For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is super fancy Christmas! One of my favorite things is making super fancy gift boxes for family and friends, so they feel special and loved. To me, “super fancy” means a little more effort and lots of layers and dimension. I love not having to worry about… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Super Fancy Christmas »
I have a new online class featuring the Joy of Noel Bundle! The class will be held via Zoom on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 5:00 PM PST. (Please note the time change.) This bundle is my favorite from the September-December Mini Catalog! It has great images to color and beautiful coordinating dies, including two… Read More: Joy of Noel Bundle Online Class »
For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are creating leaf-themed projects. The timing couldn’t have been better, because I needed to create an anniversary card for my husband. We got married in Yosemite 33 years ago in the Fall, and the park was filled with Autumn colors. It was stunning, so leaves are a perfect theme… Read More: #TGIFC444 – Leaves »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is gratitude. Honestly, what’s better than showing gratitude? It’s what cardmaking is all about … a way to make friends and family feel appreciated and loved. This theme is wide open for imagination. To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Gratitude »
Welcome to the October Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is celebrating good times! I’m currently focusing on making lots of holiday projects, and so what’s better than celebrating Christmas? Family and friends, beautiful decorations, delicious food and good times … it is truly the most wonderful time of the year. I designed… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Celebrating Good Times »
It’s sketch week at TGIF Challenges! I love a good sketch, don’t you? It makes designing a snap. For my project, I used the Joy of Noel Bundle and several coordinating products from the Joy of Christmas Suite. It’s definitely my favorite from the September-December Mini Catalog. I love watercoloring (big surprise!!!) More specifically, I… Read More: #TGIFC442 – Sketch Challenge »
This is a friendly reminder that today is the last day of FREE shipping on orders of $75 or more. Also, I’m currently designing my next online class, which will feature the Joy of Noel Bundle for $48.50 USD. While I haven’t made the official announcement yet, I will honor pre-purchases using Host Code ADSNSHGX… Read More: Last Day of Free Shipping! »
Happy World Card Making Day! Today was so fun!!! I attended the virtual card making event by Stampin’ Up! It included making three cards together, as well as lots of great tips and presentations. If you missed it, you can still watch the recording. Click HERE to see the video on demand. In the meantime,… Read More: World Card Making Day! »
As you probably know, today is World Card Making Day! (You can still join the FREE Stampin’ Up! live event today at 1:00 PM PDT by going to the Stampin’ Up! website and clicking on the link on the top banner.) To continue the celebration, Stampin’ Up! will be offering FREE SHIPPING for 72 hours… Read More: Get Ready For Free Shipping! »
Hello and Happy October! Fall is in the air, it’s getting close to the holiday season, and lots of fun things are going on at Stampin’ Up! First, this Saturday is World Card Making Day and you’re invited! Everyone is invited to this FREE event on October 7, 2023 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM PDT.… Read More: October Newsletter »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for October 2023! This month, our color combination includes Wild Wheat, Pecan Pie, and Cajun Craze! I had to really give this combo some thought; it’s way out of my wheelhouse. But as I stared at the ink pads, I thought of sepia tones and that changed my… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – Oct 2023 »
Happy Friday! This week’s TGIF Challenge is Halloween Treat packaging! It’s almost October, so time to get ready for your favorite Trick or Treaters!!! I decided to use the Night of Flight stamp set. It’s a Host set, and I figured that with the right colors, it might just work for this challenge. My color… Read More: #TGIFC440 – Halloween Treats »
I have a new online class featuring the Autumn Leaves Bundle! The class will be held via Zoom on Saturday, October 14th at 10:00 AM PDT. This bundle is absolutely beautiful and perfect for fun techniques, which I love! The class includes watercolor stamping and spritzing techniques to use with the stamps. It also includes… Read More: Autumn Leaves Bundle Online Class »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for September 2023. This month, our theme is shaker cards! How fun! I love interactive cards and shaker cards are my favorites. For my card, I used both the Joy of Christmas and Christmas Classics Bundles. They are both part of a fabulous mega suite in the new… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Shimmy & Shake »
Time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we are creating one card two ways. Since I have lots of masculine birthdays this month, I decided to design a card with the Trucking Along Stamp Set and then use two different color combos for two entirely different looks. I had so much fun with this… Read More: #TGIFC438 – 1 Card 2 Ways »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is masculine cards “for him.” I always find these cards a little more challenging, but it’s great timing, because I have lots of September guy birthdays coming up! To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages. We’d also love to see… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — “For Him” »
Today is the day! The new September-December Mini Catalog is live. You can now place orders for all the new products for Fall, the holidays, and more. Download a copy by clicking on the photo below. Shop all the items at my online store. Sales Period: September 6, 2023 to January 3, 2024 Craft for… Read More: September Newsletter – New Mini Catalog! »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for September! This month, we have a gorgeous color combination of Lost Lagoon, Blackberry Bliss, and Berry Burst. There are so many directions I could have gone with this combo! However, because I have lots of guys in my family with September birthdays, and they all love the… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — Sept 2023 »
Hi friends and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our color challenge includes Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss, and Pool Party. While those colors didn’t immediately make me think of Christmas, I started looking through my stash and found the One Horse Open Sleigh Designer Series Paper, which includes both Crumb Cake and Pool… Read More: #TGIFC436 — Color Challenge »
One of my co-workers recently welcomed a new baby boy into his family! I decided to whip up a quick card for all of us to sign and thought I’d share it today. I confess that I don’t own a lot of baby-themed stamp sets, so I had to get a little creative. I ended… Read More: Baby Boy Card – Sea Turtle »