One of my most used cardmaking tools

There are tools you use virtually every time you make a handmade greeting card. You may be surprised to learn one of my most used cardmaking tools is a letter opener.After watching my husband use this letter opener to open our mail, I picked it up and gave ...

The last week of the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals!

There are 17 products discounted 25% for the last week of the Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals!The Weekly Deals promotion that gave us a new batch of temporarily discounted products has been with us for years. Monday, April 18 is the last day for you to grab up the ...

Pretty in pink Grateful Bunch card

All these April showers (even snow showers for some) are to bring us May flowers. Treat yourself to a new flower stamp set so you can make this pretty in pink Grateful Bunch card!What do we love more than flower stamps? Flower stamps with a coordinating punch ...

Elegant Rose Card using Rose Garden Thinlits Dies

Look at the elegance of my rose card in black and white with a touch of red! The beautiful rose was created using the Rose Garden Thinlits Dies.That is one beautiful die-cut rose. The die-cut black rose outline started out to be for a card for Stamping ...

Cardmakers are dancing in the streets!

It's been 90 years since this happened - First Class mail postage is DECREASING by 2 cents! Cardmakers are dancing in the streets!When do you we ever see prices decrease? The size of candy bars and ice cream containers, but for most of us, never in our lifetimes ...

Save 25% on Rose Garden Thinlits Dies!

Because the greetings and sentiments in the Stampin' Up! Rose Wonder Stamp Set are so desirable, I believe you'll want the Rose Wonder Bundle that includes stamp set and coordinating Thinlits dies saving you 15% on both. But, if you're only interested in the rose ...

Quick and easy cards with Designer Series Paper!

Do you have a large stack of Designer Series Paper (background paper) because you just can't resist the pretty patterns and colors? You're not alone. Watch my new cardmaking tutorial video to learn how to make quick and easy cards with Designer Series ...

Looking out the window of a Stampin’ Up! Happy Home

That sassy gal from the Just Kidding Stamp Set is looking out the window of a Stampin' Up! Happy Home that provides a peek at the tree in her backyard.We can only guess as what she's looking at through her window, but we can see inside her house and the ...

Watercolor Wishes Card Kit testimonial

"Is there any way to order just the Watercolor Wishes Stamp Set?" is a question I've received several times. The answer is always no followed by it is a very nice card kit. Read the Watercolor Wishes Card Kit testimonial of my sweet customer who ordered the kit to ...

Gigi has won $5 off her order!

A name has been randomly drawn from all the names of those who subscribed to The Stamper's Insider in March. The winner is Gigi J! Gigi has won $5 off a Stampin' Up! order of $25 or more placed in my online store www.shopwithshelly.com by April 30, ...

Did you see all my Sale-a-bration 2016 cards?

We're in the final hours of Sale-a-bration 2016. I've made several cards showcasing the limited-edition products Stampin' Up! fans have been earning for FREE with every $50 in product orders. Did you get to see all of my Sale-a-bration 2016 cards?My desire is ...

One more pretty card before Sale-a-bration is over!

How did three months slip away so quickly? Today, March 31, is the very LAST DAY to get a limited-edition Sale-a-bration item absolutely for FREE with every $50 order! And I have one more pretty card for you before Sale-a-bration 2016 is over.Do you have the ...

Create an easy background with What I Love Stamp Set!

Remember my blue What I Love card? A completely different card design idea emerged while making it. Watch to see how I used it to create an easy background with What I Love Stamp Set!Watch my create an easy background with What I Love Stamp Set video ...

Clean and Simple & REALLY Simple Flowering Fields Cards

You just have to see my clean and simple and REALLY, really clean and simple Flowering Fields cards while you can still get the primo Flowering Fields Stamp Set for FREE!As I've said so many times before, there is a lot of beauty and elegance to be found in ...

Going Wild with Stampin’ Up! Party Pants Stamp Set!

Are you stuck in a rut of using the same bright primary colors whenever you add balloons to your handmade cards? I'm going to show you how to break out and go wild with the Stampin' Up! Party Pants Stamp Set!Click here to watch my going wild with Stampin' ...

A Hand Stamped Happy Easter for You!

Wish you a blessed and a hand stamped Happy Easter!Click here to watch my hand stamped Happy Easter for you video if the video is not displaying properly on your device.Links to hand stamped Easter projects (in same order pictured in video)Blessed by God ...

Blessed by God this Easter and Always

The Stampin' Up! Blessed by God card I made for Easter last year has been so incredibly popular on Pinterest that I thought it would be great to share it for anyone who missed it. May you be Blessed by God this Easter and always!There is a lot of beauty in ...

Two-step stamping tutorial with What I Love Stamp Set

Do you shy away from two step stamps because you think they are either too confusing to use or too complicated? I'm going to show you how easy it is to get stunning results with my two step stamping tutorial with the What I Love Stamp Set!Click here to watch ...

How do you re-ink a stamp pad?

One of the most asked questions I get is "How do you re-ink a stamp pad?"My method is the same since Stampin' Up! introduced the firm foam ink pads about three years ago but now with one added step. My method is to squeeze ink refill of the same ...

Accent in white for less!

How many times have you made a greeting card and thought it just needs "a little something more"?  White Perfect Accents may be the perfect answer. And for the next 7 days you can accent in white for less with the new Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals!The White Perfect ...

Quick and cute chocolate Easter bunny packaging!

Want that chocolate Easter bunny you're going to give look almost too good to eat? Throw away that cardboard box and make quick and cute chocolate Easter bunny packaging!You could give that chocolate Easter bunny you bought just like it is in the box. A boring ...

“Should I just get the Rose Garden Thinlits Dies?”

Yesterday talking with a customer she asked if she should purchase the Rose Wonder Stamp Set or "Should I just get the Rose Garden Thinlits Dies?"  Your answer will be "Get the stamp set too!" when you see this pretty Rose Garden card.My friend's father passes ...

One sweet Honeycomb Happiness card

The bird stamp from the Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration Honeycomb Happiness Stamp Set has been very popular. Today I'm showing you how to use the ice cream cone stamp to make one sweet Honeycomb Happiness card.Click here to watch my one sweet Honeycomb ...

Thinking about tossing that dry marker away?

Your favorite marker ran out of ink. Were you thinking about tossing that dry marker away? Wait!If it's a Stampin' Write Marker, you may not have to, if you have the Classic Stampin' Pad Refill of the same color!      Grab a paper towel ...

Look what Stampin’ Up! has on sale this week!

Did you know that every Tuesday Stampin' Up! discounts a new select group of products at 25% off? The name of the promotion is Weekly Deals because the discounts are for only seven days. Look what Stampin' Up! has on sale this week!It's exciting to see the ...

Blessed by God Easter Card

When thinking about my the design for my handstamped Easter card, the Bible verse John 3:16 came to mind to use for the greeting. The rest of the card formed around the desire to use that verse with a wood cross stamp for my Stampin' Up! Blessed by God Easter ...

Do you have the Just Kidding Stamp Set?

The Just Kidding Stamp Set is perfect for friends with a sense of humor! This card will make your 40+ friends laugh.Wait for the punch line! You won't find the Just Kidding Stamp Set in the 2015-2016 Stampin' Up! Catalog. It's pictured online only ...

A card idea for the underrated Botanical Gardens Vellum

Some of you have shared with me that you aren't overjoyed with the Sale-a-bration Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack. Looking at just the picture of it in the catalog and the one and only sample, I get it. Wanting you to see just how pretty it is, I have for ...

How to make a worn out punch last longer

Do you have a punch you have used so many times that you're not getting a clean cut like you used to? This tip is will so you how to make a worn out punch last longer.An easy way to extend the life of your worn out punch is to slip a piece of printer paper ...

Make small bows for small gift bags at 25% off!

Wouldn't you love to always have bows to coordinate with your gift bags? Use the Bow Builder Punch to make small bows for small gift bags at 25% off!Color coordination is a given when you use Stampin' Up! cardstock, Designer Papers, ribbons and accents. You ...

 

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