Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
Hello Stampers! This week I’ll be sharing with you a few projects made with some retiring stamps, and along the way a few sneak peaks into the new catalog. For today’s project let’s take a look at the Best Birds stamp. This stamp set not only has birds and flowers but a variety of sentiments you’ll be sure to use – birthday, anniversary, wedding, thoughts …
Hi Crafty Friends . . . Did you know that Lovely as a Tree has been around since 2001? It is the oldest stamp set in our current catalog. Every year when a new catalog comes around we wonder if it’s retiring, yet it has been so popular that it made it through 18 years. Now that’s a long time! But, the time has come …
Hello Crafty Friends! I’m back wtih a few creations using the Jar of Love stamp set and Everyday Jars Framelits Dies. This set is on the retiring list so before it’s gone, I thought it would be best to share with you some of the samples I’ve made in one blog post. If you enjoy stamping mason jars and flowers as much as I do, …
Happy New Year! Christmas went too fast, didn’t it? I love Christmas and the days we spend gathering with family. As we start the new year, that also means the debut of the Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration which starts today! What is Sale-A-Bration? For every $50 you spend you choose a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. Stampin’ Up! has introduced the Rectangle Stitched Framelits …
TODAY ONLY! Stampin’ Up! is having a 24-hour stamp sale on 30 select stamps from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog. Below are the stamps on sale. Click here to see pictures and sale prices or visit my online store. When ordering, please use host code 4J2SNGPW. Which is your favorite? Let me know by leaving a comment below. Here are my top 5: Balloon Celebration, A Little Wild, …
The 2018 Holiday Catalog is now live! Click here to see it and then come back and check out the videos below on how to use some of the fun accessory products in the catalog. So what do you think of the 2018 Holiday Catalog? Leave me a comment below and let me know which one is your favorite. Thanks for stopping by . . …
I retired from my everyday job a couple of years ago, and imagined myself having lots of time to stamp and travel and do whatever I want to and when I want to but it seems I’m busier now than ever! I used to hear other retirees say the same thing but couldn’t believe it. How can that be? Doesn’t seem possible, but it is. …
Doesn’t this card with the flamingo and pineapple make you think summer? I don’t know about you, but I’m so ready for nice summer weather, although not the humidity! The images for this card are from the Pop of Paradise stamp. I stamped the leaves with Flirty Flamingo and pineapples with Wild Wasabi inks. The flamingo was colored with Flirty Flamingo & Black Stampin’ markers …
Spring is here and one of the first flowers you see are tulips. They’re so pretty. Although I don’t see anymore tulips around here, I thought I would stamp some and have them around a little longer. I love the look of flowers in a rustic crate so I created my own with the Wood Textures paper. I stamped the floral image from the Wood …
I had a nice weekend celebrating Mother’s Day with family. We took my mother-in-law out for lunch on Saturday and yesterday celebrated with my kids and grandchildren. It was also a bit emotional and bittersweet not having my mom around. It’s been a year since she passed away and I still miss her a lot. She was a great mom and full of joy despite …
Here’s another card I made a while back combining two retiring stamps – Butterfly Basics for the image and Rose Wonder for the sentiment. I used the Butterflies Thinlits to die cut both butterflies. I love everything about this card. I think it’s simple yet elegant. The Butterfly Basics stamp set is a great collage stamp which allows you to layer your images one on …
Today’s card is a slider card using the No Bones About It stamp. Now what 2 year old boy wouldn’t like to see a dinosaur sliding back and forth? I know my grandson did – this was his birthday card last year. Yep you read that right, last year. As I mentioned a few posts back, I’m a bit behind in my posting, but I …
I have a quick post for you. For today’s card I used the beautiful blooms from the Birthday Blooms stamp (retiring soon). Although I usually use all Stampin’ Up! products, I came across this sentiment from Sweet & Sassy that I loved. It’s a set with snippets from a few timeless hymns and the music and choir director in me just couldn’t resist! Isn’t it a …
Starting May 1 – 31, 2018 Stampin’ Up! is releasing products from the Share What You Love Suite from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog before the catalog goes live. Four bundles are being offered – 3 from the suite and the 2018-2020 In Color bundle. There’s a bundle for each type of crafter of every skill. Want to see what’s being offered? Check out the video …
Here’s a trio of note cards using the Garden In Bloom stamp set. I actually created this set a couple of years ago for a school fundraiser complete with box and a class offer. As I was looking through my folder for projects that needed to get posted, I discovered these quick and simple beauties. I like the simplicity of these note cards and the …
I was a latecomer to the texting scene. Before I got my smart phone, I had a phone that I could text if I really had to, but it was agonizing because it wasn’t made specifically for that. It took me so long to type it. I remember being at a Stampin’ Up! convention and someone texted me to find out where I was sitting …
I’m a little backed up in posting some of the cards I’ve made this past year and since some of the products I used are retiring, I thought I would feature the two cards I made with the You Move Me stamp set. Have you seen this set in the 2017-2018 catalog? Maybe you missed it – check it out on page 170. Here’s what’s different about …
By now, many who reserved a Stamparatus back in November and December have received it. If you didn’t reserve one, you’ll be able to purchase one when the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog is live in June. Although it comes with basic instructions, I thought it would be helpful to share some tips and post videos on how to use the Stamparatus. Here are a couple of …
I love today’s card! It’s so colorful and happy. There are three products that brought it together. The first one is Feathery Friends host stamp set, Brusho Crystal Colors for the background and the Lovely Words Thinlits Dies. A few months ago I purchased the Lovely Words Thinlits after being on my wish list for so long. Wow! I don’t know why I waited so …
The Flower Shop stamp set was first introduced in the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog and the time has come to say goodbye as it is retiring. Although the set comes with 6 pansy flowers but no greeting, it is such a nice stamp to own. I’ve used it many, many times and enjoyed playing with it. For today’s card I stamped several flowers with Archival Black …