Category Archives: Stamparatus

Softly Sophisticated: 105

Posted on Thursday, February 29, 2024 by Debra Burgin

This is my second Softly Sophisticated card for the Stamp Review Blog Hop earlier this week. If yesterday’s card was simple, this birthday card was much more involved. I knew I wanted to create a custom background with this pretty … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Branches: Sending an Abundance of …

Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 by Debra Burgin

When there is a new bundle that offers elements spanning the seasons, I’m usually all in! Seasonal Branches has not disappointed me, although I did have to adjust my design for this May camp card because my first attempt was … Continue reading →

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Blossoms in Bloom for a happy anniversary

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2022 by Debra Burgin

The day was warm-ish, our walk around the neighborhood was pleasant, and the painter was finished for the day. It was time to start playing with stamps, ink, and paper! I began by looking through my “old” sets, then quickly … Continue reading →

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Party Puffins: HB

Posted on Monday, June 21, 2021 by Debra Burgin

I love flowers, but it’s good to have a set that I can use for kids and maybe even guys. Party Puffins is that set! The key to getting a good, deep black, solid image is using the Stamparatus. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Brilliance tips

Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 by Debra Burgin

In this video, I’ll show you how I use Butterfly Brilliance as a background stamp — and more! Images (c) Stampin’ Up! If video player does not display below, please copy and paste video URL into your browser address bar.

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Butterfly Brilliance: A little note

Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 by Debra Burgin

So much for outdoor photography of my stamping projects! Yesterday, winter returned for (hopefully) one last blast. Meanwhile, I happily worked away as plans for the day changed and then changed again. Although this note card is a tad more … Continue reading →

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Wild Roses: Happy Birthday

Posted on Friday, February 12, 2021 by Debra Burgin

Here’s the second February camp card to use the Oh So Ombre Designer Series Paper from the current Sale-A-Bration. This tone-on-tone design is simple but amazing. Thank you to Sharon Burkert for her inspiration. I guess I could even say I … Continue reading →

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Pine on snow

Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2020 by Debra Burgin

This is the slant of the sun in my kitchen in mid-afternoon. Oh, and it’s a dish of the 55 trees I stamped (twice) using the “stamp in the hole” Stamparatus technique I demonstrated in yesterday’s video. And the time … Continue reading →

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Stamping in the hole

Posted on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 by Debra Burgin

Creating multiples of images that need to be die cut or punched? Consider this Stamparatus technique! Just how efficient is this? Check back tomorrow to see how quickly I got my stamping done!

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Today’s Tiles: Hello

Posted on Thursday, July 30, 2020 by Debra Burgin

Here’s the first version of the card I made in yesterday’s video. This two-step stamping isn’t perfectly aligned. I used the Stamparatus — it seems like it should be perfect, right? Here we must consider the human factor: my eyes … Continue reading →

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