Hope everyone is enjoying this 3 day weekend. The weather in our area is beautiful so you can believe I am making the most out of this holiday. If you have a chance, hop on over the Cards for Hereos and participate in their blog hop. It's for a very worthy cause – cards for our…
When I started working on my card for today I had an entirely different card in mind. That card included Dreams Du Jour. But somewhere along the way it came out differently – it has the same color scheme and the same pattern paper but this card does not resemble what I had in mind. …
This post will stay at the top until Tuesday, 26 May 2009. Please scroll down for the latest cards and projects. Because of your bravery, courage, and sacrifice, Liberty and freedom are still ours. We are deeply grateful Memorial day should be a time of reflection, remembering those who have gone before us, paying…
As many of you know I’ve been involved with the Business Stampers Coach Group for a couple of months ago and I’ve just recently completed the Social Networking Boot Camp. Well, I’ve now taken it to the next level and have taken the social networking plunge and am now on Twitter. Join me on Twitter…
Today's card uses one of the bigz dies (Flower, Daisy #2). I really like this die especially when used with the Tea Party Designer Series Paper. This paper is so beautiful with the colors Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Basic Gray I used So Saffron, Almost Amethyst and Tea Party…
Well almost! I was able o order the new Fall-Winter 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalogs. Aren't you excited about seeing what Stampin' Up! is offering on 1 July 2009? Stay tune for the date of the Open House Party which should be sometime during the first week in July. Starting on 1 June, I will…
I am so sorry but I've been neglecting this blog and you! I've been so busy with a group I recently joined called Business Stampers Coaching Group. I'll try to do a lot better in the future. I received this stamp a couple of weeks ago and have been aching to try it out. I…
Today's card uses a technique I saw in the latest issue of Stampin' Success (June 2009) called designer embossing. Basically, you emboss on designer paper instead of card stock. I used Old Olive Craft Ink and Clear Embossing Powder on Holiday Treasures Designer Series Paper. TIP: Choose large images to emboss. Small embossed images on…
Last Chance List (1 June 2009) As the debut of a new catalog approaches, it's almost time to bid farewell to our retiring stamp sets. We are now calling the retired list the last chance list–because it your last chance to buy these wonderful products. In celebration of the retired list, I am holding a…
I thought I'd make a card without the designer series paper (gasp!!!). Yesterday when I was playing around with spritzing the card stock with water before feeding it through the texturz plates and Big Shot, I made one using the scrolls plate from the Texturz Backgrounds #1. As you can see it came out really…