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 »
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 »
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 »
Hi Stamping Friends! I have a quick post today to share some creative gifting ideas. The first features the Share What You Love Suite. I can’t emphasize enough how much I love this suite of products! For details on all the Share What You Love early release bundles, which are available to purchase during the… Read More »
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 »
Last week, we celebrated the 3rd anniversary of TGIF Challenges with a color challenge. We not only selected a winner from all the entries to be a guest designer, but we are giving away prizes. We randomly selecting individuals who made comments on the TGIF Challenges website and our individual blogs to receive prizes. Go to the TGIF… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Are you like me and you can’t wait to get your hands on some of the new products from the upcoming 2018 Annual Catalog? Well, good news! During the month of May, customers can choose to order four exclusive early release bundles, including one that has all the 2018-2020 In Color ink pads! There are… Read More »
It’s time to for another 2019 desktop calendar page. Each month, I try to design one, so by the end of the year, I have full sets to hand out an Christmas gifts. The calendars fit in a standard 4″ x 6″ frame. For my April 2019 pages, I used the Remarkable You stamp set. … Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Hello, and welcome back to the latest installment of my 2019 Desktop Calendars. I try to design one of these calendar pages each month for the following year, so by December, I have full sets to give out as Christmas presents. My friends and family love getting them each year. The calendars measure 4″ x 6″… Read More »
Yesterday, I posted the retiring lists for the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog and Occasions catalog. (You can access those lists on the Catalogs Tab of my blog.) Since then, I’ve received some questions, so I thought I’d clarify. There are numerous bundles listed on the retiring lists. Look carefully, because frequently it’s only the bundle that’s… Read More »
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 »
It’s that time of year! Stampin’ Up! just released the lists of retiring products from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog and Occasions Catalog. (See links to downloads below.) This is your last chance to purchase some of your retiring favorites before they are gone for good. Please note that all retiring products are available while supplies… Read More »
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 »