2022 January – June Catalog & Sale-A-Bration Awesome Otters

It’s time for a new catalog and Sale-A-Bration! If you are familiar with Stampin’ Up! you know that once January rolls around that means it’s Sale-A-Bration time. In case you’re new to Stampin’ Up!, Sale-A-Bration is a promotion where you can choose a free item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog for every $50 purchase (before tax & shipping) – no limit. Check out the new catalogs …

Sale-A-Bration Feels Like Home

Your Friendship Feels Like Home & Sale-A-Bration Ending Soon

I haven’t posted in a while so before Sale-A-Bration ends on September 30, I thought I should share this card with you. I don’t want you to miss out on this stamp. The image is from the sweet Feels Like Home stamp set. If you love to color then you’ll like this set. Sale-A-Bration Before we get into the details of this card, let’s talk …

Tool Time – Coloring Tools For Your Projects

Besides ink pads, coloring tools are needed for most of our cardmaking projects. There are many options to choose from, but perhaps you are wondering which one is best for your projects. Have you asked yourself these questions: What is the difference? Which one should I use? What paper should I use? What ink, (if applicable) should I use? Let’s talk about coloring. There’s much …

Woodland Wonder, You Are So Loved

Happy Valentine’s Day! Woodland Wonder is an adorable set so I had to use it for my grandkids’ Valentine’s Day card because they are so loved. The Woodland Wonder stamp has 3 different sections of a tree so you can lengthen or shorten the tree. In this card, I did not include the leaves on the tree. The set has several little images like music …

Inspiring Iris

Happy Monday! Do you like subtle, brights, regals or neutral colors? Which would you say is your favorite? I would say I tend to lean towards subtles and bright colors – they make me happy. Today’s card is using subtle colors using the Inspiring Iris stamp. It’s a simple sweet card. Here are the details: The background was done with Stampin’ Blends (my favorite coloring …

Crafting Forever

Crafting Forever

Welcome Back! Wouldn’t it be great if you could do something creative everyday and craft forever? Sounds great, doesn’t it? I absolutely love creating and learning new techniques. Today I have 2 cards with the Craft Forever stamp set. I thought I should post them now before it’s too late since this set is retiring. For the first card I stamped the spools of thread …

Little Ladybug

Thinking Of You Little Ladybug

Hey there! Have you noticed the Little Ladybug stamp set on page 17 of the Sale-A-Bration Catalog? I think it’s adorable – the big flower, 4 ladybugs and the 7 sentiments. It’s a great set to color with any of your favorite mediums – stampin’ blends, watercolor pencils, blender pens, stampin’ write markers, or aqua painter. I chose my favorite coloring tool – the  alcohol stampin’ …

Want to Color?

Do you love to color? Then let me introduce you to Stampin’ Blends. They are artist quality alcohol pens that come in 12 Stampin’ Up! colors – Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry and Smoky Slate. In addition to these colors, there is an ivory and a bronze …