I am constantly looking for new and pretty ways to keep my stamping supplies organized. My goal is convenience and function. I don’t often worry about what something looks like! I recently discovered Thirty-One products when I was invited to a party and my cousin, Jessica, started selling them. I had two goals: organize papers, tools and embellishments… Read More »
We spent our weekend visiting our daughter who is doing a research fellowship in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I like to create my scrapbooks as soon as I can after a family vacation, or what usually is just a long weekend some place within driving distance. It was a quick two days and we crammed a lot in! I… Read More »
I know that for many people, this is a job. Running a stamping business and maintaining a blog is a job. For me, it feels like a lifeline. I’m having so darn much fun making cards, projects and videos! I am meeting great people and I love letting myself be creative. I find it amazing how other people… Read More »
Polka-dots can somehow be completely irresistible…as long as I’m not expected to wear them! I just could not resist the Polka-Dot Pieces stamp set and the Polka-Dot Designer Series Paper that Stampin’ Up! carries. The stamp set coordinates with at least 6 punches! How can I resist this coordinating stuff?! I settled on a monochromatic color scheme today. … Read More »
I really love the Creative Elements stamp set. It has quite a variety of images and two great sentiments. I started my card today with a sketch challenge from my design team friends at Paper Craft Crew. It was supposed to be a patriotic theme, but I realized that I don’t really have any patriotic stamp sets! Time… Read More »
When I first started stamping, I took some stamping classes at a local stamping store. Local on Long Island means anyplace on Long Island, even if it is slightly more than an hour away! This was a fabulous store because it specialized in just stamping. The walls were covered with stamps of all kinds and there were racks… Read More »
I used two fun techniques to create my cards today. One great product that Stampin’ Up! now carries is the Core’dinations card stock. They carry it in all of their colors! You basically have over 40 choices of paper colors in this fabulous product. I also used heat embossing on an antique brad so that it matched the… Read More »
There is room for improvement here! I generally try to avoid making busy cards. After you make cards for a while, you definitely gravitate toward a style that is your own. My card today is not exactly my style. I think the buttons push it over the edge for me! I like the card with the exception of… Read More »
My Paper Craft Crew design challenge this week was to create a Father’s Day card with a retiring stamp set using the layout above. One of my favorite stamp sets for kids is the Make a Monster set which is retiring on June 3! I love the possibilities with this stamp set!!! Card Details: Inks and Papers: Very… Read More »
Featured Retiring Product Series: Just Believe, Comfort Cafe and InColors DSP In that timeless classic, The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy told the Scarecrow that she would miss him most of all as she was leaving. That is exactly how I feel about the Just Believe stamp set! I will miss this stamp set most of all. I… Read More »
Featured Retiring Product Series: Pursuit of Happiness, Summer Solstice, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper, Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper There are days where you feel creativity flowing from your fingers and other days where you feel like you have to pull out the creativity with a winch and a chain! Then there are days like today where you… Read More »
Featured Retiring Products Series: Flower Fair Simply Scrappin’ Kit and 8 x 8″ Album I created an entire scrapbook today! How crazy is that? It didn’t take me long because I started with the Flower Fair Simply Scrappin’ Kit from the Spring Catalog. I loved this kit so much, I actually purchased two of them! You can purchase… Read More »
Featured Retiring Products Series: Just Believe, Circle Circus, Brights Paper Pack, Subtles Paper Pack, Striped Organdy Ribbon I’ve always found this to be a busy time of year. The end of the school year is winding down and you have all the end of the year stuff with the kids. How many award ceremonies can one family attend? … Read More »
Today is my husband’s birthday. I won’t name any numbers. Lets just say, it’s official. I’m married to an old guy. When AARP starts filling your mailbox with offers, it’s official. Actually, what was worse than that…I was browsing the newspaper and saw that Foreigner (a hot band in 1980!) was giving a concert near here. It was… Read More »
Featured Retiring Products Series: All Dressed Up, Collage Curios, Soda Pop Tops, and Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Today I was thinking outside the box, or in this case, the card sketch! I started my card with this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge and put my own twist on it. I was trying to use a… Read More »