This past Sunday my Sunday Stampers got together for our monthly stamping, today I’m share the projects we made. Everyone made a “Box” on a Card, 3 Gift tags and the Snowflake card of their choice – Silver or Gold. The Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper provides the perfect mat (adhered directly to card base) for… Read More: Oct17 – Sunday Stamper Projects »
Welcome to the 5th Sunday of Christmas, this week I’m featuring the Half Full Stamp set from the 2017 Holiday Catalog. Tired of presenting wine bottles in bland bags? Thanks to Million Sales Achiever Linda Bauwin you can now create fun tags and wrappings with this jolly set. This set is not just for Christmas, while some of… Read More: 5th Sunday of Christmas featuring Half Full Stamp Set »
Happy Saturday, I thought I remind you about the Designer Paper Special happening now featuring specific packs of paper, good until October 31st at 11:50 PM MT. Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, perfect for little crates featuring the Wood Crates Framelits: Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper with matching Daisy Delight Photopolymer Bundle: Color Theory Designer Series Paper… Read More: Designer Series Paper Special Reminder with samples »
Thursday was an extremely productive day for me, I used a vacation day to do some crafting! Not only did I make the card for today, designed products for this Sunday of Christmas, my Sunday Stampers class this month, finished all swaps for Onstage in November and cards for some future posts. I was even able to sneak… Read More: PCC264 a Color Challenge »
Happy Monday, another weekend under our belts, hopefully you enjoyed yours as much as I did mine. Weather here was beautiful and I had time for a manicure and pedicure, oh how I love getting them. This week it’s a Square Sketch challenge over at Paper Craft Crew, here’s the banner: For my card I decided on the… Read More: Ribbon of Courage for PCC263 »
Welcome to the 4th Sunday of Christmas, this week I’m featuring the “At Home with You” Bundle from page 54 of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog. Bundle includes the Photopolymer 25 image stamp set with matching At Home Framelits. This is a versatile stamp set with greetings and all-season images that make you feel right at home. The first… Read More: 4th Sunday of Christmas »
Hi there and Happy Saturday, today I have two cards to share that feature some of the Designer Series Paper that is part of the Buy 3 Get 1 Free Special happening through October 31, 2017. The Daisy Delight Bundle (photopolymer stamp set & matching punch from annual catalog) were used for the flower, leaves are made with… Read More: Daisy’s aren’t just for Spring anymore . . . »
Today’s card highlights one of the pleasures of fall – the changing colors of leaves. Don’t you just love going for a nice drive in the country to look at all the beautiful colors of the leaves as they change. I can remember as a child it was a special treat to take a car ride on the… Read More: Who doesn’t love when leaves change their colors? »
Welcome to the 3rd of 12 Sundays of Christmas 2017. Each Sunday between now and Christmas I will be featuring holiday projects using a different stamp sets or packaging options. This week I am featuring the Painted Harvest Stamp Set – it’s not just for the Fall/Harvest. Send someone the beauty of this sunflower-themed set. Flowers and leafs… Read More: 3rd Sunday of Christmas – Painted Harvest »
Happy Saturday, any special plans? I have errands to run and need to prep for my October Sunday Stampers class later this month. Hard to believe it’s October already. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge, banner below. For my card I’ve picked right down the middle: Baker’s Twine – Fall – Punch/Die Cut and… Read More: Paper Pumpkin Alternative for PCC262 »
Today I thought I would feature the Stampin’ Up! Note cards with matching envelopes using stamp sets and designer series paper, both included in the current monthly specials for World Card Making Day and the Buy 3 Get 1 Free of select Designer Series Paper. The first Very Vanilla Note Card with matching envelope features the Wood Words… Read More: Have you ever used our Notes Cards? Now is the… »
Have you ever thought about Paper Pumpkin? How about Holiday kits . . . For the first time ever , two coordinating holiday-themed kits in a row for October & November it’s pretty exciting! Holiday cards made easy! Stampin’ Up! created a simple and fun holiday crafting experience that streamlines Christmas prep – Season of Style! To give… Read More: Thinking about Paper Pumpkin? Now is the time . .… »
Hope you had a nice weekend, we had some of the nicest weather, not to hot and not to cold, just perfect for morning coffee on the porch and sitting outside in the evening! Todays card is for the Paper Craft Crew Color Challenge PCC261. Fun how when I first saw the color selection I was a little… Read More: PCC261 Color Combination »
Welcome to October 2016 – Starting today there are 2 special promotions happening with Stampin’ Up! First is Celebrate World Card Making Day, this runs from October 1st – 1oth, with 15% off select card making essentials – Note Cards & Envelopes, select Stamp Sets and a Bonus Deal on Fast Fuse Adhesive. Download a copy of the brochure with all… Read More: October 2017 Stampin’ Up! Specials »
Welcome to the 2nd of 12 Sundays of Christmas 2017. Each Sunday between now and Christmas I will be featuring holiday projects using a different stamp sets or packaging options. This week I am featuring Cookie Cutter Christmas and it’s matching punch the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. Creating these delightful characters will brighten even your coldest winter days.… Read More: 2nd Sunday of Christmas 2017 »
Happy Saturday, thought I would share with you the card I made for a neighbor who recently had a baby. Not only did I make a card, I crocheted an afghan to go with it. He was born August 23rd, about 5 weeks early and just recently came home. Other than being early, he is perfectly healthy, guess… Read More: New Kid on the Block ! »
Hope you are having a good week, last night was the monthly dinner with the “76er’s”, a group of people who graduated from North Hills High School in 1976. Each month on our Facebook group a dinner spot is picked and those who are interested meet for dinner and conversation. We always have a great time! Today’s card… Read More: Swoosh Technique anyone? »
This past Sunday my Sunday Stampers met for our monthly stamping session, the first since the new 2017 Holiday catalog started. We made two cards using new stamp sets and one by request, a baby card – which came in handy as I needed one for a neighbor having a baby this fall. The first card we made… Read More: Sept 2017 Sunday Stamper Cards »
Happy Monday, hope you had a great weekend. We watched a lot of sports this weekend, the Steelers and Penguins played neither of which managed to win, guess there is always next time. Sunday was my monthly stampers meeting and tomorrow I will be sharing the projects we did. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card… Read More: Thankful for You for PCC260 »
Welcome to the 1st of 12 Sundays of Christmas 2017. Each Sunday between now and Christmas I will be featuring holiday projects using a different stamp sets or packaging options. Considering this weekends temperatures here is Pittsburgh are in the mid 80’s it’s only fitting that today’s stamp set is Beachy Little Christmas from the new 2017 Holiday… Read More: 1st Sunday of Christmas – 2017 with Beachy Little Christmas »
Hope you are having a good week, ready for the weekend? This week I’ve been working on cards for swaps I’ll be participating in while at the Stampin’ Up On Stage event in Salt Lake City this November and well as cards to start my Sunday of Christmas project, this Sunday, September 24th is the first of the… Read More: More Eclipse Technique cards »
Today is my niece Maya’s birthday and I thought I would share the birthday card I made and sent her with you, an eclipse card – where the image is stamped, then a word die cut and when the letters are added back, they are backed with foam adhesive strips for added depth. It’s hard to believe Maya… Read More: Happy Birthday to my favorite niece! »
Hope you had a nice weekend. Today’s card is clean, simple and perfect for any crafter in your life, featuring the Crafting Forever stamp set. Both card’s use “soft” colors, Soft Sky and Soft Suede. Perfect for letting your favorite crafter know that you are thinking about them. Thank you for taking the time to stop by, hope… Read More: Simple Easy Crafting Forever »
Happy Saturday and welcome to the weekend, hope you have some fun plans. I’m hoping to get a bunch of crafting done and enjoy the beautiful weather. Stampin’ Up! is having there OnStage event in Salt Lake City in November and I have about 100 cards I need to make for various swaps (trading cards with other demonstrators)… Read More: Sending Love with PCC259 »
How’s your week going? I just haven’t felt like myself lately and took a few days off to just relax and get my crafting mojo back in gear. At a recent dinner with friends I was asked about making some birthday cards for a friend that are a little sassy and right away I thought of the stamp… Read More: Sassy meets Big on Birthdays! »
Happy Sunday night, hope you’ve had a good weekend and to those in the path of Irma, praying that you all are safe. We closed the pool Saturday as the weather has been rather cool, night temperatures in the 40’s and highs in the 60’s/low 70’s – not exactly pool weather. The water was really cold! I did… Read More: Get Well Wishes for PCC258 »
This week my godson Jason’s celebrated his birthday, today I thought I would share his card with you. Each year I look forward to making him a card with a new technique. A hot new technique right now is an eclipse card, where the paper is stamped, letters are die cut and the letter backed with Stampin’ Dimensional’s… Read More: Reverse Eclipse Card for a Special Birthday »
Thought today I would share a couple addition cards I’ve made using the new Painted Harvest Photopolymer stamp set. While this is a sunflower-themed set, the flower can be stamped in any color combination and even stamped and cut out for added depth to the card. Tip: When using a photopolymer stamp set it’s good to have a… Read More: Painted Harvest – part 2 »
Happy Labor Day! hope you are able to spend some time relaxing, both Nitro and Diesel are relaxing themselves with me on the porch today. I was hoping for some final pool time, but the pool is like an ice cube – just way to cold, guess next weekend we’ll be closing it up for the season. I… Read More: So Many Shells – So Many Ways »
Yesterday, September 1st the 2017 Stampin’ Up Holiday went live. Today I am featuring one of my favorite stamp sets from the catalog, Painted Harvest. With the Painted Harvest Photopolymer Bundle you can send someone the beauty of autumn with this sunflower-themed set! * Quantity: 13 photopolymer stamps * Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d Leaf… Read More: Painted Harvest »