Simple Saturday with the Fabulous Four

By | 14/05/2016

Welcome to Simple Saturday, a weekly series featuring cards made with one stamp set. Today’s cards features designer series paper and the retiring stamp set “Fabulous Four” – available in both wood and clear mount. The card starts with creating the design using strips of designer series paper.  First I cut about 20 strips, ½” wide of designer series… Read More: Simple Saturday with the Fabulous Four »

Happy Birthday Shannon!

By | 13/05/2016

At the Stampin’ Up! office Shannon West decided she wanted to “bring birthday’s back” and designed a stamp “imbringingbirthdaysback” to get people back to sending birthday days instead of just wishing facebook birthdays. How many of us are guilty of not sending enough cards? Let work on changing that ! ! ! Today is Shannon’s birthday and I wanted to share… Read More: Happy Birthday Shannon! »

A Happy Hello

By | 03/05/2016

So how is your week so far? Mine is going well, I’m in Stamford CT for business, learning new responsibilities for my day job as Lead Finance Manager. Being a remote employee in another state, it’s nice to see and meet people you normally only talk to on the phone. Today’s card features the retiring Pretty Petals Designer… Read More: A Happy Hello »

Amazing what a 4″x4″ square of DSP can do . . .

By | 01/05/2016

Today’s card was inspired by fellow 24/7 demonstrator Valory Degree who used this design which was part of a presentation during On State this past April, it’s where a 4″ x 4″ square of designer series paper (DSP) is used for the background. The key to the design is cut the paper diagonally and adhere to a card base with… Read More: Amazing what a 4″x4″ square of DSP can do .… »

How to use Washi Tape on a Card . . .

By | 26/04/2016

Happy Tuesday, hope all is well with you. My Stampin Up new catalog Pre-order (one of the perks of being a demonstrator)  was delivered yesterday and over the next few evenings I will be playing with the products, look for some cards using some new 2016-2018 In-Colors and stamp sets. The actual catalog goes live June 1st. Today’s card… Read More: How to use Washi Tape on a Card . .… »

Tea anyone?

By | 21/04/2016

So how has your week been going? Order anything from the retired list? The stamp set/framelit bundle featured on today’s card, A Nice Cuppa, is one the list, so if you like the card or have a tea/coffee drinker you like to make cards for this is a bundle for you! Today’s card is a Fancy Cut Card,… Read More: Tea anyone? »

Last Weekly Deals

By | 12/04/2016

Happy Friday, whoops I mean Tuesday. For me it’s a short work week, tomorrow I start vacation and leave bright and early for On Stage Live in Salt Lake City. I’ll be seeing Ann and Linda from the 24/7 Stampers (our demonstrator group) and other demo’s I’ve met along the way, participating in some swaps and doing some general… Read More: Last Weekly Deals »

Simple Saturday Sheltering Tree

By | 09/04/2016

It is April isn’t it?  I woke up to this today.  It’s so weird to think in four days I’m leaving for Stampin’ Up! On Stage Live in Salt Lake City and packing winter/spring clothes, this event replaces the conventions that were held in July when you worried about sweating and packed light clothes. Hopefully we will have nice… Read More: Simple Saturday Sheltering Tree »

Simple Saturday Flowers

By | 02/04/2016

Happy Saturday to you all, welcome to the weekend, hope you have something fun planned. It’s Simple Saturday, a quick easy card using one stamp set and minimal supplies. Today’s card features the stamp set Wild about Flowers and four of the retiring 2014-2016 In-Colors. It’s a simple card made with Very Vanilla card stock, you could use 4¼”… Read More: Simple Saturday Flowers »

SAB almost over

By | 29/03/2016

Hope everyone had a nice Easter weekend, I sure did. Enjoyed having my brother and his family visiting and seeing my extended family on Sunday. We had lots of great food and the weather was nice, an added bonus. Sunday was warm enough to spend the afternoon outside chatting. After temperatures in the 70’s this past Sunday they say… Read More: SAB almost over »