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 all the AMAZING projects the TGIF designers created using this technique, go to the TGIF… Read More »
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 purchase of $50! But, remember that Sale-A-Bration ends on March 31, 2018. So don’t wait!… Read More »
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 list of free items you can earn! Here’s a look at all the new items. … Read More »
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 also link your own design. Each week, we pick a winner!!! I made two similar… Read More »
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 I was DYING to use: 1) My new Stamparatus positioning tool and 2) new Springtime… Read More »
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 heart. To stamp the striped heart, I used Stampin’ Write Markers (Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, and… Read More »
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 different designs. (I had to clean the house, and help my husband with work, so… Read More »
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, I have a whole set to hand out as gifts. I’ve been doing this for… Read More »
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 them into floating water lilies, and I used another to create the illusion that one… Read More »
The Bubble Over stamp set is so freaking cute! My daughter and her boyfriend love fancy sodas, so when I saw this set I knew I had to get it for them. (Both have birthdays coming up in the next few months, and Brenden is turning 21!!!) Stay tuned for those projects. In the meantime, the stamps and matching Bottles & Bubbles Framelits Dies are perfect for all kinds of… Read More »
The second release of Sale-A-Bration products are available today!!! Click on the photo below to download the PDF flyer showing the new products you can earn for FREE with qualifying purchases. During Sale-A-Bration, for every $50 you spend (before tax and shipping), you can choose a FREE level 1 product. For every $100 you spend (before tax and shipping), you can choose a FREE level 2 product. With the second release,… Read More »
Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Hope you have a sweet day filled with love! I have one more Valentine’s Day card to share … this is one I made for my sweet daughter. I CASED some great ideas from Stesha Bloodhart. (She posted an absolutely gorgeous card on the TGIF Challenges blog last week.) I was so inspired that I wanted to create one of my own. I stamped the Petal Passion flowers with… Read More »
Continuing with my Valentine’s Day series, today I’m sharing a design for a masculine card that you can make with the Sure Do Love You Bundle. I made this card for both my husband and son. (Shh! They’ll never know they got the same card!!!) At first glance, the Sure Do Love You stamps and coordinating Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies look very girly and traditional. But included in… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! It’s time for a new TGIF sketch challenge, and this one is perfect for Valentine’s Day! The sketch is clean and simple, leaving lots of room for interpretation and enhancements. That’s my kind of sketch. Go to the TGIF Challenges website to see all the amazing projects this week. My project includes an eclectic combination of products, but I really love how it turned out. Usually, I try to stick with… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has a new Fast Fuse promotion starting today. When you buy one Fast Fuse, you get 2 refills free. The promotion runs through February 12, 2018 or while supplies last. Details To receive your free refills, add Fast Fuse Adhesive to your order (item 129026); the two Fast Fuse Adhesive Refills will be added to your order automatically. Once they’ve been added, the price listed for the two refills will show $0.00.… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has some great products in the Occasions Catalog for Valentine’s Day. One of my favorites is the Painted With Love Bundle on page 18, which includes the Sure Do Love You stamps, Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies, and Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. They all coordinate to make gorgeous projects. I especially love the box die cut used on my projects today. These boxes are beautiful… Read More »
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching!!! So the past couple weekends, I’ve been working on all my cards and gifts. Today, I’m sharing a cute little card I created with the Sure Do Love You bundle and coordinating Heart Happiness stamp set. Both these stamp sets and the Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies work beautifully together for endless possibilities. I particularly love the striped heart stamp on this card. To… Read More »
We are now fully into Sale-A-Bration, Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sale of the year. (It runs through March 31, 2018.) I absolutely love this time of year, because you can earn free products every time to make a purchase of $50 or $100. This year, there are two levels of free items you can earn. With every purchase of $50, you can earn a level 1 item. And with every purchase… Read More »
Today, I have one more card featuring the Waterfront stamp set. I just love this stamp set and can’t stop using it. There are SO MANY possibilities and I’ve seen such incredible inspiration on social media. Every time I set it aside, I see something else I’ve just got to try!!! Up until now, I hadn’t used the pine tree stamps to create a mountain scene. I recently visited my mom… Read More »
It’s time for another TGIF Challenge! This week is a technique challenge to create a “Card in a Box.” To see all the designers amazing projects, go to the TGIF Challenges website. I decided to go literal and make a traditional card in a box, but I think you could use some freedom in interpretation for this challenge and come up with other shapes and ideas. For example, I almost… Read More »