Happy Valentine’s Day!!! For today’s TGIF Sketch Challenge, I thought I’d make some Valentine treats! I used the darling Gift Bags Combo Pack (an Online Exclusive), which come in two sizes. They are perfect for handing out big or little favors to some of my favorite people. I put a lot of effort into the larger bag, since I only made one. It features the Hearts of Elegance Bundle and… Read More »
This month, our theme for Stampin’ Fancy Friday is “Not a Card.” Since the holidays are right around the corner, I decided to make a Christmas gift box. I love wrapping gifts in beautiful boxes for special friends and family. So I decided to get a jump start on my preparations for this year! To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages throughout the… Read More »
Welcome to the September Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is Unfold Funfolds. I have to admit that I don’t make fun fold cards very often, and they intimidate me a little. Lately, I’ve tried to push myself to create more and even focused a whole class on them a few months ago. I recently saw a video by Stampin’ Up! CEO Sara Douglass who demonstrated a couple… Read More »
Happy Friday! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge and this week, our theme is “Let’s Go Shopping!” It’s a broad theme that could include any type of shopping. Stampin’ Up! has several market-themed products that could work, or a gift card would also work. I interpreted the theme as grocery shopping, based on the photo below, and picked the Simply Sparkling Bundle (an Online Exclusive.) The Simply Sparkling Bundle… Read More »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are focusing on “Back To School”. While I don’t have school age kids anymore, I do remember how important it is to have teacher thank yous on hand. Teachers play such an important role in our kids’ lives, and I believe it’s important to let them know they’re appreciated for all their hard work and thoughtful actions. I decided to decorate a… Read More »
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas! I’m having so much fun with the Joy of Christmas Suite Collection. I designed a whole class around the Joy of Noel Bundle. Then, as a thank you for signing up for the full class, I made these cute little tags to add to everyone’s supply packets. Before I go any further, I want to thank Cindy Schuster, Stampin’ Up! Concept Artist,… Read More »
Welcome to the November Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is stocking fillers! Christmas is getting closer, so it’s the perfect time to start making stocking fillers and small gifts for friends and family. These bags could qualify as both; they’re small enough to fit in a stocking or perfect for hand delivery. My bags have similar designs. but different color combinations. They all feature 2023-2025 In Color… Read More »
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 fitting my project in an envelope, so the sky is the limit! To see all… Read More »
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 two projects, a card and a tag, mainly focusing of the Traditions of St. Nick… Read More »
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 combo includes Blackberry Bliss, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat, Basic Black, and a little Old Olive.… Read More »
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 September-December Mini Catalog (pages 28-31), which includes all sorts of beautiful coordinating products. I immediately… Read More »
My Mother-In-Law, Antionette (Toni), just celebrated her 100th birthday! Isn’t that amazing? You’d never guess. We are very blessed. To celebrate this momentous occasion, my sister-in-law and husband arranged a big surprise party. We filled a whole restaurant with friends and family. My sister-in-law’s decorations and attention to detail were amazing, and the birthday girl felt like a queen. She even got a key to the city! One of my… 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 with you for a little Easter inspiration. Easter Bunny Photopolymer Stamp Set – 160272 –… 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 chocolates for Valentine’s, so I filled these retired Mini Paper Pumpkin Boxes that I had… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have an inspiration challenge from the photo below. I decided to focus on the pretty layout and use one of my favorite Sale-A-Bration products, the Favored Flowers 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. You can earn this paper for FREE with a qualifying purchase of $50 through the end of February, while supplies last. The Favored Flowers DSP is so pretty,… Read More »
Welcome to the December Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is the “Hostess With The Mostest.” I decided to make some hostess gifts, so I’d have a bunch on hand and could grab one or more when the occasion arose. I used Stars Treat Bags for all my gifts. They come in a package of 10, and I had 9 left to decorate! To hide the contents (which… Read More »
Welcome back! This is the second post in a series of three showing samples I created for my OnStage presentation featuring the Sweet Citrus Bundle. This bundle is part of the upcoming January-June Mini Catalog going live on January 5, 2023. Today, I’m sharing some fun treat/gift wrapping ideas!!! At the end of my post tomorrow, I’ll include a link to a PDF tutorial of all the projects. I created… Read More »
Our theme for Stampin’ Fancy Friday this month is tags, which is perfect timing for the upcoming holidays! You never know when you might need a special tag for a loved one. To see all the designers’ tags, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages throughout the month. We’d also love to see your creative tags! Be sure to “tag” them with @stampinfancyfriday so we can find and admire… Read More »
7 Days of Christmas : Day One My Artisan alumni friends and I are kick starting our holiday crafting with seven days of inspiration on Instagram. To see the daily projects, go to Instagram and search for #sevendaysofchristmas. My first project features the Cottage Wreaths Bundle, one of my favorites! It’s fairly simple but great for making multiples. In the background, I layered strips of Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper… Read More »
Welcome to the October Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Treats Not Tricks” or packaging for any occasion. I decided to break out the Cottage Wreaths Bundle and create a bunch of Fall-themed treat bags! Stampin’ Up! has such a great collection of gift packaging products; I had a lot of fun picking different ones for each project. Whether you’re already following along or just starting here,… Read More »