Last Chance Products!!!

The new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog is coming soon! While we all love and anticipate new products to inspire our creativity, it also means saying goodbye to old favorites. On the other hand, it also means some of those items on your wish list may be available at a discount, if you act quickly!!! Download lists of the Last Chance products from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog HERE and the January-April Mini… Read More »

Stamping Sunday – CASE the Team

Welcome to the March Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is to “CASE” the Team or inspired creations. CASE means to Copy And Share Everything. So in other words, we each pick a project we love from one of the other team members, and selectively copy the elements that inspire us. For example it could be the layout, colors, stamps, or even a technique. I decided to CASE… Read More »

#TGIFC464 — Inspiration Challenge

Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have an inspiration challenge using the photo below. Inspiration could come from the colors, layout, basically anything in the photo. I particularly liked the striped background and random flowers, so that’s what I chose to use. I used a new Online Exclusive — the Magnolia Mood Bundle for my card. This bundle is available to order online only, so… Read More »

Beach Day Bundle Online Class

I have a new online class featuring the Beach Day Bundle! The class will be held via Zoom on Friday, April 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM PDT. This bundle is so CUTE!!! If you’re a beach lover, this class is totally for you. I’ll be demonstrating different ways to use the stamps and dies, as well as different coloring and background techniques. This is my favorite bundle from the JA… Read More »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Sketch Challenge

For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, we have a sketch challenge! Sketch challenges are great because a lot of the designing is already completed. All I need to do is pick the stamps, paper, and embellishments. For this project, that was easy because I was totally inspired by the new Online Exclusive — Simply Zinnia Bundle. If you’ve haven’t checked out the Online Exclusives, you should! They’re amazing!!! Stampin’ Up!… Read More »

Color Fusers Blog Hop – March 2024

Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for March 2024! This month, our color combination includes Sweet Sorbet, Pool Party, and Lost Lagoon. I LOVE it!!! My project was inspired by a “Field Notes” card designed by Susan Wong for The Crafty Carrot Collective. She created a similar project with Vellum pockets to slip in interactive tags. I thought the idea was so cute and perfect for the Notes of… Read More »

#TGIFC462 — Color Challenge

Welcome to a new TGIF Color Challenge! This month, we’re using a color combination of Highland Heather, Balmy Blue, and Lemon Lolly … all soft, subtle colors. I decided to break out the Everyday Details Stamp Set. You’ve probably noticed me using the coordinating Everyday Details Dies a lot; they are one of my current favorites. But this is the first time I’ve used the stamps. I stamped the images… Read More »

Last Days of Sale-A-Bration

As the end of February comes closer, I wanted to remind you that Sale-A-Bration ends February 29, 2024. There’s only a few days left to earn free products with each qualifying purchase of $50 or $100 USD. You can choose free products from the original flyer above or the More To Sale-A-Brate PDF below. (When selecting the items below, be sure to use the special item numbers at check out.)… Read More »

Stamping Sunday – Whimsical Wings & Soaring Hearts

Welcome to the February Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Whimsical Wings and Soaring Hearts.” I decided to pick the Bee My Valentine Bundle for my project, with its darling little bees and heart embellishments, as well as a heart embossed background. I think that pretty much checked all the boxes. 🙂 I love watercoloring, so I used it to create the background and flowers. I also… Read More »

#TGIFC460 — Sale-A-Bration

Hello and welcome to my blog! It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge. This week, our theme is Sale-A-Bration products. There are so many fantastic ones to choose from! I used two of my favorites: 1) the Flight & Airy 12″ x 12 Designer Series Paper (DSP) and 2) Heartfelt Hellos Cling Stamp Set. Both are available for free with qualifying purchases of $50 USD, while supplies last,… Read More »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Something Blue

Our theme for this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday is “Something Blue.” If you know me, you know I LOVE blue, so this was probably one of my favorite challenges to date. Blue makes me think of water, the ocean, and waves. It’s a tranquil color that soothes my soul. And, that’s why I decided to use the Waves of Inspiration Stamp Set. It’s one of my all-time favorites. I absolutely… Read More »

Delicate Forest Bundle Online Class!

I have a new online class featuring the Delicate Forest Bundle! The class will be held via Zoom on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM PST. This bundle is really beautiful with silhouette stamped images, thoughtful sentiments, and great coordinating dies including a peek-a-boo arch! I had so much fun designing the cards, and they came together so easily! I love it when that happens! The four class projects… Read More »

Color Fusers Blog Hop – February 2024

Welcome Stamping Friends! For this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop, we have a beautiful color combination of Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis, Starry Sky, and Gorgeous Grape. I love it, especially because it includes three 2022-2024 In Colors. Those In Colors have got to be some of my favorites of all time. I’m going to have serious withdrawals when they retire! If you’re a fan of them like me, I advise… Read More »

#TGIFC458 — Color Challenge

Happy Friday!!! It’s a new month, so that means we have a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges, including Bubble Bath, Real Red, and Very Vanilla. Doesn’t this combo make you think of Valentine’s Day? It sure did for me! In fact, I realized that Sale-A-Bration is already half over, so I decided to pull out a bunch of the cute Sale-A-Bration products I’ve been collecting and use them to… Read More »

February 2024 — Newsletter

Hello and Happy February!!! There’s lots to share day, so I thought I’d write a quick newsletter. First, Stampin’ Up! added more products to Sale-A-Bration! These are in addition to the products listed in the Sale-A-Bration flyer. You can earn these products with qualifying purchases of $50 or $100 from now until February 29, 2024. Please note that some of the new items below are from the Annual Catalog. Be… Read More »

Stamping Sunday – Mainly Monochrome

Welcome to the January 2024 Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! This month, our theme is manly or mainly monochrome cards!!! I love monochrome projects, so that’s what I picked. Additionally, I LOVE blue, so my card focuses on blue tones, including Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, and a little Blueberry Bushel. To see all the designers’ project this month, see the blog roll at the bottom of the post. We are starting… Read More »

#TGIFC456 – Cake Themed Projects

Hi stamping friends! I’m back and feeling better. For our TGIF Challenge this week, our theme is cakes! What a fun idea! I love the new Cake Fancy Stamp Set, with it’s watercolor style stamps. You can use it to build all sorts of delicious looking goodies. Plus, it’s got lots of fun decorating elements. I decided to build a lemon cake, one of my favorites. I stamped the cake… Read More »

Adoring Hearts Bundle Online Class

I have a new online class featuring the Adoring Hearts Bundle! The class will be held via Zoom on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM PST. This bundle is super fun because, it includes the Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder (a 3D embossing folder and coordinating dies that work together or separately.) I thought this folder would be perfect for demonstrating cool techniques with the new Stampin’ Brayer, so… Read More »

Cute Get Well Ideas & Upcoming Online Classes

Hello Stamping Friends! In case you missed my last post, I’ve been a little out of sorts recovering from an infection in my leg that started over the holidays. I’m definitely on the mend, and my leg is feeling better every day. My energy level is also returning. It’s amazing how much an infection zaps your will to do anything!!! Ha! Anyway, I’m slowly getting back to my old routine,… Read More »

New JA Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration!

Today is the day! The new January-April Mini Catalog goes live. Wahoo!!! Download the PDF by clicking on the photo above. Here are a few of my favorite things from the new catalog: Sale-A-Bration: It’s also the beginning of Sale-A-Bration, when you can earn FREE products with qualifying orders. Sale-A-Bration runs from January 4 to February 28, 2024. During that time you can choose FREE Sale-A-Bration products while you SHOP… Read More »