apply adhesive to the left back side of the Basic White/ DSP piece and adhere to the Old Olive Cardstock, so the same with the right side, this will create a popped-up center piece. Attach the remaining Basic White, Old Olive and DSP together and adhere to the popped-up section of the card base, more than halfway up to...

Still in love with the Wildflower Birthday Designer Series Paper and thought it would be a perfect fit for a Girly Birthday card. Have your Paper Trimmer handy to make the cuts for this card, I will take you through assembly step by step.  Cutting instructions Softsea Foam- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4 Pretty in Pink- 4 1/8 x 5 1/8, 3 x 4 1/4, 1/2 x 6 1/4 Basic White- 4 x 5 1/4, 2 7/8 x 4 1/8 Designer Series Paper 1 - 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 Designer Series Paper 2 - 2 1/4 x 5 3/8 Assembly Open scored card base and on top side make a tic mark at 2 1/8 on the right side Next place it in the paper trimmer tic mark on the cut line and lower left worker on the cut line, trim off bottom right end and save for a future step.  Take smaller piece of Designer Series Paper and make a tic mark on the top left side at 1/2-inch Put in the Paper Trimmer and cut from the tic mark to the lower right side. Set the trimmed aside, flip piece over the add adhesive to the angle cut and attach the 1/2-...