Love to scrapbook? Then you’ll be excited to know that Stampin’ Up! has teamed up with Becky Higgins creator of Project Life. What is Project Life? It’s a simple and affordable way to get your pictures into albums (and not boxes!) Just slip the pictures into photo pocket pages and add designed cards. Great for those of us who are very busy! Starting May 1st you’ll …
A Wedding Cookbook
I mentioned in this post what I made for my daughter who got married 11 days ago. One of them was a cookbook for her bridal shower composed of her favorite recipes from our home and her husband’s (I’m still trying to get used to saying that!) favorite recipes from his home. I wanted to make a cookbook in shape of a pot so I …
Make Your Own Wedding Favors
I’ve heard that wedding favors is done more in the United States East Coast than in the West Coast. Is that true? Living in the East Coast, I’ve never been to a wedding that didn’t have favors of some kind. Wedding favors have gotten more practical. I remember getting figurines and hard almonds or things that I would never display or use, so we decided not …
Make Your Own Table Seating Chart
As I mentioned in this post, my daughter Melissa was married last Saturday. Today I want to share with you the seating chart and place cards I made. The picture below is how they were displayed at the reception venue. Place cards stamped with the flowers from the Just Believe stamp. Seating Chart Because the tables were named after flowers, I needed to make a chart for people to …
My Beautiful Sweet Daughter is Married!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted and here’s why . . . For weeks, I’ve been extremely busy preparing for my daughter’s wedding who got married on Saturday to a wonderful man (Kenny). I must say she radiated with beauty and the wedding was wonderful – everything went smoothly and even the weather cleared up for the day! It’s taken me a few days …
Bridal Dress Form Pop N Cuts
I wanted to make a special card for my daughter’s bridal shower and I knew I wanted a dress so I used the Dress Form Pop N Cuts and Dress Up Framelits for the inside. I also cut a window sheet with the Ovals Framelits for the mirror. Originally I wanted to add a picture of her and her fiance on the ‘table’ but ran out of time! The …
Rain or Shine
Have you been to the clearance rack lately? The Rain or Shine stamp set is on the clearance rack. I used this stamp to make a card for a friend last year. It’s a cool stamp that can be used for bridal or baby showers, Thinking of You cards, I miss you cards or use it with the rain boots from the Bootiful Occasions stamp set. All …
This Week’s Deals February 25, 2014
Have you taken advantage of the weekly deals? Selected Stampin’ Up! products are on sale every week with a new selection every Tuesday. Here’s this week’s deals. And remember Sale-A-Bration is still going on . . . for every $50 you spend you get a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Who doesn’t like deals and FREE?! Make sure to visit my online store and click …
The Open Sea Birthday
Here’s a card I made for my husband using The Open Sea stamp, and a couple of other retired stamps in my stash. I know he likes the sea and boats so I decided to make one with a nautical theme. I used the faux layer and masking technique. I also embossed the Off the Grid stamp on the Crumb Cake card stock layer with …
Trust God Mosaic
You just got a new stamp set. If you bought wood-mount, you mounted them and if you bought clear-mount, you’ve removed the paper. So what do you do with the leftover rubber? How about a handmade mosaic stamp?! How To Make A Mosaic Stamp Cut up the pieces of rubber into random shapes and glue them unto a wood block for a permanent stamp or simply …
Summer Silhouette Mosaic
How would you feel if you got this Mosaic background card sending you get well wishes? Wouldn’t you want to get outside soon? The paper used here was the Sweet Sorbet Sale-A-Bration designer series paper sponged with Early Espresso ink to create this look. I would love to know what you think. Leave me a comment. There is still time to get free Sale-A-Bration products! Click here to …
Cool Kid – Amazing Superhero
Need a quick and easy kid’s card? Here’s one using the Cool Kid Stamp Set from the Occasions Catalog. What little boy wouldn’t like to get this sweet card? The little banner is something you can get for FREE from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. See details here. Since there’s a dog in this card, I thought I would share with you a picture of my sister’s dog out …
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I had hoped to show you the card I’m giving my husband for Valentine’s Day but I still need to make it! That means, early morning I’ll be in my stamping room creating one or at least before the day is out! So instead I’ll show you a calendar I made for myself. I used the Hearts a Flutter Stamp set and framelits. I love the doily behind …
Free Markers Promotion Ends Today
Today is the last day to subscribe to My Paper Pumpkin and get a FREE set of 2012-2014 Stampin’ Markers. Although you can still subscribe after today, you will not receive the markers. Find out more about Paper Pumpkin here. Creative kits delivered every month right to your door – perfect for the busy stamper. Remember to choose me as your demonstrator. Here’s a fun …
You Make Me Happy When Skies Are Gray
Here in NJ skies are gray with all the snow we’re getting so this saying was perfect! There is snow everywhere and more to come. I’m ready for spring! On this card, I used a couple of Sale-A-Bration (SAB) products which you can get for free. Click here to find out how. Here are the 3 SAB items I used: Petal Parade stamp set (image on tag), See …
You Make Me Happy Valentine
Here’s the other Valentine’s Day card using the Bokeh Technique in a different way – this time using hearts. So sorry for the delay. Here’s the scoop on what I did . . . I cut out the center heart with the Hearts Framelits and then embossed the sentiment with Early Espresso Embossing Powder. For the small heart I applied some heat and stick …
Bokeh Perfect Pennants
Here’s a non-traditional color for a Valentine’s Day card. On this card, I used the Perfect Pennant Bundle (Perfect Pennants stamp & Banners Framelits) as well as Sponge Daubers to create the Bokeh technique effect. I’ll be teaching this technique to my stamping club this week. I used the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder and Banner Blast Stamp Set which is FREE to anyone who purchases $50 …
It’s Sale-A-Bration Time!
Sale-A-Bration – Stampin’ Up!’s biggest event of the year is here! Here are the details you’ll want to know: Dates of Sale-A-Bration – January 28 – March 31, 2014 Spend $50 in Stampin’ Up! products from any of our catalogs (annual, Occasions, My Digital Studio), and get a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure – see here Orders can be from workshops, customer orders & …
This Week’s Deal – January 22, 2014
Every Tuesday Stampin’ Up! selects certain products to be discounted for one week. Here are this week’s deals. Click here to see card with vintage faceted designer button and here to see scallop trim border punch card. Till next time…. Shop online for these Stampin’ Up! products.
You’re How Old? . . . Just Sayin’
Isn’t this adorable? I’m using the new Just Sayin’ Stamp from the Occasions Catalog and See Ya Later Sale-A-Bration stamp which you can get for FREE starting on January 28! Love the word bubbles! I also used the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp set . . .you may have noticed that I use this set quite a bit – love it! Noticed how I used it …