Happy Birthday to my favorite niece Maya!  Hard to believe she is a freshman at college this year, seems like just yesterday she was this  little girl running to jump onto Uncle Dan’s lap when they visited. Here is a picture of her from graduation this year. Maya has always joined spending time with our dogs when visiting… Read More: Maya’s Birthday – Pampered Pets Pop Up Card Box »

Today I have another Fun Fold card for you, featuring what looks like two cards added together. The card includes paper, a greeting and dies from the Boho Medley Product Medley with Gold Foil used for die cutting along with the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack for the double bow.  The nice part of this product suite is… Read More: Boho Medley Fun Fold »

This holiday season, share the joy of Paper Pumpkin! The Joy to the World Paper Pumpkin Kit is an exclusive holiday kit that provides a specially-designed box, enough supplies to create eight elegant cards, and an opportunity to connect with the Stampin’ Up! global community. With October’s magical kit, not only will you get a head start on… Read More: October Paper Pumpkin – Joy to the World »

Hello today from rainy Cranberry Township, PA, a perfect crafting day.  This past week I have been enjoying as much pool time as possible after work before we have to close it up for the year.  So far the weather forecast is not looking like pool weather for the next 10 days. Today I thought I would a… Read More: Pampered Pets Bridge Card »

Hope everyone is having a wonderful last weekend of summer. The weather here is beautiful, wish it was a little warmer so I could enjoy the pool, but I’ll take the sunshine and no rain! Anyone who knows me, knows my love of purses, especially Dooney & Bourke bags. So this year for my birthday (which is in… Read More: All Things Fabulous »

Hard to believe it’s the last weekend of summer before Labor Day . . . not quite the summer we may have originally planned for, hopefully next year will be better! Today I thought I would share two #simplestamping cards with you to celebrate the weekend.  These cards only use paper, ink and one stamp set for each,… Read More: end of summer ? »

Ever thought of becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator? The September 2020 Get & Go Starter Kit promotion is meant to give those who sign up to be a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator additional products to help them get started right away. In addition to the already great valued Starter Kit, new demonstrators will receive precut paper, stamps, and embellishments… Read More: Get & Go Starter Kit Promotion »

Looking for a new die cutting and embossing machine, well today, September 1st, the new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Standard Size machine is available! Mini Machine will be available later in the year. Our Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine offers multiple die cutting and embossing options –from beginners to seasoned crafters. Creating die cuts and embossed designs is… Read More: New Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine Available Now »

Today I thought I would share a version of the gift card holder I made as part of my Christmas in August post, but this time using a 24″ piece of ribbon as the closure.  The basics for the holder are still the same, the only difference is before I added the 4″ x 4″ squares of designer… Read More: Gift Card Holder – version 2 »

Yesterday I shared a project idea using Layering Dies with two colors, Purple Posy & Pretty Peacock and circle dies, today I thought I would share four cards using the same process, using four colors – Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Pool Party and Bermuda Bay along with square dies. Once all four sets of card stock squares where… Read More: Stitched Squares with 4 Colors »

Today I’m featuring two cards inspired by fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Karen Titus. I saw a video the other day she did using the Stitched Shaped Dies to create some really cool cards, so I wanted to recreate one. For this technique any layering/nesting dies would work. To create the card I’ve layered the circle dies from Stitched… Read More: Idea with Layering Dies and the Double P’s! »

This past weekend my husband and I were watching the Country Music Countdown on CMT and when I saw a pair of shorts country music star Luke Bryan was wearing in his video “One Margarita” a just knew I had to make a card using the color scheme. Featured colors are Magenta Madness, Bermuda Bay and Black. To… Read More: Inspiration thanks to Luke Bryan »

Merry Christmas in August, today is four months until Christmas, the perfect time to start your holiday projects.  Today I will be sharing  with you, four cards and a gift card holder. I’m featuring one stamp set and two bundles from the August – December 2020 Mini Catalog: Christmas Means More Stamp Set Poinsettia Petals Bundle Gift Wrapped Bundle… Read More: Christmas in August »

One of my favorite bundles in the new August – December 2020 Mini Catalog is the “Love of Leaves” Bundle.  This bundle includes the Love of Leaves Stamp Set and the Stitched Leaves Dies. Stampin’ Up! bundles make coordination easy. Stamp & tool bundles help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples… Read More: Love of Leaves Bundle »

Today I thought I would share another card using the new Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper combine with Copper Foil sheets embossed with the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder along with the Gather Together Stamp set with coordinating Gathered Leaves Dies. Here are the specifics of the card: Mint Macaron Card base 4¼” x 11″, scored at… Read More: Copper Foil meets Tin Tile »

When looking through the new August – December Mini Catalog, I decided not to purchase any new fall stamp sets and to only purchase some new designer series paperto feature on cards using stamp sets I already had, (PS  – I caved and bought the Love of Leaves Bundle). Today’s Fun Fold card features the new Gilded Autumn… Read More: Forever Fern for Fall? »

Did you notice the texture in the close up photo? Wonder how I achieved that look? I’ll tell below. Today my Sunday Stampers are gathering and we will be making 2 normal cards and one “card with a box”, a request of my hostess this month. Here is a photo of all the projects. The first card features… Read More: August 2020 Sunday Stamper Projects »

Paper Pumpkin is our monthly subscription service that offers fun ‘n’ easy paper crafting projects for crafters of any skill level! In these themed all-inclusive kits, subscribers receive pre-cut paper pieces, embellishments, ink, and an exclusive stamp set. As the subscription continues, subscribers will have a collection of cards and other creations for a variety of occasions, in… Read More: Hello Pumpkin! »

Today is the second day of the series featuring the Daisy Lane stamp set and coordinating Medium Daisy and Daisy Punch. All the cards today are using the Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper. The first card for today features three strips of designer series paper, each 1¼” x 5″, adhered onto a mat of Early Espresso 4″… Read More: Daisy Lane – part 2 »

Today is day 1 of a two part blog series featuring the Daisy Lane Stamp Set along with the Medium Daisy and Daisy Punch from the Annual Catalog. One of my Sunday Stampers suggested how it would be nice to see a variety of card options featuring some of the more popular purchases of our group and suggested… Read More: Daisy Lane – part 1 »

Hope you had a nice weekend, we had beautiful weather and enjoyed grilling out and the cooler mornings for coffee on the deck! Today I’m featuring products from the Boho Indigo Product Medley, here is  a picture and listing of what’s all included: This Medley includes: 11-piece photopolymer stamp set (shown above; clear stamp blocks sold separately 48… Read More: Boho Product Medley DSP for easy to make cards »

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Today I thought I would share with you two cards I made with products from the new Poinsettia Place Suite, one of my favorites from the new August-December 2020 Mini Catalog! Not only is there a bundle (stamp set and dies), but gorgeous designer series paper, plush flocked specialty paper… Read More: Poinsettia Place Suite »

The new Stampin’ Up! store is now open for business. Click on the banner below for a link to view the new store.   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 Instagram @cqueen309 and on… Read More: New Online Store »

Reminder: Today is the final day of Stampin’ Up!  Bonus Days – For every $50 USD you spend before shipping and tax, you earn a $5 USD Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed  from August 4 -31, 2020, just in time for the new  2020 Holiday/Fall/Winter Mini Catalog.  Bonus day codes are emailed directly to you… Read More: Bonus Days end today! »

Exciting news – starting August 4th! Starting August 4, 2020, the day the new 2020 Holiday Catalog goes live and there will also be a new look to the Online Store. Some of the new Online Store Features include: Designed to work seamlessly on desktops, tablets and mobile phones. New & Improved navigation New, larger imagery, sorting option… Read More: New Online Store Information »

At this time last year I was spending a long weekend with my brother and his family in New Jersey and visiting Wildwood with them – this year  there is no trip and I’m currently enjoying a “Stay-ca-tion” – relaxing in my backyard pool, a couple day trips with my husband and tropical drinks! Since tropical drinks are… Read More: Tropical Stay-ca-tion »

Did  you have a good weekend?  I sure did, again lots of pool time and some crafting.  One of the major roads by us was closed for bridge replacement, so it was the perfect time to stay home and enjoy everything here! Today I’m sharing with you another way to use the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper.  We… Read More: Another idea for the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper »

Merry Christmas in July!  Hard to believe Christmas is 5 months away, why not start now making homemade Christmas cards and  gifts for family and friends. On the 25th of each month from now through November I’ll be sharing holiday project with you. If ever there was a year to send holiday cards, this is the year to… Read More: Christmas in July 2020 »

This past Sunday my Sunday Stampers used the Blossoms in Bloom Bundle to make a full size and note card with the stamp set and a Rich Razzleberry and Blushing Bride die cut card.  Today I thought I would share some additional samples using this bundle. First is a card using my favorite new In-Color Misty Moonlight. The… Read More: Blossoms in Bloom Part 2 »