Happy December! The holiday season is in full swing, and the new year is just around the corner! I have a few quick announcements to keep you up-to-date on promotions at Stampin’ Up! The Year-End Closeout sale started this week! This is your opportunity to take advantage of special year-end deals on retiring and surplus items. … Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for December 2018! This month, we have a beautiful color combination that’s perfect for the holidays, including Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, Mint Macaron, and Gold. Don’t you just love metallic colors on holiday cards? They are so elegant and festive! Whether you just started the blog hop or… Read More »
TGIF!!! Friday means a new challenge, and this month we have an extra Friday, so we have a special challenge! It’s anything but a card. Typically, that means a 3-D project such as a gift, tag, box, home décor item like a frame … you get the drift. Earlier this month, many of the TGIF Challenges… Read More »
Happy Monday! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!!! My husband and I were so happy to have both our son and daughter home for Thanksgiving. Our adult son Samuel traveled to Stockton from the Bay Area, and our daughter Shannon drove home from Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. We spent the day with some… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! is having an Online Extravaganza starting tomorrow! The Online Extravaganza will run for six days. During that time, there will be three, 48-hour sales featuring a selection of products from the 2018–2019 annual catalog—all at 10% off! Each 48-hour sale will feature two product categories (e.g., paper, stamps, ink, etc.). When one sale… Read More »
This week at What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog, we are featuring the elegant Dashing Deer stamp set. You can find it on page 9 of the Holiday catalog, along with the coordinating Detailed Deer Thinlits Dies. (Purchase them in a bundle and receive 10% off!) This bundle is one of my favorites, and I’m… Read More »
I wanted to write a quick note today to let you know of some inventory issues at Stampin’ Up! Several products have already sold out and are no longer available to order, because backorders would not be available to ship until after the holidays. Items no longer available: Santa’s Workshop Cards You Can Make Bundle… Read More »
It’s Friday! That means time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have an inspiration challenge from the photo below. When I look at this picture, I see country vintage, Fall, and lots of wood textures. I also see a chalkboard and the following color combination: Pumpkin Pie, Coastal Cabana, Sahara Sand, Granny Apple Green,… Read More »
Happy Monday! It’s time for a new What Will You Stamp? Challenge using the Falling For Leaves stamp set! You can find this beautiful stamp set on page 45 of the Holiday catalog, and it coordinates with the Detailed Leaves Thinlits Dies to make cutting and layering a snap. In fact, you can order the… Read More »
The Orlando 2018 On Stage Convention was AMAZING!!! I was inspired by so many great new products and learned lots of great ideas and tips to share when I get home. In the meantime, I thought I’d share some photos. These are all unedited so excuse the quality. I loved sharing this whole experience with… Read More »
Mom and I are at the amazing 30th anniversary Stamping Up! On Stage in Orlando Florida. Today was the first day, so I’m going to attempt to write a blog post on my tablet, which is not an entirely easy thing to do. We spent the entire day yesterday flying in from California, and we… Read More »
I’m so excited! Tomorrow, my mom and I are getting on the plane to Orlando to attend the 30th anniversary Stampin’ Up! On Stage Event!!! It will be three days of fun, inspiration, excitement, and connecting with friends. We’ll get to see the new Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs, attend classes, play with new products, and see tons… Read More »
Welcome to the November Color Fusers Blog Hop! We have a gorgeous color combination this month, including Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, and Very Vanilla. I’ve always been a “blue” girl, especially shades of turquoise, so this color combo is right up my alley! If you’re following the blog hop, you’ve just… Read More »
TGIF!!! The color challenge at TGIF Challenges this week includes Cajun Craze, Merry Merlot, and Crumb Cake. I love color challenges, because I NEVER would have come up with this particular combination myself, and I love being inspired to think outside the box and do something different. To see all the designers’ projects this week… Read More »
Happy November! Is it just me, or does it feel like Fall goes by quickly? The leaves start changing, and I feel like I blink and it’s already time for Thanksgiving and Christmas!!! Yikes, I’m so behind already on preparations. In fact, I’ve only made a handful of Christmas cards, and I usually make around… Read More »
It’s time for another What Will You Stamp? Challenge! This week, we are featuring the Seasonal Chums stamp set. You can find this stamp set in the Annual Catalog on page 103. It coordinates with the Seasonal Tags Framelits Dies on page 219, so you can cut out both the front and back of the… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! is having a 24 hour sale tomorrow, October 23rd, to celebrate it’s 30th birthday! The sale includes 15% off of the selected stamp sets. To download a PDF of all the sale stamp sets, click HERE. The list includes some of my favorite stamp sets, including Beautiful Promenade (146842 p), Floral Frames (146505… Read More »
Happy Friday! It’s TGIF and that means time for a new challenge. This week is an inspiration challenge using the photo below. Be sure to click over to the TGIF Challenges Blog to see all the designers’ projects for this week! When I look at this photo, I see Halloween of course, but I also… Read More »
Happy Monday! Today, the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Cauldron Bubble stamp set! This set coordinates with the Toil & Trouble Suite of products found on pages 48 and 49 of the Holiday Catalog. This suite is perfect for Halloween festivities!!! Be sure to click over to the What Will You… Read More »
The What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Still Night stamp set this week! You can find it on page 41 of the Holiday Catalog, including the coordinating Night Owl Thinlits Dies. This is a beautiful stamp set that’s perfect for Fall and the holidays. Be sure to click over to the What Will You… Read More »