All these new stamp companies that I’m falling in love with have monthly releases of new products that I find very exciting. And addictive! Honestly, I don’t think I can just let new goodies pass by without filling my shopping cart! Altenew has had an exciting month. Earlier this month, they release their Watercolor Therapy Bundle. It is… Read More »
Some layering stamps are easy to use and others take practice. I just got a new Rose Garden layering stamp and die set from Catherine Pooler Designs and this one will take some practice. The results will be worth it! It’s a beautiful stamp set with some statement sentiments. I won’t show you the pile of discarded attempts… Read More »
I had so much fun with my Sunny Studio stamps yesterday, that I didn’t bother cleaning up my craft table. I just moved on to the next card I had in my head to create with this fabulous new fall release. I love the Sunny Studio Autumn Splendor and the Autumn Greetings stamp sets. I decided that I… Read More »
Sunny Studio has really fun stamp and die sets that have the cutest critters and the most darling kids to color in. They also have some spectacular 6 x 6″ printed paper stacks to craft with. I wanted to practice my Copic coloring, so I pulled out one of the Sunny Studio fall release sets called Fall Kiddos. … Read More »
What’s New With Me? If you are a regular blog reader, you know that I have been a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator for the last 6 years. It has been a successful 6 years and I have loved every minute of it and I am grateful for all that Stampin’ Up! has done for me. That Rising Star award… Read More »
I discovered a new challenge that I just had to participate in. The Flower Challenge. Florals must be the main image on the card. This week’s challenge is to make a one layer card. Here are the instructions from the website challenge blog: This month we are looking for ‘One Layer’ cards. So a card made with one… Read More »
Honestly! I was in a hurry to make my Paper Craft Crew card and get it linked so that I could join my family for a chimnea fire on the deck. Then I just couldn’t decide which new Concord & 9th new release product to use! I settled on the Thankful Leaves Dies because I wanted to try… Read More »
My cards today sort of came by accidentally! I wanted to try out the new Marvy Watercolor Pencils that I got with my Hedgehog Hollow August Kit and I ended up making a video and 2 quick cards. While I would never hold these cards up as my best card designs, I had a lot of fun playing… Read More »
I love that many of the stamp companies have monthly releases of new products. The drawback of course is that I spend too much money of new craft supplies to play with! The wonderful thing about it is that I am crafting every spare minute! I’m loving that I am trying so many new techniques and tools that… Read More »
I shared a post and a video two days ago about how I was creating an Ink Swatch Ring for my Catherine Pooler Inks. You can see that post HERE. I’ve been working on those swatches for 3 days!! I’m not only making swatches, I’m labeling my ink pads and attaching Velcro to hold the blender foam pads… Read More »
Many years ago when I started paper crafting, my sister created a ring of card stock samples for me for Christmas one year. She used a pretty punch and punched and labeled every different color of card stock that Stampin’ Up! carried and then organized them on a ring. This has been a very handy tool for me… Read More »
This month’s August Hedgehog Hollow Card Kit was ridiculously cute. It was actual hedgehog stamps with a nod to traveling in London. I’ve spent the last 2 days practicing coloring in hedgehogs with what few Copic markers that I own. As you will see, it is a technique that I need to continue to practice!! I used this… Read More »
It seems to be that time of year when you see the flamingos everywhere. Several new stamps have been released with these fabulous birds as their main image. I still couldn’t resist buying Catherine Pooler’s new Stamp of Approval Tropical Paradise set. The fantastic set of leaves and fronds along with the amazing sentiments just called to me. … Read More »
This week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge is a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge. You pick 3 features in a row, column or diagonal and create a card with those 3 elements. I selected the Bundle, Metallic and Favorite Color elements from the first column on the left. For my bundle, I used two stamp sets from the new Catherine Pooler Designs… Read More »
Altenew has a whole bundle of mini stamp sets that provide a variety of images and sentiments to add to your collection. I like these little stamp sets because the price point is amazing. Most of them are under $5! Plus, when they have sales or when I’m trying to get free shipping and I just need a… Read More »