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! »
Happy Friday, have you spent anytime crafting this week? I’ve had limited time and it sure felt good last night to get some craft time in and prep for my Sunday Stampers this weekend – after card making I’ll be sharing new catalogs and special gifts with the group. Today I thought I would share with you the… Read More: FabFri163 with Animal Outings »
Welcome to Monday, did you have a good weekend? I spend mine working on organizing my craft room to prepare for the new Annual Catalog. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is the ability to order before a new catalog goes live. Check out my Join the Fun tab for details on joining the Stampin’ Up… Read More: Polished Stone Technique for PCC336 »
Happy Anniversary to my brother Mike and sister-in-law Diane – It seems like just yesterday that my dad lost a front tooth and a large group of us piled in the car after the rehearsal dinner to go out for a little bit! For their card I decided to try a design I’ve not used before for their… Read More: Happy Anniversary Mike & Diane »
Today I thought I would share with you a Beach Sampler that I made for my cousin Shari and her husband Dave for the beach house they bought this year in Myrtle Beach. I was rather surprised at how easy this was to put together. Here are the basics on how I put this together, I look forward… Read More: Beach Sampler for Shari & Dave »
Hi there, not sure if you are aware or not but with each new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog, the bundles change – so while products may be carried over from one catalog to the next, the bundle pricing or savings of 10% does not. Now is the time to check and see if there are any bundles you… Read More: Retiring Bundles »
Today we are celebrating the stamp set “Lovely As A Tree”. After quite a long run, this stamp set will be retiring, If you don’t already have this stamp set, you need to get one or even a new one to replace that old set from years ago. This set is extremely versatile, while there are no words… Read More: Lovely as a Tree is retiring . . . »
Happy Saturday and welcome to the weekend! Any special plans? I’m be working on planning by May 19th Sunday Stampers class, we will be making a Floating Frame card, but what else will we make? We make three projects and I have quite a few idea floating around my head! Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew… Read More: Share What You Love with PCC335 »
Happy Friday, hope you had a good week, don’t know about you, but I am sure ready for the weekend, any special plans? Today’s card is for the FabFri162 Five Color Challenge, check out the colors below. When I first saw the colors they screamed spring flowers, so the Pop of Petals Bundle (Stamp set & matching punch)… Read More: Pop of Petals for FabFri162 »
Today I thought I would share another stamp set I’m sad to see retire – Bella & Friends, as the dog mom of two German Shepherd I always love stamp sets with dogs. For my first card I kept it simple: Crumb Cake card base Basic Black Mat Classic Garage Designer Series Paper Mat Layering Circles, including a… Read More: Bye Bye Bella & Friends »
This May, you’re in for a treat. Paper Pumpkin has teamed up with Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up!’s board chair and cofounder, to deliver you a very special Paper Pumpkin kit. It’s exclusive, collectible, and one of a kind. Die-hard Paper Pumpkin and Stampin’ Up! fans won’t want to miss this special edition. The look and feel of this… Read More: May Paper Pumpkin with Shelli »
Happy Friday, it’s going to be a rainy and soggy here today, guess that means the boys will be in the house for most of the day today, don’t need to be cleaning muddy paw marks tonight, hopefully you are having nicer weather where you are. My card for today is for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge PCC334,… Read More: Varied Vases for PCC334 »
atleast until I get to buy the stamp set! Today I’m featuring the Dear Doily stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! 2019 Occasions catalog. Originally this stamp set came as a bundle, unfortunately the dies have sold out and the stamp set will be retiring at the end of May 2019. This is a great stamp set for… Read More: Dear Doily don’t go . . . »
Hi there, hope all is well with you and that you had a nice Easter or Passover. It’s been about a week since I last posted, sorry about that. Life got in the way and I hope to be back in the swing of things. Since we last spoke I’ve made a deposit for my first cruise ever!… Read More: Ready for the beach? »
Hi there, hope you are having a good day so far. Saturday here was beautiful, I finished my prepping for today’s class and enjoyed the warm sunny weather. My husband even did some yard work. Today I’m sharing with you the projects my Sunday Stampers will be making today. The first card we will be making features the… Read More: April 2019 Sunday Stamper Projects »
Have you seen the new rage in card making? They are called “floating frame” cards. This past weekend I took some time to jump on the bandwagon and created my first two cards using this technique. If you are interested in try to make one check out the YouTube video by Jennifer McGuire, she has a great video… Read More: Floating Frame Cards »
Happy Sunday, hard to believe in two weeks it will be Easter, where has the time gone? Just think in a couple months summer will be here. We had a beautiful day Saturday, I was able to sit on the sun porch and catch up on watching YouTube video’s enjoying the warmer weather. Today’s card is for the… Read More: Floral Thanks for PCC332 »
Happy Friday! How was your week? Mine was rather busy at work, but I still managed to make time for crafting. While some people may say coming up with a card design is stressful, I find it rather relaxing. Any special plans this weekend? Our Saturday dinner out last weekend was cancelled due to illness, hopefully we can… Read More: Beautiful Bouquet for FabFri160 »
Each month Stampin’ Up! give us demonstrators a challenge for #simplestamping (stamps – ink – paper). Here are the creative parameters for April’s #simplestamping challenge: Theme: Any occasion Supplies: Stamps, ink, and paper. Twist: One of the retiring In Colors has to be featured in some way. For my card I decided on the Daisy Delight Stamp set… Read More: Fond farewell – #simplestamping »
Happy Saturday to you all, any special plans? I’ll be getting a manicure and pedicure this afternoon followed by dinner at the Harmony Inn. For my birthday this year, I turned 60, my staff purchased a gift card for me to enjoy an evening out, I am so lucky to have a great group of ladies working for… Read More: Tic Tac with Dear Doily for PCC331 »
Counting today, Thursday March 28th, there are only 4 days remaining to Sale-A-Bration 2019, where did they time go? Here is a quick summary of the ways you can still earn big during Sale-A-Bration: Shop (earn SAB products for every $50 USD spent) Host a workshop, additional $25 rewards with workshop sales over $250 (before tax/shipping) Join Stampin’… Read More: 4 days remain to Sale-A-Bration »
Today I thought I would use a stamp set from the annual catalog – Beautiful You combine with the Layering Oval Framelits and Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper, one of the $50 USD Sale-a-Bration items. This card would be perfect for someone going through a rough patch in their lives and we all know someone who could use… Read More: Brighter Days to Come »
It’s hard to believe Sale-A-Bration will be over in one week, have you gotten everything you wanted? If not, it’s a great time to stock on essentials like paper, adhesives, ink pads and refills or each that stamp set or bundle you have been thinking about and get free product as a bonus. Today’s card is for the… Read More: Falling Flowers for PCC330 »
Today is a very special day it marks the 1000 blog post I’ve done. When thinking about the stamp set I wanted to use for today, knowing how important are dogs are to us, we don’t have children, I thought using the Happy Tails Bundle was perfect. Here is a picture of Nitro, he’s three and never stops,… Read More: Happy Tails for Blog Post 1000 »
Happy Friday! This week on Tuesday we celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary so today I’m taking the day off of work and we will be having breakfast at our favorite diner and doing some running around together, never know were we might go! Today’s card is for the FabFri159 challenge, banner below. Click here to check out their… Read More: Happiness Blooms for FabFri159 »
Tuesday was our 31st Wedding anniversary and I used bits & pieces from the Animal Expedition Suite of products to make a cute card for my husband. To put the card together, I looked through my “bits & pieces” folder where I put die cuts and other pieces just waiting for a home and pulled out a variety… Read More: Bits and Pieces of Animal Expedition Suite »
If you are like me you have scraps of designer paper laying around wondering just what to do with it. Well I’m here today to show you an idea on how you can use up some of those scraps. Now get those scraps out and let’s get started! My card is featuring pieces of the Garden Impressions 6″… Read More: Have any scraps laying around? »