Who could turn away these children bringing gifts on the back of a friendly polar bear? The heartwarming Bearing Gifts wood-mount stamp is perfect for Christmas cards. I think this is one of the cutest stamp sets in the Holiday Catalog. I stamped the image on Whisper White Card Stock with Black Tuxedo Ink. Then I colored in the children using the Real Red and Garden Green Stampin’ Write Markers. … Read More »
Indulge !n the art of stamping by becoming a demonstrator. The Inkabouts my virtually connected Stampin’ Up! community, includes both hobby stampers and business demonstrators from across the U.S. We love discounts and have a passion for stamping and becoming better artists! Purchasing the Starter Kit through me is your ticket in. It’s that simple! Seriously, if your wish list is more than $50, you need to join now! … Read More »
Rachel made a card for her Dad using the May 2014 My Paper Pumpkin Kit. She receives her own kit every month and has so much fun making cards. You know, you can’t start them too young! If you would like to more about the kits (surprise every month – what fun!), please click here Today’s card is for David for Father’s Day. As some of you know, I recently… Read More »
Today’s card is one I made for my grandson, David, who turned 15. I wanted to keep it as simple as possible and do it as fast as possible because I started his card 30 minutes before we were due to pick up for his Birthday dinner! Talk about working under pressure – and I did it to myself. Do you procrastinate (like me?) or do you give yourself plenty… Read More »
Are you on my newsletter mailing list? On Thursday, I’ll be sending out my ten favorite Valentine Day Verses in a PDF format and it will be available only to my subscribers. Not everybody has the ability to string words together to create their own verses – but when the card is nearing completion it needs that finishing touch. This document will give ten verses that you can add to the… Read More »
Is there anything sweeter than a baby? If something comes close, it’s the Baby, We’ve Grown stamp set, which celebrates a new baby–boy or girl. It includes 7 stamps and coordinates with the Starburst Framelits Dies. The stamp set is super adorable and there’s so many ways to use this cute stamp set! You’ll love the adorable cute shoes and the oh so cute bunny! I plan to use the bunny… Read More »
The See Ya Later Stamp Set from the 2014 Sale-a-bration is the cutest stamp set. I can’t show you the alligator image on this set as yet, but it is soooo adorable and it bring back memories. Every time my granddaughter, Rachel, leaves, I always say “see you later alligator” and she cannot leave until she replies “after while crocodile”. (LOL) One of the good things about designer series paper is that it… Read More »
Our creativity-boosting Envelope Punch Board makes it easy to customize envelopes in up to 66 different sizes! I used it to create a simple money holder for my grandchildren. It is so easy with the Envelope Punch Board. Here’s the Stampin’ Up! video on how to make an envelope using the punch board. I added a berry sprig so that Sydney (my granddaughter) would know that that one was for… Read More »
My box of goodies were delivered by Santa about two weeks ago and I have not been able to use them! With my headaches, it hard to concentrate and I haven’t stamped since my accident. But I’m going to at least get them out of the box and into their proper places this weekend and try making a couple of cards. So be on the look out for some sneak peeks! Most… Read More »
My little helper in my studio. Rachel loves to make cards and spends a lot of time in there. Notice her scarf – she is a regular fashionista. And the tattoo is temporary – thankgoodness! The Oval Collection Framelits are on sale this week as part of the Weekly Deals. They are very easy to use and give interest to a card. I used the Greeting Card Kids Stamp Brush… Read More »
