Last Chance Products – Updated

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 »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday -Birthday Challenge

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 »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Cracking Good Times

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 »

Sweet Citrus Bundle Online Class

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 »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Nurture or Nature

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 »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Sketch Challenge

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 »

Color Fusers Blog Hop — February 2023

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 »

February Newsletter

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 »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Love

Welcome to the January Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is love, which is perfect considering Valentine’s Day is coming soon. Did you know that Valentine’s Day the second most popular holiday for card making, right behind Christmas? I think that’s wonderful, because I love spreading love and happiness. For my cards, I… Read More »

Seaside Bay Bundle Online Class

I’m excited to announce a new online class scheduled for Friday, January 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM PT featuring the Seaside Bay Bundle! When I first saw this new bundle in the January-April Mini Catalog, I knew it would make a great class. I love everything about it! It’s got great stamps, dies, and coordinating… Read More »

New Mini and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs!

It’s time to celebrate a brand new year! Kick it off with Stampin’ Up!’s latest Mini Catalog and exciting Sale-A-Bration offerings! The new January-April Mini Catalog is packed with inspiration: eight new suites, 54 brand-new stamp sets, 15 new Designer Series Papers, and lots of new dies, tools, and embellishments. Click on the photo below… Read More »