Category Archives: Thank You Cards

January 2014 Thank You Cards

This is a sampling of my January 2014 thank you cards for online orders.  These cards were  so easy and quick to make and  I really like the way they came out.  I used Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse, Wisteria Wonder and Summer Starfruit and either rhinestones or pearls on each of the cards. I selected the Happy Watercolor Set for these cards.  Love this set and it coordinates with the Watercolor Wonder Set… Read More »

How to Make Your Own Pattern Paper

Ever have your heart set on a certain color and want to use pattern paper but don’t have one in a matching or coordinating color?  Make your own – it’s that easy! I wanted to use Wisteria Wonder as my card for this card but I didn’t have matching designer series paper for the background.  I stamped the floral image from the Everything Eleanor Stamp Set  with Wisteria Wonder Ink… Read More »

Thankful Expressions and we have a winner!

Hostess code for October 16 – 31 is:  XXMQFJ7X   Stampin’ Up! for only $25.00 – 7 through 21 October 2013 (6 days left!) Free Inspirational Sheets Party More – Get More (Extra $25.00 in Hostess Benefits) – 1 through 31 October 2013 The Clearance Rack has been updated! For instructions on how to place an online order and enter the hostess code, please click here The Winner for the Hostess Benefits for… Read More »

Six Sided Sampler

Hostess code for September 16 – 30 2013 is:  BQQKRXWY Stamp Set of the Month for October is Calm Christmas – join by 10 October 2013 Free Inspirational Sheets My granddaughter, Rachel who is 7 years old learned Sudoku!  It’s amazing how fast kids can learn.  My husband, David, is an avid Sudoku player and Rachel decided she wanted to learn how to do it.  I’ve tried it in the past… Read More »

Blooming with Kindness

Hi Stampin’ Friends I wanted to share the only picture I have that was taken during my birthday party.  It is of the 4 Rachel’s in our family.  It is not a good picture because my granddaughter would not get out of the pool and dry off to take the picture.  Oh well! Left to right (my niece, aunt, me and granddaughter) For today’s card, I decided to go shabby… Read More »

Postage Collection

Hi Stampin’ Friends This weekend seems to have gone by in a blur!  I have my head buried in trying to learn my way around wordpress.  If you go do my site, you can see that I have a long way to go!  Thanks to John and his blogger’s stamp camp, it will be so much easier. Today’s card features new stamps, and new card stock!  I used the Postage… Read More »

Dapper Mom

Hi Stampin' Friends Guess Which Stamps are Retiring Contest Mystery Hostess Contest Free Card Kit tutorial (Ombre Technique) Internet Hostess Club #2 now forming I had an "ah ha" moment when I was making this masculine card using the Dapper Dad Stamp Set.  The watch in the stamp set looked just like one of my watches.  So I decide to make the watch more feminine and stamped it in Pretty… Read More »

Tea Shoppe

Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card features the vintage Tea Shoppe Clear Mount Stamp Set.   Whatever your tea preference, this delightful, vintage-inspired ten-piece set has a cup just for you. Coordinates with the Modern Label and Scallop Oval Punches and the Chamomile Stampin' Around Wheel. Use the masking technique to stack the smaller tea cups inside one another for a charming effect! The tea cup was stamped on Very Vanilla… Read More »

Winter Post

Hi Stampin' Friends The title of this post is so appropriate for today.  It started snowing but I don't think it will snow very much or stick but it is beautiful! This is the card I sent out to all my online customers for the month of December.  The image is from the Winter Post Stamp Brush Set.  It was colored in Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple and printed out… Read More »

Fabulous Florets

Hi Stampin' Friends sAre you still full this morning?  Well I am – I guess it's one of the few times out of the year that I can say I eat until I am beyond stuffed!  My granddaughter Felicia made a peach pie this year and it was simply delicious!  She loves to cook and she wants to go to culinary school when she graduates from high school. My husband made the turkey… Read More »