Happy Day

Hi Stampin’ Friends Have you heard the saying “Dog Days of Summer”?  That usually happens in August around here but it’s that hot now!  Oh well, it’s a good excuse to stay indoors and work on my beloved cards! Since I had the Modern Medley DSP out, I decided to use it again today but give it a shabby chic look.  Check out the Masculine card I made yesterday with the… Read More »

The Open Sea

Hi Stampin’ Friends Today’s card features the Open Sea Stamp Brush Set.  I love it for it’s classic images and old world designs.  Perfect for your Father’s Day projects or a travel photobook.  I used it for my older brother’s birthday. I added the Modern Melody Designer Series Paper as the background.  Added a little red to make it pop!  The image was printed out on Very Vanilla Card Stock using… Read More »

Splattering Tutorial

Hi Stampin’ Friends Saw this neat tutorial on the Stampin’ Up! blog and thought I would share it with you. Today I wanted to demonstrate some basic techniques for creating different splatter sizes. I like to use the larger Aqua Painter for all of the splattering I do because the bristles hold more ink. I start by filling the Aqua Painter with some Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill and rubbing alcohol.… 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 »

Birthday Cards

Hi Stampin’ Friends I’ve been wanting to show you all the beautiful birthday cards I received for my 70th birthday. My daughter took the inside of my birthday announcement (click here to view the card)  and enlarged it and had everyone sign it at the party.  This is something I will cherish forever! Here are some of the hand made cards I received:  They are gorgeous! Lisa Liz  Becky Laurenda

New Favorites from the Stampin’ Up! Concept Artists

Our New Favorite Products One of the best parts about being concept artists is that we get to see and use our new products so early. Actually, it can be a little torturous to use the new products and then have to wait to share with everyone else. We’re so glad that it’s now time to share all of the wonderful new products in our latest annual catalog! Each of… Read More »

Mosaic Madness

Hi Stampin’ Friends We went out to dinner to celebrate David selling his sailboat.  Of course, I’ll go out to dinner anytime, any excuse!  My sweater matches one of our new colors called Strawberry Slush.  When I bought it, I immediately thought that looks like “Strawberry slush!”.   The girls laugh when we go into town to go shopping because when I see a color, I saw that’s Elegant Eggplant or… Read More »

2013-2014 Catalog now available on Google Catalogs in the US

Hi Stampin’ Friends The 2013-2014 catalog is available now on Google Catalogs! It’s interactive, it’s easy—and it’s compatible with both iPad and Android tablets in the US.   To access the catalog: Download the Google Catalog app (available      through iTunes and Google      Play). Sign in using your Google or Gmail account. If you      don’t have a Google account, you can create one by tapping the sign      up button in the… Read More »

Happy Anniversary Bradfords

Hi Stampin’ Friends I didn’t have time to do much stamping today because I was playing Grandma!  I took my granddaughter, Felicia, out to lunch for her 13th birthday.  See the card I made her here.  We then went shopping (girls love to shop!).  Then when I left her off, I picked up my grandson, David, and we went to see the movie “After Earth” with Will Smith.  It was… Read More »

Have You Seen the New Catalog?

Hi Stampin’ Friends Have you seen the new catalog?  It is chock full of amazing new stamp sets and toys!  I love, love it!            View and/or download catalog If you don’t have a copy and would like one click here to get your copy.   The last batch of catalogs went out Saturday so if you were already on the list, you should get a copy either today… Read More »