Happy St. Patrick’s Day, perfect way to start an early weekend (I’m on vacation today). I’ll be making my famous Pistachio Bundt cake (which is green inside thanks to the pudding and green food coloring) to take to the party we are going to this evening. The party has become a tradition since we meet the Gilliland’s. Each… Read More: Happy St. Patrick’s Day! »
Stampin’ Up! turned creative control of the April Paper Pumpkin kit over to CEO, Sara Douglass, and the end result is stunning! Her style is, “bold, vibrant, and artistic—with a little bit of sass,” which is exactly how she described the kit. Sara designed this kit so you can discover creativity through the eyes of our CEO while having an… Read More: April 2017 Paper Pumpkin including free gift »
Hope you all had a great weekend. Did you remember to set your clocks ahead one hour? I’ve spent mine doing some chores around the house and attending my cousin Shari’s wedding. Later this week I will share her card and thank you cards I made as a gift to the happy couple. Today’s card is for the… Read More: PCC234 – Card Sketch with Fresh Fruit »
Lately I’ve seen a lot of buzz online about “masking” and thought I would share with you a couple cards I’ve made using this technique. It’s a rather simple technique, were you create a “mask” to hide a portion of the paper or image and stamp on the open area. For my cards, I die cut a circle… Read More: Have you tried the masking technique lately? »
Happy Thursday, one day closer to the weekend! I’m part of a group called Stampy Wackers and about every other month there is a swap. A swap is where you make cards and share one with each person the group. This is a pretty cool swap in that you make your cards and mail them to the others in… Read More: Stampy Wackers Guy Swap »
I’m sure you have heard of Taco Tuesday or even Meatloaf Monday – were you have a specific food based on the day of the week, well I’ve switched it up to Sweet Tuesday – featuring the 2017 Sale-A-Bration stamp set Tasty Trucks and from the Annual Catalog the stamp set Bella & Friends. While I was working on… Read More: Sweet Tuesday »
Hope you are having a great weekend, it’s cold here but the sun is shing. Before I get started with today’s card, I want to take time to thank the design team over at the Paper Craft Crew Blog for picking my cards as Top Picks for challenge 229 and 231, click on the numbers to see those… Read More: Tic-Tac-Toe with PCC233 »
Happy Friday, any special plans this weekend? Around the holidays I purchased an extra turkey and this weekend we will be having our Spring version of Thanksgiving dinner – sure looking forward to roasted turkey, homemade stuffing and buttered carrots. Today’s card features the 2017 Sale-a-Bration stamp set, Hey Chick!, one of the most popular of the Sale-a-Bration… Read More: Hey Chick, have a nice day! »
Welcome to March – National Craft Month, perfect month for all us stamper/crafters out there! Last week Stampin’ Up! introduced three new products to the free Sale-A-Bration item choices Reverse Words Stamp Set – #144316 (W) or #143319 (C) Make a Medallion Stamp Set – #143274 (photopolymer) 6″x6″ Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack (Mint Macaron, Sweet Sugarplum & Bermuda Bay)… Read More: New Sale-a-bration items »
When I first saw the 2017 Sale-a-Bration catalog the Avant Garden Photopolymer Stamp set did not stand out to me, and was not part of my wish list. After weeks of seeing all the card ideas out there I knew on the next order I placed I needed to have that set. Todays card features an image from the… Read More: Late to the party . . . »
While I’m out of town on business for my day job, I thought I would share with you a card made with the Jar of Love Bundle. This card uses Mint Macaron for the card base and a mat made from matching 2015-2017 In-Color Designer Series Paper. The flowers where stamped in Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron, Sweet Sugarplum… Read More: Just saying Hello ! »
Do you like the “Big on Birthdays” Photopolymer stamp set, just not sure what to do with the image below? Well I have the solution for you! If you are not sure how someone will take that sentiment I have a solution – cover it ! (thanks to some idea’s I saw on Pinterest mashed together) You can… Read More: That strange stamp . . . »
Today I’ll be meeting with my Sunday Stampers for our monthly stamping and thought I would share with you the cards we will be making. For two of the cards – Beautiful You & Hey Chick, we are coloring with Watercolor Pencils and using either Blender Pens or Aqua painter’s to move the color around. Both the Hey… Read More: February Sunday Stamper Cards »
Happy Saturday, hope the weather is nice were you are – it’s going to be in the upper 50/low 60’s this weekend, really looking forward to that! Today I thought I would post a card I completed for the Paper Craft Crew weekly challenge. Below is the banner for this sketch challenge, after some thought the past couple… Read More: Paper Craft Crew 231 »
Happy Friday, hope you have some exciting weekend plans. I’ll be having by Sunday Stampers class this weekend, working on thank you cards as a wedding gift and getting ready to go out of town on Monday for my day job. Speaking of weddings, today’s card is perfect for either a wedding or anniversary. This card features the Falling… Read More: Need a wedding or anniversary card? »
Happy Valentine’s Day Eve, are you prepared with something sweet for your sweetie? What do you prefer? Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Theme Challenge . . . LOVE . . . Love is so much more than Valentines Day… It is a reflection of individuals we love or events that represent LOVE in out lives! There are many… Read More: Share Love with PCC230 »
Happy Saturday and welcome to the weekend. Hopefully the weather is fine where you are, we had about 3″ of snow earlier this week and now it may rain today and be around 50 degrees, sure is a weird weather winter. Today I thought I would share with you a card I made using the new Falling in… Read More: Make your own embellishment today »
Don’t know about you, but I just love me an embossing folder, especially the new Dynamic Textured Impression Embossing Folders. These folders make extra deep, super crisp impressions—great for card fronts and accents. In the 2017 Occasions catalog on page 47 is a new one, the Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Size: 4-1/2″ x 6-3/16″ (11.4 x… Read More: Have you seen the new Dynamic embossing folder? »
While doing a little internet surfing I came across the SUO Challenges blog (SUO = Stampin’ Up! Only) and thought I would join the fun. It’s February, which means it’s time for Valentines! Cards, gifts or treats and treats helped me come up with the idea for my card. How many of you like the little candy hearts with… Read More: Card inspired by candy hearts . . . »
Last week I shared a card I made using the Photopolymer Stamp Set High Tide, stamping using multiple colors. Today I thought I would share a card using the same design but only Perfect Plum Ink. Love how the card turned out. For the lighthouse, when stamping the first image I stamped off the image then used full strength ink on the… Read More: Perfect Plum anyone ? »
I’ve officially jumped on the “Hey Chick” bandwagon! I’ve sIf een so many cards made with this stamp set I just had to place a qualifying order to get one, as it’s a Sale-a-Bration item, free with a $50 purchase from Stampin’ Up! While I am doing more traveling for work than I have in the past, I’ve decided… Read More: Hey Chick! Stop and see PCC229 challenge »
Over this past weekend I was thinking what a difference a week makes. The weekend of the 21st-22nd it was in the 60’s and we wore shorts and t-shirts and this past weekend, not above 32 and snow flurries! Thought I would use the Photopolymer stamp set High Tide and make a card reminding me warmer days to… Read More: Little about the Light . . . »
Happy Birthday to my baby brother, I just love saying that! Thought I would share with you the card I made and sent to him. I used the new Balloon Adventures Bundle to create a pop-up card. This bundle is in the 2017 Occasions Catalog on page 5, along with the new Party Animal Designer Series Paper and… Read More: Happy Birthday Baby Brother! »
Thought I would take time today to thank Laura B. for the beautiful birthday card. Laura is a new member of my demonstrator group of 24/7 Stampers and she is learning the ‘ropes’ of stamping. I thought she did a great job on my card – not to mention it’s my favorite type of card – a shaker!… Read More: Birthday card share »
Happy Saturday everyone, hope you have a fun filled weekend planned. Last weekend we brought home our new puppy Diesel, thought you might like to see a picture of him, he is a 8 week old German Shepard. Here he is with my nephew Jake who was in town visiting his girlfriend and stopped by to drop off… Read More: PCC228 – a Color Challenge – Love You! »
Today’s cards feature the stamp set Bella & Friends both colored with the new Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils. I just love coloring with the new pencils, using watercolor paper and an aqua painter give you a completely different look than using Whisper White cardstock and blender pens. Not only do I think this is a super cute stamp… Read More: Bella and Friend . . . »
Happy Birthday Kenzi! Today is my goddaughters birthday and I thought I would share her birthday card with you. She is a freshman at Wittenberg University, following in her sisters footsteps. The card is a Front Dutch Fold card with flaps on the front that are held together with the cascade of flowers down the front, there is even… Read More: Happy Birthday Kenzi! »
Today’s card features the new Stitched Shapes Framelits, cut thoughtfully stitched circles, squares, and ovals in seconds with Framelits dies and the Big Shot. Framelits Dies help you create detailed die-cuts with just a few turns of the Big Shot handle. Dies include ejection holes so you can remove the paper easily. There are 12 dies in the set:… Read More: Stitched Squares Patchwork Card »
It’s a big day at our house, we pick up our new German Shepard puppy Diesel this afternoon. I’ll post a picture of him later in the day. In honor of Diesel today’s card features the stamp set Bella & Friends from the annual catalog, page 101 and two items from the 2017 Sale-A-Bration catalog – the photopolymer… Read More: Bella Birthday »
