Today is the start of the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog! You know what else it is? It is the start of my challenge to blog every day in September. There I said it and oh this declaration makes me nervous! I thought about not saying anything but there is nothing like saying it out loud…
I love this week's Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. It is a Color Challenge and I love this combination! Some days things just work out. I needed to work on my card for the design team and just minutes before I received the Seasonal Lantern bundle from the upcoming Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog. …
Usually I have my posts scheduled to go up early in the morning (Pacific Time). Today I am running a little/lot behind schedule. I have been playing with my new Stitched framelits. Today I used it as a layer instead of adding the usual scalloped piece, I used a stitched piece. I used the…
Over the past few months I have not been a very good blogger. Last month I decided I needed to make a decision, either post regularly or let it go. So dramatic, right? I came to the decision that I wasn't ready to stop blogging. I knew I needed a plan, a way…
Welcome to the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Blog Hop! The Design team is hopping this week and we have a wonderful sketch for the blog hop and challenge. It is a lovely sketch that is SO versatile. Here is what I stamped for #TSOT295. I love having so many gold choices. I used the Gold…
I am sure you have heard about the awesome Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper special that is going on. If you love patterned paper then this is the deal for you! When you purchase 3 packs of Designer Series Paper you get to choose another one for FREE! The important thing to remember is that…
It has been a while since I posted. The past month has been a difficult one for my family and we are slowly getting back to normal. It will take a while so please bear with me. I have not stamped anything in close to a month. I wanted to start contributing to the…
This past weekend I attended the Stampin' Up! OnStage local event. It was a wonderful weekend full of inspiration, friends, sneak peeks, and of course stamping. I learned a lot about the upcoming Occasions catalog ( it is fabulous) and I am looking forward to sharing lots of ideas with you in the coming weeks….
Recently, I issued a Take Time for Thanks challenge to my team. The challenge is to make and send 7 thank you cards in November. We are entering that crazy, busy time of year and it is easy to forget to thank people and show your appreciation for them. I admit that I am a…
Don't you just love the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog? There are SO many wonderful products contained in those pages that it is easy to miss a few. One of the items I think that gets overlooked is the Real Red Envelope Paper. Are you wondering where this is and what am I talking about? …