Last Day for retiring bundles and stamp sets!

By | 31/05/2017

Quick reminder, today, Wednesday May 31, 2017, is the last day for Stampin’ Up! retiring bundles and stamp sets. Here is the list of retiring bundles, while some of the stamp sets and Framelit/Thinlits will be available in the new catalog, the bundle pricing goes away.: Here is the list of retiring stamp set, available while supplies last. Thank… Read More: Last Day for retiring bundles and stamp sets! »

Eastern Palace Bundles – only 2 days remain !

By | 30/05/2017

Only two days remain to purchase the special priced product bundles from the Eastern Palace Suite, new in the 2017 – 2018 annual catalog. The bundled pricing expires May 31, 2017. The starter bundle, perfect for the beginner, item#147196 is $60.50 and includes FREE Very Vanilla Note Cards and Envelopes. The Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies are NOT part of this bundle. The Premier… Read More: Eastern Palace Bundles – only 2 days remain ! »

Perfect Card for this Weekend

By | 28/05/2017

When I made today’s card I was not sure when I would post it, but after looking at the calendar I thought this was the perfect weekend to share it with you. Today is part of the Memorial Day weekend here in the United States. Memorial Day is for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s… Read More: Perfect Card for this Weekend »

Hide Tide meets Sunshine Sayings for SIP Challenge 100

By | 27/05/2017

Each morning when I get up and while having my coffee I spend time checking out some blogs to see what other crafters are doing and when I saw this challenge, make a card using your favorite stamp set, ink & paper, I just knew the card that has been floating in my head needed to be made.… Read More: Hide Tide meets Sunshine Sayings for SIP Challenge 100 »

Old meets New with a Dapper Denim Thank You

By | 25/05/2017

Happy Thursday, one more day to go until the weekend. For me it’s the last day of work this week, I’m on vacation tomorrow, just like a lot of other people. They showed the morning traffic on the news today and more cars were outbound than inbound to the city, have a feeling quite a few people are… Read More: Old meets New with a Dapper Denim Thank You »

May 2017 Sunday Stamper Cards

By | 21/05/2017

Hope you are having a nice weekend. Today I’ll be sharing with you the cards my Sunday Stampers will be making. First we will be making cards using the new Eastern Palace Premier Bundle.  The card features the new Thick Very Vanilla card stock, Eastern Palace Designer Series Paper, Eastern Beauty stamp set, Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers, new… Read More: May 2017 Sunday Stamper Cards »

Celebrate Good Times with a shadow

By | 19/05/2017

Happy Friday – any special plans for the weekend? I’ll be stamping with my Sunday stampers and running some errands. Today’s card is using the Happy Celebrations stamp set and features a little shadowing of the word ‘Celebrate’, what started as a oh no, turned out to look rather cool, like a shadow. You see I was getting… Read More: Celebrate Good Times with a shadow »

Almost forgot about this stamp set . . .

By | 17/05/2017

This past weekend I was looking through the new Annual Catalog that starts June 1st (one of the many perks of being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – early access to the catalogs) I saw that the Paisley & Posies Photopolymer Stamp set was part of the catalog. I really enjoyed this stamp set in the fall and had… Read More: Almost forgot about this stamp set . . . »

Mini Treat Bag perfect for a gift card or even a cookie!

By | 15/05/2017

Hope you all had a nice weekend, what started out to be a weekend with rain in the forecast turned out to be rather nice with sun peeking out every once in a while and only rain late at night. Thought I would create something a little different today, a mini-treat bag.  While the paper I used in… Read More: Mini Treat Bag perfect for a gift card or even… »

Eastern Palace Swap with 24/7 stampers

By | 09/05/2017

Recently a few of the 24/7 Stampers (the demonstrator group I am part of) got together and did a shoe box swap, since the group that met was in California and I’m in Pennsylvania, I participated via mail as did Marci Long in Texas. A shoebox swap is when you bring a completely made card and all the parts… Read More: Eastern Palace Swap with 24/7 stampers »

Z Fold card for PCC242 Color Challenge

By | 07/05/2017

Happy Sunday, hope you are having a good weekend. It’s rather cool and rainy here, hopefully today will have some sunshine.  Perfect time to make some homemade soup and spaghetti sauce for dinner and the freezer. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge 242, a color challenge. Click the image below for a link to check… Read More: Z Fold card for PCC242 Color Challenge »

Turn your Gold Eastern Vinyl Stickers into Silver, how you say ?

By | 05/05/2017

Before I get started, I need to give credit to Janet Wakeland another Stampin’ Up! demonstrator for showing us how to do this using Window Sheets. The Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers are really cool and a great addition to a card, or even like the card on the right, created completely with stickers with the exception of the… Read More: Turn your Gold Eastern Vinyl Stickers into Silver, how you… »

Kinda Eclectic meets Mint Macaron

By | 03/05/2017

Today’s card features a stamp set and In-Color which are among my favorites and both just happen to be retiring. The six stamp set Kinda Eclectic, which comes in both wood or clear mount, was given to demonstrators a few years back at convention, I’ve loved it since the day we received it. There are matching butterfly punches,… Read More: Kinda Eclectic meets Mint Macaron »

Eastern Palace Bundles Available today!

By | 01/05/2017

Starting today Stampin’ Up! is releasing two bundles of products from the Eastern Palace Suite, new in the 2017 – 2018 annual catalog which starts June 1, for early customer purchase May 1st through May 31st. For all the details including FREE bonus gift items see below.  Here’s a sampling of the cards I’ve made with the Premier Product… Read More: Eastern Palace Bundles Available today! »

PCC241 Card Sketch with Flower Patch

By | 30/04/2017

Hope you are having a great weekend, it’s rather warm here today – mid 80’s, sunny and humid, they say by Wednesday it may be around 60 degrees. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch Challenge and I’m featuring one of the retiring stamp sets, Flower Patch, a photopolymer set featuring 19 stamps with a… Read More: PCC241 Card Sketch with Flower Patch »

How about a little water coloring today?

By | 25/04/2017

Today’s card features water coloring, something I really am starting to enjoy. In scoping out Pinterest I came across a few designs like this and thought I would mix them up for this card. The image from Birthday Blooms was first stamped in Archival Basic Black and let to dry while I heat embossing in white Happy Birthday… Read More: How about a little water coloring today? »

For your viewing pleasure – Retiring Bundles and Stamps

By | 19/04/2017

Out with the OLD & In with the NEW. In conjunction with the Retiring List, I’m excited to share my very own promotion from now until May 12th. When you spend at least $50 with me and add your order to the current Hostess Code (QVUEB26H), I’ll happily send you: A printed copy of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog… Read More: For your viewing pleasure – Retiring Bundles and Stamps »

PCC239 – Metallic Embellishments

By | 17/04/2017

Happy Monday, welcome to another week. Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Metallic Embellishment Theme challenge, PCC239. Click on the image below for a link to their blog to check out their designs and play along if you like. For my card I decided to feature the Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing folder with Silver Foil… Read More: PCC239 – Metallic Embellishments »

Hello Spring Flowers!

By | 15/04/2017

Happy Saturday, hope you are having a good day. I’m busy making Cheesecake and Covered Oreo’s for Easter tomorrow, each family member brings something I for Easter it’s dessert, thought these would both be a pleasant surprise for the group. Today’s card features the Falling Flowers Bundle (which is retiring 5/31/17) which includes the Falling Flowers stamp set… Read More: Hello Spring Flowers! »

Embellishments = Easy card

By | 13/04/2017

Do you have any embellishments sitting around,  if not the Cupcake and Carousel Embellishments kit along with the matching designer series paper made for quick and easy card. To start the card two strips of designer series paper where cut and one end punched with the Triple Banner Punch, then layered together. Next baker’s twine & ribbon there… Read More: Embellishments = Easy card »