The Christmas gifts are purchased and wrapped. The tree is up and decorated. It’s time to start the cleaning and cooking before the family arrives! There are always a few last-minute gifts to take care of. I sat down for a few minutes for some creative relaxation to make a few extra Christmas tags in case they are… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has a stamp set in the Distinktive Style that I couldn’t wait to share. It is called Big Little Thanks. It has a special texture that gives added depth and dimension when you stamp it, creating photo-realistic images. It is a beautiful style of stamp that requires no special skill to create an amazing card! I… Read More »
Last spring, I bought myself some new stamp storage shelves. I found these really nice, sturdy DVD storage units on Amazon. I bought 2 of them in the Espresso color and I was absolutely delighted with them when they arrived. The units are stackable, and they held all my stamp sets! It also fit on… Read More »
I consider this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge to be a classic card layout. It’s a great go-to design when you aren’t sure what you want to do. This sketch works for so many stamp sets! You can use this layout in either landscape or vertically. I love using it when I have a floral or… Read More »
Here is how I know when I’ve had a good day crafting: My craft mat is covered in ink! Yesterday I settled in to make some place cards for our Christmas dinner. I pulled out my left-over package of Thoughtful Journey DSP. I always find it hard to use an entire package of 6 x 6″… Read More »
It’s the last day for the Stampin’ Up! Advent Calendar for 2025! I’m so happy I splurged and treated myself to this advent calendar. It’s the first time that I have ever purchased myself an advent calendar and I was not disappointed! Today we got 6 white embossed 3 x4″ cards and over 20 laser die cuts… Read More »
Wow! I’m almost done with the Stampin’ Up! Advent Calendar for 2025. Just today and tomorrow left. I have absolutely loved the items in the calendar. I have a wonder mini suite of coordinating products that I will play with all year long. Today’s goodie was a surprise! Stampin’ Up! doesn’t currently carry anything like this product. … Read More »
The 2025 Stampin’ Up! Advent Calendar Day 10 reveal! What more can there be? This is a bag of true shaker elements. I know that I said I don’t love shaker cards, but I did see a cute idea on the Stampin’ Up! Official Instagram page. They created a banner set to hang that included shaker elements. … Read More »
I’m down to the last 4 boxes of Stampin’ Up!’s very first Advent Calendar. I have loved all the goodies so far and I’ve enjoyed creating with them every single day so far. Check out what Door 9 revealed: Today’s gift was 10 double sided 3 x4″ cards and 20 decorative die cuts and tags. … Read More »
Day 8 already!! December is flying and I’m three quarters of the way through this advent calendar already. Stampin’ Up! is doing a great job with it’s very first Advent Calendar. I feel like I have gotten great value for my money so far. If I add up what I believe they would charge for each item, the… Read More »
We’re on to the Day 7 reveal for the Stampin’ Up! Advent Calendar for 2025! Layering Postage Stamp dies! I love it! I put mine on a magnet sheet so I don’t loose them. I will store them in the vinyl sleeve with the stamps and the other set of dies. I love that they… Read More »
It’s time for an Anything Goes Scrapbook Challenge! I decided that I wanted to scrap some photos from 2016 from a trip my family took to Westhampton, NY to the beach the day after Tropical Storm Hermine ravaged Long Island. We decided to see what the ocean was like the day after the storm. It was… Read More »
I can’t believe that I’ve opened up half of the goodies in the Advent Calendar already! Time is flying. I still haven’t put my tree up or decorated my house for the holiday yet! Today’s reveal: It’s Puffy Stickers! There are two sheets of tiny puffy sticker embellishments! I used one of them today on… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! came out with their first ever Advent Calendar this year. It’s the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar. The calendar came with a double stamp set. It include several images in one set and an entire set of sentiments in the other set. I’m now up to day 5 and I’ve been enjoying making a card… Read More »
Today’s gift from the Stampin’ Up! Advent Calendar is revealed below! This is the Day 4 gift… It’s a nice set of foiled sentiment tags! There are 19 tags in all and they all have some foiling detail on them. I made two cards using the stamps and dies, the patterned papers, the sentiment… Read More »