In celebration of World Card Making Day October 4th, our favorite day of the year, Stampin’ Up! is having a special craft event. During this event you will: Celebrate the art of cardmaking. Learn new stamping techniques. Craft along with the presenters and create beautiful, heartfelt cards that you can send out. Connect with fellow stampers. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with friends who love crafting. Specifics… Read More »
Do you know I was a scrapbooker before a card maker? Years ago, I was attending a Bon Jovi three-day travel event and wanted to document my journey, so I started making scrapbooks. With scrapbooking you can include pictures, ephemera, and mementos to document and look back on your memories. Stampin’ Up! has branched out this past year with more scrapbooking or memory keeping products. Introducing the Virtual Album Retreat,… Read More »
This month my nephew Jake graduates from University of Delaware, he is one of the class of 2020 graduates of COVID-19 – finishing college online with no formal graduation ceremony. Today I thought I would share with you the card and packaging I’ve sent him. There is a card, gift card holder and brown bag pocket holder (Posh Paper Lady design). For all three of these projects I’ve used the… Read More »
Between everything going on in the world, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays, high school and college graduation thought it was the perfect time to show how to make a gift card holder. Gift cards are a great way to show your appreciation to essential workers, graduates or anyone! If you don’t want to add a gift card, cash works nicely in these as well. Below is a picture of some… Read More »
Do you have the Bonanza Buddies Bundle – the Bonanza Buddies Photopolymer Stamp Set and Bonanza Dies? Looking for a fun tag to add to a gift? Why not a shaker tag! It’s simple, die cut 2 tags from the Bonanza Dies die cut or punch out a window in one tag and add a piece of window sheet behind the opening on the back add adhesive foam strips on… Read More »
Cheers to seven years! This March, Paper Pumpkin has reached another exciting milestone: the seventh year of delivering fun, easy, creative projects to all its customers. To thank everyone, they are including an additional FREE stamp set with every March kit. This means that every subscriber will receive two stamp sets! The March 2020 kit will arrive in an exclusive, specially-designed box that you will love! Think daffodils, raindrops,… Read More »
Happy Valentine’s Day! Here is the card I’ve made for my sweetie using the Detailed Hearts Die along with Real Red card stock on a Thick Whisper White card stock base. Words are from the A Wish for Everything Bundle, die cut in Basic Black and about three layers thick. Here is a quick and easy treat bag idea using the 3″ x 9″ Printed Gusseted Cello Bags which are… Read More »
Here are some of the many benefits of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. Choose up to $125 of product for $99 in the Starter Kit The starter kit ships FREE! Another 10% Savings! Shipping charges ($6.95 or 10%, whichever is greater) apply to future orders. Opportunities to see and purchase new Stampin’ Up! products first. The generous demonstrator discount (20-25 percent) as long as an active demonstrator Support from creative… Read More »
Happy New Year’s Eve! Today I thought I would share with you a simple scrapbook I made over the weekend with some photo’s I had from events over the last couple years. The book is made mainly with 2 pieces of 12″ x 12″ designer series paper – just make sure they coordinate. Here is what the inside looks like with pictures from a girls trip to Nashville, monthly high… Read More »
It’s hard to believe Christmas is one month away. This month I thought I would share a few card designs along with some gift idea’s and paper cracker that is filled with candy and holds a tea light candle. At the end of the post you’ll find a downloadable project sheet with measurements and instructions. First, I thought I would start with two cards featuring the Cup of Christmas Bundle… Read More »
Happy Sunday, today I’m sharing with you the projects my Sunday Stampers will be making featuring the Cup of Christmas Bundle, Limited Edition Christmastime is Here Suite and a special fun fold Teepee card. Sure hope everyone likes them! We will start off using the Cup of Christmas Bundle, along with the Night Before Christmas 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper to make a gift card holder along with a matching… Read More »
Christmas is coming early this year! Hope you’re ready to make this holiday season magical, because the Christmastime Is Here Suite is . . . here! This exclusive, limited-time collection of festive, floral coordinating products has everything you need to share love, joy, and creativity this holiday season. Products from the Christmastime Is Here Suite is available while supplies last, place your order quickly so you don’t miss out on… Read More »
Today I’m sharing with you the cards my Sunday Stampers will be making this month. I’m featuring some of the stamp sets in the Holiday Catalog with products from the annual catalog as well. One of my most favorite types of cards are shakers and when I saw the Still Scenes Bundle, I just knew we needed to make a Snow Globe at one of the gatherings. We will also… Read More »
Happy Christmas in October – hard to believe there is only 2 months until Christmas. Today I’m featuring four cards and a fun scrapbook. Today’s first card is a Snow Globe – I just love Snow Globes! This one features Copper Foil sheets and Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper. This card is a preview of the Christmastime is Here Suite, available November 1st. The stamp set, which is… Read More »
Happy Sunday! One of my Sunday Stampers, Susie, is having a Halloween Brunch and tag making event today so I thought I would share the tag I’ve made for the event. All attendees will be creating either a WOW tag or two simple tags, bring supplies for the group to make their tags and when we all leave we should have at least 10 tags for future use! I’ve opted… Read More »
Yesterday’s blog post included a card box and three cards made from products from the Come Sail Away Product Suites. today I’m sharing with you how each card was made. The first is Monochromatic – tone on tone – in Balmy Blue. The card base is 4.25″ x 11″, scored at 5.5″. Very Vanilla card stock was used for the mat on the front. All images and greeting are stamped… Read More »
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 in my Instant Pot! Today’s card is for the FabFri158 color challenge… Read More »
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 & Envelopes (20 – five each of four designs) are perfect to create… Read More »
March is a big month for Paper Pumpkin, Stampin’ Up!’s monthly craft kit. Every active member by the 10th of the month receives that months kit. Paper Pumpkin is turning six and wants to celebrate with you! After all, Paper Pumpkin could not have shared all these years of creativity if it weren’t for our subscribers. To celebrate this fun occasion and to thank everyone who supports Paper Pumpkin month… Read More »
It’s hard to believe Christmas is just 3 days from now, if you are looking for a cute packaging idea this self closing box may be just for you. This version of the box is large enough for a gift card, small gift, quite a bit of small candy pieces or even some cash! All you need is a 6″ x 8″ piece of card stock and 2 – 3¾”… Read More »
Pretty soon Christmas will be here, if you are in need of a quick small packaging option, I have one for you. While looking through Pinterest and blogs that I follow this past weekend I came across this Gift Box with cover on Dawn Griffith’s blog. She received a gift from Vicki Spicer and liked the packaging so much she decided to duplicated the packaging. Well I liked this idea… Read More »
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 the treats you create for you loved ones for any occasion: Christmas,… Read More »
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 todays projects. First up is the Merry & Bright card with matching… Read More »
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 Paper Pumpkin kit used for the mat. Bulbs are from the Making… Read More »
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 holiday catalog), August 2018 Blended Seasons Bundle Special, Labels to Love Stamp… Read More »
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 really looking forward to registering this week so that I can participate… Read More »
Happy July 25th and 5 months to Christmas! This year I’m doing something new, starting this month and each of the next four months on the 25th I will be posting holiday projects – a home décor piece, a packaging option and some cards. This month I’m featuring the “Under the Mistletoe” Designer Series Paper, Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp set with matching punch and Labels of Love Stamp Set. First… Read More »
Today the class of 1976 North Hills High School is having its Annual Reunion Picnic in North Park. Here’s the picture from last year. Last year my card baskets were popular raffles, so this year not only did I do baskets for the raffle, I made card packs for all class mates in attendance. Here is a picture of the gift baskets. Each basket has 25 cards, pizza box with… Read More »
Today I thought I would feature the April 2018 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Stampin’ Up!’s all-inclusive papercrafting subscription program. This service was designed for those who are new to paper-crafting, giving you no-fuss creativity in a box—delivered straight to your door. And now Paper Pumpkin is making it even easier to start getting creative by removing some of the cost for new subscribers! Now’s the perfect time to join, we’re offering… Read More »
Today I thought I would share with you the “Pillow Pizza Box” gifts I made for my travel buddies. When you travel for a Stampin’ Up! event us demonstrators like to make what we call “pillow gifts” for those we are traveling with – something to surprise them with on their pillow at night. For this trip, while not a Stampin’ Up! trip and each of us having our own… Read More »
May 2012 I became a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator when our stamping group was looking for a new demonstrator to attend a monthly stamping class with. With a full-time job I knew this would be a challenge, but my love of paper crafting and the idea of making some extra money to help pay for my supplies made me say yes! In July 2013 when I attended my first Stampin’ Up!… Read More »
Welcome to the 9th Sunday of Christmas 2017. This week I’m featuring Gift Packaging. Stampin’ Up! carries a nice variety of products perfect for your gift packaging needs. First are the Mini Pizza boxes, just the right size for holding a cookie or 3″ x 3″ (7.6 x 7.6 cm) note cards. Boxes come in packages of 8, folded box size: 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ x 1″ and they are food… Read More »
Welcome to the 7th Sunday of Christmas 2017 featuring Craft Projects. For all my projects I’ve used Holiday paper, but these items are good anytime of the year. First are note pads with pens – the one on the left has a pen you can open and add designer series paper, other uses your basic pen. All you need to do is alter sizes to fit the note pad and… Read More »
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. You’ll find yourself with a whole new set of friends each time… Read More »
Happy Monday, hope you had a nice relaxing weekend. Here is southwestern Pennsylvania it was more like a fall weekend than summer, highs only in the low 70’s. Saturday was filled with errands and I spent some time Sunday doing a little crafting, including making todays project. When I first saw the Paper Craft Crew Inspirational Challenge – Backyard BBQ, I was rather stumped on what to do. While laying… Read More »
When Stampin’ Up has their On Stage events they ask for demonstrators to share samples of cards and projects on display boards, knowing this November, when Stampin’ Up! holds their gathering for demonstrators in Salt Lake City, Utah, which I plan on attending I’ve been waiting for them to ask for demonstrator to submit some of their personal best projects for consideration as a display board presenter. When I noticed… Read More »
So many times I’m asked what do I do with all the cards I make, today I will share one of those with you. I like to use them for gift baskets for events. I’m a member of the North Hills High School class of 1976, each month a group gathers for dinner where you get to meet both new and old friends. Each month we take photo, the June… Read More »
Happy Saturday, it’s going to be a hot one here in Pittsburgh, the perfect pool day. I’ll be spending some time in the pool and going to a picnic, what about you, what are you doing today? Today I am featuring items from the Wood Textures Suite – the Wood Words Bundle & Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack. The stamp and die in this bundle combine to create darling… Read More »
Hope you all had a nice weekend, what started out to be a weekend with rain in the forecast turned out to be rather nice with sun peeking out every once in a while and only rain late at night. Thought I would create something a little different today, a mini-treat bag. While the paper I used in sold out, any designer series paper would work and it’s the perfect… Read More »
Last weekend my cousin Shari married Dave, her partner of over 20 years. Today I thought I would share with you the wedding card I made for them as well as my gift to them, thank you cards. Shari & Dave’s daughter Kenzi, along with sisters Erika and Jessie were in the wedding along with their brother Josh and Shari’s brother Jerry. Fun time was had by everyone at this non-traditional wedding. The… Read More »
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, perfect way to start an early weekend (I’m on vacation today). I’ll be making my famous Pistachio Bundt cake (which is green inside thanks to the pudding and green food coloring) to take to the party we are going to this evening. The party has become a tradition since we meet the Gilliland’s. Each year I take a hand made card to the hosts and they… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! turned creative control of the April Paper Pumpkin kit over to CEO, Sara Douglass, and the end result is stunning! Her style is, “bold, vibrant, and artistic—with a little bit of sass,” which is exactly how she described the kit. Sara designed this kit so you can discover creativity through the eyes of our CEO while having an experience that is uniquely YOU! Embrace your inner artist and skip to the… Read More »
Hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday and was able to spend time with family and friends. We had a nice time on both Christmas eve and Christmas Day with family. On Christmas Eve we do a Gift Grab Bag, this year I did a handmade card sampler as my gift. As a special treat I made each person Hershey Nugget gift bag (individually wrap five nuggets with a 1″x 3″ piece of… Read More »
Welcome to the 12th Sunday of Christmas, the 12 Sundays before Christmas, each with a different stamp set and projects. Today is a recap of the prior 11 weeks and a quick and easy project for week 12. 1st Sunday featuring the Cookie Cutter Christmas Bundle: Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp Set and matching Cookie Cutter Builder Punch 2nd Sunday featuring the Reason for the Season Stamp Set 3rd Sunday featuring… Read More »
Welcome to the 11th Sunday of Christmas, where I share cards and projects using a different stamp set each week to create holiday projects. This week I am featuring items you can make for easy last minute gifts and the final week will be a summary of all the prior weeks. If you are a member of my newsletter group I will be sending out measurements and details of all the projects.… Read More »
Welcome to the 10th Sunday of Christmas, where I share cards and projects using a different stamp set each week to create holiday projects. Next week with feature items you can make for easy last minute gifts and the final week will be a summary of all the prior weeks. If you are a member of my newsletter group I will be sending out measurements and details of all the projects. Today,… Read More »
Welcome to the 8th Sunday of Christmas. Over the next 4 Sunday’s I will continue to share cards and projects using a different stamp set each week to create holiday projects. If you are a member of my newsletter group I will be sending out measurements and details of all the projects. Today’s projects feature the photopolymer stamp set Jar of Cheer from the holiday catalog which coordinates with the 1/2″ circle punch… Read More »
This past Sunday was the meeting of my Sunday Stampers, today I thought I would share with you the projects we created. These project included a card using the new Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Embossing folder, Christmas Gift tag with layered trees for dimension, Birthday gift card holder and a Christmas Matchbook card or gift card holder (depending on you score the card base). Here is a close up of the gift… Read More »
Welcome to Simple Saturday where I feature one stamp set to make the projects. On the second week of Christmas I featured the stamp set Reason for the Season, you can see that post here, on item I completed missed was creating flowers using the Festive Flower Builder Punch with the matching images. Today I want to show you some projects using the punch. First is a card and tag, both… Read More »
Welcome to Simple Saturday, this week I’m doing something a little different and featuring the new Stitched from the Heart Framelits ♥ Cut thoughtfully stitched circles, squares, and ovals in seconds with Framelits dies and the Big Shot ♥ Stitched from the Heart Framelits Dies help you create detailed die-cuts with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle. Dies include ejection holes so you can remove the paper… Read More »
Welcome to the 5th Sunday of Christmas. Over the next 7 Sunday’s I will continue to share cards and projects using a different stamp set each week to create holiday projects. If you are a member of my newsletter group I will be sending out measurements and details of all the projects. This Sunday I am featuring the Star of Light Bundle from the 2016 Holiday Catalog. When you buy both… Read More »
Welcome to the 3rd Sunday of Christmas. Over the next 9 Sunday’s I will continue to share cards and projects using a different stamp set each week to create holiday projects. If you are a member of my newsletter group I will be sending out measurements and details of all the projects. This Sunday I am featuring the Tin of Tags Project Kit, which makes 30 tags, 3 each of… Read More »
Welcome to the 1st Sunday of Christmas. Over the next 12 Sunday’s I will be posting card, tags and other projects using a different stamp set each week to create holiday projects. If you are a member of my newsletter group I will be sending out measurements and details for all the projects. Today I am featuring the Cookie Cutter Christmas Bundle and Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper (part of… Read More »
Happy birthday to my niece Maya. Today I’m sharing with you the card and birthday banner I sent her. The card is a bendy when put together but mails flat. Maya is growing up to be such a beautiful young lady. Here is a picture of her with her brother Jake from when he started college this year. Bendy part of the card Birthday banner I created Close up… Read More »
Say it isn’t so, you haven’t used your envelope punch board for awhile, or worse you don’t have one. Just look at these cute totes you can make using one. They are perfect for the holidays or just about any reason. Last week I received my email from SplitcoastStampers, a stampers community and when I saw these cute little totes Susan Campfield was sharing with us, I need I had… Read More »
One of the latest rages now are shadow boxes, made from designer series paper or card stock and decorated. Today’s post are the first few shadow boxes I’ve made. They are fun to make and make great presents. For mine I used the Affectionately Your Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack. The Night of Navy/Crumb Cake box started as a 12″ x 12″ sheet of… Read More »
Happy Saturday, while you are reading this good chance I am at the On Stage event today here in Salt Lake City. I’m a member of the on-line Stampin Up demonstrator group Sudsol (Simply Unique Demonstrators Sharing OnLine) and on Friday here at On Stage they hosted a card swap and gift exchange, both of which I decided to take part in. Today I am sharing with you the card and gift… Read More »
Welcome to my first experience at On Stage Live with Stampin Up. Looking forward to getting the new Annual catalog in the next days. Last night I had dinner at Squatter’S Pub here in Salt Lake City with the Stampy Wackers, we had a great time chatting, swapping and eating. Here is a picture from last night and the card I swapped. The card features the Watercolor Words stamp… Read More »
So how’s your weekend going, so far so good for me. In April Stampin’ Up! is having their On Stage event in Salt Lake City, which is a gathering featuring stamping presentations, business tips, swapping and preview of the new 2016-2017 Annual catalog. This past week on the Stampin’ Up! demonstrator site in the weekly update they announced with our OnStage event coming up fast, did we want to get involved? Silly question… Read More »
Happy Sunday, Are you working on: Ppurchasing and wrapping holiday gifts? Wondering what to do for small items or gift cards? Have left over “non holiday” designer series paper? Why use this paper to create some pillow boxes or treat bags? Today’s project shows a square pillow box and treat bag I created for the Christmas holiday that uses left over Halloween and Fall designer series paper. Once I created the items,… Read More »
This weeks deals include both the envelope punch board and gift box punch board. Both are great additions to your craft room. Below is a sample made from the envelope punch board used to make an envelope for a Halloween gift card, wouldn’t this be great to make cute envelopes for all the holiday gift cards. The gift boxes can be made in different sizes up to 4″ and great for treats!… Read More »
Happy Tuesday, hope you are having a good week so far. Today’s project is for the Global Design Project, Case the Designer by Louise Sharp. They say you can be inspired by anything on this card. What inspires you in this card to make it your own project. I used the theme of Christmas and colours of Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Gold Glimmer. Here is the banner: I created… Read More »
Happy Monday, hard to believe tomorrow is September 1st, were did the summer go? Funny how now that most kids are back to school we are planning to have one of the hottest weeks in a while, sure hope those kids have air conditioning at school. Today I thought I would share with you a little project I completed after the Stampin’ Up! Convention in Salt Lake City this summer,… Read More »
Happy Monday, hope you had a nice weekend! Today’s post is for the “canyoucaseit” weekly challenge. It’s a Designer’s Choice Challenge – “May Flowers – Edition”. Check out the blog for other projects by clicking here. The minute I saw what the challenge was for I knew I wanted to make a basket of flowers. To get started I used the Berry Basket Bigz L Die and Coaster Board to create… Read More »
Where does the time go, April is over and it’s May 1st, hopefully the April showers will bring May flowers. Speaking of flowers, today I thought I would share a gift box I made using the Gift Box Punch Board & Bouquet Bigz L die. The box is made out of a piece of Park Lane Designer Series Paper using the Gift Box Punch Board. I picked a 4″x4″x4″ box… Read More »
Happy Easter! One of my favorite items from the Occasions catalog is the Berry Basket Bigz L Die, makes the perfect Easter Basket! Enjoy your day with family & friends. Thank you for stopping by, hope you have a great day, Craft On! Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog
Today was the monthly meeting of my Sunday Stampers, we made two cards and an Easter Basket using the Berry Basket Bigz L Die – complete with plastic Easter Eggs and Candy. Below are two samples the group used to create their Pistachio Pudding Baskets. The one on the left uses the Hardwood Background stamp to add texture to the basket, where the one on the right has a handle.… Read More »
Happy Wednesday, half way through the week today. We are expecting a couple of inches of snow again today/tonight. Seems like a ground hog day around here the past week or so – snow – ice – rain – sun – melt – repeat, sure could do without the ice. ♥ Today I am featuring the new Weekly Deals and a tag made with a couple of the items. This week… Read More »
Today is the monthly gathering of my Sunday Stampers Hostess club. Each month we meet at a different hostess’s home for a fun filled few hours of stamping, laughing and some great food. Today we are meeting at the home of the newbie in the group . Thought I would share with you the projects that we will be making. In preparation for the holidays we will be making two cards and two… Read More »
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 »
