Hope you had a nice 4th of July weekend, while I hoped to spend more time crafting, with temperature 90+ degrees, I spent a minimum of 6 hours per day in the pool, each day starting by 11am. I’d be in for about 2 hours, then in the house for a little bit before going back in the pool again – sure was a great way to spend the day.… Read More »

Happy July 4th!  Any special plans today?  We will keeping an eye on our dog Nitro today/tonight, he really does not like fireworks and with no official celebrations we figure there will be lots of home displays and he really does not like the loud noises, we even have a prescription sedative to help keep him calm we may try, still have not decided on what to do about that.… Read More »

Stampin’ Up! has brought bring back Bonus Days – For every $50 USD you spend between July 1st and August 3rd 2020 (before shipping and tax), you earn a $5 USD Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed August 4 -31, 2020, just in time for the new Fall/Winter Mini Catalog.     Now is a good time to order some of your “wish list” items from the new… Read More »

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 supplies needed to create the project.” Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin Kit includes:… Read More »

Happy July, today starts Bonus Days at Stampin’ Up!  For every $50 USD you spend between July 1st and August 3rd 2020 (before shipping and tax), you earn a $5 USD Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed 4–31 August 2020.  You need to have a valid email address with Stampin’ Up! to receive the coupon code, I do not have access to that information. Today I thought I… Read More »

If you are a Hallmark Movie Fan you know what today, Monday June 29th is – it’s the first day of Christmas movies as part of Christmas in July! Starting at 5pm EST on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries are Christmas movies, starting with The Mistletoe Inn for Christmas in July. So today’s card features one of the holiday prints from the Flowers for Every Season 6″ x 6″ Designer Series… Read More »

The month of June has two celebrations, my favorite (and only) niece Maya graduates from Scotch Plains Fanwood High School in New Jersey and my sister-in-law Diane has a birthday. Today I’m sharing with you the cards I sent to them. First up is the graduation card for Maya, featuring the Celebrate Sunflower Bundle teamed up with the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper.  This card is actually two cards… Read More »

How about some fun and cheerful cards for kids of any age from 1 to 100! Today I’m show casing the stamp set “Zany Zebras” – Adorable zebras and brush script greetings come together in the Zany Zebras Stamp Set. It’s all you need for birthday cards and more! There are 11 cling stamps in the set. My first card for you has a piece of Flowers for Every Season Designer… Read More »

Today I have a fun card for you I put together after staring at some 2″ squares of designer series paper from the Flowers for Every Season pack. Here’s what I did: Cut the 2″ squares in half, to 1″ x 2″ strips Adhere strips of designer paper to a 4¼” x 5½” piece of coordinating card stock (just in case any peaks through) Cut down to 3 7/8″ x… Read More »

Ever hear of or see a Box Card – well that’s what I have for you today, it’s card with a box attached. I’ve seen other people create this project and their card was 5.5″ tall, mine is 4.25″ tall and the card portion is 4.25″x 5″ and made from a piece of 4.25″ x 12″ x 12″ card stock and the box is the standard 2″-4″-6″-8″ box. While the… Read More »

Today I’m featuring two more cards made with the Forever Fern Stamp set using a technique I’m calling simply the “Water Technique”. Here are the first two cards I’ve made using this technique, one is in Night of Navy with Bermuda Bay and the other is Granny Apple Green, both are matted on Gold Foil with Gold Foil accenting the greetings. What is the “Water Technique” you ask?  It’s stamping… Read More »

This past weekend when my Sunday Stampers met we used products from the Forever Greenery Suite to make two of our cards, the Forever Fern Bundle was very popular with the ladies. The images, which are “distinktive” are so detailed and beautiful, teamed up with the coordinating dies – it’s a must have! Below I thought I would share some of the cards I’ve made so far using products from… Read More »

Celebrate the magic of summer nights with the Summer Nights Paper Pumpkin Kit! In this exclusive fun-filled kit, you’ll unbox enough supplies to create nine postcard-style cards, coordinating envelopes, and die-cut tealight bags. What’s even more spectacular about July’s kit is the add-on you can purchase along with it! The Summer Nights Add-On includes 24 card bases and envelopes in coordinating Summer Nights designs. This add-on is perfect for expanding… Read More »

Happy Sunday, hope you are doing well. Today is an exciting day,  some of my Sunday Stampers are getting together this morning with me to make some cards. It’s been 3 months since we where last together and it’s nice knowing we will be together again.  Some ladies are still choosing not to attend and that’s fine as well, we all need to do right now what we are comfortable… Read More »

Happy Wednesday, hope your week is going well. Today I have two cards to share with you featuring products from the Playful Pets Suite which features both cats & dogs!  The Pampered Pets Bundle features the Pampered Pets Stamp Sets, 11 cling stamps that are whimsical cats and dogs along with the Pets Dies, 5 – two dogs and two cats some of which match the Playful Pets Designer Series… Read More »

Today I thought I would share with you some of the Stampin’ Up! video’s featuring some of the new products in the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. 2020 – 2021 Annual Catalog:   New Seal & Seal+ Adhesive:   Artistry Blooms Suite:   Peony Garden Suite:   World of Good Suite:   Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hope this project has inspired you to try paper crafting.… Read More »

Let me introduce you to the new 2020-2022 In-Colors. Cinnamon Cider: Just Jade: Bumblebee: Magenta Madness: Misty Moonlight: These colors come in the following coordinating products: 8½” x 11″ Card stock packages (individual & variety) 12″ x 12″ Variety card stock package Classic Stampin’ Ink Stamp Pad Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill Designer Series Paper Combo Pack 2020-2022 In-Color Enamel Dots 2020-2022 In-Color 1/4″ Ribbon The following colors also come in… Read More »

Today is the day!  The new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog is live! The launch of a new catalog is always exciting, but what it ever better is amazing promotions!  Between June 3 – 30, 2020 all orders over $250 USD earn an additional $25 in Stampin’ Rewards. Orders over $150 start to earn a % of total purchase (before shipping & tax) in rewards. Rewards can be used to purchase pre-priced… Read More »

While looking for an idea for my niece’s graduation card this past weekend, I came across a card made with designer series paper that includes an attached gift card holder. Now the gift card holder could hold cash, business card or anything that fits in the opening. For the card I created I’ve used the Ornate Garden Suite of products including: Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper Ornate Thanks Bundle… Read More »

This week it’s been hot & humid, perfect for my first pool time of the year and for making cards using the Timeless Tropical Stamp set and coordinating In the Tropics Dies. I’ve paired these products with the Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper to make a pocket folder and three cards, including a shutter card. Below is a list of all the ink colors used: Mango Melody Daffodil Delight Real… Read More »

Today in the United States is Memorial Day.  Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. The purpose of Memorial Day is to memorialize the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. For today’s card I’ve decided to use the retiring In-Colors for a… Read More »

In reviewing all my stamp sets while removing the “retiring” sets to their new home, a box under the bed, I came across Abstract Impressions Photopolymer Stamp Set and the coordinating Springtime Impression Dies.  When this stamp set came out I used it quite a bit, any color combinations works and it’s fun to stamp with, so I decided why not one last blog post for it! For both cards… Read More »

How many of you have 1″ strips of designer paper laying around? Come on, I know you do and even if you don’t you can always cut some.  Today are two simple card layouts using 1″ strips of designer paper. I started with 1″ x 6″ strips, adhered them to scraps of card stock and cut the final size down to 3.75″ x 5″. Both cards are matted on Basic… Read More »

Over the weekend I looked through some of my older cards and came across a fun fold card and thought I would use some of the retiring Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper to make a few cards using the design. While today’s card may be more kid themed, remember we are all kids at heart! Here’s a front view of the card: Here is the details on how to make… Read More »

One of my favorite stamp sets “Witty-Cisms” from the 2020 Mini Catalog is retiring.  This stamp set helps you celebrate all occasions with a witty quip. This is a one-stop rubber stamp set that includes a range of reasons to celebrate birthday, baby, graduation and retirement. The Witty-Cisms stamp set includes playful greetings and silly puns.  Open line-art images can be colored using a variety of coloring techniques.  The images… Read More »

This exclusive Sara-inspired Paper Pumpkin kit is here to help you #sharesunshine. It includes supplies for eight handmade cards and is specially designed to help you create a box full of cheer. Once you’ve made all the cards, use any leftover pieces to decorate the box. Fill it with yellow goodies, add the included adhesive label, address it to someone special, and brighten their life with a little sunshine!  … Read More »

Happy Anniversary to Mike & Diane! Thought I would share with you today the card I sent to my brother & sister-in-law to celebrate their anniversary.  The card features the photopolymer stamp sets Beautiful Friendship for the images and retiring Beautiful Bouquet for the sentiment. The names of the stamps sets are perfect for an anniversary card. I’ve kept the card fairly simple using a Flirty Flamingo card stock base… Read More »

Have you checked the Last Chance list for stamp sets going away ?  One of them is the Beautiful You Stamp Set, so I thought I would feature that on today’s card along with one of the Ornate Border Dies.  these border dies are great, they give you a great impact with little work and on two of them there are little metal tabs that show you the side that… Read More »

Today my Sunday Stampers would have been meeting, but with the stay at home orders in place we can’t meet but I still want to share with you the cards the group would have been making.  This month is a little different, any of the group that orders this month will be receive a kit complete with some cards  already made and others to make on their own using greetings… Read More »

Ok we both know you have a stash of designer series paper, why not cut some up for the quick and easy cards to send out to let family and friends know you are thinking about them – that’s my project this weekend! This card group features the Woven Threads Designer Series Paper, four pieces that measure 4″ x 5.25″, then on the 4″ side cut at 2¼”, then cut… Read More »

Later today Stampin’ Up! releases the retiring list, so today is the perfect day to share some cards I made over the weekend featuring the 2018-2020 Retiring In-Colors. Each year there are five colors retired and five new colors introduced, I can’t wait to see them! Retiring 2018-2020 In-Colors: Pineapple Punch Grapefruit Grove Lovely Lipstick Call Me Clover Blueberry Bushel Here is the first set of cards made with coordinating… Read More »

First let me start by telling you that the Retiring List will be available  the afternoon of April 22nd, as soon as possible I will post a downloadable version! Two items have already sold out and are no longer available, the Basket Weave 3D Embossing Folder and Brights 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. Today I thought I would share with you a cute little gift set I put together… Read More »

Just Breathe  – how perfect is this sentiment right now, sometime to just need to take a step back from the news, relax and “just breathe”. Today I created a bright and cheerful card that reminds me of spring with blossoms on the trees using the Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set and Seasonal Layers Dies – who thinks these might be retiring items? Here is how the card is made:… Read More »

This past weekend we had warmer temperatures and I just could not stop thinking about my cruise last year and how much I enjoyed the tropical aspect of the trip so I decided to make a few more cards featuring the Tropical Oasis Suite. Here’s how I inked and stamped the palm trees and pineapple – I used the edge of the ink pad to just ink up the part… Read More »

Easter Blessings. This year will be a different Easter holiday, not celebrating in church or with extended family and friends, please enjoy today’s card to let you know I’m thinking of all my crafty friends today.     Thank you for stopping my, have a great day, Craft On!

Today I thought I would share special fun fold card – a “braided” or “lattice weave”. I’m featuring the Timeless Tropical Bundle, currently the dies are on backorder and should be available around April 20th, along with the Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper (12″ x 12″). Here is how I put the card together: Soft Suede card stock base Stitched Rectangle Dies (layering) using Grapefruit Grove and Whisper White card… Read More »

Today I thought I would share with you a card layout to use up the designer series paper, it’s a simple layout and you can use any die cut or even punches for the sentiments – dress it up with bows, sequins, rhinestones or pearls – any embellishment will work! The layout for all the cards in todays post is simple, it’s just the designer series paper that changes: Card… Read More »

As I looked through my stamp sets wondering what to stamp I came across this greeting in the High Tide Photopolymer stamp set and thought it was perfect as we stay at home and practice social distancing during this trying time. Let hope be your Lighthouse, beckoning you through Stormy Seas We all miss seeing, hugging and spending time with our family and friends, hopefully today’s card brings you some… Read More »

Here are three more samples using the new Ornate Gard Suite, this is an amazing suite, with two bundles, specialty designer series paper, 3D embossing folder, ribbon combo and gilded gems. There is a downloadable brochure at the end of this post. Here’s the video for your viewing pleasure! Ornate Thanks Bundle Ornate Thanks Stamp Set Ornate Border Dies Ornate Style Bundle Ornate Style Stamp Set Ornate Layers Dies Ornate… Read More »

Looking for a fun and easy project? This past weekend I was looking through the products I had and came across my Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack and some of the Assorted Memories & More Card bases with matching envelopes and decided to challenge myself into making a project with them and so, a Folder with 4 cards was born! First I took a piece of the… Read More »

Today the Ornate Garden Suite, one of the new suites from the up coming 2020-2021 Annual Catalog is available! This is an amazing suite, with two bundles, specialty designer series paper, 3D embossing folder, ribbon combo and gilded gems. There is a downloadable brochure at the end of this post. Ornate Thanks Bundle Ornate Thanks Stamp Set Ornate Border Dies Ornate Style Bundle Ornate Style Stamp Set Ornate Layers Dies… Read More »

Since we are now sheltering at home and practicing social distancing, I thought I would share a few cards with you featuring Sale-a-Bration stamp sets and perfect to send to the people you are missing right now! We are getting close to the end of Sale-a-Bration, March 31, 2020, so if there are any items you want to stock up on and get free products for every $50 you spend,… Read More »

Not only does today’s card feature Purple – Purple – Purple, but it includes a sneak peek of an image from a bundle available April 1st, from the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. Starting April 1st, the Ornate Garden Suite will be available for purchase – it’s a wondering suite filled with awesome designer series paper, including sheets that have gold foil embossing, two stamp set and die bundles, double ribbon… Read More »

Here at Stampin’ Up we have an all inclusive craft kit called Paper Pumpkin, a bright orange box delivered direct to your door!  Each kit comes with everything needed to complete the project, about the only supplies you need are a clear block and scissors.  These kits are great to take on the go or to spend time with family and friends crafting together. Below is information on the April… Read More »

It’s a big day for me today, Monday, March 23rd – I created my very first YouTube video – there is a link to it below. I’ll be the first to admit it’s not perfect and I still have a lot to learn, but it’s a start, yeah ! Normally around this time of the month I take a few vacation days from my day job so my husband and… Read More »

You are never to old to color and today’s project shows you just that! Today’s project feature similar card designs, colored with different tools and frames you might remember from the 2019 Holiday Catalog – Ornate Frames, a carryover item.  The paper colored is the newly added “Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper” a Sale-a-bration item you can choose with a $50 order, while supplies last. The first card I’m… Read More »

Today my Sunday Stampers will be meeting and I’m sharing the project with you today, including project sheet below you can download. Featured products: Best Dressed Suite Country Club Suite The first project is a card using Best Dressed where stampers can use either VersaMark or matching ink on the card base, Best Dressed Designer Series Paper, Vellum and Die cut shoes – in honor of this month’s hostess! Each… Read More »

Get the adorable Little Ladybug Host Stamp Set FREE when you either host a qualifying party or place a personal order totaling $300 or more during the Sale-A-Bration promotion (now through March 31, 2020). These cute little ladybugs are eager to help you spread some love with fun handmade cards for birthdays, thank you, thinking of you, encouragement and more! There are 13 cling stamps in the set the work… Read More »

Today I thought I would share a few cards I made using the SAB Rise & Shine Photopolymer Stamp set which coordinates with the Cup of Cheer Framelits, a carryover item from the 2019 Holiday Catalog.  These cards might look familiar as they are CASED from the Sale-a-Bration brochure. Rise and shine and start stamping! Use the Rise & Shine Stamp Set to create cards and other projects with hot… Read More »

Today I thought I would share some Simple & Elegant cards using the So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper. The So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper includes three different colors of vellum with a fun embossed design. This paper is free with a qualifying purchase through March 31, 2020, while supplies last. There are 6 sheets of embossed vellum – 2 each of 3 colors – Purple Posy,… Read More »

Two items that go good together → Sale-a-Bration and the 2018-2020 In-Colors. Lovely Lipstick Grapefruit Grove Pineapple Punch Call Me Clove Blueberry Bushel When the new annual catalog comes out in June 2020, the current 2018-2020 In-Colors retire and five new colors take their place.   So why not order your favorite colors now and if your order is over $50 you get Sale-a-bration rewards!  There are a nice group… Read More »

Today, March 3rd is the day additional Sale-a-bration items are being added. The papers are beautiful and coloring the foils are so much fun! Below are photo’s of the new items and at the end of the post is a  downloadable brochure. Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper, #152312 – 12 sheets, 12″ x 12″, 3 each of four designs.  These are  rose gold and silver foil designs make any… Read More »

It’s Fun Fold Friday with a  Double Z Fold, featuring the Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set. The card has 2 Z-Fold card bases put together to create the card and 2 same size rectangles for the inside and outside for stamping. Here are the specific for the cards: Z-Fold Card base is 4.25″ x 11″, scored at 2.75″ and 5.5″ Designer Series Paper mat for back is 4″ x 5.25″ Designer… Read More »

Today I have a quick and simple card for you featuring the Daisy Lane Bundle, which includes the Daisy Lane Cling Mount Stamp Set and Medium Daisy Punch.  The punch coordinates nicely with the Daisy Punch and I’ve used both in the card below. My card is featuring the color Gorgeous Grape, which is part of the Brights Collection and any color of the collection would work great for this… Read More »

Hope you had a nice weekend and are ready for the final week of February. I enjoyed my weekend, Friday night spent time with friends I haven’t in a few years, Saturday was manicure and pedicure day – I did the fancy pedicure which is like a facial for your legs and Sunday was a Costco run to use my rewards certificate! Now lets do some stamping . . .… Read More »

Today I’m featuring two stamps from the Witty-Cisms Cling Mount Stamp Set from the 2020 Mini Catalog. Celebrate all occasions with a witty quip. This one-stop 9 piece craft rubber stamp set includes a range of reasons to celebrate birthday, baby, graduation and retirement. The Witty-cisms Stamp Set includes playful greetings and silly puns. Open line-art images can be colored using a variety of coloring techniques. The image and greeting… Read More »

Todays card is a vertical card using the same dimensions as the horizontal card my Sunday stampers made last month, this time using the Clubhouse Bundle and Country Club Designer Series Paper. Piece of Designer Series Paper cut 4″ x 12″ and scored on the 12″ side at 1″ and 6.5″ For this card, I’m going vertical, not horizontal! To get started I stamped the golfer and ball with tee… Read More »

Today I thought I would share two cards I made with “The Gangs’ All Meer” Sale-a-bration stamp set.  This 9 piece cling mount stamp set can be yours FREE with a $50 purchase.  On both cards the images where stamped using Memento Black Ink then colored with a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to create a silhouette image. For my first card, the base is Cajun Craze card stock, Pool… Read More »

This past weekend when my Sunday Stampers met, the new 2020 Mini Catalog & Sale-a-Bration catalogs where passed out to the group, some seeing the products for the first time! One of the cards I was asked about is on page 18 of the Mini Catalog – and has a “Make it Simple” sign on it.   I took a look at the card and the question really was about… Read More »

Happy Tuesday, hope your week is off to a good start. On Friday I was asked what I was doing for the weekend and one of the items was stamping with the stamp set “Forever Lovely” from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog.  With all the new stamps in 2020 Mini Catalog & Sale-a-bration catalogs, we sometime forget about the annual catalog, also this is one of the only stamp sets I… Read More »

With Valentine’s Day less than a month away, thought I would share two cards using the new Detailed Hearts Die from the new 2020 Occasions Catalog. When I saw this die, I thought not only would it be good for Valentines Day, but weddings, anniversaries or even to say I’m thinking of you. My first card is rather simple, Blackberry Bliss card base, Rose Glimmer Paper Die Cut, adhered to… Read More »

Looking for a fun birthday card?  Like Meer cats? Is your Stampin’ Up! order $50? Then the Sale-a-Bration stamp set “The Gangs all Meer” Cling Mount Stamp set is perfect for you. There are a total of 9 images, including both images and sentiments. You can do masking or single image stamping for so much fun with this set. There are Sale-a-bration items for both $50 and $100 (matching dies… Read More »

Today I thought I would share with you two cards made with the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper. This 12″ x 12″ paper is beautiful and many of the sheets are perfect for simple cards, where all you really need is a sentiment. Both pieces of designer paper are 4″ x 5.25″ – which means you can get six out of one sheet of paper. First is a card featuring… Read More »

Time to Save! It’s the Year-End Closeout If you love great deals, our amazing Year-End Closeout is the best time to shop. You’ll get great discounts on retiring Stampin’ Up! products, including stamp sets and items from the holiday catalog. The Year-End Closeout happens only once a year, check the list now for items from your wish list!   Shop early for the best selection! And don’t forget: This offer… Read More »

Sunday I attending a baby shower for my cousin Alex, who is having a baby girl in January – let’s hope it’s on the 20th!, guess who’s birthday is January 20th?  My cousin Debbie’s son Aaron & I already share a birthday, sure would be nice to add a third generation cousin to the list! Here’s a close up of the card I made using retired designer series paper along… Read More »

Today I thought I would share with you how I made the leaves for both cards featured on my blog today. Included in the Gather Together Bundle are the Gathered Leaves Dies, which includes 3 leaves that not only die cut but they emboss.  You can do quite a lot with these leaves – on my samples below, I took the leaves, gently pressed them into an ink pad and… Read More »

Paper crafting begins with a beautiful first cut, which means having the right tool for the job is kind of a big deal. Well, do we have the tool for you!      Download the bochure about the trimmer: SU_PAPER_TRIMMER_USA Thank you for taking the time to stop by today, hope this project has inspired you to try paper crafting. Have a great day – Craft On! Follow me on… Read More »

So how was your weekend? Do anything fun?  My weekend was filled with food shopping, meeting with my Sunday Stampers and watching sports with my husband! The other day I saw this color combo  and was looking at my stamp sets and thought why not put them together and make a card – so I did, here is that card. First I stamped some leaves from Rooted in Nature in… Read More »

October 23rd is the big day!  For 24 hours only, you can save 15% on selected stamp sets.  This sale will be over at midnight, check out the list to save! Download the brochure for a list of stamp sets included in the sale: Oct 23 24hr STAMPSALE_US Bundles featuring stamp sets from the promotion will not be discounted. Here are a few samples made with sets on the list:… Read More »

One of the new items in the Holiday Catalog is “Snowfall Accents Puff Paint”,  which is used to easily create 3D effects and add texture to card stock. To use the puff paint, you apply the paint to the project, heat set with your heat tool and watch it puff before your very eyes! I’ve been using the paint on Santa quite a bit, but when looking through my fall… Read More »

When my Sunday Stampers meet later this month we will be using the new Pigment Sprinkles from the Annual Catalog on one of the cards we will be making. What are Pigment Sprinkles you ask? they are watercolor pigment crystals. Mix them with water to make backgrounds and washes and other watercolor techniques. The package includes one each of six colors: Bermuda Bay Daffodil Delight Granny Apple Green Gorgeous Grape… Read More »

Happy World Card Making Day! The first Saturday of October each year has been designated World Card Making Day, a day for all the crafter out there to make a card or two or many to send and share with family and friends. Today I thought I would share with you one of my favorite types of card – a shaker card, using the dies from the new Still Scenes… Read More »

Boy has the weather been all over the place, the first weekend of September was cool and rainy  and not able for me to be in the pool and the last weekend in September was warm enough for me to get into the pool for about one hour each day – who would have thought that would be possible, definitely not me – guess we will need to close it… Read More »

For those of you following my blog, I mentioned earlier this month I was going on a cruise, from September 15-22 I was on a Western Caribbean cruise with five “new old friends” from high school and a new friend I just met.  We had a great time and it’s taken a few days to get back into the swing of normal day to day vs. vacation day to day.… Read More »

Purple Posy Is Here! Stampin’ Up! is excited to announce that Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Pads and Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Ink Refills are available to order. You may now also purchase the 2019–2021 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pads (includes all five of the 2019–2021 In Colors). Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Pad (item 150084) Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill (item 150091) 2019–2021 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pads (item 150087)… Read More »

One of the nice features of the Designer Series Paper in the 2019 Holiday catalog is the “B” side of the paper. Today I’m featuring two cards made with the Night Before Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. When I first looked through this paper while Christmas cards ran through my head as I looked at the other sides, so many general uses came to mind. The colors in… Read More »

Bet the title of this post grab your attention! As you are reading this I am either on the plane, on the way to the ship or sailing on my way to the Western Caribbean on my first cruise! I’m cruising with five other ladies, all new old friends from high school. Todays card using the new Pigment Sprinkles and was made with my cruise in mind. Pigment Sprinkles are… Read More »

Happy Saturday, one more sleep until I leave for my first cruise!  Tomorrow, Sunday, September 15th I leave for a 7 day cruise with a group of girl friends, we sail the Western Caribbean. Recently I participated with other members of the 24/7 Stampers, a group of demonstrators I belong to for a card swap using products from the new Holiday catalog. Today I am sharing with you the card… Read More »

Over the last few months three of the houses close to us where sold and new neighbors moved in, I thought why not make a “Welcome” to the Neighborhood card to welcome them and include a set of handmade cards as well. While all three couples are younger than me, they each appreciated the gesture and already have family and friends they plan on using the cards for. For this… Read More »

Need a “HAND” with Halloween crafting, then the September Paper Pumpkin is just for you!   Halloween is two months away, which means that Paper Pumpkin Team has been busy, busy, busy with their frightful festivities, they designed September’s kit, Bone Appétit, with you in mind. This kit includes 20 food-safe treat boxes, a unique and exclusive Halloween stamp set, and a spooky, special-edition box. September’s kit also gives new… Read More »

When thinking of a card to make for today I decided to look through my stamp sets for one I have not used in a while and came across the Abstract Impressions stamp set.  I knew I wanted to make a bright and cheerful card featuring the 2018-2020 In-Colors since I used the new 2019-2021 In-Colors on Tuesday – need to show both color groups some love. Here is how… Read More »

Today I’m featuring two cards made with the Dandelion Wishes Stamp Set in Rococo Rose & Pretty Peacock, two of the 2019-2021 In-Colors. The first card is simply a mat & stamped unit die cut from the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  The card base is Rococo Rose card stock, with coordinating mat and stamped image. The designer paper is from the 2019-2021 In-Color collection. All layers are adhered directly to the… Read More »

The other day I showed you a card I made for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch challenge using the August Paper Pumpkin & Add-On Kit, check that out here. Today I’m sharing with you the actual kit projects. At the very end of the post is the monthly video posted by the Paper Pumpkin Team to show you how to assemble, even though instructions and photo’s are included. Here… Read More »

Happy Friday and welcome to weekend eve!  Any special plans this weekend, I’ll be cleaning in preparation for my Sunday Stampers who will be meeting at my house this month – and don’t worry – I’ll get some pool time in with temperature close to 90! Today’s card is using some scraps of the Garden Lane Designer Series Paper I had laying around my craft table and a sneak peek… Read More »

Todays’ card takes me back to my vacation at the end of July when I went to visit my brother and his family in New Jersey.  For part of my awesome trip the five of us took at trip to Wildwood – a place were my family went for summer vacations for as long as I can remember. We also ate at the “Original” Hot Spot, took a ride on… Read More »

So how was your weekend, we sure had a busy one. Friday night plans changed slightly when my husband took a tumble, thankfully the only thing injured was his pride, Saturday I spent the day prepping for my Sunday Stampers this coming weekend and finally on Sunday was able to enjoy some pool time and we went to the church festival in the evening! Today I’m featuring some of the… Read More »

In looking for another idea for a “purple” card – I decided to go through my stamp sets and picked an oldie but goody – Beautiful You. It’s been around for a few years and I thought it was perfect for purple birthday week. As I mentioned the other day my sister-in-law Debbie’s favorite color is purple and this week I’m sharing two “purple” cards in honor of her birthday… Read More »

I’m sure you have been seeing lots of cards made using the Good Morning Magnolia Bundle (Good Morning Magnolia Cling Mount Stamp set & Magnolia Memory Dies) and they have been with white flowers – well I’m switching it up this week. My sister-in-law Debbie’s favorite color is purple and I thought in honor of her and it being her birthday “week” I would use a variety of purples for… Read More »

Hello, as a surprise for my sister-in-law Diane, I brought her a handmade box filled with four cards, with stamped envelopes, featuring products from the Magnolia Lane Suite. Here is a close up of the front of the box with a Magnolia die cut colored with Stampin’ Blends. The first card uses a piece of designer series paper as the base for the card and a Memories & More card… Read More »

Happy Saturday, as you read this I will be in Wildwood NJ so this is the perfect card for me to share. It’s a “Tag Card” made with products from the Come Sail Away Suite from the annual catalog. Below is a picture of the front of card featuring some of the Smooth Sailing Dies, along with various card stock and Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper. Here is what… Read More »

Yesterday I shared with you the cards my Sunday Stampers made and today I thought I would share with you the card with a boo-boo that I fixed. If my stampers can’t make the monthly meeting and place an order, I’m happy to make a set of cards for them. While working the card and stamping all the images I did not realize ink was on the edge of the… Read More »

When my Sunday Stampers meet this month one of the bundles we will be using is the new Friend Like You. The Friend Like You Bundle includes the Friend Like You Photopolymer stamp set and the Friendly Silhouettes Dies. The 14 piece stamp set includes palm trees, dragonflies and reeds – you can create tranquil lakeside scenes. The Friendly Silhouette Dies include 4 dies, includes palm tree and some floral… Read More »

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 high and moving very fast, luckily no yards where damaged in our… Read More »

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 twice, once in the morning and again in the afternoon. Funny how… Read More »

#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 card features the new 2019-2021 In-Color Rococo Rose and Shaded Spruce. Here… Read More »

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 Paper and the border die from the Magnolia Memory Dies, part of… Read More »

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 products, I’ve added the Petal Pink Organdy Striped Ribbon for the bow.… Read More »

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 supplies needed to create the project. How about some Summertime Fun, sign… Read More »

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 or die when priced together. Floral Essence Bundle  Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp… Read More »

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 card with Rococo Rose.  The card starts with two strips of matching… Read More »

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 three bright vibrant colors! First is the monochromatic, one color, card –… Read More »

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 and could not get back to sleep because I was thinking about… Read More »

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 the Beginner stamper card – which uses three simple products: Very Vanilla… Read More »

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). Thought I would highlight a few cards made with retiring items and… Read More »

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 up, drop some ink on it, spritz with water and dab all… Read More »

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 be making cards with products before everyone else. Today’s card features the… Read More »

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, but you could easily use Whisper White or Very Vanilla for the… Read More »

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 day when going through some drawer trying to make room for my… Read More »

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 the “Polished Stone” Technique which uses four basic items: Ink Refill’s (colors… Read More »

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 she is my cousi   Thank you for taking the time to… Read More »

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 card. Not sure what to call it, but  I did use the… Read More »

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 to working on a few more samplers for different occasions. 12″ x… Read More »

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 in the set, the images can be used for a variety of… Read More »

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 scalloped circle in Basic Black Burlap ribbon Bella is colored with Stampin’… Read More »

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 #simplestamping – stamps, ink & paper. For the first card today I’m… Read More »

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! In honor of that I decided to make a card using the… Read More »

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 Brush Colour Crystals. Wendy, the host for the day has asked about… Read More »

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 explaining the technique. Here is the short version of the technique. Die… Read More »

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 featuring Daisy’s stamped in all the retiring In-Colors and a sentiment from… Read More »

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’ Up! If you join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-a-Bration you can pick $175… Read More »

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 a card like this. For my card all pieces of designer paper… Read More »

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, he always wants to play! This is Diesel he is two and… Read More »

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 of items including: Die Cut animals Share What You Love Artisan Pearls… Read More »

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″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper layered on a 4″ x 5 1/4″… Read More »

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Thought I would share with you the card I will be taking to the party we are going to this evening. Each year on St. Patrick’s Day our friends the Gilliland’s have a party that we attend.  We always have so much fun and the food is great, I’ll be taking my Green Pistachio Cake – a request from the host! Another part of the party… Read More »

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!   This morning my Sunday Stampers will be meeting and I’m sharing with you the cards we will be making, The first card is a Fun Fold Explosion card, we will be using papers from the Bright’s Collection, with a choice of greetings for the focal image on the front. Each person will get to pick the color of their choice so each will be making… Read More »

Do you like to color? Today I have a card featuring  the By the Bay Sale-A-Bration stamp set, a cutout and some water coloring.  By the Bay is a six piece Cling Stamp set with three images and three greetings. The stamp set lets you think of the beach and relaxing summer days. Here are the step to follow if you would like to make a card like this; Cut… Read More »

What a beautiful color combination – Lemon Lime  Twist and Blackberry Bliss! It’s a shame that Lemon Lime Twist will be going away when the new Annual Catalog starts June 1st, I’m sure I’ll find another color combo that speaks to me. Lemon Lime Twist is one of the 2017-2019 In-Colors along with Tranquil Tide, Powder Pink, Fresh Fig and Berry Burst that will be retiring. You might want to… Read More »

Happy Sunday, today my Sunday Stampers are meeting and here are the cards we will be making. The feature project this month for my Sunday Stampers is showing them how to use the Silicone Craft Sheet to do Mirror Stamping. While I have samples using some other stamp sets including the new Happy Tails bundle, we are using Lovely As A Tree – a timeless classic! Once we create the… Read More »

Masculine cards are normally hard to come up with. The Classic Garage Suite from the 2019 Occasions catalog makes it’s easy and you can pair these products with greetings from other stamp sets. Here is a list of the products in this suite: Geared Up Garage Cling Bundle Geared Up Garage Cling Mount Stamp Set Garage Gear Thinlits Dies Classic Garage 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper Classic Garage Metal… Read More »

Anything new in your neck of the woods? Again we are having rain not snow, muddy dog paws around the house are starting to get old but I’d be afraid to know just how many inches of snow we would have had if all the rain this winter so far had been snow! Today I’m using a simple watercolor wash technique to create the background for the card.  Using my… Read More »

Today I’m featuring a fun easy card using the Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set – Hello Cupcake – a great birthday stamp set. The card features: Gingham Gala 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (I used Grapefruit Grove) Gingham Gala Adhesive Backed Sequins Whisper White 5/8″ Flax Ribbon Rectangle Stitched Framelits Stitched Shapes Framelits Layering Square Framelits Grapefruit Grove & Memento Black Ink Pads Tip: To save on paper, die cut the… Read More »

Happy Valentine’s Day! Any special plays today with your special someone? We prefer to celebrate with dinner on another day, all our favorite places will be to crowded today. I will be having my favorite hoagie for lunch thanks to my hubby and he is the lucky recipient of some Betsy Ann Chocolates, handmade locally in West View PA and they are soooo good! Today I’m sharing one of the… Read More »

When I saw this embossing folder live back in November, I knew I just had to have it, using it makes for an easy background for any card and added that little “something – something”. The real question is – which looks better using dark or light card stock? I’ve made two cards one with a Blackberry Bliss emboss image and another with Petal Pink. The first card is using… Read More »

Paper Pumpkin is always looking for fun, new ways to get subscribers excited about the latest kit. They do this with special offers, kits that coordinate with Stampin’ Up! products, unique boxes, gifts, etc. The January kit coordinated with the Animal Expedition Product Suite from the Annual Catalog for great Valentine Treat Containers. There is even a Paper Pumpkin Facebook group that shows alternatives made by subscribers each month so… Read More »

Happy Sunday!  Do you have any plans for the Super Bowl today? Our Pittsburgh Steelers aren’t playing but we will still be watching and having some good food. I plan on making homemade potato skins and chicken wings in the air fryer, our favorite new way to prepare them. As I was preparing this month for my Sunday Stampers class I noticed I had small pieces of Gingham Gala Designer… Read More »

Today I thought I would share with you a card and envelope I used the Stamparatus, the Stampin’ Up! stamp positioning tool and Stampin’ Write Markers to complete. By using the combination of these two, I can color every portion of the stamp the color I want – stamp the image and repeat – until I have the image just the way I want it. As you can see the… Read More »

Happy 55th Birthday to my baby brother Michael! Since he lives in New Jersey I made him a card and treat container and mailed them off to him. We will celebrate our birthdays together this summer when I go for a visit and we go to the sea shore, watch out Jersey Shore! Today I’m sharing his card and treat container with you. All products except the large numbers are currently… Read More »

Happy 21st Birthday Kenzi!  Hope you have a wonderful day ! This month both Kenzi, my god-daughter, and I have “milestone” birthdays, Kenzi turns 21 and on my birthday earlier in the week I turned 60 (which by the way is only a number). I wanted to create a special card for her so I though of a Z-fold and wanted to use bring cheerful colors which makes me think… Read More »

One of my favorite Sale-A-Bration items is the Lovely Lattice Cling Mount Stamp set. The large image is perfect for coloring and the Stamparatus making stamping the image fun. Using the Stamparatus makes sure if needed you can re-stamp for a clear dark stamped image. Not sure what the Stamparatus is, check out the video that tells you 5 important items to know. Today I’ve used a Whisper White Note… Read More »

When I first paged through the 2019 Occasions catalog there was a bundle I knew I just had to have, the Happy Tails Bundle which includes the Happy Tails Photopolymer Stamp set and matching Dog Builder Punch. Since we have been married we have had six pf the best dogs, our current dogs are Nitro & Diesel, both German Shepherds. We also had Snowman, Princess and Bandit (all Siberian Huskies)… Read More »

Today I’m sharing a card I’ve made for a friend of mine, Cindy who is a big Disney fan.  We both share the same birthday, which just happens to be today. Cindy is one of the sweetest people to loves to do for others and is always taking pictures. Here is a picture from our trip to Nashville, Cindy is in the red t-shirt, I’m beside her in the black… Read More »

I needed to put together some birthday cards for a friend and wanted to make a few that were not to complicated and here is the result. Using the new Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper, I just love the bright cheerful colors and the Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp set it was easy to create a few cards. The card starts with a Pineapple Punch card base that is stamped… Read More »

Today I am featuring the Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set –  So Hoppy Together – #149725.  This is a nine piece Cling Mount Stamp set and is yours free with a $50 USD purchase (before tax/shipping). The stamp set was quite the hit at Onstage back in November 2018 due to the placement of two of the stamped frogs – so just watch out while stamping. I’m featuring the unicycle riding frog… Read More »

Today I’m featuring the Lasting Lily Distinktive Photopolymer Stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. This stamp set has 16 different stamps and is free with a $100 USD purchase (before tax/shipping). This product is one of two in the brochure that requires a $100 minimum purchase. The detail of the images is striking and I find less is best with ink when stamping with a Distinktive stamp due to the… Read More »

Happy New Year! Did you do anything special last night? We spent a nice quiet evening at home enjoying a nice dinner of lobster tails, cauliflower and baked potatoes. Today we will have a “New Years” Pretzel for breakfast and traditional dinner of pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, baked beans and dinner rolls – something we always have on January 1st. Today’s card uses the new Happiness Blooms Designer Series Paper,… Read More »

Normally at Stampin’ Up! events we do “Make & Takes”, were us demonstrators get to try new products to make and take home. This year as part of the OnStage 2018 in Orlando, while we did some Make & Takes we received a “Take & Make” using the new Amazing Life Stamp Photopolymer stamp set along with a package to make a card with a Whisper White Narrow Note card.… Read More »

Hope everyone had a nice holiday and where able to spend time with friends and family. On Christmas we Skyped with my brother and his family in New Jersey while opening gifts which is always fun and went to my cousins for a big family dinner with lots of great food that included: ham, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, dumplings, broccoli & rice casserole, green bean casserole, carrots, macaroni & cheese,… Read More »

Need a cute birthday card, hop along below to check out how I made one. Do you have some Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper left over from Halloween and aren’t sure what to do with it? Below is a cute birthday card made with the frog side of one of the papers. The designer paper teams up nicely with Lemon Lime Twist & Basic Black cardstock. Sentiment is from… Read More »

Happy Friday, today’s card features a stack of elves. I just love how the elves on the Santa’s Workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper match the coordinating Santa’s Signpost Framelits Dies, which are part of the Signs of Santa Bundle. The card starts with a Garden Green card base and Basic Black mat, next is a piece of Whisper White that has been stamped with the Buffalo Check Background stamp using… Read More »

Today’s card feature using Shimmer Paint with Glossy White Cardstock. For all three cards I used the same method to first apply the shimmer paint to all three cards – a crumbled piece of plastic wrap (from your kitchen).  All you need to do is crumble a piece of plastic wrap about the size of a golf ball, tap into some shimmer paint you added to a silicone mat and… Read More »

Thanksgiving is a national holiday here is the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It originated as a harvest festival and has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, with a proclamation by George Washington. Thanksgiving was originally founded as a religious observance for all the members of the community to give thanks for a common purpose. The tradition of giving thanks is continued today in many… Read More »

Ok, so we all buy designer series paper because it’s just so cute, but which side do you use? If you are like me you always have a favorite side and the “other” side goes unloved – well today’s cards features that “other” side from the Country Lane Designer Series Paper. I picked a Crushed Curry and Blackberry Bliss print, both cut 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″. The Blackberry Bliss… Read More »

Hi there, last Saturday I posted the card I made for the OnStage Tropical Occasions Swap, hosted by the Diva’s in Paradise – Nancy Alvarez and Susan Fields. Nancy & Susan did a great job with the swap and gave each of the participants a little pink bag and tag for our cards.  Today I thought I would share the cards I received in that swap. The first three cards… Read More »

Happy Saturday, today is my last full day here in Orlando, boy does time fly when you are with all your Stampin’ Up! friends. Today’s card is the one I designed for the On Stage Tropical Occasions Swap, hosted by the Diva’s in Paradise – Nancy Alvarez and Susan Fields, which was yesterday afternoon. My card combined the So Santa Stamp set from the 2018 Occasions catalog with the Tranquil… Read More »

Happy Thursday, it’s the first morning for Onstage 2018 here in Orlando. I’m here with some of the ladies that are part of the 24/7 Stampers Group: Ann, Dorie, Deb, Denise, Donna and Linda, all 24/7 Stampers and Amanda, a friend of Ann’s and fellow demonstrator from the UK We are all staying at the same hotel and having a great time so far. Here is the card that I… Read More »

Happy Halloween! Do you have trick or treaters coming to your house tonight? What will you be passing out, I have some Rice Krispy Treats and Tootsie Pops, even some Takeout Treat Boxes for some special little treaters! Today I thought I would share with you a card sent to me by one of my Sunday Stampers, Susie. She is a big fan of Halloween and sends out cards each… Read More »

This past Saturday I went to a surprise 30th Birthday party for Tina, the daughter of my high school friend Cindy. Today I thought I would share the card I made for her.  I wanted to do something fun and whimsical and below is the outside & inside of the Pop and Twist card I made for Tina. This was a fun card to make, I added balloons, sparkle numbers… Read More »

Happy Monday, today’s blog post is number 900! I really enjoy sharing my creations with each one of you and hopefully I’m inspiring you to try stamping or some other type of paper crafting. Today’s card starts with a piece of Watercolor Paper that I colored with three different colors using my Aqua Painter and ink pads, once dry I added some Clear Wink of Stella for sparkle. The Watercolor… Read More »

Happy 16th Birthday to our favorite niece Maya, hope you have a great birthday today! Here is a picture from 2014 of Maya and I during one of her visits. The t-shirts are ones that the 24/7 Stampers wore at the Stampin’ Up! Convention that year and knowing Maya’s love of crafting I had one made for her! Here is the close up of the box and card we sent… Read More »

Know any puzzle lovers?  These cards are perfect for them or anyone who likes a little treat with their card. For each card I followed the same process using the Puzzle Pieces Thinlits. Cut 2 pieces pf Designer Series Paper 3¾” x 3¾”, layer the one what on the card front on the bottom Die cut designer paper together with Puzzle Pieces Thinlit Be careful when removing from Big Shot… Read More »

Today I’m sharing a clean and simple card featuring the Delightfully Detailed Laser Cut Specialty Paper used to say Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law Debbie. The delicately detailed laser-cut sheets are vanilla on one side and white on the other. Sheets can be easily cut apart and used as accents on card fronts or even home decor. There are eight sheets, 4 each of two designs, 12″ x 12″. For… Read More »