Every 3 months, Catherine Pooler releases a new Stamp of Approval set. These are stamps and dies designed to coordinate so that you can mix and match them with each other, taking the guesswork out of what goes with what. This quarter’s SOA is called the Adoring You Collection. I’ve pulled out some other stamp sets to pair… Read More »
Last winter was long, cold, and dreary. It was the first time I ever thought I might be suffering from seasonal affective disorder. I just found the entire season to be dark and bleak. Needless to say, when I found Altenew Academy and started taking online crafting classes it perked me right up! It’s amazing how learning something… Read More »
I’m calling this the Packed Heart Card! It’s a mixed media card with what feels like a little bit of almost everything! I’ve got Glitter Glaze from Brutus Monroe that I used the Flowing Drops stencil with from Altenew. Then there is the alcohol ink heart cut with the new Sunny Studio scalloped and stitched hearts. The Love… Read More »
I felt so inspired to create today for so many reasons! I got home to find my new goodies from the January Sunny Studio Stamps release. I really enjoyed the sneak peeks that they gave us and had a few things on my list…those 6 x 6″ patterned papers for one! My company is gone and I actually… Read More »
A big thank you to Altenew! Altenew sent exclusive free stamp sets to customers with a nice card and lots of coupon codes. I finally had time to play with this gift yesterday and boy, did I have fun! I used a technique that I learned maybe 18 years ago from my Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Peggy Parpan. At… Read More »
This time of year between Christmas and New Year’s Day always feels like a very reflective period of time for me. I always take the time to reflect on what went well over the last year and what did I achieve. Did I reach any goals that I set at the end of last year? Did I become… Read More »
Okay. Super corny title. What can I say? It’s late and I’m getting a little punchy! I participated in the Kat Scrappiness Blog Hop a few weeks ago and there were a ton of companies sponsoring prizes. I won a gift certificate to Joy Clair stamp company and had the opportunity to shop while there were holiday sales… Read More »
After having used Stampin’ Up! inks for my entire adult life, it was ridiculously fun to start exploring what else was out there. I found 3 brands of ink pads that I love and now own the complete sets…until they add more colors! Brand 1: Catherine Pooler Designs The foam pads, the colors, the ease of opening them,… Read More »
What?! Stamp-N-Storage is having an after Christmas sale! That’s right. Just in time for our New Year’s Resolutions of getting our stamping stash organized! It’s a good sale too! Good until the end of December! What will I be ordering? Well…I will be ordering another Marker Nook. I love these and I use them for so much more… Read More »
Here is a truth about me: I’m a craft kit junkie. There. I said it. I’m a sucker for a good bundle too. Include a freebie or free shipping and I’m all yours. But in my defense, I find that card kits and bundles have introduced me to new crafty products and tools I might not have tried… Read More »
Over the summer, I purchased 3 or 4 little stamp sets from Altenew for less than $5. They were all Christmas or winter stamp sets that I thought I could make little Christmas scenes or gift tags with. It turns out that they are super versatile little sets that work perfectly for all kinds of projects. Altenew released… Read More »
I spent the weekend and the first 3 days of the week with the flu and finally dragged myself back to work on Thursday. I hate missing work. There are 125 kids depending on me every single day. I never want to let them down. While I still did not feel well physically, it was an emotional high… Read More »
I created this flower on Friday to participate in the Flower Challenge. Their challenge was to create a floral card with an older stamp and/or die. I pulled out the Artistic Dahlia stamp that I had purchased from Hero Arts some time ago and never got around to using. I bought it to practice coloring techniques with it… Read More »
This month’s My Monthly Hero kit was simply amazing! The kit always comes with a full size stamp set and coordinating die set wrapped in a piece of pretty ribbon. It usually has some extras like the shimmer cardstock, package of sequins and the Sakura Jelly Roll Sparkle Pen. I was seriously excited to find out that the… Read More »
This week’s Paper Craft Crew is a Holiday Challenge! I gleefully pulled out a few of my favorite things…my favorite poinsettia stamp from Catherine Pooler’s Tis The Season Winterhaven Collection and the Merry Christmas Layered Word Die from her Home For The Holidays Collection. I stamped everything in Versa Mark ink and added Brustus Monroe’s Christmas Eve embossing… Read More »