I’ve chosen a new blog layout to make your life easier! I really want my blog to be a useful reference tool and a source of inspiration. I get a considerable amount of feedback from my sister (good and, well…the brutally honest kind)! After careful consideration and many conversations with other blog readers, I’ve decided that this layout… Read More »
I found a new design challenge to participate in called Stampin’ Celebration! They gave three photos to use as our design inspiration and the photos inspired a very purple party! My two favorite colors are purple and green, plus my son’s birthday is Sunday. His favorite colors are also purple and green. Of course, I had to participate… Read More »
Papillon Potpourri has to be one of Stampin’ Up!s most popular stamp sets. I’ve seen so many different card ideas using this stamp set and I decided that I would CASE (copy and share everything) one of them. I love taking a card or a sketch that someone else has made and then put my own touches on… Read More »
I’ve had the Poppy Parade stamp sitting on my shelf for a while now, just waiting for the perfect sketch to use it with. This is a very large stamp that works as a background stamp or a focal point. I love the outline look of the flowers. It’s a perfect stamped image to watercolor as well. These… Read More »
There are a few things that make my crafting life happier, but the one key characteristic that they all share is coordination! Stampin’ Up! offers this one thing that I can’t find in any craft store anywhere. I can get ribbons that match the papers, inks, card stock and embellishments. I don’t have to run across the store… Read More »
The beginning of August brings lots of new Stampin’ Up! news! This is a very BIG day for Stampin’ Up! The Holiday Catalog is here!!! You can order from the new Holiday Catalog starting today!Check out the Catalog PDF here: Holiday2013_en-US The new catalog has page and pages of ideas before you even get to the products! It’s… Read More »
Stampin’ Up!s Lovely Romance stamp set went on my wish list as soon as I saw it in the new catalog!! In the catalog, they actually show it decorating a candy jar! I used this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge to inspire my card today. I used a technique that I haven’t done in a while as… Read More »
I find it useful to have quick gifts ready to go for whenever I may need them. It’s easy to make a set of 5 or 6 cards, tuck some envelopes in with them and package them in a pretty way. Everyone needs cards to give for all occasions! Stampin’ Up!s Chalk Talk stamp set and framelit bundle… Read More »
My goal today was to make a very quick and easy masculine card. I also wanted to practice paper-piercing! Every time I see it on a card, I think it adds that little extra touch that takes a card to the next level. I also think that it takes practice to get the lines straight, even using the… Read More »
I am constantly looking for new and pretty ways to keep my stamping supplies organized. My goal is convenience and function. I don’t often worry about what something looks like! I recently discovered Thirty-One products when I was invited to a party and my cousin, Jessica, started selling them. I had two goals: organize papers, tools and embellishments… Read More »
We spent our weekend visiting our daughter who is doing a research fellowship in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I like to create my scrapbooks as soon as I can after a family vacation, or what usually is just a long weekend some place within driving distance. It was a quick two days and we crammed a lot in! I… Read More »
I started my day with a list of things to do and that included some stamping! I decided that I wanted to send cards to my Upline (the demonstrator I signed up with when I joined Stampin’ Up!) and for my Downline (the demonstrators who have signed up with me when they joined Stampin’ Up!). It’s also time… Read More »
As soon as I saw the Five Way Flower stamp in the Stampin’ Up! catalog, I knew I had to have it. I began to imagine the possibilities of what I could make with all of the great scallop circle punches and this giant graphic flower. Today, I just wanted to make a quick card that just used… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and the 25th convention is currently underway in Salt Lake City, Utah. I thought I’m make a card to celebrate Stampin’ Up!s 25th anniversary. Since it is the 25th anniversary, I made sure to use silver ink and silver glimmer paper in my very simple design! Card Details: Paper: … Read More »
By the end of this post, you will realize why you need the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the Blossom Punch! I spent about an hour yesterday playing with just a few techniques for using the Blossom Punch in different ways. I feel like I’m just showing you the tip of the iceberg here. I haven’t played with… Read More »