Hello there, hope you all had a nice weekend. It was a rather weekend here in Western PA, we did have some times of sunshine, but when it rained it rained. Below is the creek behind our house, normally you can’t see the water from the pool deck, but late Saturday after a storm the water was extremely… Read More: Bright & Cheerful »
Happy Saturday, hopefully you where lucky and able to take Friday as a vacation day after July 4th so your in the middle of a 4 day vacation, unfortunately for us in the accounting field with our day jobs it’s month-end/quarter-end close and I worked yesterday. I did however enjoy down time on July 4th, including pool time… Read More: One design Two ways! »
#sttcchallenge = Stampinthroughthecatalog, page by page sharing samples made with new stamp sets. Today, Thursday July 4th the stamp set is “Daisy Lane”, which can be found on page 23 of the annual catalog. This is a wonderful stamp set that coordinates with the Daisy Punch and comes in a bundle featuring the new Medium Daisy Punch. My… Read More: #sttcchallenge – Daisy Lane Stamp Set »
Happy Wednesday, have way through the week! Any special plans for July 4th? I will be spending the day resting and swimming, I have to work Friday so I’ll enjoy the down time. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew challenge PCC342, a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge, check out their blog here. For my card I decided on… Read More: Tic-Tac-Toe for PCC342 »
Enjoy 2 Specials from Stampin’ Up! First, Bonus Day Coupons are back! From July 1, 2019 – July 31, 2019 receive a $5 coupon from Stampin’ Up! for every $50 you spend during this time period to redeem in August! Click here to access my on-line store. Remember the email with the $5 code will come directly from… Read More: Bonus Days & New Demonstrator Extra’s »
Happy Sunday! Hard to believe it’s the last day of June, here has the first of the year gone! Hopefully I’ll be able to get some pool time into, Saturday we had thunder storms all afternoon – not the best for pool time. Today I thought I would share a simple elegant card featuring Magnolia Lane Designer Series… Read More: Simple Elegant Birthday Card »
Happy Friday! It’s going to be a hot & sunny weekend here, perfect for some pool time! Today’s card is for the FabFri166, an introduction to the new 2019-2021 In-Colors, check out their blog here. For my card I am featuring the new Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer stamp set for the floral images which teams nicely with a sentiment… Read More: 2019-2021 In-Colors for FabFri166 »
Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law Diane, hope you have a great day! Today I’m sharing with you the card I’ve sent Diane for her birthday, it’s a gate fold card featuring Good Morning Magnolia Bundle (cling mount stamp set & matching dies) as well as the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper. While not part of this suite of… Read More: Happy Birthday Diane! »
Looking for some fun crafting each month? Then Paper Pumpkin may just be for you. With a Paper Pumpkin subscription you receive an “Orange Pumpkin” box each month with a fun new craft. Some months are cards, other are projects like goodie bags, treat holders, always something fun. Each month your kit includes a stamp set and all the… Read More: July 2019 Paper Pumpkin »
Hello there – it’s Sunday Stamper day! Today I am sharing with you the cards we will be making when we get together. I’ll be featuring three of the new stamp sets from the Annual Catalog, two that are part of a bundle. Remember with bundles you save 10% off the price of the stamp set & punch… Read More: June 2019 – Sunday Stamper Cards »
How did your week go? We had the living room, kitchen, dining room and hallway painted, now the fun starts cleaning and putting everything away. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Vertical Sketch challenge PCC341, you can check out their blog here. Thank you to the team over at the Paper Craft Crew for selecting… Read More: To A Wild Rose for PCC341 »
The cards for today are similar yet different – I’m featuring Rococo Rose & Seaside Spray (both new 2019-2021 In-Colors) with the same layout and Magnolia flowers. One card has gold heat embossing and the other water coloring. The bundle being used is Good Morning Magnolia – cling mount stamp set with matching Magnolia dies. First is the… Read More: Magnolia’s two ways »
Today I am featuring two cards made with the Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp set, part of the Floral Essence Bundle – which comes with the Perennial Flower Punch that matches one of the flowers in the set. I’m not using the punch, just the stamp set. Each card is the same design, one is monochromatic the other uses… Read More: Same layout two ways ! »
Happy Sunday, hope you are all having a great weekend. It’s gloomy here this weekend, I’ve spent a little time crafting, getting a hair cut and watching some Hallmark movies. Today’s project is for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge – Inspiration Challenge – Precious Pets, PCC340. For this week’s challenge I’ve opted for a Shadow Box made out… Read More: Precious Pets for PCC340 »
Happy Friday, closer to the weekend. Any special plans? Nothing for me so far but you never know, things can always change at the last minute. I do need to work on this months Sunday Stampers class, so I guess I just figured out something I need to work on this weekend. Today’s card is for the FabFri165… Read More: FabFri165 for Friday! »
On Sunday I used the Daisy Lane Bundle for my card for the Paper Craft Crew weekly challenge, today I thought I would show you how you can use the stamp set using the same design for both a masculine and feminine card. The funny thing about these cards is that I woke up one morning around 3am… Read More: Daisy Lane part 2 »
So which type of crafter are you? Beginner – just starting out Casual – craft every now and then Avid – owns a lot of supplies and crafts alot For my set of three cards showing each crafter type I’ve used the Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer stamp set, which has 13 stamps including images and greetings. I’m starting with… Read More: Which type of crafter are you? »
So how is your weekend going? We had a graduation party Friday night with some great food and I was able to spend a few hours in the pool on Saturday – my first pool time this summer! Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Vertical Card Sketch challenge, PCC339, banner below. Check their blog out my… Read More: Daisy Lane Bundle for PCC339 »
Hi there! Need a little relaxation time, why not grab your favorite beverage and watch the following Stampin’ Up! video’s and check out some of the new products available. Good Morning Magnolia Video Above the Clouds Bundle: Daisy Lane Bundle: Magnolia Blooms Cards Collection: Pressed Petal Suite Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hope… Read More: New Product Video’s »
Happy Friday! Hope your having a good week so far. We attended a high school graduation party Sunday afternoon and have another this evening, a great way to start the weekend. Today I’m sharing with you a card I’ve made using the Magnolia Lane Suite of Products. The card base is 5.5″ x 8.5″, scored on the 8.5″… Read More: Magnolia Lane Gate Fold Card »
Counting today there are only two days left for the 2019 Occasions Catalog and the current 2018-2019 Annual Catalog, June 3rd is the last days for these catalogs. Ordering ends at 11:50 PM Mountain Time on June 3rd. June 4th the new annual catalog goes live at 12 noon Mountain Time (2PM EST – my local time zone).… Read More: Not much time left for these items . . . »
Happy Friday to all you crafters out there! Today’s card is for the FabFri164 Color Challenge, banner below. For my card I decided on the Love You to Pieces Bundle which includes the Love You to Pieces Clear Mount 10 piece rubber stamp set, to create puzzles and other exciting projects and the coordinating Puzzle Pieces Thinlits Dies.… Read More: FabFri164 Color Challenge »
Starting at 12 noon MT today May 30, 2019, or 2PM EST, shop select retiring Stampin’ Up! products while supplies last at a discount of 10% – 30%. Items include the Large Letter Framelits at 30% savings, get them while supplies last they are great to have for so many products. Download the complete lists: Excel download format:… Read More: Discounts on Retiring Stampin’ Up! Products »
Half way through the week and for the current Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch challenge PCC338. This current challenge is a two weeks long so why not plan along (like how that rhythmed), banner for the sketch is below. I spent a few days thinking about what to do and I kept going back to the same… Read More: Happy Tails for PCC338 »
Today I thought I would share a background with you made with plastic wrap – yes – the same plastic wrap you have in your kitchen. For this technique you can use Shimmery White card stock or even Watercolor Paper. All I did was open my ink refills, tear off a piece of plastic wrap and crinkle it… Read More: Have some Plastic Wrap in your kitchen? »
Happy Sunday, are you having a good weekend? We’ve been busy getting the backyard ready for summer, hopefully the pool will be open soon. I’ve been working on making cards with the products I’ve purchased during the demonstrator preorder period this month, one of the awesome perks of being a demonstrator! Why not join today and you can… Read More: Bee in the Garden »
Today I thought I would share a few cards I’ve made recently using #simplestamping What is #simplestamping you ask, it is three basic things: stamps ink paper The first card is using stamps from the April 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit, the first Distinktive Paper Pumpkin kit with this type of stamp set included. This card is three layer,… Read More: #simplestamping »
Happy 21st Birthday to my favorite nephew Jake! It’s so hard to believe he is 21 this year, it seems like just yesterday he was this cute little boy sitting behind the wheel of the RV and how he is a handsome man finishing his junior year at the University of Delaware. I found this picture the other… Read More: Happy Birthday Jake! »
It’s Sunday Stamper Day! This morning the ladies will be over to make 3 beautiful cards, receive their new 2019-2020 Annual Catalogs and have some surprises! I’ve picked some fun cards for the ladies to make. Each person will get to make two backgrounds using the polished stone technique and both floating frame cards. The first card features… Read More: Sunday Stampers May 2019 »
Please join us for this fundraising dinner Sunday May 19th for my 25 year old cousin Erika who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer. Erika is amazing, beautiful and fighting strong! We really could use your support. Erika is honestly the bravest woman I know for how she is handling this, I am so proud… Read More: Don’t want to cook Sunday – join us! »