Every November Stampin’ Up! has what is called Onstage (formerly conventions) where demonstrators from all over the world gather for presentations, team building and sharing idea’s with others. I was really looking forward to attend this year as it was in Salt Lake City November 5th – 7th here is the US and not in a different country.… Read More: Jar of Flowers for Onstage Fun Fold Swap »
Today I thought I would share two additional cards I’ve made using some scraps and boo boo’s from when I was practicing using these dies, they are a little tricky – make sure you know which side is the cutting edge before running through your die cutting machines. First up is a birthday card I created with a… Read More: Curvy Celebrations – part 2 »
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Welcome to November 2020, did you remember to turn your clock back one hour and enjoy that extra hour of sleep? I sure did, unfortunately it’s a cold rainy day here, but on the bright side I’m thinking about my Christmas decorations and putting them up soon! Today I have a fun fold card for you featuring products… Read More: Fun Fold with Forever Fern »
Happy Halloween! Today I thought I would share with you a treat package I’ve made for a few of the kids in the neighborhood. We plan on doing door drop off’s so that the kids can still enjoy some candy and a card on Halloween! The 3″ x 9″ Printed Gusseted Cello Bags and Black 3/8″ Glittered Organdy… Read More: Happy Halloween »
This past weekend while watching some YouTube video’s and checking out Pinterest, I noticed cards made with 1″ wide strips of designer series paper – perfect for some of those scraps you have or with some new paper as well! It’s simple, here is what you need: Basic card base with a front of 4¼” x 5½” 2… Read More: What to do with those 1″ strips . . . »
So how was your weekend? I was lucky enough to have a 4 day weekend due to some vacation days, which gave me time to finish some holiday presents I was making and work on some cards. Today I’m sharing two additional cards I made using the Snowflake Wishes Bundle and coordinating products. First is a card where… Read More: Snowflake Wishes – additional cards »
Happy Christmas in October – hard to believe Christmas is just two months away! Don’t know about you but I’m glad Hallmark Channel has started the Countdown to Christmas movies – I’m actually watching Merry & Bright while writing this post! This month I am featuring products from the Snowflake Splendor Suite with a downloadable project sheet at… Read More: Christmas Project for October 2020 »
Today I thought I would feature one of my favorite stamp set with coordinating dies – the To A Wild Rose Photopolymer stamp set and Wild Rose Dies. The 13 piece photopolymer stamp set is a stunning photorealistic rose to adorn your favorite projects. To a Wild Rose Stamp Set features a regal three-step rose and was inspired… Read More: To A Wild Rose 2 ways »
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Happy Sunday, how is your weekend so far? Mine is doing well and it’s always a fun day when I get together with some of my Sunday Stampers. On my blog today I’m featuring the projects we are making featuring the following products: Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper Snowflake Wishes Bundle (stamp set & dies) Balmy Blue Glimmer… Read More: October 2020 Sunday Stamper Projects »
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We all love gorgeous Designer Series Paper, and during this incredible sale, you can enjoy a 15% discount on select papers from our current catalogs! Now is a great time to stock up and save on some of our most popular paper designs! While I do not have samples of all the designer series paper that is on… Read More: Designer Series Paper Sale Samples »
Hard to believe the weekend is over and it’s Monday morning, it’s amazing how fast the weekends go! Today I have four cards and insides for you featuring the same basic layout using the Word Wishes Dies, coordinating A Wish for Everything stamp set and the Plaid Tidings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (which is on sale… Read More: Word Wishes for any holiday! »
Happy Friday, ready to start your weekend, any special plans? Today’s card is created a little different, using the rock and roll technique for coloring and the wrong side of the stamp for the image – what – the wrong side of the image! For something different, I turned the large maple leaf stamp from Gather Together Stamp… Read More: Gather Together »
Today I have a simple card for you featuring the Queen Anne’s Lace Stamp set and the Buffalo Check background stamp. Colors for today’s card are: Smoky Slate – card base & ink for stamping Magenta Madness – mat & stamping With the elegant Queen Anne’s Lace Stamp Set you can celebrate, support, and thank your loved ones… Read More: Queen Anne’s Lace »
Happy Sunday, hope you are having a good weekend. This morning a young fellow a few doors away was out on his deck playing his electric guitar, it was some beautiful music to listen to, perfect way to start the day. I believe he is in a band and need to find out the name – it’s would… Read More: Love of Leaves & Plaid Tidings »
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Last week when my Sunday Stampers met, someone asked about the Love of Leaves Stamp set and wondered about other color options and my reply was any color will work with the stamp set. Normally you think fall colors and using a minimum of three colors, like the two cards below, well why not switch it up and… Read More: Love of Leaves Bundle – any color »
Sometime we just need simple cards and pack a punch and that’s what I have for you today. These are cards are each to put together, use any embossing folder, designer series paper and stamp set. The basic layout: Same color card stock for both the card base & mat (4″ x 5¼”) Whisper White or Very Vanilla… Read More: Fun Card Layout – 3 different occasions »
Merry Christmas is September – hard to believe there are only three months until the holidays! Today I’m bring you are some card idea and gift idea’s so you can get started with some homemade gifts! First up are two cards, a regular A2 size (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″) and slim line card (mine is 3 1/2″… Read More: Christmas in September 2020 »
Earlier this month my godson Jason had a birthday and I thought I would share his card with you. The card features the photopolymer set Mountain Air along with one of the Majestic Mountain dies, which coordinate nicely with the stamp set. This is a Reversibles (Patent Pending) stamp set; it includes specialized photopolymer stamps that allow you… Read More: Mountain Air for Jason’s Birthday »
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Happy Sunday! Today I’ll be gathering with a few of my Sunday Stampers and I’m sharing our project with you today! The first we have today is a Shaker Card using the Love of Leaves Bundle, along with the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper. One feature I really like about these dies are the stitching left around… Read More: Sept20 Sunday Stamper Projects »
Happy Birthday to my favorite niece Maya! Hard to believe she is a freshman at college this year, seems like just yesterday she was this little girl running to jump onto Uncle Dan’s lap when they visited. Here is a picture of her from graduation this year. Maya has always joined spending time with our dogs when visiting… Read More: Maya’s Birthday – Pampered Pets Pop Up Card Box »
Today I have another Fun Fold card for you, featuring what looks like two cards added together. The card includes paper, a greeting and dies from the Boho Medley Product Medley with Gold Foil used for die cutting along with the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack for the double bow. The nice part of this product suite is… Read More: Boho Medley Fun Fold »
This holiday season, share the joy of Paper Pumpkin! The Joy to the World Paper Pumpkin Kit is an exclusive holiday kit that provides a specially-designed box, enough supplies to create eight elegant cards, and an opportunity to connect with the Stampin’ Up! global community. With October’s magical kit, not only will you get a head start on… Read More: October Paper Pumpkin – Joy to the World »
Hello today from rainy Cranberry Township, PA, a perfect crafting day. This past week I have been enjoying as much pool time as possible after work before we have to close it up for the year. So far the weather forecast is not looking like pool weather for the next 10 days. Today I thought I would a… Read More: Pampered Pets Bridge Card »
Hope everyone is having a wonderful last weekend of summer. The weather here is beautiful, wish it was a little warmer so I could enjoy the pool, but I’ll take the sunshine and no rain! Anyone who knows me, knows my love of purses, especially Dooney & Bourke bags. So this year for my birthday (which is in… Read More: All Things Fabulous »
Hard to believe it’s the last weekend of summer before Labor Day . . . not quite the summer we may have originally planned for, hopefully next year will be better! Today I thought I would share two #simplestamping cards with you to celebrate the weekend. These cards only use paper, ink and one stamp set for each,… Read More: end of summer ? »