Pursuing Happiness With Summer Solstice From Stampin’ Up!

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 »

Itty Bitty Bits from Stampin’ Up!

Featured Retiring Product Series:  Itty Bitty Bits, Soda Pop Tops, Designer Series Paper Stacks, and Striped Organdy Ribbon Little bitty stamps can allow you to add great little background images or an accent to another image on a card.  I decided to create a couple of cards where the itty bitty bits were the focal elements of the… Read More »

Stamping and Scrapbooking Sunday Series: Flower Fair

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 »

Quick and Easy Card Sets with Circle Circus from Stampin’ Up!

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 »

Happy Beautiful Birthday from Stampin’ Up!

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 »

Free Digital Downloads From Stampin’ Up!

Every Tuesday, Stampin’ Up! releases new digital downloads.  These range from single images or entire brush sets and templates that you can use with your My Digital Studio.  These also work with other programs that utilize SVG files.  The newest download is at the bottom of this list and it is FABULOUS! You can try My Digital Studio… Read More »

All Dressed Up With Stampin’ Up!

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 »

3 Great Punches from Stampin’ Up!

Featured Retiring Product Series:  Printed Petals Stamp Set, International Bazaar Designer Series Paper, and Lucky Limeade   I needed a quick card yesterday, so I pulled out a retiring stamp set and 3 of my favorite punches.  I dug through my scrap bin for paper and made an easy card! The details for this card are on the… Read More »

Stamping and Scrapbooking Sunday Series: Fun Summer and Beach Pages

In the midst of playing with all of Stampin’ Up!s retiring stuff one last time, it’s easy to forget that many things in the Spring Catalog will be leaving us on May 31!  One of the stamp sets that is not returning is the Oh, Whale stamp set.  The Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series Paper and the Sizzix… Read More »

The 5 Most Important Things My Mother Taught Me

Mom’s are full of wisdom.  You don’t realize it until you are raising children of your own and then suddenly the words, “Because I said so!”, make so much more sense!!  As you raise your own family, you try to think of all the things you need to teach your kids.  Broccoli is good.  Wash your hands before… Read More »

Quick and Easy Thank You Card with Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Up! has so many beautiful Designer Series Papers!  You can make beautiful cards and scrapbook pages with these papers alone and minimal stamping.  One of my favorite DSP sets to play with has been the Tea for Two in the Spring Catalog!  The colors were fabulous and the papers inspirational.  For today’s card, I picked the paper… Read More »

Get The Best Stamping Deal In Town!

Why Join Stampin’ Up!? Take Advantage of the Best Deal in Town! As you look through the retiring lists, the Spring catalog and the Retiring 2012-2013 Annual Catalog  and tweek your wish list….You need to seriously think about the best stampin’ deal in town!!!! Have you ever thought about joining Stampin’ Up!??? I know!!!  It’s a scary thought,… Read More »

6 Fabulous and Quick Cards with Ciao Baby from Stampin’ Up!

Featured Retiring Products Series:  Ciao Baby, Summer Smooches and Soft Subtles Designer Series Papers, Bashful Blue and Pretty in Pink   I love when inspiration hits and you just make a bunch of cards in an hour with one basic theme and one great stamp set!  I chose the Ciao Baby stamp set that coordinates with a bunch… Read More »

Life is a Matter of Moments with Stampin’ Up!

Everything on my cards today will be retiring at the end of June, with the exception of the circle and scallop circle punch!  I hope you are getting the stamp sets and accessories that you want before it’s too late!  Many of my customers have been getting the things they want before they are gone for good!  Remember… Read More »

A Masculine Card By the Tide With Stampin’ Up!

Featured Retiring Product:  Jewelry Tag Punch, A Little Greeting Stamp Set   My husband’s birthday is next week.  To say the man loves fishing would be quite an understatement!  He not only fishes, he writes about fishing, blogs about fishing and makes Youtube videos about fishing.  He dedicated his first book to me, his “best catch ever”!  Ya… Read More »