Inkredible Stamping with Julie

SALE: Get Ready for an Online Extravaganza!

The Stampin' Up! Online Extravaganza Sale happens only once a year, so you'll want to make the most of it!! For one week only, November 21-21, you can save up to 40% on select products. To sweeten the deal a bit, there will also be 24-hour sales on the first and last day of the promotion with some extra special deals! Some products are available only while supplies last - so be sure to get your orders in early. ONE DAY SALE - NOVEMBER 21, 2016 Enamel Shapes Bundle #146002 - $27.97 Ombre Pads Bundle #146003 - $31.50 Embellished Ornaments... Read more →

CARD: Greetings From Santa

Hi Stampers, Last weekend I held my annual Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack. This is hands down my favorite class all year - It's so much fun to plan the Hot Chocolate Bar, Christmas Cookies, and Decorations. It's also so fun to play around with Christmas Stamps and look for inspiring card ideas to CASE!! Here's two of the cards we stamped at the class - Both use the Greetings From Santa stamp set. Clear Mount Stamps or Wood Mount Stamps (This set is on sale this month - 25% off) You can't really see from the picture but we used Shimmer... Read more →

SNEAK PEEK: Urban Underground

Hi Stampers, Today I have another Sneak Peek of the 2017 Occasions Catalog. These are some more projects that I created for the Display board at On Stage. The Urban District stamp set is Perfect for Father's Day cards!! But I also took advantage of the "A" in the stamp set to create this fun Gift Bag. How much do you LOVE the texture on that bag?? That's a new Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - I love the Hexagons. I put them to good use on these next two cards as well. And yes this set does coordinate well... Read more →

CARD: Merry Wishes

Hi Stampers, The Merry Wishes stamp set and coordinating Merry Tags framelits dies make quick and elegant Christmas Cards. I created two options featuring this set for my On Stage card swaps. I used the Pine Bough embossing folder for the background on the cards. The first card is done in Emerald Envy with a Christmas Tree ornament. For the second version I choose Dapper Denim and Gold Foil paper. I used the White Shimmer paper for the ornaments on both cards to add a little extra sparkle. The cards go together quick and easy but create a fabulous Holiday... Read more →

SNEAK PEEK: Cool Surprise, Cool Treats

Hi Stampers, Today is my Birthday - The VERY big 40! (Ugh!!) Over the weekend during On Stage I got one of the best Birthday Surprises ever! Shannon West (Originator of the #imbringingbrithdaysback movement) from Stampin' Up! selected someone at each On Stage location to have their Birthday card hand delivered - and I was the LUCKY Girl at the Kansas City event!! And the card and envelope feature another Sneak Peek at Products that will be coming in January's Occasions catalog! The Cool Treats Suite is full of yummy papers, stamps, and embellishments! Most adorable Birthday Card ever! Am... Read more →

SNEAK PEEK: Nailed It!

Hi Stampers, I just got to preview the FABULOUS Occasions Catalog (coming in January) over the weekend at Stampin' Up's On Stage event!! It is FILLED with fabulous new stamps and products. As an added bonus I was honored to be chosen as one of the demonstrators to stamp samples for the Display Boards at the event. So I've been quiet for a while because I've been hard at work stamping projects I couldn't share!! Today I get to start giving you a peek at what I've been working on!! First up is the Nailed It! stamp set. The very... Read more →

Personalized Bone Folders

Hi Stampers, I just got home from a FABULOUS weekend in Kansas City, MO. I was there with with Stampin' Up! team for a SU training event - On Stage. The event was filled with TONS of inspiration - and we got our very first peek at the Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-Bration brochure that are coming out in January. On my goodness they are filled with SO many cute thinks!!! I'll be able to share a few sneak peeks with you soon!!! While you're waiting for those peeks - I've got a fun project to share with you. I always... Read more →

12 Tutorials Filled with Helpful Holiday Projects

Get ready to be inspired by 12 wonderfully festive holiday projects ... all coming straight to your inbox each week! I'm so excited to share these projects with you - there are so many fun and creative ways to use your stamps, ink, card stock, and accessories to create a handmade holiday for you and your loved ones. Sign up for the 12 Holiday Helper. Set to be delivered to your inbox starting this week. Just add your name and your primary email address, Check the Holiday Helper box and click submit. I'm here to help you add that sparkle... Read more →

CARD: Spooky Bones

Hi Stampers, I'm back today with a quick and fun card. This one features one of my FAVORITE holiday sets - Cookie Cutter Halloween. My Grandma was well known for her FABULOUS decorated Sugar Cookies. She created them as gifts and While she mostly did Christmas Cookies - she loved to collect and create cookies for all the Holidays - so when I saw this Cookie Cutter Halloween along with the cordinating Cookie Cutter Christmas sets in the Holiday catalog, I knew they were a MUST OWN!! A great way to honor her and combine two of her loves -... Read more →

CARD: Ghosting Technique

Hi Stampers, At my September Stamp Camp our Technique was Ghosting! ghost·ing [goh-sting] noun: the appearance of a ghost or secondary image, especially one appearing as a white shadow. A spooky technique called for a spooky fun card. Ghosting is a very simple technique. First you stamp a solid image (like the Witch on this card) in Whisper White ink on Dark Card stock. Let is dry a bit. Then stamp over it, just slightly offset, with a color. For this card we used a tone on tone look with the Basic Gray ink. But it works great with other... Read more →