Today I thought I would share a few Clean and Simple Holiday cards made with the Merry Christmas to All Bundle from the 2018 Holiday Catalog. Here is what the bundle looks like. Merry Christmas to All Photopolymer Stamp set – Say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Christmas, and much more to your loved ones. With this set,… Read More: Clean & Simple using new Merry Christmas to All Bundle »
One of my favorite bundles in the Stampin ‘ Up! 2018-2019 Annual Catalog is Animal Outings, today I thought I would share two cards I’ve made using this bundle. First is a card with a Whisper White base that I attached a piece of the Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper to the front of. Next is a piece… Read More: Wild About You ! »
Today’s the day the 2018 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog goes live! When I first looked through the new 2018 Holiday Catalog, I fell in love with the Santa’s Workshop Suite. There are quite a few products in this suite and today I’m featuring the Santa’s Workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper and a greeting from the Signs of Santa stamp… Read More: Welcome to the Holiday Catalog and Signs of Santa ! »
This month I’ve been sharing a lot of cards made with items from the Color Your Season Promotion, we are close to the end of the month when this bundle is gone. The first card has the image embossed with Copper Embossing powder and water0colored with an Aqua Painter using Garden Green, Real Red and Pineapple Punch. The… Read More: Last of my Blended Seasons Christmas cards . . . »
Happy Thursday, it’s hard to believe August & summer is almost over. I’m on vacation for a few days from my day job with lots of things to do like dinner with friends at a winery, day trip with my husband and some parties over the weekend, not to mention pool time. Here is a cute picture of… Read More: Stitched Circle Anchoring Sea of Textures for PCC305 »
Part of the August Color Your Season Special Offer is a set of new Watercolor Pencils. I’ve used some of those pencils to color the images below. You ask, how did she do that, the image is on Basic Black card stock – – – well let me tell you. Once the image was embossed with white powder… Read More: Watercolor Pencils Assortment #2 »
Happy August 25th – 4 months to Christmas! Today I am featuring all holiday projects – a home décor item, cards and a paper purse for packaging your gift of handmade cards. This month features the Under the Mistletoe Designer Paper from the Annual Catalog (any paper will work, there are some great looking ones in the new… Read More: Christmas in August ! »
When you order designer paper is it because of the images on both sides or just one? I fell in love with the realistic flower images of the Petal Promenade paper never looking at the other side of the papers until the other day when I realized how beautiful the marble looking images where and how good they… Read More: Do you forget about the other side of the DSP? »
Happy Thursday, one day closer to the weekend! Any special plans? We’ll be watching the Steeler game Saturday night with friends and hopefully the weather will warm up for some pool time. When I saw that the Paper Craft Crew challenge this week was a fun fold I decided on a Z-Fold card, that has panels added so… Read More: How about a zoo in a card . . . »
Who doesn’t like a shaker card? Know anyone with a fall birthday? Then I have the perfect card for you today. I’ve been die-cutting a lot of the largest layering Stitched Season Framelit to use on projects, but what to do with the negative piece – well, why not turn it into a shaker card, so that’s what… Read More: Fall Shaker Birthday Card »
Good morning. Today my Sunday Stampers will be coming over for some stamping, I always look forward to this Sunday each month. It’s nice to see everyone while we stamp and have a little snack. Here are the projects we will be making using Dandelion Wishes (Wood or Clear Mount Stamps), Blended Seasons Bundle (Wood or Clear Mount… Read More: August Sunday Stamper Cards »
This year not only do my husband & I celebrate 30 years of marriage, but Stampin’ Up! celebrates their 30th Anniversary. As part of the Stampin’ Up! celebration there will be November Onstage 2018 in Orlando FL where demonstrators from all over the world will come together for classes, activities, new product premieres and stamping of course! I’m… Read More: Love It – Live It – Share It, some of… »
Hi there and Happy Tuesday! Today I’m sharing a card using the Blended Season Bundle, a special stamp set and framelit set available August 1 – 31, 2018 or while supplies last. To create this card I stamped the leaves all over a piece of Whisper White 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ and colored with Watercolor Pencils from… Read More: Layering Watercolor & Copper Leaves! »
Welcome to the weekend, any special plans? I’ve had my coffee on the porch and now I’m planning the balance of the day. I have Stampin’ Up! orders to deliver to my monthly club members, food shopping and pool time planned so far, what about you? Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge, PCC301. Below… Read More: PCC301 Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge »
Happy Friday, hope you are having a good week. It’s been a busy one for me with vacations, long work days and a Pirate Game. Today’s card feature the Varied Vases Photopolymer Bundle – Give your loved ones flowers that will never wither in a vase of your liking. This bundle was designed by million dollar achiever Mary Fish.… Read More: Varied Vases 2 Ways »
Color Your Season limited time offer – August 1 – 31, 2018 Get in the mood to create something full of colors and seasons! Introducing the all-new, limited-time Color Your Season products: Blended Seasons Stamp Set, an exclusive 10-piece wood- or clear-mount stamp set with images for every season ! Stitched Season Framelits Dies, a coordinating stitched die… Read More: Color Your Season Limited Time Offer & Coupon Special »
Today is the last day of the Buy 3 get 1 Free of Select Designer Series Paper so I thought I would share a couple card made with Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper. This card starts with Shaded Spruce 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ card base scored at 4 1/4″, but has 1″ of the front cut off… Read More: Last day of Buy 3 get 1 Free Select Designer… »
Today I thought I would share a couple cards made with the Animal Outing stamp set and matching Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper. There are only three days left of the Select Designer Series Paper Buy 3, Get 1 Free sale. The first card features two pieces of designer paper – 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ piece of… Read More: Only 3 days left of the DSP sale »
Happy Friday, let the weekend begin! Have any exciting plans? I’m still not sure what we are doing but a road trip just might be planned for Sunday since Monday is a vacation day for me. This evening it’s hamburgers on the grill and silver queen corn from a local farmer, we just love the tender sweet white… Read More: Lilypad Lake for PCC300 Sketch Challenge »
Hi there and welcome. Today I’m sharing the cards my Sunday Stampers will be making today. I’ve decided to feature the Stamparatus, Stampin’ Up! Stamp positioning tool, to show how easy it is to stamp multiple die cuts quick and easy and how you can use it for a wreath. I’ll also show them the Shammy and just… Read More: July 2018 Sunday Stampers Card »
Today’s I’m featuring another card made with the Lilypad Lake Bundle, using some of the framelits and a watercolor background. We have a small creek in the patch of woods behind our house were we see a variety of wild life. One of the creatures we see every once in a while is a blueish colored heron. I… Read More: Hey dad, saw a heron! »
Do you find it relaxing to sit and looking out at a lake or ocean waves rolling into the shore? That’s the feeling you get looking at today’s card featuring the Lilypad Lake Bundle (stamp set with matching Framelits). The Lilypad Lake Stamp Set includes serene sentiments for sending out calm vibes to your loved ones and includes… Read More: Is looking at the ocean or lake relaxing? »
How was your July 4th? It was extremely hot and humid here is PA. At 10am it was 84 degrees and I was in the swimming pool enjoying pool time with the boys (Nitro & Diesel). With the heat we prefer not to have the dogs out to long and morning is always better than mid-day. After a… Read More: PCC297 – By the Sea with Sea Textures »
Happy Friday and the beginning of Hallmark Gold Crown Christmas Week! I’m a big fan of Christmas and all the movies on the Hallmark Channel. Today starts Christmas in July movies – guess what I will be doing this weekend, in between pool time of course! Hopefully watching the movies should provide inspiration for some additional Christmas ideas.… Read More: Pre Christmas in July with Pop of Petals »
Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law Diane! Today I’m sharing with you the birthday card I made and mailed to Diane. I had fun using the Lined Alphabet Edgelits to make her card. First I die cutting the letters using the interlocking piece and Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, then cutting just the letters in cardstock… Read More: Happy Birthday Diane! »
Happy Sunday, today my four day weekend comes to an end but it’s also the day my Sunday Stampers get together and that is always a reason to smile and have some fun stamping. I’m share with you the cards we will be making featuring two new bundles and some new Stampin’ Up! colors! Rooted in Nature Bundle… Read More: June 2018 Sunday Stamper Cards »
Good morning. Today I start a four day weekend. I have some craft projects I need to get completed, graduation parties to attend and Sunday is my monthly stampers meeting I need to prep for as well, not to mention go out to dinner a few times and hopefully some pool time. Today I’m sharing a card cased… Read More: Rooted in Nature »
Good morning, hope you are having a good week so far. This past weekend in between chores and pool time, I was checking out Pinterest for some fun fold projects to try. Today I’m sharing a double tower card. At the end of the post you will find a template you can download to give this project a… Read More: Double Tower Card with Varied Vases »
Happy Sunday, hope you are having a nice weekend. We are having hot sunny weather which means pool time for me! Today’s card have a beach theme as well, someone sure needs to visit the ocean. I’m using the Sea of Texture Bundle for both cards and Colorful Season Photopolymer Stamp Set for the greeting on one of… Read More: Sea of Textures for Sunday! »
Happy Thursday, hope your week is going well. Today I have a card for you featuring the Rooted in Nature Bundle. Over the weekend when I was looking through the Wood Textures 6”x6” Designer Series Paper for another project, I came around the piece I’m featuring today and thought it would go nice with this bundle. The card… Read More: Wood Textures with Rooted in Nature »