Today I am sharing with you a card made with a brand new stamp set, Marquee Markers #141727, from the new catalog that goes live June 1, 2016. The stamp set was in our bags at On Stage. It’s a fun set you can stamp, cut out and layer. Don’t forget the rhinestones for added bling. Thank you… Read More: Marquee Madness . . . »
So how is your week so far? Mine is going well, I’m in Stamford CT for business, learning new responsibilities for my day job as Lead Finance Manager. Being a remote employee in another state, it’s nice to see and meet people you normally only talk to on the phone. Today’s card features the retiring Pretty Petals Designer… Read More: A Happy Hello »
Today’s card was inspired by fellow 24/7 demonstrator Valory Degree who used this design which was part of a presentation during On State this past April, it’s where a 4″ x 4″ square of designer series paper (DSP) is used for the background. The key to the design is cut the paper diagonally and adhere to a card base with… Read More: Amazing what a 4″x4″ square of DSP can do .… »
Hope you are all having a great week, I’ve had fun the past couple evenings playing with some of the new product I was able to pre-order from the new catalog since I attended On Stage Live in Salt Lake City this month. This is definitely a great perk of being a Stampin Up demonstrator. Check out my… Read More: Sneak Peek, new In-Colors »
Happy Tuesday, hope all is well with you. My Stampin Up new catalog Pre-order (one of the perks of being a demonstrator) was delivered yesterday and over the next few evenings I will be playing with the products, look for some cards using some new 2016-2018 In-Colors and stamp sets. The actual catalog goes live June 1st. Today’s card… Read More: How to use Washi Tape on a Card . .… »
Happy Saturday, any special plans? I’ll be doing some errands with my husband, we are looking for some new outdoor furniture for our patio. We have a new fountain and would like a few new other items as well. Today’s card is for my Simple Saturday series, clean and simple card with one stamp set. My card features… Read More: Butterflies Simple Saturday »
So how has your week been going? Order anything from the retired list? The stamp set/framelit bundle featured on today’s card, A Nice Cuppa, is one the list, so if you like the card or have a tea/coffee drinker you like to make cards for this is a bundle for you! Today’s card is a Fancy Cut Card,… Read More: Tea anyone? »
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… Read More: Sudsol Swaps – Cards and Gifts »
Happy Friday! Thought I would share this photo from the walk back to my hotel yesterday, something you definitely don’t see in Pittsburgh, while it might be raining, Salt Lake City iS beautiful. Yesterday I participated in a swap with the facebook group I belong to, Convention Bound Forever, while I know we no longer call it… Read More: Convention Bound On Stage Swap »
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… Read More: Stampy Wackers at On Stage »
Happy Friday, whoops I mean Tuesday. For me it’s a short work week, tomorrow I start vacation and leave bright and early for On Stage Live in Salt Lake City. I’ll be seeing Ann and Linda from the 24/7 Stampers (our demonstrator group) and other demo’s I’ve met along the way, participating in some swaps and doing some general… Read More: Last Weekly Deals »
It is April isn’t it? I woke up to this today. It’s so weird to think in four days I’m leaving for Stampin’ Up! On Stage Live in Salt Lake City and packing winter/spring clothes, this event replaces the conventions that were held in July when you worried about sweating and packed light clothes. Hopefully we will have nice… Read More: Simple Saturday Sheltering Tree »
Hope all is well with you this week, it’s a busy week for me with work as its a quarter end close and when you are in finance is means some late nights. After a rather stressful day nothing is more relaxing for me than design and put together a card. Today’s card is for the Can You… Read More: CYCI #114 Botanical Blooms »
Today I am featuring closes ups and supply listes for two of the cards my Sunday Stampers made this past weekend. The cards featured the Have a Cuppa and Going Global Suite of products. If you were lucky enough to get the Sky is the Limit Sale-A-Bration stamp set, it pairs nicely with the Going Global suite. Close… Read More: Two for tea and Going Global »
How’s your weekend so far? I’ve been busy, Nitro did good at the vet Saturday, he’s up to 16 pounds and the doctors says he should be starting to really grow and hit 60 pounds pretty quickly, if we can only get him house broken all will be good. Today is a big sports day at our house,… Read More: April Sunday Stampers »
Happy Saturday to you all, welcome to the weekend, hope you have something fun planned. It’s Simple Saturday, a quick easy card using one stamp set and minimal supplies. Today’s card features the stamp set Wild about Flowers and four of the retiring 2014-2016 In-Colors. It’s a simple card made with Very Vanilla card stock, you could use 4¼”… Read More: Simple Saturday Flowers »
Happy April 1st! Ready for the weekend, I know I am. I have a pretty full weekend with the puppies first vet visit, finishing swap cards for On Stage and my Sunday Stampers are meeting Sunday – let’s not forget the normal weekend errands as well. Today’s card features one of my favorite bundles – Butterfly Basics, you… Read More: Butterfly Birthday »
Hope you are having a good week, I’ve been busy with my normal job during the day and working on card fronts for swaps I am participating in at Stampin’ Up On Stage in Salt Lake City next month in the evening. Next up is cards for the April meeting on my Sunday Stampers, we are meeting early this month… Read More: Last Day of Sale-a-Bration »
Hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend, I sure did. Enjoyed having my brother and his family visiting and seeing my extended family on Sunday. We had lots of great food and the weather was nice, an added bonus. Sunday was warm enough to spend the afternoon outside chatting. After temperatures in the 70’s this past Sunday they say… Read More: SAB almost over »
Happy Easter, enjoying some chocolate or jelly beans today? I’ll be spending time with my family and friends, hope you get to do the same. Thank you for stopping by today, have a great day – Craft On! Supply List:
Welcome to Simple Saturday, a clean and simple card using one stamp set and minimal supplies. Today’s card features the Watercolor Words Photopolymer Stamp Set. I’ve decided to show you not only the “Simple” version, but a “Stepped Up” version using a few extra embellishment. The card base starts with a piece of cardstock 8½” x 5½”, folded… Read More: Simple Saturday – Watercolor Words »
Happy Thursday. It’s a big day around here, my brother and his family will be coming in late tonight/early morning to spend the Easter weekend with us. After work I will be doing some last minute cleaning and cooking, can’t wait to see Mike, Diane, Jake & Maya. Have a feeling they will be looking forward to see the… Read More: Lettuce Celebrate »
So how was your weekend, ours sure was busy, we forgot just how much energy a new puppy has. On Friday we picked up our new puppy Nitro and he is a ball of energy. Just in case you realize, he is a German Shepard, funny how they look so different as puppies compared to when full grown. … Read More: Welcome Nitro and the Sunday Stamper Cards »
Normally on Saturday’s I post a Simple Saturday card using one stamp set to make a quite, easy, simple card, but . . Today is our 28th Wedding Anniversary and I’m taking the opportunity to post the card I made for my husband featuring the Number of Years bundle. I have to admit the card is using one stamp set,… Read More: Simple Saturday Interrupted »
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, are you have corned beef and cabbage today, maybe some Irish stew? Each year we are invited to a party on this day and each year I take the hostess a card. Today I am sharing my card with you. I made four this year, one for the hostess and each of her grandchildren,… Read More: Happy St. Paddy’s Day! »
Pictures some time are so misleading. I tried about ten times to photograph today’s card and the gold foil paper sure makes it hard to get a clear non shadowy image. While the card appears wavy in the middle, it’s a reflection, nothing more. Today’s card features the new Metallics Glitter Tape, one of the new Sale-A-Bration product… Read More: Gold Congratulations! »
Today’s Simple Saturday card features one of the 2016 Sale-A-Bration stamp sets, What I Love and features two step stamping. For this set, two step stamping is outline stamp first, then another stamp to “color” in the image While I used Basic Black and Hello Honey for my card, you could always using the same color family, stamp the… Read More: Simple Saturday, What I Love »
Happy Friday! Boy has the weather been nice here the last few days, actually in the low 70’s, it started to rain yesterday but still nice temperatures. In the morning I saw twelve deer walking through the woods behind our house, I always think that so cool! Did you know they like to lay on the ground and… Read More: Flowers for You »
Happy Wednesday, I’m sitting here this morning have a nice cup of Earl Grey Tea as I write this post. Half way through the week and closer to the weekend! Yesterday I received my new smart phone and once it was up and operational I went to the Verizon store and had my husband’s cell phone number switched… Read More: Always time for Tea ! »
Happy Monday, hope everyone had a nice weekend, I sure did. Yesterday my brother called to see if we wanted some company for Easter, him and his family, of course I do! I can’t remember the last Easter with my brother, this surely will be special this year! Now we really need to do some cleaning the next… Read More: Stacked Rose Birthday »