Hi Stamping Friends, Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful ladies out there. We are all mothers on mothers' day...to children, friends, family members, pets, plants - whatever you may nurture in your life...so celebrate the day! Here's a card I sent to my mother-in-law. The base is So Saffron card stock. The right corners are punched using the 3/16" Corner Rounder Punch. Stampin' Up! has these wonderful doiles in their Spring Catalog called Tea Lace Paper Doilies. They're not thick and are easy to manipulate. I crumpled one and then flattened I did make a little vertical pleat to... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Just a reminder to check your lists for products that may be retiring at the end of this catalog year! Stampin' Up! has extended the sale of retiring product to June 3rd this year, so you get a few extra days after the new catalog goes live (June 1st!) to wrap up your retiring product purchases. Click on the photo below to see those products. Retiring Accessories are available on a WHILE SUPPLIES LAST basis only! So don't wait. Your best bet is to visit My Online Store, where you will find out immediately if something is... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Haven't you just loved all these Best of 25 Years stamp sets? Well, you're sure to love May, too, because...who doesn't love Brides and Babies? Click on the flyer for a large view. Remember, these are available until March 31, 2014! Scroll down and then click on the Best of 25 button in the right side bar to see January through April. Be sure to download the collectors card and save your 25-year proof of purchase sticker. Collect 6 and send in your card to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95! Free... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, It's the end of the month already! I know! Where did it go? Today is the last day to purchase the Sent With Love Bundle - Item #132851 - $25.50 (20% off retail value). Here's what's included in the Bundle: Sent With Love Stamp Set Sent With Love Designer Series Paper Calypso Coral Baker's Twine Stamp set and Designer Series Paper may be purchased separately: Item #131847 - Sent With Love Stamp Set - Clear Mount-English Only - $17.95 Item #132182 - Sent with Love Designer Series Paper- $10.95 In addition, a Digital Kit is also available,... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Here's a CAS (clean and simple) card I made using this week's Mojo Monday 290 Sketch. The card base is Whisper White card stock. The focal image is from the Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper shown in the Spring Catalog - top button in right side bar to view! I used the 1" Square Punch and punched four of the little whales. They are layered on a strip of Marina Mist card stock using SNAIL Adhesive. A Whisper White card stock layer has the upper half embossed using the Big Shot and Cloudy Day Embossing Folder.... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, It's time to say good bye to some of our favorites to make room for new and exciting products! As you may all know, the Retiring Accessories are available only WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Don't wait if there is something you really want. Some have been discounted up to 60%! Go to My Online Stampin' Up! Store HERE and click Shop Now to place your orders. Click here to download the Retiring Stamp Sets List Click here to download the Retiring Accessories List Click here to go directly to my store to see all the Retiring Products Please... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Check this out! It's the second Submit A Project Kit voted on by Fans on Facebook! This beautiful card was created by Chris Gilmore, a manager from Coshocton, Ohio. Congratulations, Chris! Click the photo! Here is what is included in the Dolled-Up Kit. Dolled-Up Birthday Photopolymer Stamp (1) 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Crumb Cake Cardstock (6 pieces) 2" x 4-1/4" Very Vanilla Cardstock (6 pieces) Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes (6) Tea Lace Paper Doilies (6) Dress Up die-cuts (6)* Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Spot (1) Vanilla 5/8" Flower Trim (6 pieces) Sponge Dauber (1) Get everything you need... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Here's a card I made for two challenges. One was the SUDSOL challenge to use Vintage Trinkets and the other is the Paper Pals Arts 157 Sketch Challenge. The card base is Crumb Cake card stock. I used the 3/16" Corner Rounder Punch on all four corners. The next layer up is Whisper White card stock that has been run through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. It's sponged with Crumb Cake ink and Vintage Trinket Brads are added in each corner. Add a generous amount of Stampin' Dimensionals to the back. A strip... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Here's a card I made for this week's sketch challenge over on SUDSOL. It uses Stampin' Up!'s really cute stamp set called Dinoroar. The card base is Whisper White card stock. The next layer is also Whisper White and has been run through the Big Shot using (my favorite) the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. A strip from the Brights Designer Series Paper Stack in Tempting Turquoise is layered on this. I stamped the two dinosaurs in Jet Black Stazon on Shimmery White card stock. I used the Aqua Painter to water color, Tempting Turquoise for one and... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Here's a card I made for the sketch challege last week on the SUDSOL site. If you are a Demonstrator for Stampin' Up!, scroll down to the button on the right and click to learn more about SUDSOL. The card body is Island Indigo card stock. This is layered with a piece of Whisper White card stock that has been run through the Big Shot using the Cloudy Days Embossing Folder. Next is a Real Red card stock layer and then an Island Indigo card stock layer that have also been run through the Big Shot using... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, I'm so excited to tell you that Stampin' Up! will begin offering the new Wood Mount Stamp set packaging May 31, 2013! Not only will new stamp sets come in these, you will be able to purchase empty ones to hold wood stamp sets (and anything else) at a very reasonable price! Can't wait to get some! Check out this video! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! Mary Davidson Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Here's a card I made for a challenge over on SUDSOL. We were to use watercoloring with reinkers. Every since my Swallowtail stamp arrived, I've wanted to emboss in Silver Embossing Powder. We are making a card similar to this in my classes this month, but sponging rather than watercoloring. I am using Shimmery White card stock on this card. Let's start with the focal image. First, stamp your greeting. This is from the stamp set, Loving Thoughts, and is stamped in Basic Gray. After swiping the card stock with the Embossing Buddy, I stamped the Swallowtail... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Lots going on at Stampin' Up! these days! FREE SHIPPING Who does not love free shipping? For three days only, April 6-8, 2013, anything and everything you order will have FREE SHIPPING! This is for standard shipping; expedited shipping is not included in the FREE promotion. There are no minimum purchase requirements. Place your order online here (click SHOP NOW to shop or browse) or email me to take advantage of this. WE'RE HAVING A COLOR REFRESH In order to stay on trend and up to date, Stampin' Up! is retiring some colors and bringing back some... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Here's a card I made for this week's Technostamper's TSSC255 Sketch. The Spring Catalog has a really nice pack of designer paper called Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack on Pg. 16. This card showcases one of them. The card base is Very Vanilla card stock. In the next element, I've layered Midnight Muse and Gumball Green card stocks and the Poetry Print Designer Series Paper. A piece of Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon is added. This piece is attached to the card front using a generous amount of SNAIL Adhesive. The greeting is from the set,... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, This card was inspired by one of the World Card Making Day winning cards. I made it for a friend's birthday. I am really going to miss the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper from this year's Sale-A-Bration brochure!! The card base is Whisper White card stock. I used another layering piece of Whisper White and stamped the greeting in Island Indigo classic ink. I added a strip of Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper (S-A-B) on the right. Then I attached assorted patters from the same Designer Paper Pack behind the punched circles. I attached to the card... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Stampin' Up! has introduced a new line to their stamps on a trial basis - Photopolymer Stamps. They have searched long and hard for the best materials to produce these completely clear stamps! They work perfectly with the firm-foam ink pads. You can now see exactly where you will be stamping! Isn't that cool? Item # 132956 - Designer Typeset Polymer Stamps (57 pieces!!) - $13.95 What makes them so great? They're entirely transparent for perfect placement every time! They are durable. The photopolymer material is designed to last. Can you say sticky? (Don't worry; in a... Continue reading

Hi Stamping Friends, Please forgive my absence of the past month. We were on vacation, had our whole family here (many of whom didn't feel well) and Steve and I got knocked for a loop when they left. We are finally feeling better and I am so ready to be back in the routine. These cards use a really cute set from the Spring Catalog called Sweet Threads Simply Sent Cards. I hadn't cross stitched in years and found this a really fun project to complete. You get everything you need to make 8 cards, including envelopes, die-cut pattern pieces,... Continue reading