I created a double page layout for the Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge for July 2025. I can’t stop playing with this fantastic scrapbook workshop kit from Stampin’ Up! So far, I have made 4 double page layouts and I have 2 more double page layouts in the works. I’ll be sharing one double page layout from this kit… Read More »
The new Challenge YOUrself July scrapbook challenge is now live! I thought this was a fun challenge! I pulled out an old photo of myself that a student snapped many many years ago. I was sitting at my desk after school grading papers and I had a bunch of my favorite dorks hanging out in my classroom. … Read More »
The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is out for this week and it’s another good one. This is one that I need to add to my card sketch recipe file for sure. I had fun playing with this and I created two cards with this sketch using different techniques on each card. I created the little bee… Read More »
Do you love getting a craft kit every month? I absolutely love getting a craft kit each month. There is something wonderful about getting a little box full of crafty goodness that has everything I need to make the projects inside. I don’t have to design it. I don’t have to plan it. I can sit down in… Read More »
I’m so excited that Stampin’ Up! is having their first Virtual Album Retreat! It’s happening July 16-18, 2025. That’s 3 days of video instruction. We will be able to create along with the creative expert instructors from SU to make an ENTIRE ALBUM. This will make a great gift or a perfect way to document your story… Read More »
Stampin’ Up!’s Suite Sale only has 5 days left!! It’s a BOGO 50% OFF sale! If you buy the suites, that is a huge savings. If you buy individual parts of the suites, it’s still a great savings! WHAT TO KNOW: The lowest priced suite or suite items in your cart will be 50% off. That means… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has an event every year called Creativity Now. Demonstrators can register for it in the Spring and then in May or so, they let you pre-order the supplies for the event. The supplies are always a sneak peek at a suite that will be in the Fall and Holiday Mini Catalog that will come out later… Read More »
Watch out! You are about to fall in love with the Sweet Jar stamp set from Stampin’ Up! I made 3 quick and easy cards today just to play with this new stamp set. I didn’t even play with the coordinating punch yet! I was too busy making cards with the sweet little stamp set. I pulled out… Read More »
When was the last time you pulled out a suite of products and absolutely fell in love with them? It happened to me last week! I pulled out the Impressions Abloom stamp and die set. At first, I wanted to play just with the stamps and dies. I created a card using the two step stamps, the oval… Read More »
I have another interesting and challenging sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for this week! This was a challenging sketch and a challenging layout! I kept the number of rectangles to a minimal amount and tried to use a variety of sizes. Here is what I came up with: I found it very challenging to… Read More »
This month’s challenge for the Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge is a theme/color inspiration challenge. This was a very inspirational mood board! I pulled out some photos from a Trek Convention that my husband and I went to the weekend before I created my layout. So I had to figure out a way to make the photos… Read More »
Happy June! Lots going on here. We just had our pool opened. It’s a very old pool. It was installed in 1970, so every year we open it, I’m happy that it’s working. My plan for the rest of the day is to go to the garden center and get some plants for the deck and the porch. … Read More »
Time for another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge! This is a weekly challenge and there is a new sketch every week. I love it when a sketch or a challenge reminds me of a technique that I haven’t used in a while. This week, that technique is torn paper. I was wishing that I had invested in more… Read More »
I used this week’s new sketch at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge https://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/to create another clean and simple card. This is another great sketch layout to play with. It’s quick and simple and lets you add the details you want to add. I used my new In Color Stampin’ Write Markers to add color… Read More »
This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is all about using butterflies on your layout and including a picture of YOU! I love a butterfly theme! I am all out of scrapbook workshop kits, so I had to use random products from Stampin’ Up! to create a coordinating page with some DIY ephemera. I was having… Read More »