Cottage Lane Stamper

 Sometimes I right before I wake up I am inspired by an idea.  This morning was one of those mornings. Wouldn't a small bakery box be a cute gift idea for a cupcake?   So I asked my son if he would stop by the store and pick out the cupcake of his choice and I would use it for my idea.  Unfortunately, he was leaving for work in 30 minutes and we are down to one car.  His broke down during the blizzard last Wednesday on his way home, so he's using mine.  Well, not to be deterred, I decided to send in my grocery order that I had waiting and have my groceries delivered.  I wasn't able to order one of their gourmet cupcakes, but they did have these adorable mini cupcakes, so I added them to my list.  So my idea was revised. One day I may get one of the gourmet ones and make this box for a regular sized cupcake. This box was CASE'd, basically, from Stamping with Amore.  I just downsized her box, which was for 4 mini cupcakes.  If you'd l...

 Don't you love it when you can make the most of your beautiful Designer Series Paper?  I do!  I found this beautiful layout on Pinterest and CASE'D it from Nicole Belesimo from a few years ago.   Start out with one sheet of 6" x 6" DSP and cut it in half. Then cut each of the 3" pieces into the dimensions shown in the photo. The panels are number from left to right, top to bottom for the corresponding card.   Then cut your layering cardstock (Cherry Cobbler) into the following dimensions. Card 1: 3-1/4" x 2-1/4" (one piece) Card 2: 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" (one piece) Card 3:  2" x 5" (one piece secondary color/Garden Green) & 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" (three pieces) Card 4:  2-1/2" x 1-3/4" (two pieces) Card 5:  1-3/4" x 1-1/4" (four pieces) Card 6: 3-1/4 x 2" (one piece) Background layer: 5 pieces 4" x 5-1/4" (Garden Green) Card Bases: 3 pieces of Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock, cut...

I've some exciting news to share!  Stampin' Up!® is coming out with not one but TWO new die cutting machines.  I can't share them yet, but they will be available later on in June.  But you are going to love, love, love them! In the meantime, I wanted to give you a couple tips on using your embossing folders with your die cutting machine.  Now I use a Big Shot, which is no longer available from Stampin' Up! So you may need to use a shim or two if you have a different machine. The standard embossing folders have been around for a long time.  It may look something like this: This embossing folder is a typical thickness and for this type of folder you would use your platform plate with one clear plate below the folder and one above.  So your sandwich would be, from bottom to top: Platform plate Clear plate Embossing Folder Clear plate. This 3D embossing folder is one that you may have, it is retired, but was sold by Stampin' Up! and manufactur...

When I look at this card, with the water lilies,  I think of a day at the spa. Wouldn't that be nice on this cold Minnesota winter day!   So I chose the sentiment from the Tropical Oasis Suite . Click here to purchase the supplies I had thought about making a card with this set last night before I went to bed.  Do you ever have dreams about something you thought about right before you to sleep?  I won't tell you about the bizarre dreams I had about making this card.  I can tell you about a dream I had about Terry Steinbach, a baseball player for the Minnesota Twins.  He grew up in the New Ulm, where I raised my kids. I remember in my dream telling someone about the time Terry was home for Thanksgiving. My son, who was about 9 at the time, went to Terry's house with his friend, whose grandmother was Terry's parents' neighbor. The boys went up to the door, asked to see Terry and if he would sign a ball the friend had.  Terry not only did...