Welcome to the Autism Awareness Blog Hop! April is Autism Awareness Month, so my friend and fellow demonstrator Maria Willis organized this blog hop to promote autism awareness and acceptance, share our personal stories, and help raise donations. If you’re following the hop, you’ve come from the amazingly talented Elizabeth Price. Be sure to continue… Read More: Autism Awareness Blog Hop 2018 »
Happy Sunday! I got a little time to craft this weekend, so I thought I’d play with the color challenge over at the Global Design Project. The challenge includes the following three colors. Not only is it a color challenge, but the winner gets the opportunity to be a guest designer! Go to the Global… Read More: Mermaid Kisses #GDP133 »
Hello, and welcome back to the latest installment of my 2019 Desktop Calendars. I try to design one of these calendar pages each month for the following year, so by December, I have full sets to give out as Christmas presents. My friends and family love getting them each year. The calendars measure 4″ x 6″… Read More: March 2019 Desktop Calendar »
Yesterday, I posted the retiring lists for the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog and Occasions catalog. (You can access those lists on the Catalogs Tab of my blog.) Since then, I’ve received some questions, so I thought I’d clarify. There are numerous bundles listed on the retiring lists. Look carefully, because frequently it’s only the bundle that’s… Read More: Update on Retiring Lists/New Color Collections »
I’m a little behind! It’s already April, and I’m just writing about the March Paper Pumpkin kit!!! I do not know where the time went. Anyway, I finally got a little time last weekend to work on some alternative ideas for the kit. If you follow my blog regularly, you might remember that I had an… Read More: March 2018 Paper Pumpkin »
It’s that time of year! Stampin’ Up! just released the lists of retiring products from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog and Occasions Catalog. (See links to downloads below.) This is your last chance to purchase some of your retiring favorites before they are gone for good. Please note that all retiring products are available while supplies… Read More: Retiring Lists »
Welcome to another TGIF Challenge! Today, we have a color challenge including the following three 2016-2018 In-Colors: I was so excited to see these colors! They are perfect for spring and very “girly.” That totally worked for me, because one of my goals last weekend was to make an extra special birthday card for my… Read More: #TGIFC154- Color Challenge »
Happy Easter! Last weekend, I made some little treats to send off to my “kids.” While they are grown up, they still enjoy Easter treats, so I made up small care packages for both of them and their significant others. I have to admit that I didn’t have a lot of time, so these are… Read More: Happy Easter! »
There are only a few days left of Sale-A-Bration! (It ends Saturday, March 31, 2018.) This is a great opportunity to stock up on basics like cardstock, envelops, re-inkers, and adhesives, because you can earn a free gift for every $50 (level 1) or $100 (level 2) you spend. Click on the Catalog Tab for… Read More: Last Days of Sale-A-Bration! »
Sale-A-Bration will be over in one week! This is Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sale of the year, when you can earn free products with every $50 (level 1) and $100 (level 2) purchase. One of my favorite Sale-A-Bration products this year is the Blossoming Basket stamp set and coordinating Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impression Embossing Folder. … Read More: Blossoming Basket »
My nephew is turning 21 next week! That’s a big one, so I wanted to do something special for his birthday card. He is currently a Junior at U.C. Berkeley with a double major: Astrophysics and Physics!!! Yes, he’s a smart one … but on top of that he’s also one of the nicest guys ever. I… Read More: Galaxy Birthday »
It’s time for another TGIF Challenge! This week is a technique challenge … marker to stamp!!! “Marker to stamp” is when you use markers to draw directly onto your stamps, instead of inking them with a pad. It’s one of my favorite techniques, because it’s how you can add multiple colors to one stamp. To see… Read More: #tgifc152 Technique Time »
There are some really amazing products you can earn for free during Sale-A-Bration this year. One of those is the Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper, which happens to be one of my all-time favorites. This paper is a level 1 Sale-A-Bration product, which means you can earn it for free when you make a… Read More: Sale-A-Bration Favorite »
Sale-A-Bration is coming to an end on March 31, 2018. This is Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sale of the year when you can earn all sorts of free products with every purchase of $50 (Level 1) or $100 (Level 2). And, what’s even more exciting is that yesterday Stampin’ Up! added even more products to the… Read More: New Sale-A-Bration Products! »
TGIF!!! It’s time for a new sketch challenge, and this is a really fun one! This week’s sketch is a legal size card (9″ x 3-3/4″), designed to fit into a standard legal envelope. How fun is that? To see all the designers’ creations, go to the TGIF Challenges website. At that site, you can… Read More: #TGIFC150 Sketch Challenge »
This weekend, I had just a few hours to stamp. Between my work, helping my husband with his work, visiting with my daughter who’s home from college, gardening, and cleaning the pool, the weekend was gone before I knew it!!! Finally on Sunday night, I carved a little time out to play with two new products… Read More: Sale-A-Bration Springtime Foils »
This is the latest edition to my 2019 Desktop Calendars. My goal is to work a year in advance, designing one calendar a month. I make eight sets and give them out as Christmas gifts to my friends and family. The February page uses the Heart Happiness stamp set, centering around my favorite stamp … the striped… Read More: February 2019 Desktop Calendar »
Last weekend, I had to make FOUR masculine birthday cards!!! I was sitting there with all these beautiful new products with flowers and baskets and girly things to color, and I couldn’t use any of them!!!! I know, it’s a sad story … I decided to double up and make two cards each of two… Read More: Half Full Birthday »
It’s time to start new desktop calendars!!! Each year, I make 4″ x 6″ desktop calendars for my friends and family for Christmas. I start a year ahead of time, so today’s post is my January 2019 calendar. I try to design one calendar page a month so that by the end of the year,… Read More: January 2019 Desktop Calendar »
It’s Friday, and that means time for another TGIF Challenge!!! This week is a technique challenge using masking. Be sure to go to the TGIF Challenges website and check out all designers’ amazing projects!!! For my card, I used a couple different masking techniques. I used one to eliminate the stems on my stamped flowers and turn… Read More: #TGIFC148 Masking Technique »