Recently, I was browsing through my stash of retired stamp sets and I came across the Sip, Sip Hooray stamp set. I realized it was PERFECT for my daughter’s big 25th birthday this year. (I had already made her a “rainbow cats” card, but she loves my cards, so I decided to make another.) Since… Read More »
Welcome to the April Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “From Little Seeds” including projects that focus on Spring or Fall depending on where you live in the world. I took the opportunity to use my March Paper Pumpkin Kit, “10 Years of Growth,” to create some alternate projects. Paper Pumpkin is… Read More »
Happy Good Friday! Last weekend, I used my Easter Bunny stamp set to create a bunch of fun treats for family members. This stamp set is so cute and it’s carrying over to the next Annual Catalog! It’s also super fun to color with Stampin’ Blends Markers, so I thought I’d share all my projects… Read More »
Exciting things are happening at Stampin’ Up! The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog will be going live May 2, 2023!!! In anticipation, demonstrators got a chance to preview the catalog and pre-order select items so we could start planning, and creating projects and classes. (If you want to join in on the fun, contact me and learn… Read More »
Can you believe it’s already April? It’s time for a new Color Fusers Blog Hop, and this month, we have a bright, beautiful color palette that reminds me of Spring. I’m sooo ready for warmer weather. I know most of you probably think I don’t have a leg to stand on living in California, but… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! Our theme for this week’s TGIF Challenge is “Use Your Scraps.” This theme raises a big question, do you keep your scraps? I know stampers who keep every single scrap, no matter how small and others who don’t keep any. I tend to fall in the middle. I keep larger scraps, especially basics.… Read More »
The new 2023-2024 Annual Catalog is coming out soon with new products and a gorgeous new color refresh! (Ordering will start May 2, 2023.) In the meantime, starting April 4th, many retiring products from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog and January-April Mini Catalog will be going on sale — some up to 60% off!!! (Links are… Read More »
I have a fun card to share today featuring the Taco Fiesta stamp set. This stamp set is ADORABLE and includes all sorts of fun elements, including cute faces. I had a blast playing with the different images and designing this card for my nephew’s birthday. I stamped the images with Memento Ink on Basic… Read More »
Our theme for this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday is birthdays, which is perfect, because my family has lots of special birthdays in March. To create my card, I used some of my favorite products, including the True Beauty Bundle and coordinating Awash In Beauty Designer Series Paper (DSP.) To see all the designers’ birthday projects,… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have a theme of “Magical.” When I saw the prompt photo below, it brought back memories of my daughter when she was little and loved unicorns. She even dressed up like a unicorn one Halloween. Needless to say, she’s grown up now. In fact, she’ll be turning… Read More »
Welcome to the March Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Cracking Good Times” (fun and Easter rolled into one.) For my projects, I used some new Online Exclusive products! Have you heard of them? It’s a new thing from Stampin’ Up! starting this month; unique products offered online only. I don’t know… Read More »
I have exciting news! Stampin’ Up! is now offering new online exclusive products. You can find these products at my online store under the heading Online Exclusives. Stampin’ Up! will be offering these new Online Exclusive products three times a year. They may be available indefinitely or while supplies last. You may also see some… Read More »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are focusing on Sale-A-Bration products. There are so many great ones to choose from! You can earn free products through the end of February when you make qualifying purchases or host a qualifying workshop. (There’s also great deals for joining Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator.) To see… Read More »
Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Just a quick note and a few cute treat boxes to inspire you today. I whipped up these treats with the Love Cats Stamp Set from the JA Mini Catalog. It was so cute, I couldn’t resist buying it for the cat lovers in my family. There’s nothing like a box of… Read More »
I have a new online class coming up featuring the Sweet Citrus Bundle! I’ve had a lot of requests for a watercoloring class and this one is chalked full of techniques for using the stamps, hybrid embossing folder, and creating beautiful backgrounds. I’ve taken techniques and ideas from my OnStage presentation last Fall and hopefully,… Read More »
Welcome to the February Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Nurture or Nature.” It’s a broad theme that allows our global designers lots of options to celebrate people who nurture, local holidays (including Valentine’s and Mother’s Day), or the beauty of nature. I decided to combine all those ideas and create Valentine’s… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, all the designers are creating projects using the sketch pictured below. It has lots of layers and geometric shapes. When I first saw it, I immediately thought of the Desert Details Bundle from the JA Mini Catalog. To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’… Read More »
Welcome to the February 2023 Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a sweet color combination of Calypso Coral, Pale Papaya, and Balmy Blue. I think Calypso Coral and Pale Papaya were made for each other, they go together so beautifully. And of course, Balmy Blue is gorgeous on any project. Whether you just… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. We always start off the month with a color challenge, so our February combo includes Tahitian Tide, Smoky Slate, and Gorgeous Grape. I say any combo that includes Tahitian Tide is a winner in my book! It’s my absolute favorite!!! I have a bunch of new stamp sets from… Read More »
Happy February and Happy Groundhog’s Day! There’s lots of fun things happening at Stampin’ Up! this month. Sale-A-Bration: SHOP and earn FREE products: Sale-A-Bration continues through the end of this month and now there’s even more reasons to Sale-A-Brate! In addition to the original Sale-A-Bration products, now you can earn selected Annual and JA Mini… Read More »