The What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Takeout Treats stamp set this week. You can find it on p. 50 of the Holiday Catalog. This is a great little stamp set with coordinating Takeout Thinlits Dies. The die cuts make tiny little takeout boxes that are sooooo cute! They’re perfect for all… Read More »
It’s time for the Big Finish … my last desktop calendar of 2019!!! I’m super proud of myself for getting them done early this year. If you’re new, I’ve been posting these calendar pages all year … pretty much one a month, give or take a few months. They measure 4″ x 6″ and fit… Read More »
Remember the card I created yesterday with the Winter Woods stamp set? Well, I decided I loved it so much, I would use the same basic concept to create a November 2019 desktop calendar page! I changed the colors to coordinate with a sheet of the Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper, and I think it’s one… Read More »
This week, the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Winter Woods stamp set! You can find this beautiful stamp set, as well as the coordinating In The Woods Framelits Dies on page 27 of the Holiday Catalog. (Save 10% when you purchase them in a bundle!) Visit the What Will You Stamp?… Read More »
Happy Friday! This week’s TGIF Challenge is “Holiday Prep.” Projects could include anything you might be doing now to prepare for the holiday season. For example, making Halloween treats, creating guest lists for Thanksgiving, preparing decorations or centerpieces for the table, designing Christmas cards, making tags, or even thank you gifts or favors. This challenge is pretty… Read More »
Ready for another 2019 desktop calendar? I’m on a roll with these things! In fact, I finished ALL of them last weekend! (Stay tuned for November and December.) I figured with all the commitments I have coming up, as well as the busy holiday season, I might as well get them done while I could.… Read More »
This week, What Will You Stamp is featuring one of my all-time favorite stamp sets — Waterfront!!! I love this stamp set for so many reasons. It features both tropical and mountain scenes, which are two of my favorite places to be. And, it features watercolor images, which is my absolute favorite style. Be sure… Read More »
Ready for another desktop calendar page? Today, I’ve got the September 2019!!! Wahoo! I’m all caught up. I design these 4″ x 6″ calendar pages each month for the following year, so that by the end of the year, I have eight sets to give away as Christmas gifts. I really enjoy coming up with… Read More »
Hello and happy Tuesday! Over the past week, I’ve been working hard to get back on track making my 2019 desktop calendars. My goal has been to design a page each month for the following year, but sometimes it just doesn’t work out that way. I realized that it was already September and I hadn’t… Read More »
Happy Friday and TGIF!!! Is it starting to feel a little like Fall? Kids are going back to school, and it’s starting to get a little cooler in the evenings and early mornings. Although, it’s still plenty hot during the day. That’s fine with me, because I’m not quite ready to let go of Summer… Read More »
Today is the day! The new Holiday Catalog goes live. You are going to absolutely love this catalog and all the amazing new products! You can download the catalog by clicking the photo above, or going to the Catalogs tab on my blog. You can also contact me to get a physical copy. So sit… Read More »
Two posts in one morning? Yep, it’s true! Once a month, both the Color Fuser’s Blog Hop and What Will You Stamp? challeng will happen on the same day. Maybe, I’ll get smart next month and combine the two challenges!!! Haha! If you are already following the Color Fusers Blog Hop, then you’ve just come… Read More »
Welcome to a new What Will You Stamp? challenge. The featured stamp set for What Will You Stamp this week is Oh So Eclectic. This is one of my all time favorites from the Annual Catalog. It’s just a great stamp set, with coordinating Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies. I’ve used in many, many times and will… Read More »
Happy Monday! I’m so excited, because I was asked to be part of the What Will You Stamp? Design Team!!! This is my first post for that group, which has a new challenge featuring a different stamp set every Monday. This week, the featured stamp set is Blended Seasons. Blended Seasons is a special stamp… Read More »
TGI Friday! It’s time for a new product highlight challenge at the TGIF Challenges website!!! Today, we are pulling out our punches! This is a great challenge for beginner stampers, because punches are a lot less costly than die cuts. But it’s also a great challenge for seasoned stampers too, because punches are quick and… Read More »
Are you ready for the holidays? Well ready or not, here they come. The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog is coming out on September 5th, and OH MY GOODNESS, I’m in LOVE with it! Sorry for all the caps, but I have to say this is really a good one … actually it’s A GREAT ONE!!! … Read More »
TGIF!!! It’s time for a new challenge! This week, the TGIF Challenges blog has a great sketch challenge. It’s nice and simple and easy to adapt to just about any stamp set. I really love sketch challenges!!! A lot of the design work is already done; and they encourage me to do something different. Just… Read More »
Welcome to the August Color Fusers Blog Hop! This Blog Hop happens on the first Monday of each month, featuring a different color combination. If you’re already following along the hop this month, you’ve just come from Sarah Wills’ blog; and if you’re just starting, get ready to be inspired by clicking on the links below! It’s so fun to… Read More »
Happy August Everyone! Hope you’re enjoying your summer. I was out-of-town last weekend visiting family in Southern California, so I didn’t get a chance to create any new projects. I’ll try to get busy this weekend!!! In the meantime, I wanted to share all the new promotions at Stampin’ Up! this month. Bonus Days are… Read More »
It’s another TGIF Challenges Friday!!! This week, we have a super fun challenge … Repeat After Me. This challenge is perfect for using the Stamparatus Tool. The Stamparatus is a stamp placement tool, which among other things allows you to stamp in a perfect line or circle. Before we get to my card, be sure to check out… Read More »