PCC212 Color Challenge with Paisleys & Posies

By | 25/09/2016

Hope you all had a good Saturday, we went to our only concert of the ‘summer’ Jason Aldean and had a great time. Opening acts were One Thousand Horse and Thomas Rhett, they all put on great shows.  Since the weather was so nice yesterday we even went earlier and tailgated! Today’s card is for the Paper Craft Crew Challenge,… Read More: PCC212 Color Challenge with Paisleys & Posies »

Simple Saturday with Acorny Thank You

By | 24/09/2016

Happy Saturday, welcome to the weekend. It’s Simple Saturday, where I use one stamp set to create my card.  Today’s card uses the Acorny Thank You Photopolymer Stamp set found in the Annual Catalog along with it’s matching punch. This is the perfect card to make for the first weekend of fall.  After 88 degrees yesterday it feels… Read More: Simple Saturday with Acorny Thank You »

Happy Birthday Maya!

By | 19/09/2016

Happy birthday to my niece Maya. Today  I’m sharing with you the card and birthday banner I sent her. The card is a bendy when put together but mails flat. Maya is growing up to be such a beautiful young lady. Here is a picture of her with her brother Jake from when he started college this year.… Read More: Happy Birthday Maya! »

Simple Saturday with Birthday Blooms

By | 17/09/2016

Welcome to Simple Saturday were I use one stamp set to make one card. Today I’m featuring the Birthday Blooms Stamp set, which comes in wood or clear and the Pop of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper. To make today’s card I’ve used a Whisper White card base with a piece of designer series paper matted on Melon… Read More: Simple Saturday with Birthday Blooms »

Congratulations Ann

By | 15/09/2016

Today I thought I would share with you the card I sent to friend and fellow demonstrator Ann Clemmer who recently hit a sales milestone. It’s always nice to recognize people for their achievements and today’s card does that. My card features the Playful Palette Designer Series Paper Stack and Washi tape along with the Sunshine Wishes Thinlit… Read More: Congratulations Ann »

Wonderful Years – part 2

By | 13/09/2016

Happy Tuesday, hope all is well with you. I’m here in Stamford CT this week for my day job in accounting and finance but wanted to make sure to share some projects with you. This Gate fold Peek-a- Boo card uses the other main sentiment from the Wonderful Year stamp set. This time I used White Stampin’ Emboss powder… Read More: Wonderful Years – part 2 »

Would you like to be part of the Stampin’ Up! Family?

By | 12/09/2016

One of the nice things about being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator (besides meeting the nicest people) is that you can work it around your life and not the other way around.  Some demonstrators are full time, meaning it’s their main job but for me it’s different, I have a full time job in accounting and finance that keeps… Read More: Would you like to be part of the Stampin’ Up!… »

Simple Saturday with Wonderful Year

By | 10/09/2016

Welcome to Simple Saturday, one stamp set for one card. Today I am featuring the Wonderful Year stamp set, which comes in both wood and clear mount. I’ve not done much heat embossing lately and thought the new Copper Stampin Emboss powder along with the Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper went together nicely which gave me the idea… Read More: Simple Saturday with Wonderful Year »

Have you used your envelope punch board lately?

By | 07/09/2016

Say it isn’t so, you haven’t used your envelope punch board for awhile, or worse you don’t have one. Just look at these cute totes you can make using one. They are perfect for the holidays or just about any reason. Last week I received my email from SplitcoastStampers, a stampers community and when I saw these cute… Read More: Have you used your envelope punch board lately? »

Simple Saturday featuring Halloween Treats

By | 03/09/2016

Welcome to Simple Saturday, one stamp set for one card. Today I’m featuring the new “Halloween Treat” stamp from the 2016 Holiday Catalog. Today’s card features some of the new products from the Halloween Night Product Suite: Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper (includes 1 each of 2 single sided silver foil designs) Halloween Night Designer Washi Tape… Read More: Simple Saturday featuring Halloween Treats »

2016 Holiday Catalog is here!

By | 01/09/2016

The 2016 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog goes live today! Click on the catalog below and go directly to the online catalog. There are so many beautiful stamp set, bundles and accessories in this catalog. Each Sunday, starting September 25th I will feature a Christmas project with instructions for the “12 weeks before Christmas”.     Here is the card… Read More: 2016 Holiday Catalog is here! »

Strawberry Spinner

By | 31/08/2016

Happy Wednesday, half way through the week and closer to the weekend. Plans have changed around here for the weekend. This past Sunday the skimmer on the pool filter broke so we closed the pool for the year.  With my work schedule. I’ll be out of town mid month, made no sense to have a new skimmer installed, refill pool with… Read More: Strawberry Spinner »

Sitting Here with the boys for National Dog Day!

By | 26/08/2016

Today’s post is in honor of National Dog Day. Features photo’s of our boys Bandit and Nitro and a card made with the Photopolymer stamp set Sitting Here. The dog in the stamp set reminds me of how the boys like to lie around which meant the stamp set was a must have for me. Don’t you cat… Read More: Sitting Here with the boys for National Dog Day! »

Post-it Tape = Cool looking card

By | 24/08/2016

Happy Wednesday, half way through the week. The weather here is beautiful this morning so I’m sitting in the sun porch listening to the cars of the interstate and birds, great white noise if you ask me. I can hear the dogs in the yard below walking around enjoying the cooler morning temperatures.  The kids in our school… Read More: Post-it Tape = Cool looking card »

Spinner, Shaker and Serene Scenery cards

By | 21/08/2016

Today I thought I would share with you the cards my ladies are making today as part of my Sunday Stampers group. We will be making a Shaker Card, featuring Jar of Love Bundle, which is also an easel and can be removed from the card base, a Spinner Card featuring the Shooting Star Bundle, with either a… Read More: Spinner, Shaker and Serene Scenery cards »

Happy Birthday Aunt Helen!

By | 16/08/2016

Happy Birthday Aunt Helen!  It was great to spend time with you Sunday and Shari’s, always have a good time with family! Today I’ll be sharing with you the cards I made for Aunt Helen and Kenzi my god-daughter. Both are similar, Aunt Helen’s for her birthday and Kenzi using Wittenberg University colors.  Each card has stamped images from… Read More: Happy Birthday Aunt Helen! »

Simple Saturday with Marquee Messages

By | 13/08/2016

Welcome to Simple Saturday using one stamp set to create your card. This week I’m featuring the Marquee Messages Photopolymer Stamp Set. I’ve created two versions of the card, one with Whisper White card stock and another with Watercolor Paper. For this card, I stamped the images with Basic Black Archival Ink on Whisper White card stock and used… Read More: Simple Saturday with Marquee Messages »

Simple Saturday with Serene Scenery

By | 06/08/2016

Welcome to Simple Saturday, this week I decided to do something a little different and feature a Designer Series Paper Stack called Serene Scenery. This paper stack contains 48 sheets of 12 double-sided designs, 6″ x 6″. These papers coordinate with Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Delightful Dijon, Island Indigo, Old Olive, Pool Party and Whisper White card stock.… Read More: Simple Saturday with Serene Scenery »

Have any scraps laying around? Make a card !

By | 01/08/2016

Happy Monday, hope you had a nice weekend and were able to stay dry if like us you had quite a bit of rain. Ever look at your crafting space and notice you have lots of scraps laying around? These can be anything from pieces of card stock, ribbon, punch or die cut shapes. This weekend I took some time to organize my… Read More: Have any scraps laying around? Make a card ! »

Let’s Celebrate a Shaker!

By | 31/07/2016

Happy Sunday, hope you are having a nice weekend. Today’s card features the Confetti Celebration Stamp set and Sprinkles Punch to create a Birthday Shaker card. One of the Scalloped frames from the Layering Squares Collections Framelits create the window for the card. Shaker items are all in the 2015-2017 In-Colors with Gold foil and sequins added for… Read More: Let’s Celebrate a Shaker! »

Simple Saturday with Watercolor Wings

By | 30/07/2016

Welcome to Simple Saturday – using just one stamp set to create your card. Today’s card features the photopolymer stamp set Watercolor Wings. When I was looking around by stamp room I realized I’ve not used this set for awhile and thought it would make a great Simple Saturday card. With this set you can stamp two different… Read More: Simple Saturday with Watercolor Wings »

Catalog CASE (copy and share with everyone)

By | 27/07/2016

Today’s card is a “CASE” – copy and share with everyone from the Stampin Up Annual catalog. I really like the look of the card and thought I would give it a try.  The card features the Birthday Blossoms Stamp set and Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. To get started I used a card base of Smoky… Read More: Catalog CASE (copy and share with everyone) »