New Card for a New Mini
Friday night was my preview party for the new occasion mini. I had samples of projects made using the new stamps and accessories from the Occasion mini as well as treats, a door prize, and this make and take card. It gave everyone a chance to play with some of the new designer series papers,…
Would You Guess This Was a Birthday Card?
Usually having stamps come in a set is a good thing because you know you have a variety of images and words that will coordinate and can give you a number of design options or even project options to work with. However, in this case, I learned that it can also influence you, the stamper,…
A CASE’d Hello from Conventions Past
Today I thought I’d share a card that is a direct CASE of a card we made at Convention in 2009. I was asked yesterday if I came up with my project designs on my own or find them from somewhere else. The answer is both. And often I look at projects I’ve created in…
Happy Thanksgiving!!
I wanted to take a moment to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for my family, friends, and the wonderful community of crafters I have had the privilege of becoming a part of since discovering stamping and Stampin’ Up! And I am thankful for all of YOU! Your comments, encouragement,…
One More Summer Card–Just for You
Ever have a project that you see in your head…you start cutting/stamping/punching and then suddenly go “that doesn’t work”? That is what happened to me on Monday. I wanted to get in one last farewell to the Summer mini card and was thinking how I got the Bouquet Bunch stamp set because I loved the…
An Owl Punch Flower Pendant Card
When I was visiting my mom last week, we got a chance to try out some different stamps and punches. (One of the fun things of having an upline/downline – you can share stamps and products so you can try them out without having to buy everything yourself). One of the items she had just…
Punch Art Flower for my August Meetup
Yesterday was the August meet and greet for my Meetup group here in the Bay Area. A few of us got together and had some pie at Marie Callender’s and I brought a free make and take for everyone to do. This month I decided to do some punch art and so I modified a…
Stampin’ Up! Convention 2010 – Swaps, Parties, and a Baby!
I’m back from a trip to Salt Lake City for the 2010 Stampin’ Up! convention with my Mom and upline, Kathy, my dad, and my son. I love the chance to go meet other demonstrators, including folks whose names I’ve seen on emails but now I got to meet in person, hang out with friends,…
Trying out the BigShot – a card, a box, and the matchbox
I wanted to put up a quick post before I had to run into work. This week has gone by so fast and has seemed so busy, but the rest of the week should be more relaxing. On Tuesday, I was hosting a Technique Night focused on using the BigShot. Unfortunately, that night I had…
Thank you Stampin’ secret sister!
One of the wonderful ladies in my stamping group decided to organize a secret sister group. When you signed up for this group, you agreed to send your secret sister a handstamped item plus anything additional you want to send. We were supposed to send out our first gift by the end of March…