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… Read More: Pizza Box Gifts for my travel buddies! »
Today I thought I would share a fun card with you using a non-traditional color for a Christmas card – Berry Burst. When I looked at this piece of paper from the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series paper I thought of the tree in the Santa’s Sleigh Thinlits and how cute that would looked layer on it. I… Read More: Non Traditional Christmas Colors »
Happy Monday, how was your weekend? These are always busy times in December and for me it’s only two sleeps until my girls trip to Nashville for Christmas – that should be a lot of fun! Remember today, Monday December 11th – Free shipping until 11:59 PM MT. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch… Read More: Eastern Beauty for PCC271 »
Welcome to the 12th Sunday of Christmas. It’s never to late to make a holiday card, just look through your stamp sets and I’m sure you will see possibilities. Today I thought I would feature stamp sets you may have and how they can be used for holiday cards. The two cards below uses the Medallions from the… Read More: 12th Sunday of Christmas »
Happy Monday, hard to believe three weeks from today is Christmas, how close are you to being ready? I still have ways to go! Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch challenge. The banner below is the design for the card. While the image has flowers, my first thought was snowflakes, then decided to use… Read More: PCC270 Beachy Christmas »
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… Read More: Remember Onstage Nov 2017 & 2018 Occasions sneak peek »
Welcome to the 11th Sunday of Christmas, hard to believe we are just a few weeks away from the big day! This week I’m featuring the iconic stamp set Lovely as a Tree. These timeless tree images will fill any landscape and keep you in tune with nature. They’re great for water coloring, embossing and stamping in any color!… Read More: 11th Sunday of Christmas – Lovely as a Tree »
Well it’s back to work for me today, after seven days off, oh that alarm clock – I surely did not miss it! Do you like the Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper in the holiday catalog? This paper is not just for holidays, it perfect for any occasion. I’ve made two clean and simple cards with… Read More: Year of Cheer DSP – not just for the holidays… »
Welcome to the 10th Sunday of Christmas, hard to believe this is the last Sunday in November and Christmas is less than one month away. Today I’m featuring the Carols of Christmas Bundle – the Carols of Christmas Stamp Set and Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies – when you purchase the bundle you save 10%. Deck the halls… Read More: 10th Sunday of Christmas – Carols of Christmas Bundle »
Well November sure has been a rather busy month for me. As someone who works in finance the first week and a half is always busy every month, but this month I attended the Stampin’ Up On Stage 2017 in Salt Lake City, came back home for about 24 hours and out again for a four day business… Read More: Theme Challenge for PCC269 – Very Vintage »
Each year on the fourth Thursday in November, Americans gather for a day of feasting, football and family. While today’s Thanksgiving celebrations would likely be unrecognizable to attendees of the original 1621 harvest meal, it continues to be a day for Americans to come together around the table. I’ll be making a meal of roasted turkey, homemade stuffing,… Read More: Happy Thanksgiving! »
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,… Read More: 9th Sunday of Christmas – Gift Packaging »
Earlier this week I shared a card I colored with the new Stampin’ Blends – today I thought I would share with you some video’s to explain more about these new Alcohol Markers. Thank you for taking the time to stop by, hope you enjoyed the video’s! Please join my newsletter group to receive… Read More: Learn more today about new Stampin’ Blends »
Today I thought I would share a card with you colored with the new Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers. When using these markers, you should stamp your image using Memento Black ink pad and make sure that the image is dry before starting to color. Birthday Blooms is one of my favorite stamp sets and is perfect for coloring.… Read More: Coloring with Stampin’ Blends »
Welcome to the 8th Sunday of Christmas 2017 featuring the Hearts Come Home Bundle, which comes in either wood or clear mount stamps. Features the Hearts Come Home stamp set and Hometown Greeting Edgelits. Let Santa’s sleigh fly over beautiful houses and landscapes! Create a festive village in record time with Edgelits dies and the Big Shot. Combine… Read More: 8th Sunday of Christmas featuring Hearts Come Home »
Today, On Stage 2017 here is Salt Lake City came to an end. It was nice to see old friends and make new ones! Yesterday at lunch one of the demonstrator groups I’m part of SUDSOL – Simply Unique Demonstrators Sharing OnLine had a swap which I participated in. Today I thought I would share the card with… Read More: Sudsol Swap & Gift Exchange at On Stage 2017 »
Yesterday, November 9th was the first day of Stampin’ Up! On Stage 2017 in Salt Lake City, UT. I wish I could share some of the great new products, but for now I am sworn to secrecy. Last night I participated in “Swap in Your PJs at the Hilton”, hosted by Laura & Barbara – who did a… Read More: Swap in your PJ’s at the Hilton! »
Hello there from Salt Lake City, Utah! Today, November 9th Stampin’ Up! On Stage Live! starts. Last night I had dinner with a group of demonstrators I’m part of called “Stampy Wackers”. We meet at Squatter’s Pub for drinks, dinner and friendship. For those of us interested we swap card/project. For my card I kept it simple: 3… Read More: Stampy Wackers Dinner & Swap »
Sometime I wonder just were did the weekend go? Saturday was spent doing laundry and making sure I have everything needed for my trip to Salt Lake City for On Stage Live on Wednesday. When I get back from that trip I’m home for about 24 hours before I leave on a business trip f so I need… Read More: PCC266 Sketch Challenge »
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… Read More: 7th Sunday of Christmas – Craft Gifts »
Say hello to a new world of colorful creativity! Meet Stampin’ Blends, artist-quality alcohol markers in 12 exclusive Stampin’ Up! colors. To cover all the blending bases, we’re also offering a limited-time 16-card project kit and stamp set with beautiful line-art images. Add just the right amount of color where you need it with the brush tip or… Read More: Stampin’ Blends available today! »
Today is a sneak peek of an image colored with the new Stampin’ Up! Blends Alcohol Markers that go on sale Wednesday, November 1st. As a demonstrator we were able to purchase these during the first half of the month so we had time to try them out before they went on sale. There are 12 exclusive… Read More: New Stampin’ “Blends” Alcohol Markers available Nov 1st & last… »
Monday again? Time sure flies on the weekend. It was cold and rainy here perfect for homemade vegetable soup and chicken & dumplings. I’m almost done with all swaps for On Stage which starts November 9th and all the projects needed for the next few Sunday’s of Christmas, I sure had a busy craft weekend! Today’s card is… Read More: PCC265 Sketch Challenge »
Welcome to the 6th Sunday of Christmas 2017 – this week I am featuring the Star of Light Photopolymer Stamp set and matching Starlight Thinlits. Add elegance to your Christmas projects with the graceful designs and sentiments in this set. Combine images and thoughts to create classic cards and gift tags that have your personal touch. This is… Read More: 6th Sunday of Christmas featuring Star of Light »
If you have been lucky enough to receive the Merry Patterns Photopolymer stamp set courtesy of Stampin’ Up! for a work shop or individual order over $300, thought I would share a clean and simple design you may want to try and show you that the stamp set is not just for the holidays. Here is a holiday… Read More: Merry Patterns, it’s not just for the holidays! »
This past Sunday my Sunday Stampers got together for our monthly stamping, today I’m share the projects we made. Everyone made a “Box” on a Card, 3 Gift tags and the Snowflake card of their choice – Silver or Gold. The Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper provides the perfect mat (adhered directly to card base) for… Read More: Oct17 – Sunday Stamper Projects »
Happy Saturday, I thought I remind you about the Designer Paper Special happening now featuring specific packs of paper, good until October 31st at 11:50 PM MT. Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, perfect for little crates featuring the Wood Crates Framelits: Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper with matching Daisy Delight Photopolymer Bundle: Color Theory Designer Series Paper… Read More: Designer Series Paper Special Reminder with samples »
Thursday was an extremely productive day for me, I used a vacation day to do some crafting! Not only did I make the card for today, designed products for this Sunday of Christmas, my Sunday Stampers class this month, finished all swaps for Onstage in November and cards for some future posts. I was even able to sneak… Read More: PCC264 a Color Challenge »
Happy Monday, another weekend under our belts, hopefully you enjoyed yours as much as I did mine. Weather here was beautiful and I had time for a manicure and pedicure, oh how I love getting them. This week it’s a Square Sketch challenge over at Paper Craft Crew, here’s the banner: For my card I decided on the… Read More: Ribbon of Courage for PCC263 »
Welcome to the 4th Sunday of Christmas, this week I’m featuring the “At Home with You” Bundle from page 54 of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog. Bundle includes the Photopolymer 25 image stamp set with matching At Home Framelits. This is a versatile stamp set with greetings and all-season images that make you feel right at home. The first… Read More: 4th Sunday of Christmas »