Did You Know That You Make Me Happy?

Did you know that you make me happy and I have a stamp to prove it thanks to the Perfect Pennants stamp set!   I’m excited about my card for today because I had it sitting on the coffee table to write my blog post and my daughter liked it so much, she packed it in her bag… Read More »

Are You Ready For Sale-A-Bration?

Are you ready to select your Sale-A-Bration free stuff?  This is !  We are celebrating the everyday by giving you the opportunity to select a Free exclusive limited edition stamping product from our Sale-A-Bration brochure. How Does Sale-A-Bration Work? During Sale-A-Bration, you get to select one free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 in product that you purchase.  (That’s… Read More »

What’s New With My Digital Studio Software?

What’s new with My Digital Studio (MDS) software?  Sale-A-Bration starts tomorrow, January 28th.  It’s Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sale of the year.  You get to select exclusive free products when you place qualifying orders!  Personally, I love free!  Of course there are some MDS digital download packages that you can choose for free! This is a quick sneak peek … Read More »

6 Valentine’s Day Products That Are Going Away!

6 Valentine’s Day products are going away on January 27!  Stampin’ Up!’s  A Whole Lot of Love deals end on Monday.  I’ve had a lot of fun playing with these fun products. Here are two projects that my January Virtual Club members are getting using these adorable stamp sets.  (I’ve also designed them with everyday stamp sets so… Read More »

How About A Quick Card With Some Trendy Touches?

How about a quick card with some trendy touches?  Add a little Washi tape and baker’s twine, some buttons in fun bright colors, some  hot new stamps and create a quick and trendy card! The new Designer Papers and Washi tapes in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalog are bright and cheerful colors.  Personally, I’m finding it to be… Read More »

Have You Ever Tried Imitating Someone Else’s Design Style?

Have you ever tried imitating someone else’s design style?  We all have other stampers that we admire and I’m no exception to that rule.  I really enjoy looking at things created by people whose design style is completely different than mine!  Every now and then, I like to try to stretch my skills by imitating a style that… Read More »

How About Just One More Watercolor Card?

How about just one more watercolor card?  This card was created for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge.  Watercoloring is so relaxing.  If you have never tried it or haven’t tried it in a while, it’s worth picking up that Aqua Painter and giving it a try! I think the Aqua Painters make this technique really easy. … Read More »

6 Watercolor Card Ideas Plus A Video Technique Tutorial

6 watercolor card ideas and a video technique tutorial for one easy watercoloring method!  The NEW Watercolor Wonder Note Cards and Envelopes make these easy to create.  The card backgrounds give you a perfect backdrop for stamping, watercoloring and embellishing your way to having a fabulous stash of cards on hand for every occasion! These are the  NEW… Read More »

Beat The Winter Blues With Vivid Vases!

Beat the winter blues with Vivid Vases!  This is a single stamp that is ideal for watercoloring.  That means that you can color it in to fit your mood.  My mood today needed some brightening up, so it was the Bright Color Family for me! Get  your Aqua Painters or Blender Pens out and get watercoloring!   I… Read More »

Inspiring Colors And Creatures To Spark Your Creativity!

Inspiring colors and creatures will spark your creativity every time!  The Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper has bright, trendy colors that are guaranteed to make you run for your craft room and start stamping!!! I haven’t bothered to put the Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana papers back in their drawers lately.  I have just fallen in love with these… Read More »

Want A Quick And Easy All Occasion Card For A Friend?

Want a quick and easy all occasion card for a friend?  You need a clean and simple layout!  It’s easy when you have some colorful patterned paper and a large, fabulous sentiment. This is one of my old favorite stamp sets using some bright and trendy colors.  The My Friend stamp sets has some really great images that… Read More »

Need A Fresh And Fabulous Thank You Card?

Need a fresh and fabulous thank you card?  How about Retro Fresh?  That’s the name of the new Designer Series Paper and Washi tape used on this card! When I tell you that I love these new papers, I mean that I LOVE these papers!  The colors are lovely and the patterns are right on trend with the… Read More »

Create A Mini Album With The Sweetheart Treat Bags

Create a mini album with the Sweetheart Treat Bags!  Add inspirational quotes, gift cards, candy treats, pictures…you name it!  This is a fun little album to create for yourself or as a gift for someone special!   Album Video Tutorial: Project Recipe: Materials: Sweetheart Treat Bag Kit Real Red from the Brights Designer Paper Stack cut 2 at… Read More »

Quick And Easy Crafting With Kits + Free Markers

Quick and easy crafting with the new and improved My Paper Pumpkin kits!  I always have a few craft kits around my craft room.  There are just some days that I want to be creative but I don’t want to think about the measurements and layout and I don’t want to dig through my craft supplies and create… Read More »

Trendy Tags: Need A Quick Card For A Friend?

Need a quick card for a friend?  How about trying one of the latest trends:  Tags!    I found a couple of tools and stamp sets that make it easy to create a quick all occasion card with a trendy tag! This card reminds me of the 70’s.  (Although…I was very young and don’t remember much about the… Read More »