High Tide Stampin’ Up!

Blog Candy Winner Announced New Host Code & Free Gift 2nd Release of 3 new Sale-a-bration Items   Today I’m sharing the popular new stamp set, High Tide.   It’s one of my favorite sets  because it’s a sea theme – we are ex-sailors and loved to sail the area between Ventura County and the Channel Islands.  When we moved to Northwest Arkansas, we brought our sailboard but lake sailing is… Read More »

Moon Baby Stampin’ Up!

Blog Candy Winner Announced New Host Code & Free Gift 2nd Release of 3 new Sale-a-bration Items All the joy of babies, but without the sleepless nights! These nursery-themed stamps will put a little twinkle in your eye. The Moon Baby Stamp Set from the 2017 Occasions Catalog has such adorable images.  For today’s card I decided to use the baby sleeping on the moon. I stamped the baby image… Read More »

Avant Garden

Blog Candy Winner Announced New Host Code & Free Gift 2nd Release of 3 new Sale-a-bration Items   Today’s card features the Avant Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set.  This stamp set is free with your $50 purchase.  The background is from the Timeless Textures Clear Mount Stamp Set.   The image was stamped with Jet Black Ink and the colored in using a Bender Pen and Sweet Sugarplum Classic Ink Pad. … Read More »

3 More Sale-a-Bration Items

Today’s the start of the Second Release for Sale-A-Bration 2017! New items have been added to the reward choices you can earn for free with every $50 ordered, now through 31 March 2017! A gorgeous GLIMMER PAPER assortment pack and two new stamp sets. I recommend you get the glimmer paper FIRST THING, just in case it sells out! I would not be surprised if we blew away their predictions.… Read More »

And the winner is?

The winner of the blog candy   is  Jacqueline Frisbie Comment: I really liked the retired designer paper, “Sweet Shop”. I love the beautiful colors and the boldness of it. Jacqueline – please send me your address and I’ll the items in the mail to you. Thanks to everyone who played.  I’ll have another contest soon so stay tuned!

Birthday Blossoms

Blog candy Giveaway Host Code and Free Gift Today’s card is for a long time girlfriend from high school. I wanted to make it shabby and chic and simple so I used the beautiful paper from the Falling In Love Designer Series Paper that on page 51 of the 2017 Occasions Catalog. The greeting is from the Birthday Blossoms Clear Mount Stamp Set.  The greeting was stamped with Sahara Sand… Read More »

Carousel Birthday

Carnivals and circus celebrations got nothing on this classic and whimsical set. There’s always time for a ferris wheel or a carousel when it comes to spoiling those you love. Birthday Carousel Stamp Set is such a cute and whimsical set and the horse is my favorite image in the set.  I decided to use it for today’s card.  I left off the greeting because I’m not sure what kind… Read More »

February 2017 Paper Pumpkin

Blog candy Giveaway Host Code and Free Gift   Pull off the perfect party with the Many Happy Birthdays Kit! The pull tab candle cards can be used for invitations, birthday wishes, or as gift card holders. The kit will blow you away with nine cards in three different designs, a versatile photopolymer birthday stamp set, two Classic Stampin’ Spots, and gold glitter candle flames for added flare. What could… Read More »

Blog Candy Give Away

HOW TO PLAY: For your chance to win the Pine Bough Embossing Folder and Playful Palette Designer Series paper stack, please leave a comment HERE sharing your answer to:   Retired or current – What is your favorite Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper? Deadline for blog candy comments is Monday,  19 February at NOON (MST).   I’ll choose a random comment and announce the winner later the same day on my… Read More »

High Tide

Probably wondering why I have another masculine card today again – that’s because I have several male relatives that have birthdays in February and March. I used the High Tide Stamp Set again for a birthday card and to Sunshine Sayings Stamp Set for the “Happy Birthday”. The DSP is retired Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper.  The strip across the background DSP is the retired Maritime Designer Series Paper Stack.… Read More »