Thanksgiving is a national holiday here is the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It originated as a harvest festival and has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, with a proclamation by George Washington. Thanksgiving was originally founded as a religious observance for all the members of the community to give thanks for… Read More: Happy Thanksgiving! »
Ok, so we all buy designer series paper because it’s just so cute, but which side do you use? If you are like me you always have a favorite side and the “other” side goes unloved – well today’s cards features that “other” side from the Country Lane Designer Series Paper. I picked a Crushed Curry and Blackberry… Read More: “Unloved” side of that DSP »
Today my Sunday Stampers will be gathering to make a couple cards and some gift tags using some of my favorite products from the holiday catalog. Now that we are getting close to the end a catalog, there is always a risk that some products will sell out without enough time to reorder and restock before the sale… Read More: Sunday Stampers November 2018 »
Hi there, last Saturday I posted the card I made for the OnStage Tropical Occasions Swap, hosted by the Diva’s in Paradise – Nancy Alvarez and Susan Fields. Nancy & Susan did a great job with the swap and gave each of the participants a little pink bag and tag for our cards. Today I thought I would… Read More: Tropical Swap cards from Onstage 2018 in Orlando »
Happy Saturday, today is my last full day here in Orlando, boy does time fly when you are with all your Stampin’ Up! friends. Today’s card is the one I designed for the On Stage Tropical Occasions Swap, hosted by the Diva’s in Paradise – Nancy Alvarez and Susan Fields, which was yesterday afternoon. My card combined the… Read More: Tropical Swap at Onstage 2018 »
Happy Thursday, it’s the first morning for Onstage 2018 here in Orlando. I’m here with some of the ladies that are part of the 24/7 Stampers Group: Ann, Dorie, Deb, Denise, Donna and Linda, all 24/7 Stampers and Amanda, a friend of Ann’s and fellow demonstrator from the UK We are all staying at the same hotel and… Read More: 24/7 Stampers Onstage Swap Card – November 2018 »
How was your weekend, mine was rather busy with preparing for my trip later this week to the Stampin’ Up! Onstage 2018 in Orlando Florida. It’s amazing all you need to do when going away, there’s a manicure, pedicure, hair and all the laundry and packing – not to mentions swaps! Right now we are having temperature between… Read More: White Velveteen Sheet Embossed »
Going – going – going – gone. Due to such high demand and not being able to restock inventory before the holidays, Stampin’ Up! has deactivated the following three products: 147816: Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper 147890: Festive Farmhouse Elements 147811: Santa’s Workshop Enamel Elements Though they don’t yet have a fulfillment date, all backorders for Joyous… Read More: PCC313 – Sketch Challenge and Product Annoucement »
Happy Friday, how was your week so far, looking forward to the weekend? I know I am! Today’s card is for the Fab Fri Challenge blog, check it out here. Below is the banner for this challenge, why not play along! For my card I started with a Very Vanilla card base. I’ve added a 2¾” x 2¾”… Read More: FabFri149 »
For the past month, Stampin’ Up! demonstrators have been able to purchase items from Snowflake Showcase, a collection of new products that Stampin’ Up! has added to our lineup for the month of November. This one-month-only promotion is quite gorgeous. There are two stamps sets (one is Christmas-themed, and one is Spring-themed), a set of GORGEOUS dies that… Read More: Snowflake Showcase »
Happy Halloween! Do you have trick or treaters coming to your house tonight? What will you be passing out, I have some Rice Krispy Treats and Tootsie Pops, even some Takeout Treat Boxes for some special little treaters! Today I thought I would share with you a card sent to me by one of my Sunday Stampers, Susie.… Read More: Happy Halloween »
This past Saturday I went to a surprise 30th Birthday party for Tina, the daughter of my high school friend Cindy. Today I thought I would share the card I made for her. I wanted to do something fun and whimsical and below is the outside & inside of the Pop and Twist card I made for Tina.… Read More: Pop & Twist 30th Birthday Card »
Happy Saturday, how’s the weather were you are, it’s cool and rainy here. I plan on catching up on some projects, preparing for the Stampin’ Up! 30th Anniversary celebration in Orlando next month and have an event this evening. Tomorrow will be filled with football and running errands. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge PCC312… Read More: PCC312 Inspiration Challenge with Fall Colors »
Today’s card features the new Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder used with card stock for a stunning background. The card starts with a Blackberry Bliss card base with a Blackberry Bliss mat, just slightly smaller than the card front, that has been run through the Big Shot using the Tin Tile TIEF and adhered with Stampin’… Read More: Blackbery Bliss + Tin Tile DTIEF »
It’s hard to believe in two short months rom today, October 25th, it will be Christmas, how about some ideas for holiday projects? This month I’m sharing three card designs, including the two below – a Puzzle card which includes a puzzle for the recipient to put together and one that uses some of the scraps you know… Read More: Wow, 2 Months until Christmas ! »
Put on your party hats, and get ready to save. It’s time for It’s Our Birthday Stamp Sale! For 24 HOURS ONLY – October 23rd, you can save 15% on select stamp sets. This sale will be gone in a flash, so celebrate with us! You can download the brochure here: 10.01.18_FLYER_BirthdayStampSale_US Thank you for taking the time to… Read More: 24 hour sale – October 23rd »
Good morning, today I’m sharing with you the projects my Sunday Stampers will be making this morning. First up are two cards, the one on the left features products from the Country Lane Suite, including the Country Lane Designer Series Paper, Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set and Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The card on the… Read More: October 2018 Sunday Stamper Cards »
When I first looked through the 2018 Holiday Catalog, three bundles where at the top of my list and Takeout Treats was one of them, not only did I love the cute little takeout box, but the stamps can be used for a variety of occasions. TAKEOUT TREATS CLEAR-MOUNT STAMP SET – Provides fun sentiments and imagery for… Read More: Who does love a cute Takeout Box? »
Today’s card features one of my favorite new Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder – Tin Tile, paired with Copper Foil Paper. The strip of Copper Embossing paper is adhered to a mat of Early Espresso card stock and paired with a 2″ banner of Country Home Designer Series Paper. Using Paper Snips I cut out some of the… Read More: Copper meets Designer Series Paper »
Happy Sunday, it’s to be a cold morning here in Pittsburgh, around 38 degrees, but perfect weather to have a fire and enjoy my morning coffee on the sun porch. Today card is for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge – a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge. After thinking for a day or so, I decided on the 2nd row down and… Read More: Leaves – Fancy Fold – Baker’s Twine for PCC310 »
Happy Saturday! Today’s manicure/pedicure day, now the hard part – what color to choose? Today’s card are simple to make, start with the Bokeh Dots stamp set. I’m late to the party with this stamp set, it’s been extremely popular and coordinates nicely with a variety of other stamp set. The cards today feature the Bokeh Dots Distinktive stamp… Read More: Simple for Saturday with Bokeh Dots »
Don’t you just love it when a stamp set can use for multiple occasions like: Fall Halloween Christmas Winter Valentines Day St Patrick’s Day Easter Any occasion Well if you do then today’s card is for you. It’s made using the “Making Every Day Bright Photopolymer Stamp set”, the coordinating stamp set to the Making Christmas Bright Bundle.… Read More: Love a multi-purpose stamp set! »
Happy Monday, today’s blog post is number 900! I really enjoy sharing my creations with each one of you and hopefully I’m inspiring you to try stamping or some other type of paper crafting. Today’s card starts with a piece of Watercolor Paper that I colored with three different colors using my Aqua Painter and ink pads, once… Read More: Celebrate for #900 »
The calendar says October, but the temperature day is to be in the 80’s and humid, surely not a fall day temperature wise in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card weekly challenge, banner below for this weeks. Check out their blog by clicking here. The card I’ve created features paper from the All… Read More: Christmas Blessing for PCC309 »
Happy Friday. I’ve had a busy week and not sure about you , but I am looking forward to the weekend and a little extra sleep! Today’s card is for the FabFri147 challenge, you can check out their blog here. My cards started with a base of Blackberry Bliss card stock, a former color that’s back as part… Read More: Sponged leaves for FabFri147 »
Come celebrate World Card Making Day with a 10% sale on select products from Stampin’ Up! Brochure of products downloadable at the end of the post. All cards below are made with Note Cards and Matching Envelopes, Around the Corner & Calligraphy Essentials Stamp sets along with Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green and Gorgeous Grape ink pads. Very Vanilla… Read More: World Card Making Day and Sale – save 10% on… »
Today was a sad day, if you follow me regularly you know over the summer I really enjoy my pool time on the weekends and this afternoon we closed the pool. The cover is on and it’s taking its nap until May 2019! The positive thing about a closed pool is that hopefully I should have more time… Read More: Garden Impressions for PCC308 »
When you die cut letters for a project do you think of using both the positive & negative space to create cards? Today I’m showing how using the same design along with positive & negative die cuts to create my cards. I’m featuring: Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper Large Letter Framelits Glitter Enamel Dots Colors: Gorgeous Grape… Read More: Using postive & negative die cuts »
Merry Christmas in September! I’ve decorated a candle and used some of my favorite new bundles from the 2018 Holiday Catalog to make this months projects. Bundles include: Merry Christmas to All Making Christmas Bright Takeout Treats Signs of Santa All members of my mailing list will be receiving the supply list and measurements to make all of… Read More: Christmas in September »
The September Paper Pumpkin Box has been extremely popular and extra boxes/supplies will go on sale, September 24th, while supplies last. I normally do not have many Halloween stamps, so I thought I would make a card featuring stamps from the kit and holiday catalog. Here’s a close up of the Halloween card featuring stamps from the September… Read More: Spooky . . . Boo . . . eeeek! »