It turns out that FREE is my favorite price to pay for something. I love Sale-A-Bration. It is Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sale of the year. For every $50 of product that you purchase, you get to select one item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. I’ve used two of the freebies and made a set of cards from the Sweetest… Read More »
I have to say that I really struggled with this technique and I have a ways to go to perfect it. The technique involves creating a shim to die cut only the area you want cut. I think it may be a matter of matching up the shim shape with the appropriate intricate die. The card on… Read More »
Today I’m participating in the SUO Challenge 192: Fun With Just One Color! I decided to combine that with my homework from the advanced die cutting class I’m taking. I can’t wait to try this technique with a range of colors and different shapes!!! I just could not resist using these old Stampin’ Up! Layered Hearts thinlets for this… Read More »
I’m not afraid to tell you that this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch gave me a run for my money!!! It was just packed full of details and I had so many ideas of what I might do with it…it was too much! Here is what I ended up with: I think I may actually be starting… Read More »
I recently celebrated my 5 year anniversary with Stampin’ Up! As I look back, I had so many reasons why I joined Stampin’ Up! When I joined Stampin’ Up!, my youngest had just gone off to his second year of college and I really wanted to focus on what was next for me. I felt like I had… Read More »
There have been a lot of new stamp companies popping up over the last several years and somehow my subconscious is telling me that I must try them all! My stamp today comes from the Lil’ Inker Designs company. I ordered 3 stamp sets and 3 dies. The Wreath of Roses stamp set that I used today has… Read More »
Yes…let’s start with what worked on this card! This card was created for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Color Challenge. I’m going to be brutally honest…I’m exhausted today. I did not sleep well because I had an observation today. I really loathe having someone come in to watch me teach. This is my 29th year of teaching and… Read More »
I haven’t played along with What Will You Stamp in a couple of weeks. This challenge focuses on a specific Stampin’ Up! stamp set each week and I don’t always have the stamp set that they select for the week, but this week I do! They are focusing on Graceful Garden so I created 3 projects to share. … Read More »
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I love craft kits of all kinds. I couldn’t resist this month’s Simon Says Really Love You kit. I finally had time to sit down tonight and play with it! The stamp set is a really fun set. It has 2 border stamps, lots of fun… Read More »
Hello Friend! I’m so happy that you stopped by today. I saw a new challenge that I couldn’t resist creating a card for on the Where Creativity Meets C9 Blog. Quite a while ago, I took a class at a stamp shop on the west end of Long Island called Stamp, Ink, Paper. I live all the way… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! came out with a 6 x 6″ set of designer papers that look like photos. Essentially, they are photos turned in to designer paper. They used the brightest, happiest colors for these papers too. They are truly Picture Perfect! The the washi tape actually has little silver embossed stars on it and it is just… Read More »
How can you get the most beautiful stamp for free? It’s Sale-a-Bration! That means that for every $50 in product that you spend, you get to select one item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure. Here is one of the free items: This is two stamps…one for the image and one for the sentiment. When I pulled this stamp set… Read More »
There is no doubt that multi-layer stamps add dimension and beauty to almost any project. What is a multi-layer stamp? It is a stamp set that takes 2 or more stamps layered on top of each other in different colors or shades of a color to create a complete image. They are simply beautiful. One of my all… Read More »
A few days away from work, spending time with family, and finding time to create and play with new supplies, tools and techniques has done wonders for my stress level. Add to that the incoming blizzard that is giving us a snow day tomorrow and you’ve got one relaxed gal here! It gave me time to view the… Read More »
I’ve been playing around with a lot of watercoloring techniques this week. I decided to combine that with this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge and the new Amazing You stamp and die set that you can get for FREE during Sale-A-Bration. There are a few fantastic selections of free products that you can select during Sale-A-Bration (SAB) and… Read More »