Hi there, hope all is well with you and that you had a nice Easter or Passover. It’s been about a week since I last posted, sorry about that. Life got in the way and I hope to be back in the swing of things. Since we last spoke I’ve made a deposit for my first cruise ever!… Read More: Ready for the beach? »
Stampin’ Up! released the list of products retiring from the 2018-2019 Annual and 2019 Occasions Catalogs yesterday. The information is a little confusing, so I wanted to take time today to provide you the needed information. Products are while supplies last with the exception of stamps which will have guaranteed availability until May 24, 2019. The list includes:… Read More: SU Retiring List »
Hi there, hope you are having a good day so far. Saturday here was beautiful, I finished my prepping for today’s class and enjoyed the warm sunny weather. My husband even did some yard work. Today I’m sharing with you the projects my Sunday Stampers will be making today. The first card we will be making features the… Read More: April 2019 Sunday Stamper Projects »
Happy Saturday. This week, Stampin’ Up! announced some decisions that will change the way we craft – and I’d like to explain them. Today I want to share a little bit about those changes and what we can all expect in the coming months as we transition to the new catalog June 4, 2019. Remember change can be… Read More: Changes coming to the way we craft . . . »
Have you seen the new rage in card making? They are called “floating frame” cards. This past weekend I took some time to jump on the bandwagon and created my first two cards using this technique. If you are interested in try to make one check out the YouTube video by Jennifer McGuire, she has a great video… Read More: Floating Frame Cards »
Happy Sunday, hard to believe in two weeks it will be Easter, where has the time gone? Just think in a couple months summer will be here. We had a beautiful day Saturday, I was able to sit on the sun porch and catch up on watching YouTube video’s enjoying the warmer weather. Today’s card is for the… Read More: Floral Thanks for PCC332 »
Happy Friday! How was your week? Mine was rather busy at work, but I still managed to make time for crafting. While some people may say coming up with a card design is stressful, I find it rather relaxing. Any special plans this weekend? Our Saturday dinner out last weekend was cancelled due to illness, hopefully we can… Read More: Beautiful Bouquet for FabFri160 »
Each month Stampin’ Up! give us demonstrators a challenge for #simplestamping (stamps – ink – paper). Here are the creative parameters for April’s #simplestamping challenge: Theme: Any occasion Supplies: Stamps, ink, and paper. Twist: One of the retiring In Colors has to be featured in some way. For my card I decided on the Daisy Delight Stamp set… Read More: Fond farewell – #simplestamping »
Whether you have an entire room or a small corner in your home for stamping, your creative space should be tailored to you. Our new product line, Storage by Stampin’ Up!, provides you with modular storage solutions that let you organize—and customize—your space your way! Storage by Stampin’ Up! is designed to store and showcase your Stampin’ Pads,… Read More: #storagebystampinup »
Happy Saturday to you all, any special plans? I’ll be getting a manicure and pedicure this afternoon followed by dinner at the Harmony Inn. For my birthday this year, I turned 60, my staff purchased a gift card for me to enjoy an evening out, I am so lucky to have a great group of ladies working for… Read More: Tic Tac with Dear Doily for PCC331 »
Counting today, Thursday March 28th, there are only 4 days remaining to Sale-A-Bration 2019, where did they time go? Here is a quick summary of the ways you can still earn big during Sale-A-Bration: Shop (earn SAB products for every $50 USD spent) Host a workshop, additional $25 rewards with workshop sales over $250 (before tax/shipping) Join Stampin’… Read More: 4 days remain to Sale-A-Bration »
Today I thought I would use a stamp set from the annual catalog – Beautiful You combine with the Layering Oval Framelits and Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper, one of the $50 USD Sale-a-Bration items. This card would be perfect for someone going through a rough patch in their lives and we all know someone who could use… Read More: Brighter Days to Come »
It’s hard to believe Sale-A-Bration will be over in one week, have you gotten everything you wanted? If not, it’s a great time to stock on essentials like paper, adhesives, ink pads and refills or each that stamp set or bundle you have been thinking about and get free product as a bonus. Today’s card is for the… Read More: Falling Flowers for PCC330 »
Today is a very special day it marks the 1000 blog post I’ve done. When thinking about the stamp set I wanted to use for today, knowing how important are dogs are to us, we don’t have children, I thought using the Happy Tails Bundle was perfect. Here is a picture of Nitro, he’s three and never stops,… Read More: Happy Tails for Blog Post 1000 »
Happy Friday! This week on Tuesday we celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary so today I’m taking the day off of work and we will be having breakfast at our favorite diner and doing some running around together, never know were we might go! Today’s card is for the FabFri159 challenge, banner below. Click here to check out their… Read More: Happiness Blooms for FabFri159 »
Tuesday was our 31st Wedding anniversary and I used bits & pieces from the Animal Expedition Suite of products to make a cute card for my husband. To put the card together, I looked through my “bits & pieces” folder where I put die cuts and other pieces just waiting for a home and pulled out a variety… Read More: Bits and Pieces of Animal Expedition Suite »
If you are like me you have scraps of designer paper laying around wondering just what to do with it. Well I’m here today to show you an idea on how you can use up some of those scraps. Now get those scraps out and let’s get started! My card is featuring pieces of the Garden Impressions 6″… Read More: Have any scraps laying around? »
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Thought I would share with you the card I will be taking to the party we are going to this evening. Each year on St. Patrick’s Day our friends the Gilliland’s have a party that we attend. We always have so much fun and the food is great, I’ll be taking my Green Pistachio… Read More: Happy St. Patrick’s Day »
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This morning my Sunday Stampers will be meeting and I’m sharing with you the cards we will be making, The first card is a Fun Fold Explosion card, we will be using papers from the Bright’s Collection, with a choice of greetings for the focal image on the front. Each person will get… Read More: Sunday Stampers March 2019 »
Do you like to color? Today I have a card featuring the By the Bay Sale-A-Bration stamp set, a cutout and some water coloring. By the Bay is a six piece Cling Stamp set with three images and three greetings. The stamp set lets you think of the beach and relaxing summer days. Here are the step to… Read More: Water color with By the Bay »
Happy Friday! Any special plans this weekend? We have a St. Patrick’s Day party Sunday afternoon/evening after stamping with my Sunday Stampers in the morning. I’ll be making my Pistachio Green Cake for the party as requested by the host. It’s a fun time and one of the few times throughout the year we see this group of… Read More: PCC329 – Happy Tails »
What a beautiful color combination – Lemon Lime Twist and Blackberry Bliss! It’s a shame that Lemon Lime Twist will be going away when the new Annual Catalog starts June 1st, I’m sure I’ll find another color combo that speaks to me. Lemon Lime Twist is one of the 2017-2019 In-Colors along with Tranquil Tide, Powder Pink, Fresh… Read More: Lemon Lime meets Blackberry Bliss »
Hope you are having a good weekend. Did you remember to change your clocks – we did and I’m looking forward to that additional daylight in the evening! Today I have a great card for someone who loves puzzles in your life. The Love You To Pieces Bundle, which includes the 10 piece stamp set and 3 piece… Read More: Know any puzzle lovers? »
Happy Friday, any special plans this weekend? I’ll be delivering a workshop order, getting a manicure and making a corned beef & cabbage dinner. On St. Patrick’s Day we always go to a party at friends and the weekend before we have our corned beef & cabbage St. Patty’s dinner at home – I may even try it… Read More: FabFri158 with Abstract Impressions »
In preparing my card earlier in the week for the Paper Craft Crew #Simplestamping challenge, I decided to also pull together a set of four note cards just to show how easy gift making can be. Not every card we make needs to be complicated and for those times #simplestamping is perfect. The Delightfully Detailed Note Cards &… Read More: #SimpleStamping Notecards »
Aren’t those frogs cute from the So Hoppy Together stamp set? Wish you had framelits to cut them out? This is your lucky day. . . This is the first time during Sale-A-Bration (SAB) that Stampin’ Up! has introduced coordinating projects to go with SAB items. The Lily Framelits have been very popular with my stamping group. I’d… Read More: Sale-A-Bration Product Update »
Happy Sunday, the snow is just starting to fall here today, they say 1″ – 3″ and I’ll believe it when I see it – we never seem to get the amount of snow they say – not that I’m complaining. How is your weekend going? Any fans of the soap opera General Hospital? On Saturday I did… Read More: #Simplestamping for PCC328 »
Today March 1, 2019 Stampin’ Up! is releasing Sale-A-Bration coordinating products which includes a variety of Framelits, Thinlits, a stamp set and coordinating punch. Here is a list of the products which will be available March 1 -31, 2019 while supplies last. Lily Framelits Dies, coordinates with Lasting Lily SAB stamp set Call Me Cupcake Thinlits Dies, coordinates… Read More: Sale-A-Bration Coordination ! »
Happy Sunday, today my Sunday Stampers are meeting and here are the cards we will be making. The feature project this month for my Sunday Stampers is showing them how to use the Silicone Craft Sheet to do Mirror Stamping. While I have samples using some other stamp sets including the new Happy Tails bundle, we are using… Read More: Sunday Stampers – Feb19 »
Happy Saturday, hope you are having a good day. I’ve been busy preparing for my Sunday Stampers tomorrow, we needed to move it to my home and even made some Lemon Poppyseed and Blueberry Muffins. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge PCC327, click on the sketch to check out their blog and play… Read More: Designer Series Paper Shines for PCC327 »