Year End Closeout Sale starts Tuesday, 8 December

If you love great deals, our giant year end closeout event is the perfect time to shop. You’ll get deep discounts from your favorite products from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog. The sale starts 8 December and I thought you might want a few extra days to study the list, check off the items you might want and to check your stock of Holiday catalog items! And as an added… Read More »

Throwback Saturday

We used to have a die (from Stampin’ Up!) for a Christmas stocking and I made a lot of cute stockings with it. I no longer have it so I took a template from Pinterest and made a stocking using all retired items. Hence the post heading! I plan on making several for my grandchildren. I’ll make it more masculine for the boys. These are a couple of stockings I’ve… Read More »

Gnome for the Holidays

Today’s whimsical Christmas Card was stamped with the Gnome for the Holidays Stamp Set by. It is such a cute little stamp set. I paired it with the Winter Woods Stamp Set and the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper. The image was stamped with Black Tuxedo Ink and then colored in using the following: Seaside Spray Stampin’ Write Marker for the outfit Gray Granite Stampin’ Blends for the beard Soft Suede Stampin’… Read More »

Poinsettia Petals

Our Poinsettia Petals Bundle makes coordination easy. Stamp & tool bundles help you quickly cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples of the same project with ease. And the best thing is that it’s 10% if you purchase as a bundle! Send warm wishes from your home this season with cards you make using the Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set. This set is simply gorgeous! I didn’t… Read More »

Peaceful Boughs

Today’s card features the Nature’s Beauty Stamp Set. This set was paired with the Peaceful Boughs Stamp Set to create a masculine Christmas card. I stamped the deer image with Early Espresso on Whisper White Cardstock. I added our Multipurpose Glue to the area at the bottom of the oval and then used retired embossing powder (can’t remember the name of it) to create the snow. I also randomly added… Read More »

Art Gallery – New for 2021

Did I tell you I absolutely love the New Art Gallery Bundle from Stampin’ Up! It will make its debut in the 2021 Mini Catalog in January 2021. Speaking of the catalog, did you get on my list to receive your very own copy of the new mini? If not, please click here to add your name to my list. I will be ordering the mini’s on 1 December, so… Read More »

Sneak Peek at the Art Gallery

My favorite stamp set (so far from the 2021 January-June Mini Catalog from Stampin‘ Up!) is the Art Gallery Bundle (stamp set and coordinating Floral Gallery Dies) I stamped images from the stamp set using Pool Party Ink for the flower and Old Olive Ink for the leaves on Whisper White Cardstock. I die-cut the pieces with the coordinating dies from the Floral Gallery Dies. The sentiment is also from the stamp set.… Read More »

Tomorrow is the Big Day! Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza

Stampin’ Up! is hosting its annual Online Extravaganza tomorrow from the 2020/2021 Annual Catalog. Please Note: This excludes the Mini Catalog. Nearly all Catalog items (over 600 items) are eligible for the 10% discount starting tomorrow (24 November 2020). That’s the good news. The bad news is that it is a one day sale only. Before we go into what’s on sale, let’s look at what is excluded! Exclusions Apply!  Please… Read More »

Christmastime is here

Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza (starts 24 Nov 2020) Wish List (How to make one on my online store) Beary Comforting Dec PP (Just in time for Christmas) Nov InKing Royalty Blog Hop (check it for out amazing cards) Want the new Mini and Sale-a-bration catalogs? (Goes live Jan 2021) If you’ve been searching for an elegant Christmas card idea, look no further!  Even though the Christmas Rose Stamp Set is retired, the coordinating… Read More »

Dragonfly Garden

Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza (starts 24 Nov 2020) Wish List (How to make one on my online store) Beary Comforting Dec PP (Just in time for Christmas) Nov InKing Royalty Blog Hop (check it for out amazing cards) Want the new Mini and Sale-a-bration catalogs? (Goes live Jan 2021) Today’s card features the gorgeous Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set Bundle. I combined it with the Dandy Gardens Designer Series Paper.… Read More »