Wishing all of my stamping friends a very Happy Thanksgiving! I have all of my children and grandchildren here this year and am so grateful anytime we can be together. My son and his family from KY arrived Tuesday night after driving in pouring rain most of the day and […] Read more »
Nuts About You
I have seen several versions of these cute little acorn people online and was anxious to try them. They are easy to make using the retired ornament punch. Stampin' Up! demonstrator France Martin has a great video on how to make the acorn faces. You can see it here. The inside […] Read more »
From a Flower to a Fish
I admit it, I spend a good amount of time looking at cards and paper crafts on Pinterest. But it's one of the perks I think we get with retirement … lots of time to spend doing what we enjoy. I found a card on there one day made by […] Read more »
Picture Perfect
During a Stampin' Up convention one of the highlights is always getting free products. During one of the all attendee give-aways single stamps were passed out. There were about 6 different ones and I got the camera stamp called Snapshot. I paired it with the Project Life Remember This stamp […] Read more »
It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas
Well, only if you look at my collection of new stamp sets. It certainly doesn't feel much like it here in Florida. We are still very hot and humid … and rainy. But there's nothing like some bad weather to make you want to stay inside and stamp! I am […] Read more »
Fall Wreath
The Holiday Catalog goes live today which means you can order from it and it is full of some pretty fabulous new products. If you don't have a copy of the new catalog and want one just let me know. I believe this is my favorite collection of holiday products. […] Read more »
New Weekly Deals
Here are the latest and greatest! If you don't have the butterfly punch yet this is a good time to get it. I use it so often. I made this card for a friend recently. The owl is so easy to do using […] Read more »
Cased Bird Card
I saw this card from demonstrator Julie Gearinger recently online and loved it so much I cased it (copy and share everything) and made one for myself and then did it in a class. The only change I made was in the sentiment. […] Read more »
Shooting Star Shaker
I saw a card that used the "swoosh" stamp from the stamp set Work of Art create a shooting star. I created this mini shaker version using the Star Framelits and the In Color Sequin Assortment. I cut out a small star opening in the white cardstock and then cut […] Read more »
Cards From Friends
Don't you love going to the mailbox and finding a card there? Me too. It's almost like opening up a present. I recently received several cards from some of my friends. I had been having some health issues and woke up one morning with double vision. After several visits to […] Read more »