I know I say this all the time, but maaaannnn, these dies be kicking my you know what, but I do so appreciate that they challenge me to get out of my comfort zone.  This time it's slimline cards...I just don't normally do them, but here goes... As a reminder, the elements the die rolled that we had to incorporate into our projects were: Congratulations, Embellish, Emboss, Regals, and it had to be a slimline card. I chose to cheat a little (not really) and make a mini slimline card. Measurements for the card: Cardbase: 7" x 6" scored at 3 1/2" on the long side Mat: 3 3/8" x 5 7/8" Image panel: 3 1/4" x 5 3/4" Envelope: DSP 8" x 8" scored on 1 side: 3/4" and 1" and on the other side at 2 1/4" and 6" Click on the video to see how I made these cards.  Skip to 39:25 to start where I begin. Product List 157719 $52.00 153824 $52.00 147087 $8.00 147084 $8.00 14708...

Simple stamping can mean so much to many different people. To some it can mean only a one-layer card; to others, it can mean only using Stamps, ink, and paper; yet still, to others, it can mean ensuring your card/project has lots of "white space".  This month, the Stamping with Friends Blog hop crew explores what simple stamping means to each of us.   Hello, everyone, welcome to November,  and thank you for joining us!   If you are new to my blog, Stamping with Friends is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the world who share our love of card-making through monthly blog hops with various themes. If you are following the hop, then you'll have just popped over from  Diane Evans (Canada) Stamping with Diane's blog.  I hope you took a minute to leave a comment for her as I'm sure she'll appreciate it just as much as I will. If you are starting the hop with me, thank you so much and I hope you enjoy what I and the other hoppers have pr...