Today seemed like a good day to keep things simple! I wanted to make a red, white and blue card that was very clean and simple. I still had a piece of the real red polka dot designer series paper sitting on my desk and I’ve been eying the four frames stamp set since I received it a… Read More »
When I sat down to stamp today, the remnants of my cards from the last couple of days still sat on my desk. I decided to create something from the things that I hadn’t put away the last two days.! I love this Flower Shop stamp set and the coordinating Pansy Punch. I did pull out the Really… Read More »
I’m becoming obsessed with framelits. I love my Big Shot!!! Stampin’ Up! has added some amazing framelit sets in the new catalog. I have always loved the Apothecary Accents framelits with the Labels framelits coming in at a close second. Now there’s the Deco Label framelits. Amazing. Add this to the new magnetic platform to hold the framelits… Read More »
Blooming With Kindness is one of those great stamp sets with a fabulous image and a lot of great sentiments. I think this is one of those sets that if you can only get one stamp set, this one should be on your short list of choices. The sentiments cover a lot of different occasions and the image… 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 »
Oh man! The UPS woman came and delivered my first order out of the new catalog! Where do you start? I’m one of those people that needs to have my choices narrowed down for me. Just show me two things to choose from. Any more than two things and it’s too difficult. The papers are so gorgeous. I… 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 »
I’ve been showing my physics students some short videos about Dark Matter, which was proposed by a woman by the name of Vera Rubin. In 1965, she was one of the first women to ever be given access to the Palomar Observatory. She paved the way for other women in physics and astronomy! During one of the video… Read More »
I found a ribbon organization system that works for me! Finally! I bought some very inexpensive wooden crates and the ribbon sits perfectly between the slats! I can easily add another layer to this system as well. I will be painting this white to match my desk now that I’ve tested it out and realized that it’s working!… 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 »
I was so busy making Virtual Stamp Club Class videos that I did not make a video for my scrapbook pages today! I know! Shocking! I did clean like a mad woman all weekend to make room for my daughter’s college stuff. Both kids are home from college and I promise you, I will not catch up with… Read More »
This time of year, with the new Stampin’ Up! annual catalog being released, my wishlist is long! I’ve had the Creative Elements stamp set on my list of “Oooh, I want that too!”, for quite some time! I actually got this set for free from my Upline! When I promoted to Supervisor, she surprised me with any stamp… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! comes out with a new set of InColors each year. These are 5 new colors that they feature in their paper and accessory lines for 2 years. After 2 years, some of the colors may replace older colors in the color families, or they will retire altogether! This year’s InColors are soft and sweet. They remind… Read More »