Stampin’ Up! treated my like a star this week. I was greeted at the airport in Salt Lake City by the limo driver holding this sign: The bag behind it is one of the gifts I found in my room when I arrived. It contained all of the basic supplies you need to stamp! Right next to it… Read More »
Here are this week’s Weekly Deals! These items will be on sale for one week, through November 18 (Monday!). I love when they discount punches, framelits, ribbons and embellishments! This week they have a great selection of goodies! You can purchase all of these products online at mystampingstore.com!!! Click on the pictures below to get more details… Read More »
Here is my shoebox swap Christmas card! Phew! This is a pretty quick and simple card, but I really like how it turned out. I really think that sometimes simplicity adds a touch of elegance! I made about 20 card kits to take with me and then I made a bunch of extras to share with my customers!… Read More »
Can this craft desk be saved? You are no doubt thinking, “What a mess!”. Indeed it is. I’m calling it my craft mesk…you know…mess+desk=mesk. Right now, I’m thinking…NO! Just get a shovel and a bucket! “Why such a mesk, Kim? What’s up with that?” Let me tell you! First the picture of shame: I know, I know! Shameful? … Read More »
Trends In Card Making: Colorful Side Strips and Rounded Corners! There are two trends in card making that I have to admit to being slow to embrace. Both are simple and both have grown on me! The first is to add a simple rounded corner or two to the bottom of the card. I used my Project Life… Read More »
I’m excited about this week’s deals! I love it when the sales are timely. My plan for this month’s Stamper’s Lounge Master Card Class was to teach a shaker cards class and look at these sales! Glitter and Shaker Frames! Plus…twines and ribbons. These are all great items for holiday crafting and gift decorating. These deals are good… Read More »
Crafting With Kits And Kids For The Holidays! It has been a long tradition in our house to craft for the holidays. We love craft kits that take the work out of creating and let us do the fun assembly and decorating parts. I’ve been crafting my entire life, as have my children, and I still love a… Read More »
Stamping And Scrapbooking Sunday Series: Winter Layout! It’s cold, rainy and blustery here today. It only seemed right to do a little shopping with my daughter, light a fire in the fireplace and create a scrapbook page to match my mood! Winter is coming and we might as well be prepared! Stampin’ Up!’s All Is Calm Designer Series… Read More »
Need A Quick Thinking Of You Card? Have you ever had a stamp set that you bought because you just loved it in the catalog? Or are you like me and you loved it because it had a coordinating punch or framelit?! You know which stamp set I’m talking about. It’s sitting on your shelf and you haven’t… Read More »
Bright And Beautiful Foil Stars! Have you seen my videos showing some beautiful touches that you can add to your holiday crafting using Stampin’ Up!’s Foil Sheets? These are beautiful embossed, either dry embossed or heat embossed. It adds a simply stunning touch to cards and tags. You can’t help but say, “WOW!” The card features dry embossed… Read More »
Shop online at mystampingstore.com for this week’s deals. Save 25% and get a FREE Bright and Beautiful Stamping Class! Here are the 7 items that are on sale for this week…these deals are good through Monday, November 3!!! 1/16″ Circle Handheld Punch [134363] $8.95 $6.71 Autumn Traditions Kit – Digital Download [127600] $9.95 $5.97 Blue Ribbon [131964]… Read More »
Time To Start Getting Merry And Bright! You are no doubt in the midst of thinking about your Christmas cards. Here is one card that is quick and easy. It would be easy to mass produce. It uses 4 pieces of card stock and one piece of designer paper, one stamp set, two framelit sets and two ribbons.… Read More »
Start a new holiday tradition that you and your friends will look forward to every year! Have a Holiday Crafting Gathering! (I don’t mean a catalog party either!) How does this work? It’s so simple. You invite 4 friends over to your house to spend an evening crafting for the holidays and sharing stories and laughs! Don’t over… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! Holiday Supplement! Stampin’ Up! has a new set of Holiday crafting goodies for you to create with! These are exclusive Christmas-themed products and projects to inspire you. Check out the supplement below! It’s stuffed full of ideas for these new products as well as some of the products in the Holiday Catalog itself! You can… Read More »
10 Days of Thanksgiving Projects Framed Fall Decor! Have you tried framing some of your creations? Somehow by framing your work, it feels more like art or home decor! We often frame things other people make for us, why not things we make ourselves? The beauty of a paper project is that it is quick and easy to… Read More »