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 »
Welcome to the weekend and your Simple Saturday Card! Today’s card features the Tin of Cards Photopolymer Stamp set which goes with the Tin of Cards Project Kit (Metal tin with all items needed to make 16 cards). Items are sold separately and the Project Kit is one of the weekly deals this week. This card was fun… Read More: Simple Saturday with Tin of Cards »
Happy Friday, it’s a little snowy here today, my husky sure is loving it! Bandit may be 14 years old, but he is like a puppy again when the snow falls. Any specials plans for the weekend? I’ll be working on my March Sunday Stamper cards and some swaps for the Stampin Up On Stage event in April.… Read More: Balloon Birthday »
How’s your week so far? We are working on some chores in the evening. I’m in a cleaning out mood and it’s best to jump on that when I feel like it, if I could only get in the mood to better organize my craft space, somehow I like the mess! Today’s card features the Rose Garden Thinlits… Read More: Need a stamp set with multiple greetings? look no further… »
Happy Feburary 29th all you leap year babies ! Do you know any? Wouldn’t that make a cool birthday, you could be 4 or 16, 10 or 40 – sounds rather interesting if you ask me. Which day would you pick to celebrate your birthday on non-leap year years, February 28th or March 1st? Today’s card features the soon to… Read More: Happy Birthday Leap Year Babies! »
So how’s your weekend going, so far so good for me. In April Stampin’ Up! is having their On Stage event in Salt Lake City, which is a gathering featuring stamping presentations, business tips, swapping and preview of the new 2016-2017 Annual catalog. This past week on the Stampin’ Up! demonstrator site in the weekly update they announced with our… Read More: What do you think of my display board? »
Welcome to Simple Saturday, where I highlight a simple card to make using just one stamp set. Today’s card features the stamp set “In the Meadow”, one of the new sets in the Occasions catalog. This set has a variety of nature scenes, perfect for both male and female cards. My card today features the sentiments and a… Read More: Simple Saturday In the Meadow »
Happy Friday, in a few short hours the weekend will begin. I will be working on some project and a special post for Sunday, make sure to stop back them. Today’s post features the card and bag combo we made this past Sunday, it’s a mashup of a few designs I found on Pinterest. Let’s start with the bag… Read More: Birthday Card with matching Gift Bag Envelope »
Happy Wednesday, as promised here is the another of the cards we made this past Sunday with my Sunday Stampers group. It will have a cute card for any occasion. Today’s card features the Sale-A-Bration stamp set “Honeycomb Happiness” and coloring on Shimmery White with Aqua Painters. Shimmery White card stock is cool in that it can hold… Read More: Pretty Pink Chick! »
Happy Sunday, hope you are enjoying the weekend. The weather here was beautiful Saturday, it was in the upper 60’s in the afternoon and sunny. I spent time on the sun porch in the morning, afternoon and evening enjoying the bright moon! Sure hope today is as nice, we’ll probably have a foot a snow by Wednesday, but who… Read More: Sunday Stamper Cards! »
Welcome to the weekend! Today’s card for Simple Saturday features the Celebrate Today Stamp set from the Annual Catalog. For this card I first stamped the Wisteria Wonder and So Saffron balloons and strings on Whisper White, then stamped the added images in the balloons with Elegant Eggplant and Daffodil Delight. Hint: For a better stamped image with… Read More: Happy Simple Saturday! »
Happy Friday to you all! Are you looking forward to the weekend, I know I am. Last weekend we have minus degree wind chills and I never left the house, this weekend we could see temperatures in the low 60’s, what a difference seven days can make! Todays card features the Kinda Eclectic Stamp Set and soon to… Read More: Kinda Eclectic Birthday! »