Category Archives: Tip

Country Flowers: So Lucky to Know You

Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2024 by Debra Burgin

I’ll admit, I was surprised and happy to see the return of Pretty in Pink as a 2024-2026 In Color! Over the years I have liked most of the Stampin’ Up! pink shades, but this feels to me like a … Continue reading →

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Kindest Expressions: Oh, Happy Day!

Posted on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 by Debra Burgin

Last week I shared an easy layout in one of my cards for the Stamp Review Crew’s blog hop featuring Kindest Expressions. (You can see my post here.) At the time I posted that, I already had designed this card … Continue reading →

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Softly Sophisticated: Hello

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 by Debra Burgin

For this Stamp Review Crew blog hop card, I used a fun Pecan Pie background to contrast the sweet flowers. Although the colors suggest autumn, I wanted something totally different than my other hop card (details tomorrow). It’s good to … Continue reading →

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Hooray for Surprises: Sending Lots of Love

Posted on Friday, January 26, 2024 by Debra Burgin

The sample on page 70 of the Stampin’ Up! January-April 2024 Mini Catalog was the inspiration for this January camp card. The white embossed background perplexed several campers: “Where do the little dots come from?” It’s not often that we … Continue reading →

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Joy of Noel: Joyous

Posted on Friday, October 27, 2023 by Debra Burgin

I’ve said it before: Stampin’ Up! understands product coordination! I don’t remember when they started offering a holiday “suite collection” that had two coordinated bundles (and all kinds of other goodies), but the Joy of Christmas suite from the September-December … Continue reading →

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Autumn Leaves: You Warm My Heart

Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 by Debra Burgin

Talk about unconventional autumn colors! This September camp card uses a variation on a classic pairing of orange and blue, this time using Pecan Pie, Pool Party, and a dash of gold. Instead of relying on several Stampin’ Dimensionals to … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Prints: You’re on My Mind

Posted on Friday, July 7, 2023 by Debra Burgin

I had every intention of posting this card earlier this week, but then all of the Stampin’ Up! promotions jumped to the front of the line. Did you take advantage of them yesterday? Are you ever overwhelmed with color combinations … Continue reading →

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Too pretty to throw away?

Posted on Friday, April 21, 2023 by Debra Burgin

Nearly the last thing I do when preparing for an event here is to clean off my own area. I was talking to a stamper about the Stamparatus Small Grid Paper (she got it just in the nick of time), … Continue reading →

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Framed & Festive: Fancy Frames

Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 by Debra Burgin

I was so excited about the results of my first experiment using one of the Fancy Frames dies, I just had to use the other one! Fancy Frames (#159176) is included in the Seasonal Sale (November 15-18) at a 20% … 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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