Happy Saturday, hopefully your weather will be as nice as it will be here today, plan on spending some time outside since it’s suppose to rain Sunday. Today I need to decide on the final to cards my Sunday Stampers will be making tomorrow, I have some great sample cards – I will share will you tomorrow the cards I picked. Yesterday my husband and I spent the day with… Read More »
Happy Birthday to my wonderful niece Maya – Uncle Dan and I hope you have a great day! Maya loves to craft and I always make sure to include a craft item in her birthday package. She received her card early and loved it, hope you do as well! Here is a picture of Maya from the first day of school this September. Here is the card I sent Maya for… Read More »
Hi there, hope you are having a good week. I’ve been busy, last night my husband & I went to the Pittsburgh Pirate vs. Boston Red Sox baseball game, boy was it a good one. Pirates hit 3 homeruns and won 9-1, Raise the Jolly Roger!! Today is my Friday for the work week, I have a vacation day planned for tomorrow! Hopefully with all the items I have planned I… Read More »
Last night I saw a piece of Watercolor paper in my paper stash and thought it’s been awhile, you look lonely. I’ve been hooked on Blendabilities and water-coloring has taken a backseat, now water-coloring is front and center. With the weather lately we have had some beautiful evening sunsets – yellow & oranges – which gave me the idea for this card. I used Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand to create the… Read More »
The weekly deals this week include Gold 1/8″ Ribbon (great for all the holiday cards you will be making) and the Yippee Skippee and Happy Hour Stamp Sets. The card below uses a stamp from the Yippee Skippee stamp set as the focal image. Click on the card to go to the blog post that explains how to make the card. Be sure to check out all the weekly deals,… Read More »
Happy Monday, hope everyone had a great weekend. The weather here was beautiful, cool mornings and pleasant sunny afternoons. Below is the sketch for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch, boy was it hard for me to come up with an idea, then BAM – I had an idea. First I needed to find the right piece of designer paper, since I wanted to use the baby theme, Lullaby… Read More »
Have you ever wondered how to get that perfect cut banner end on a strip of paper, well do I have a deal for you! This week one of the Stampin’ Up! weekly deals is the Hexagon Punch – a banner end’s best friend. All you need to do is slip the paper into the side of the punch, center and punch. There is a photo at the end of… Read More »
Hope you had a great weekend, ready for another week? Yesterday I made a “Dump Cake” for dessert. I like to watch Food Network and The Pioneer Woman is one of my favorite shows. Ree made the cake in the show Saturday and it made me remember how my Grandma Sutterlin would make a cherry/pineapple one. A dump cake is very simple, pie filling and/or fruit, cake mix and butter. On Sunday,… Read More »
Good morning, hope you are having a great weekend. Not sure about where you live, but the weather here sure has changed. Friday it was in the upper 80’s, sunny and humid. After work Friday, decided not to run my errands, but spend some time in the pool, never know when pool time will end! Saturday started sunny and humid, but by mid-afternoon there was a “cool” breeze and I… Read More »
Happy 39th Birthday to my godson Jason, you have grown to be a fine young man. I have to admit it seems like yesterday he was that cute little kid with blond hair riding a tricycle. Below is the card I sent Jason for his birthday. I used the Four Feathers Stamp set with matching framelits from the new 2014 Holiday Catalog. Colors are Night of Navy, Basic Gray, Pool Party… Read More »
Happy Wednesday night, I must say these four day work weeks are nice, already half way through the work week. Looking forward to my haircut Thursday evening, for some reason its always nice to have someone else wash your hair! Best part, will be when I get home and my husband will have made dinner, I see spaghetti and salad in my future. Today’s post is for the Paper Craft Crew… Read More »
Here is a brochure for the new weekly deals good from September 2nd – 9th. The Simply Press Clay, molds and reinkers are play dough for adults, have some fun with them. You can create custom embellishments for your products. The digital download is perfect for all the parent/grandparents/aunts/uncles who like to document back to school. To order any of the items, simply click the brochure for a direct link to my… Read More »
Happy Labor Day, if you have the day off from work, hope you are enjoying it with family or friends. It’s humid and rainy here again today, not exactly cookout weather. We ended up visiting with friends last night, just plan on taking it easy today and making a few cards. While in the pool Saturday, thought about the card I would make for this weeks Just-Add-Ink # 229 challenge,… Read More »
Happy Sunday, we are half way through the Labor Day weekend. Yesterday it was nice and sunny in the afternoon so I took advantage of it and spent about 2 1/2 hours in the pool. The mix of upper 80 degree temperature ad 74 degree water made for a nice combination. While floating around it gave me time to think about two design challenges I wanted to make cards for. For… Read More »
Happy Saturday, hope you all have a fun weekend planned. Hopefully I will have both pool and craft time. It seems like the summer just started and now its over. So what do you think of the new Holiday Catalog, have a wish list of items you are interested it. Over the next few weeks, I will share with you projects made with products from the holiday catalog. I was looking at… Read More »
Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband Dan, for a few short months we will be the same age – then come January I become the “older” women! Today is the first day for the new 2014 Holiday Catalog – there are a lot of great stamp sets and bundles. Over the past few days I have showed a few previews as a tease, now your wish list can become reality. … Read More »
Here are this weeks deals. You can never go wrong with circle collection framelits, used one of the circles to create the focal image in a birthday card. Who doesn’t like clips and buttons, with the new blendabilities you can customize them to your specific project. Thanks for stopping by, you can always place an order by clicking on the graphic below for a direct link to my on-line Stampin’ Up store, have… Read More »
Recently I needed to send a get well card to my upline’s husband and “manly” cards are always a challenge, then I though of this. Using the new ” Little Letter” Thinlit dies, I randomly die cut Get Well on a piece of Night of Navy. I then used the new Confetti Stars Punch (from the 2014 Holiday Catalog go live date 8/28/14) and punched out tons of stars using scrap paper. The stars were then… Read More »
Saturday morning I checked out the “Just Add Ink” blog and saw that they had a colour challenge this week. The colors are: Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss and Calypso Coral – from Stampin’ Up, so I thought I would give it a try. The weather on Saturday afternoon was perfect to spend some time in the pool, so I thought about the color combo and knowing I wanted to try this “Cascading… Read More »
At the Stampin Up convention this past July in Salt Lake City, our team of 24/7 Demonstrators decided we would do a card swap using the Amazing Birthday stamp set we all received for attending convention. A swap is where a group of people make cards and “swap” their card for a card from another crafter, you can only imagine all the swapping that happens at convention. There are some people that… Read More »
Happy Wednesday, halfway through the work week! While my card has fall in mind, the weather today was warm and humid – not to fall like. They it should be like this through the weekend, hopefully good pool weather Saturday – sure would be nice to use it a little more before we close it up. Each Wednesday a new sketch is released for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch… Read More »
Here are this weeks deals. Just love the Elegant Butterfly punch paired with the Bitty Butterfly punch. The Squares Collection Framelits are a must have in everyone craft closet. For all you glitter girls – there’s the Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details. Ready to try something new, it’s the Vanilla Coaster Board. Looks like there is something for everyone this week. Click on the graphic for a direct link to my… Read More »
Hi there, thought I would share one of the cards we made at my monthly Sunday Stampers Club yesterday. The third Sunday of each month my Sunday Stampers meet and we make three cards/projects. One of the projects was a card made with the Kind Eclectic stamp set we did at convention. I posted that on my blog August 2nd (Whisper White or Very Vanilla) – I let each person pick… Read More »
Happy Saturday, glad its the weekend. Yesterday was an enjoyable vacation day. Started the day by going to the Rogers Flea Market in Ohio with my husband. We picking up a few neat items. In the one aisle you can smell the most wonderful Amish donuts, we decided to give them a try (sugar coated for me and vanilla glazed for the hubbie), I can honestly say they were the best donuts… Read More »
Happy Thursday, my last day of work for a long 5 day weekend! Here is this weeks sketch for Mojo Monday design challenge. If you click on the sketch it will take you to the Mojo Monday blog for designs by there design team as well as other fellow crafters. Here is the card I designed. I was looking at some extra pieces just laying around on my desk and loved… Read More »
Happy International Lefthanders Day! While not a “lefty” myself, I do know a few : My dad, Herman (I was always daddy’s girl and I miss him every day!) My husband Dan – the love of my life My friend Theresa – who introduced me to the wonderful world of Stampin Up and cardmaking! Thought I would make a special card today in honor of all “lefty’s” out there! The card… Read More »
Here are the new Weekly Deals, you can never go wrong with Big Shot Dies and embossing folders. The rosette die makes great holiday trees any time of the year, just make them in different widths and glue together. Click on the photo for a direct link to my online Stampin’ Up to order yours today.
Happy Monday, hope you had a great weekend, back to the daily grind! Short four day week for me, I have a vacation day set for Friday – my husband and I will be going to the “Rogers Flea Market” for the day, great way to spend time looking for some vintage items and great local produce. Will let you know it goes Saturday! This weekend I found the “Just… Read More »
It’s a beautiful day here in Cranberry Township, sun is out and should hit around 85 degrees today, perfect pool weather. My husbands softball team, Badd Newz, won their game this morning. Next weekend is the payoffs, unfortunately I will miss the games due to Sunday Stampers Card class – I wish the team all the luck in the world! Here is the sketch for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches… Read More »
Happy Saturday, sure hoping your having a good weekend so far. Last night we spent the evening at the church fair, always a good time, seeing both family and friends. They have about two dozen raffle baskets, hopefully I will get a call Sunday night that I won the Coach purse, a girl can never have too many purses! Today has been busy, getting ready for card class next weekend and some general crafting.… Read More »
Today is another challenge sketch I thought I would try. When I was thinking of what to do, I saw an extra tag on my desk, laid it down against some designer series paper and a card was born. With challenges I am finding I either have an idea quickly or it can take days, luckily this was a quick one! Here is this weeks Mojo Monday sketch challenge. … Read More »
Happy Monday. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I had a busy weekend with my husbands softball tournament, unfortunately they did not win the championship – but they had a great time playing for a good cause, maybe next year! Thought I would try a new challenge this week. Here is the Freshly Made Sketches 147 design. Here is the card I designed, I changed the layout to… Read More »
Welcome to the weekend. This weekend is the Cranberry Cup Softball Tournament, which benefits families in my local community. My husband manages the Badd Newz/Nationwide team and I wish them luck! Today I thought I would share cards we made at a Make-n-Take at the Stampin’ Up Convention this year, using Whisper White Note Cards. When I came home I made the same cards using Very Vanilla cardstock – not sure which one… Read More »
If you’ve been waiting for the right time to purchase a Big Shot, that time is now. Now through August 31, you’ll receive your choice of one of five FREE exclusive Stampin’ Up! stamp set and framelits bundles when you purchase a Big Shot Die Cutting Machine. That’s up to a $60 value absolutely free! Click on the ad below for a direct link to order yours today!
Happy Thursday, one day to go and the weekend is here, yeah! Here is a card I made for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #103, perfect to send some photo’s to a new friend from convention this year! Here is the card I made, using the Snapshot stamp I received at convention this year. Love the color combination of Basic Black – Real Red – Crushed Curry and… Read More »
Here are the weekly deals ending August 4th. Just love the cupcake punch! Click on the deals to be directed to my on-line store to make a purchase. Thanks for stopping by, Craft On!
Thought I would share a cute Koala card with you today. Koala’s are one of my favorite animals, they are just so cute! My ultimate vacation would be a trip to Australia to see them in their natural surroundings. The stamp has the words ‘thinking of’ and ‘you’ part of the entire stamp, now hold your breath – I performed “Stamp Surgery” and carefully cut away the ‘thinking of’ and ‘you’ parts… Read More »
Happy Monday, Today’s card represents what I’m thinking as I watch the raining falling again today. We had rain “showers” all weekend, including at the Jason Aldean concert @ PNC Park in Pittsburgh Saturday night. The rain actually felt good, but the lightening was a little scary at time. Great concert – Tyler Farr, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert and JA where all great! Recommend if you have the chance… Read More »
Hi there, here is my card for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #102, its been a long week with the Stampin’ Up Convention and some added vacation days, little behind in posting updates. I will be sharing some swap cards from convention over the next few days. Here is the sketch for this week: Now for the card, I twist on a swap card I made for convention. … Read More »
Today’s card is one from an organized swap I am participating in at the Stampin Up convention this week. My Sunday stampers made a similar card in are June class. At the bottom of the post is a photo of the cards made in June, you can see a different version of todays card. Soft Suede cardstock was used as the base of the card. There are two same size rectangles (Blackberry… Read More »
Today I would like to share with you a card that I will be swapping with the 24/7 Stampers later today at our pre-convention gathering. During my niece Maya’s visit over July 4th, she not only helped me design the card after viewing some idea’s on You Tube, but scored and stamped them! Don’t worry, I did work on the card, I cut, glued, colored the pearls for inside the… Read More »
Happy Christmas in July week! I am a big fan of Christmas and love making holiday cards for family and friends. At the Stampin’ Up convention this week we will be receiving the new Holiday catalog with the chance to preorder some items as demonstrators – I can hardly wait!!!! Thought I would share with you a card made with the ‘Work of Art’ stamp set. Card base is Cherry Cobbler, with… Read More »
Happy Friday, today at 5pm I started my vacation! Next week I will be in Salt Lake City for the Stampin’ Up Convention and some sightseeing. Looking forward to meeting up with demonstrators I met last year and the new one’s I’ll meet this year! Todays card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch#101, each Wednesday a new sketch is announced, here is this weeks sketch. Here is my… Read More »
Hope you all had an enjoyable weekend with family and friends. I enjoyed having my brother and his family here for the long weekend, even had some crafting time with my niece which is always nice! Here is the sketch for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #100 challenge. Click on the sketch to visit the PCC blog and see other designs. Here is how I created this weeks… Read More »
Happy July 4th! Quick post of a flag card made with the Work of Art stamp set in Real Red and Night of Navy. Stars are punched from the Itty Bitty Accent punch pack and gold paper. The picture below the card is of my nephew Jake, niece Maya, brother Michael and not in the photo my sister-in-law Diane, visiting for a quick July 4th trip, just thought I would… Read More »
Keep in mind: There is no limit to the number of free Designer Series Paper packs you can receive. For each three purchased, you will receive one free. To get your free DSP, enter it in your order separately from the three packs you’re paying for. For example, if you want four packs of the same type of paper, put in the three you’re paying for and enter the… Read More »
Hope you are all having a nice weekend. Weather was beautiful here Saturday, spent over 6 hours enjoying my pool, so that means a lot of things to do today, but that’s ok, weather will not be “pool” weather so errands it is. Need to get ready, my brother Michael and his family will be visiting for a long weekend starting Thursday. Here is this weeks card for the Paper… Read More »
Let me start today by wishing a Happy Birthday to my wonderful sister-in-law Diane, hope you have a great day! Look forward to seeing you a week from today with my brother Michael, Jake & Maya when you come to visit for a long July 4th weekend! Today I will be sharing with you the card I sent to Diane for her birthday. While checking out ‘You Tube’ for some new creative ideas,… Read More »
Here are the weekly deals from Stampin’ Up for June 24 – June 30, 2014, click on the pictures below to be directed to the Stampin’ Up website. Highlighted card uses the “Window Frames Collection Framelits”. Keep in mind you can never have enough framelits, they are great for easy layers to the card.
Let me first say thank you to Paper Craft Crew for selecting me as a Featured Artisan for Sketch #96, it is a honor and I enjoy participating! Sketch #98 proved to be a challenge as I decided to use every color in the piece of “Sweet Taffy” Designer Series Paper I used as the background. Woo Hoo! I did it! Here is this weeks sketch. Click on the… Read More »
I was just sitting here working when this just popped into my head, a quick and simple welcome baby card using the stamp set “Work of Art”. It was the pastel colors I was thinking about. This is a great card you could use for a baby shower if you do not know if boy or girl or even after the baby is born as a welcome card. The ink… Read More »
Today’s card is a Sympathy card I created to send to the husband of a fellow stamper. I thought simple is best. The card base and mat are Sahara Sand and I used the new ‘Large Polka Dot’ embossing folder for depth on the mat layer. The stamp set used is called ‘Too Kind’, which is a two-step set, ink colors are, Blackberry Bliss, Wisteria Wonder and Mossy Meadow. Mats and ribbon are both Blackberry Bliss. Craft… Read More »
Happy Thursday, it’d been a rather rainy week here in the ‘burgh, which seems to always happen when Pittsburgh hosts the Three Rivers Art Festival. Luckily the weekend weather forecast is sunny and 80, grilling, pool time and swaps for convention on my schedule! Here is the sketch for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch #97. Each Wednesday a new sketch is given and the fun begins. I like to… Read More »
Tonight I thought t I would share a Quick and Simple birthday card with you. This card is made with a new stamp set and designer series paper from the 2014-2015 Catalog. The stamp set used is called “Age Awareness” and it is a photopolymer set , great for placing the image exactly were you want it on the paper. Card base is Tempting Turquoise with a mat of “Sweet Taffy” Designer… Read More »
Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Saturday was nice and sunny, I was able to get about 2 1/2 hours in the pool! Today is overcast and we have had a few rain showers, guess that’s what we are in for today. That’s actually ok, I can work on some card designs, Monday my first order from the new Stampin’ Up! catalog arrives and I can hardly wait – its… Read More »
Happy Friday, in just a few hours the weekend officially starts. Its been a rough week at work, we switched to the cloud for email and lets just say its been a ‘stormy’ cloud. I am looking forward to spending some time in pool if the weather stays sunny, next week I’ll be crafting since my order from the new catalog will be delivered Monday! Tonight we will be celebrating our friend… Read More »
Happy Monday, The day is finally here, the new Stampin’ Up 2014-2015 Annual Catalog goes live at 12PM MDT !! This past month I have enjoyed looking at the catalog and creating a wish list of items I can’t wait to get my hands on, my order will make your head spin! Thought I would start by showing two cards made with the new In-Colors for 2014-2016: Blackberry Bliss Hello Honey Lost… Read More »
First let me start by saying Happy Friday, sure do like these short work weeks, even if I get confused on what day it is! Here is my card for this weeks Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge. This card actually came together rather easy for me. I knew I wanted to use items from my pre-order for the 2014-2015 Stampin’ Up Catalog (one of the perks of being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator)… Read More »
For a limited time you can join Stampin’ Up! for just $50! This amazing opportunity will only last until June 30, 2014, so take what you already love doing—stamping and crafting—and make a little money while you’re at it! When you join Stampin’ Up! during this limited-time offer, you’ll receive: $55 worth of products A 30% discount on your first order (order must be $150 or more and placed within your first… Read More »
There are some great specials this week, click to order.
Happy Memorial Day, let me first thank all the service men and women – past and present who have served our great country – you are reason we have the freedoms we do today! It’s been a busy weekend around here, we opened the pool which is an all day affair and had some great bar-b-q and grilled steak. This week I decided to do the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch… Read More »
Today is a special day, my favorite nephew Jake is 16! Watch out all you drivers in New Jersey! In honor of his birthday, I made a special card and matching envelope for him. What I’m not showing you is the first envelope (made the wrong size) that I filled with lip balm and breath mints for all the girls he will be kissing to celebrate with! Before I share the… Read More »
Once a month my Sunday Stampers meet and yesterday was the day. Also a pleasure to get together with the ladies. I had a request from Jan, our hostess for the day, for a special baby card and when I saw some samples of a “Building Block Card” I knew this had to be base of my card! I found the directions on how to make the card on the SplitCoast… Read More »
Happy Saturday, today I decided to try the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. Here is a look at the sketch. Here is the card a designed: For my card, I decided to use a card base of Gumball Green(retiring) and Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper as my background and tag. I really like the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, it’s a great punch to have, all you need… Read More »
This week, my brother and sister-in-law celebrated their anniversary, thought I would share the card I made for them. The card base and background mat are Whisper White, for a nice clean look. The background is embossed with the Adorning Accents embossing folder (retiring) and highlighted with Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape. Entire background is popped up with dimensionals. I used the Hearts a Flutter framelits to cut out the hearts, which… Read More »
This and That Epic Day Designer Series paper is featured on the “Tag-A-Bag” Card.
Happy Saturday, today I thought I would share a card make with products from the new catalog, available June 2nd. It’s a simple card using the new Blended Bloom Stamp, Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers. Some fussy cutting and the greeting from Itty Bitty Banners. One tip when “fussy” cutting out a stamped image, run a black marker around the cut out edges, really helps finish the edges. Craft on!
Here is a card using the “Tag a Bag” Accessory kit in a different manner, sometime you just need to think outside the box. Gumball green cardstock for card base, equal size pieces of Crushed Curry cardstock and Epic Day Designer Series Paper create the back drop for a tag, label and Bakers Twine from the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit. Punched out a Butterflies in Crushed Curry and accent with small… Read More »
It’s been a busy weekend and now I am relaxing watching a concert performance of Jason Aldean at the Stagecoach Festival. He’s one of my favorite country singers. Last summer I had the pleasure of meeting him and getting a photo with him, one of the highlights of my summer. One of the other highlights of the Summer of 2013 was attending my first Stampin’ Up convention in Salt Lake City, which… Read More »
Thought I would share an Easter card with you before all the fun begins today. My husband has not smoked for over three years and we are now finally getting all new carpet in the house (need to get rid of the evidence of a few burn marks, luckily never any fires). So its a pretty big day at our house! For todays card a used the ‘Watercolor Wonder Designer… Read More »
Today was my monthly Sunday Stampers club meeting. We made cards using the Chevron Border punch, which I showcased last Sunday as a “preview” of the cards for club. We also used Washi Tape and Gold Embossing on some Whisper White cards. For the Whisper White cards, the first used the Label Love bundle (stamp set with matching punch) to create a cute gift card. On a square of Whisper White we covered… Read More »
Check out these great deals, includes a favorite punch set and framelit set of mine!
Today while watching a NCIS Los Angeles marathon on television, I worked on the cards for my Sunday Stamping Club – thought I would share a sneak peek of one of the cards we will making. After watching different video’s on You Tube on how to create a lattice effect with the Chevron Border punch, thought I would give this card a try. The card base is Crumb Cake cardstock… Read More »
Happy Friday, it’s has been a busy week at work, and I’m sure glad it’s Friday! Looking forward to Saturday morning and sleeping in just a little. I will be working on crafting cards using the Chevron border punch for an upcoming stamp class, just might post a sneak peak sometime on Sunday, stay tuned! Thought I would share a simple quick card with you. I had some extra pieces… Read More »
A little bit for everyone – ribbon, lace tape, dies, punches and MDS!
Happy Monday, today is the last day of Sale-A-Bration, which is free merchandise for every $50 before tax/shipping. Todays card uses the “You’re Lovely” stamp set which coordinates with the Deco Label Framelit Collection. The stamp was stamped in three different colors, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight – die cut, punched (1 3/4″ circle) and hand cut with Stampin’ Up Paper Snips and layered with Stampin’ Dimensionals.… Read More »
This past week I was out of town for a business meeting. The flight home was during sunset. The view out of the plane window was beautiful – the lights of NYC (amazing how straight some of the streets are by the look of the car lights) and the sunset! As I looked at the beautiful colors of the sunset – all I could think of was Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Wild… Read More »
This past Friday night “Island Hunters” was on while I was doing some chores in preparation for a business trip this week. I was inspired by the birds that I kept seeing. All I could do was think of this card, so I stopped and put it together. It’s very easy card for a beach loving friend! Card base is Crumb Cake (a favorite of mine) and side folding. Sponge Daubers where… Read More »
Happy Friday! It’s been a busy week at work and I am looking forward to relaxing, spending some time crafting and getting a mani/pedi, (a great way to relax). Our anniversary was this week (26 years!). It was a cold, rainy day so we decided to have dinner out Saturday night at a favorite restaurant to celebrate, no sense going out in the pouring rain My card today is for… Read More »
Today was the monthly meeting of my Sunday Stamp Club. Thanks to all the ladies that came today (Jamie, Erin, Theresa, Wendy and Hostess Susie), you are the reason I became a demonstrator and enjoy sharing what I learn with you, actually we learn from each other. Now I get to share what we do with the world! One of the cards we made today, “Banner Happy Birthday” uses the Banner… Read More »
If you like using your Big Shot this weeks “Deals” are perfect for you! With the “Dress Form Pop N Cuts” – not only can you do cards with the dress form, but a few snips and its a table for a pot of flowers! Happy Crafting!
Earlier this year my god-daughter turned 16, today I wanted to share the card with matching envelope that I made for her special day! Card base is Basic Black cardstock, with mat of Whisper White cardstock layered with a piece of Pistachio Pudding cardstock embossed with the Decorative Dots folder from the Sale-A-Bration catalog (free merchandise for every $50 in product purchased, catalog expires 3/31/14). Next is a piece of Basic Black cardstock that I used the Scallop… Read More »
Check out the great deals, especially if you like trim/ribbon & bling!
It was a snowy day here, not the original 10″-12″ of snow expected on Friday, but around 3″, we dodged another snow storm! Turned out to be the perfect day for me to put the fireplace on in the sun porch and get my craft on. With day light savings time one week away, thoughts of spring were running through my head. I got out my “Burlap and Blooms Simply Created Wreath Kit” and… Read More »
It’s Thursday night and Penguin Hockey has started back up after the break for the Olympics. Love to watch my black & gold and am really looking forward to Saturday nights game in Chicago which is being played outdoors, while I am in the comfort of my warm living room. Thought I would share a quick and simple card with you while I enjoy watching the game. The card is made… Read More »
Hi there and welcome to Cards and Crafting with Karen. Looking forward to the weekend, spending time with my husband and doing some crafting. Wanted to share with you a card I did recently for a workshop, Card-in-a-Box. The cool thing about the card is it folds flat and fits in a normal A2 envelope. The card base is Summer Starfruit and I used, Flower Shop (with matching punch) and… Read More »
