Playing with Photopolymer Stamps
The stamping world has had Photopolymer stamps for quite a while and I used to try to play with my “completely clear” stamps. I love the idea that I could see totally through the stamp so that I knew precisely where I was stamping. However, I discovered that not all clear stamps are created equal. …
Farewell to One Of The Most Versatile Stamps!
Back when I ran my new catalog retiring stamps prediction contest, I had people guessing that the Delightful Decorations stamp set would retire. I thought, “No Way!” This stamp set has been great for more than just Christmas so I figured that for sure it was saying. Sadly, they were right and I was wrong. …
New Catalog Weekend & Stamps are on Sale!
Sometimes I hear about the promotions that will be starting up in the near future, and sometimes I log into the Stampin’ Up! website for demonstrators and I’m surprised by a new sale that is being announced. I figured that since we have the two big catalogs out this weekend that there would be no…
Top 5 Favorites from the New 2013 Stampin’ Up! Catalog
Woo hoo! Its new catalog time! I was so excited when I got to check out the new catalog and was really happy that some of my favorite stamp sets from the Spring catalog are carrying over (Oh Hello, anyone?!) But I was super excited about some of the new items as well. So today…
Cute Pinwheel Card Farewell to the Spring Catalog
If you have been around the Pacific Northwest the last few days, you know it has been rainy and a bit grey. We had the most amazing summer weather a few weeks back and then suddenly mother nature remembered she was in the Seattle area and turned the water faucet back on again! But never…
Guest Stamper: Make Your Own Fabulous Backgrounds
I have a Facebook group for my Stampin’ Up! team where we share ideas, support, and projects we’ve been working on. Well, this was one of the cards that Elise Hamilton posted in the group and we were all blown away by how cool the background looked on her card! So I asked her if…
Tie it Up for Cute Card Thursday!
Have you been playing along with Cute Card Thursday? I have been having a blast as guest designer this month with them and this week we have a great challenge for you: Tie It Up! I had a lot of ideas for this theme and I really wanted to do one that involved lacing. Somehow,…
Scrapbooking Sunday: This Paper is not just for Valentine’s Day!
When I first saw the More Amore Designer Paper and the Hearts a Flutter stamp set I had Valentine’s Day on the brain. And in fact I originally got both for a Valentine’s Day treat class I was holding earlier this year. But as I started going through pictures and wanting to scrap this picture…
A Quinceanera Dancing Queen for CuteCardThursday!
Oops! I’ve totally fallen behind on my blog posting this week. I’ll let you in on a secret – I’m working on a design refresh for my blog – and I’ve gotten so caught up with that and my monthly Stampin’ Up! team meeting this week, that I completely got behind on blog posts. But,…