Tag: jennifer blomquist

  • Everything Eleanor Christmas Swap Card

    Alright, I’m finally getting caught up which is nice!  Up next, getting ready to have a bunch of great ladies over on Wednesday night to check out all of my samples, swaps, and goodies that I brought back from Convention and then make a few projects to take home!  It should be a fun night…

  • Stampin’ Up! Convention 2012–The First Day!

    Does anyone here watch “So You Think You Can Dance”?  If so, do you know how Mary Murphy has the Hot Tamale train… well imagine her screaming “Woo Hoo!!!” and that is what we were saying this morning. It was a fun day filled with general session, make & takes, classes, and lots and lots…

  • Snow Much Fun Convention Swaps & Checkin Day!

    Woo hoo!  Convention is here and it was a busy day in Salt Lake City for me yesterday.  I spent the first night in town (Tuesday night) finishing up my swaps and getting settled in after arriving late in the evening.  I wanted to use Dazzling Details (Stampin’ Up!’s glitter glue) on my cards so…

  • Patio Party Birthday!

    Today is the day that I fly to SLC, so be checking back here and on my facebook page for updates from Convention.  But before I go, I wanted to share one more birthday card using the Patio Party designer paper and Make a Cake stamp set.   This card is actually really quick and…

  • Convention Week Kickoff!

    Today my family catches a train back to Seattle from Portland.  We’ve had a great trip and now I have a day and a half and then its off to Salt Lake City!  That’s right, it’s Stampin’ Up! Convention Week! I will have posts scheduled to go up this week while I’m away but as…

  • Something Different–a Fabric Credit Card Holder!

    I thought today I would share something different then my usual card/paper craft project, plus it is a great example of what you can use with some of the fun 60% off items in the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack! This is a cool little project that my friend Annie Lee made for me that I…

  • A Little Bit More Everything Eleanor!

    I love chances to earn free stamp sets and recently I did just that!  So, thanks to Stampin’ Up! I got to pick this Everything Eleanor stamp set for free!  (So, in case you were wondering why you kept seeing this stamp set pop up, it is one of my newest sets and so I’ve…

  • Got to Love Pennants!

    Well, early this morning we are hoping on a train and headed south to Portland, OR!  I’m excited for this family trip and can’t wait to see friends and favorite haunts as we visit for the first time in a long time!  Portland will always hold a special place in my heart as it is…

  • Four Frames Pierced Frame Card

    Ok, so this is my last card we did at my card stash class on Friday.  I really, really wanted to get out my new Piercing Pack and start playing with the new shapes and designs they have and thought it would be fun to highlight on of the punches.   I also pulled out…

  • Mixed Bunch Summer Flower

    Oops!  If you visited my blog early this morning, you got a sneak peek of this post because I accidentally had a draft version (with pictures and no text) scheduled to publish early in the morning and I completely forgot I had done that. 🙂 But, I’m not sad to have shared this card.  This…

  • Scallop Edged Reason to Smile

    As I was working on cards for this month, I decided to grab my new Reason to Smile stamp set and start playing around again.  I was inspired by how the edgelits were used in the latest catalog and some ribbon I had on my shelf and found this new-to-me color combination:  Early Espresso, Calypso…

  • A Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals Thank You

    One of the things I love about the internet is that it allows me to connect with new stamping buddies and friends.  Recently, I was lucky enough to connect up with Angela.  I had actually referred her to a demo closer to her home but due to some circumstances she ended up connecting back up…