Have you ever purchased a stamp or die set that had a stamp or die in it and you couldn’t figure out what the heck it was supposed to be? I had two stamps in the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set that I had now idea what they were supposed to be. I thought they looked like shells. Why… Read More »
I wanted to share two more cards that I made with the Stampin’ Up! FREE Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper. This is the FREE 12 x 12″ DSP that you can get when you place a $60 order between now and the end of February 2025. I love that there are several papers in this package that can… Read More »
I love taking classes. It almost doesn’t matter what the class is. I just love learning all kinds of things and I love improving my skills. I decide to take one of Tracy Weinzapfel’s Fresh Start in Art 5 Day Challenges. I also purchased the bonus bookmark making class just for fun. I’m 4 days into the class… Read More »
I have 10 card layouts that I’ve created to use on days that I just want to make simple, yet beautiful cards. I wanted to share the first sketch with you along with the 6 cards I made with this layout. I shared my original card that I created for a challenge on social media the other… Read More »
This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge took me a little time to figure out what supplies I wanted to use with it. In the end, I’m happy with my card! There are so many pretty papers to choose from and I do love a layout with a shaped element that I can play with. Here is what… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has a new stamp set that is only available if you join Stampin’ Up! during Sale-A-Bration. If you are looking to save 20% on your Stampin’ Up! Supplies, check out the deal below!! I love the Handmade Designs stamp set that Stampin’ Up! is offering to people who want to become Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators between… Read More »
Have you ever had a day where you just needed a little help to get your creativity started? Every now and then I have those. Sometimes I am also looking for a challenge that will get my creative ideas flowing. One of the ways I find inspiration is by CASEing a card! CASEing means to Copy and Share… Read More »
I am in the midst of tidying up my craft cabinet and cleaning out the drawers. In the process, I always seem to find things I’ve forgotten about, and I always seem to find stuff that has been sitting on the shelf for a couple of years. That always makes me feel a little guilty. I decided that… Read More »
I’ve been creating a new card sketch every week to try to challenge myself to try different card layouts. It’s so easy to fall into a pattern of creating the same few cards over and over again. I pulled out the Beautiful Butterfly stamp set and the Bloom Impressions FREE Sale-A-Bration DSP to play with for the new… Read More »
I have participated in several of Stampin’ Up!’s Creating Connections Virtual training sessions over the last few months and I’m loving the virtual stamp nights that I have been invited to. They always show us some sneak peeks and they do a Mystery Stamping event each time as well. I wanted to share the clever project that I… Read More »
I love single layer cards. There is something so elegant about simply stamping on the front of a card and calling it done. I used the Elements of Text stamp in Gray Granite to create a subtle background. The large image from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set was stamped on top of the background in Blueberry Bushel. … Read More »
This month’s Challenge YOUrself scrapbooking challenge is to create a page that is all about YOU! I decided to focus on something new about me for this layout. Of course, the newest thing about me is that I now have a granddaughter!!! So my layout focused on that! I fell in love with this new Mixed… Read More »
I’ve been creating sketches and making card recipe cards for card layouts. I have the digital version to share with my January customers! I wanted to create some cards that would use the new Toadstool Gardens DSP from Stampin’ Up! as my focal point. This is one of the Sale-A-Bration freebies that you can get with a… Read More »
There is so much going on at Stampin’ Up! today! It’s crazy! The new Spring Mini Catalog was released and it’s good!! The catalog runs from January 7-April 30, 2025. Sale-A-Bration starts today! This is Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sale of the year. You get free stuff with qualifying orders. Details below! New Online Exclusives were released today. So… Read More »
I love FREE SHIPPING! Stampin’ Up! is giving FREE SHIPPING on orders over $75 in the US from December 9-11, 2024. You can shop online at ShopWithKim.net and get all the stuff you want! Shipping is 11-12% of your order so to get that in savings at this time of year is amazing! Don’t forget to check… Read More »