It’s June 1st and that means two things! First, the new Annual Catalog goes live today!!! After all the anticipation, I’m sure you’re as excited as I am! There are so many fantastic new products and all the gorgeous new colors! Oh my gosh, it’s hard to choose what I’m most excited about. Please remember that… Read More: #TGIF162 Color Challenge! »
I have a bunch of cool, new products to share today!!! New stamps, new dies, new colors, and new embellishments. All of these products will be available to purchase in the new 2018 Annual Catalog as of June 1, 2018! The bundle I’m featuring is called Stitched All Around, and it includes the Stitched All… Read More: New Stitched All Around Labels! »
Believe it or not, today I’m sharing a fairly simple card. It may look complicated, but I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. A few weekends ago, I was playing in my craft room with new products, and I had spent WAY too much time on a card that just wasn’t working. I was having a… Read More: New Big Shot Embossing Mats! »
The end of May is looming closer, and that means two things. Retiring products are going away, and new products are coming!!! I’m using several retiring products on my card today, including the Heart Happiness and Happy Celebrations stamp sets, and Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends Markers, ink pad, and cardstock. I needed to make a baby card… Read More: Heart Happiness Baby Card »
Welcome back to a new TFIF Challenge! This week, we have an inspiration challenge, and it’s all about wood! There are so many ways you can go with this challenge … wood related stamps, wood textures, wood paper, wooden embellishments, even real twigs as accents!!! Wood is great for masculine or rustic projects, but it… Read More: #TGIFC160 Inspiration Challenge »
Today, I have one more card to share that I created for one of my eye doctors. This card is for the retinal specialist. He was a great advocate in helping to find a surgeon to operate on my eye. I’m so very grateful!!! I just got my pre-order of new products from the 2018… Read More: Waterfront & New Colors! »
Are you getting excited about all the great new products in the 2018 Annual Catalog? I know I am!!! Well there are a couple opportunities to get your hands on those products early. 1) If you are a demonstrator or sign up to be a demonstrator, you can order selected products a month early. If you’ve ever considered… Read More: Share What You Love Suite »
Today is a very exciting day as I’m a guest designer for the Global Design Project!!! This week is a color challenge, including three of my favorite colors: Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist, and Pool Party. These colors immediately made me think of Springtime flowers. For some amazing inspiration, go to the Global Design Project… Read More: Global Design Project 137 / Color Challenge »
Happy Friday, and welcome back to a new TGIF Color Challenge! This is a VERY exciting week, because it’s the third anniversary of TGIF Challenges!!! We want A LOT of you to play along with us this week … so we have prizes!!! We will be having drawings for those of you who comment on… Read More: #TGIF158 Color Challenge »
My daughter’s boyfriend turned 21 this month! I wanted to make a special card for him, because that’s a big milestone. He’s a great kid … smart, kind, plays football for the University of Redlands, and he’s is also a fraternity brother. So, I thought beer bottles would be very apropos. (In moderation of course!) … Read More: 21st Birthday Brew »
Happy Friday!!! It’s time for another TGIF Challenge, and this week it’s an inspiration challenge! The challenge is random acts of kindness. I love this so much!!! Nothing’s better than surprising a special friend or family member with something totally unexpected. To see all the designers projects, go to the TGIF Challenges website. I decided… Read More: #TGIFC156- Because Kindness Matters »
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 »
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 »
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! »
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 »