Tag Archives: Stampin’ Up!

Countdown to World Card Making Day: 4 Days Left!

We at Paper Crafts have been dutifully gearing up for World Card Making Day that’s happening this Saturday, October 6th. It’s just the kind of a day we live for around here—a guilt-free day full of patterned paper, stamps, embellishments … Continue reading

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January/February Tips, Tools & Techniques!

It’s time for another edition of Tips, Tools, & Techniques Trivia! Open your lovely copy of the January/February 2012 issue of Paper Crafts magazine (filled with all sorts of Valentine’s Day fun!), turn to pages 14-16, and answer the following … Continue reading

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Paper Crafts magazine presents: 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!

On the first day of Christmas, Paper Crafts Connection gave to me: a pearl ornament card! On the second day of Christmas, Paper Crafts Connection gave to me: 2 global Christmas cards! On the third day of Christmas, Paper Crafts … Continue reading

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July/August Tips, Tools, & Techniques Trivia!

It’s time for another edition of Tips, Tools, & Techniques trivia! Open your lovely copy of the July/August 2011 issue of Paper Crafts magazine, turn to pages 84-86, and answer the following questions for the chance to WIN (and who … Continue reading

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Happy Bastille Day!

Though today is National Nude Day, I thought it might not be appropriate to do a blog on that subject, so instead I’d like to wish you a very Happy Bastille Day (also known as La Fête Nationale)! On this … Continue reading

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Freebie Friday – Stamp It! Cards Meets Stamping Royalty Blog Hop

Welcome to Freebie Friday and our final day of Stamp It! Cards Week! In honor of the Fourth of July (and Canada Day), we’re hosting a patriotic blog hop featuring our 2011 Stamping Royalty winners! This great idea came from … Continue reading

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The Versatility of Stamping

Our creative editor Susan R. Opel is known for so very many things, and her relationship (or lack thereof) with stamping is one of them. She and I have a predictable dialogue whenever stamping comes up in conversation: Me: WOW! … Continue reading

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Freebie Friday – Stamping Royalty: From A to Z

Welcome to Freebie Friday! I have a confession to make…I’m sort of a walking celebrity encyclopedia. I blame it on my brief stint as an intern for InStyle magazine (many moons ago). While my duties were limited to transcribing B-actor interviews and … Continue reading

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Back to Stamping Basics

I have to go a loooong way back to remember when I first learned the basics of stamping. I’ve been stamping for nearly a third of my life. Sounds crazy when I put it like that! Anyway, even though I … Continue reading

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January/February Tips, Tools, & Techniques Trivia

It’s time for another edition of Tips, Tools, & Techniques trivia! Open your copy of the January/February 2011 issue of Paper Crafts magazine (filled with all sorts of Valentine’s Day fun!), turn to pages 86-88, and answer the following questions … Continue reading

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