Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for December 2025. Our theme this month is “Party Perfect.” I was in the process of making table treats for a dinner party, when I realized this theme worked perfectly! I had already made four Book Treat Boxes for a party earlier in the week, so… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Party Perfect — Holiday Book… »
Happy Friday! It’s that time of year, when friends and family gather to celebrate the season. The house is decorated, my Christmas cards are mailed, and my list of things to do is getting smaller every day. I feel like I can relax a little and focus on fun details. We have a couple dinner… Read More: #TGIFC556 — Inspiration Challenge — Northern Lights Book Treat Box »
For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are creating festive treats! They can be for Halloween or any upcoming festive event. I love making treats to hand out during the holidays. It’s my little way of letting friends and loved ones know how much I care, and a handmade gift is so meaningful! My projects feature… Read More: #TGIFC548 — Festive Treats »
Welcome to the June 2025 Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. We have a super fun theme this month! The designers are picking a sketch from the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalog and then CASEing the design using the new In Colors. CASE means to “Copy And Share Everything” or in other words, find a sketch/project that inspires… Read More: Stamping Sunday — Sketch and In Color »
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… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Christmas Gift Box »
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… Read More: #TGIFC486 — Back To School »
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… Read More: #TGIFC440 – Halloween Treats »
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… Read More: Sweet Citrus Bundle – Onstage Presentation Part 2 »
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… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Treats Not Tricks »
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! So today I have a quick post to share a gift box I made for my amazing husband. Since he’s so amazing, I just had to pick the Amazing Silhouette Stamp Set to decorate the box. This stamp set is great for masculine projects. The box is filled… Read More: Amazing Valentine »
For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are taking inspiration from the image below. I decided to get a head start on making Valentine’s Day gifts for my loved ones by focusing on the heart image, watercolored background, and position of the sentiment. I designed three different boxes, two feminine and one masculine. For the feminine… Read More: #TGIFC352 – Inspiration Challenge »
I have exciting news! The Eden’s Garden Collection of products is now available to purchase!!! This is an early release promotion of a new bundle that will appear in the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog, along with some exclusive coordinating products. To kick off this promotion, the Artisan Design Team has created an amazing showcase of… Read More: Eden’s Garden — Exclusive Early Release Collection »
It’s TGIF time again! This week, the TGIF Challenge Designers are focusing on Sale-A-Bration. Sale-A-Bration ends this month, so be sure to take advantage of this great promotion. I decided to focus on the Flower & Field Designer Series Paper. You can earn this paper for free with a qualifying purchase of $50 during Sale-A-Bration.… Read More: #TGIFC304 — Sale-A-Bration »
Hi Stamping Friends! Did you know that Stampin’ Up! is having a great Designer Series Paper sale? Select papers are discounted 15% during the entire month of October, including the beautiful Magic In This Night Designer Series Paper that I used on these Halloween treats. For more details on the sale, click HERE. I was… Read More: #TGIFC287 — Halloween Treats! »
A co-worker and good friend is retiring at the end of this month, so I decided to make a few extra gifts for her last day. She loves white chocolate, so I dressed up a large chocolate bar and filled a Mini Paper Pumpkin Box full of her favorites. The Nothing’s Better Than stamp set… Read More: Retirement Goodies »
Hello! I have a special post today, because I’m a Guest Designer for 3-D Thursday. 3-D Thursday is a fantastic Facebook Page chalked full of inspirational 3-D projects. Be sure to check it out! My project today focuses on the new Mini Paper Pumpkin Boxes found on page 152 of the Annual Catalog. They come… Read More: 3-D Thursday — Mini Paper Pumpkin Box »
Hello Stampers! It’s TGIF Challenges time!!! This week, we have a technique challenge to create projects with belly bands. Belly bands work great for wrapping around cards or boxes to secure them closed. What’s even better is that they slip off easily, so upon opening, your lovely artwork stays intact. My favorite use for belly… Read More: #TGIFC260 — Belly Bands »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for April! This month, our theme is celebrations using products from the January to June Mini Catalog. What perfect timing, because my daughter’s birthday is this month!!! She always inspires me to create my best work. For this blog hop, the designers have a choice to design either:… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Mini Celebration! »
Hello and Happy Friday! Today, I have a quick post to share two Easter gift boxes I made for my kids. I love creating pretty gift boxes, and Stampin’ Up! makes it so easy… For both boxes, I started with Stampin’ Up! Mini Shipping Boxes. These are good sized boxes. I fit an entire bag… Read More: Easter Gift Boxes »
Hello and welcome to the February Stamping Sunday Blog Hop!!! I’m so glad you could join us! This month’s theme is to combine a stamp set from the January to June Mini Catalog with other supplies from the Annual Catalog. Well … I totally misread that one. Whoops! I did manage to combine supplies from… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Best Dressed Meets the AC »