Isn't this just the cutest Advent Calendar you ever saw? I had a class at my house today to make these. I wish I could say that I designed it! But nope - not me. It was Brenda over at QBee's Quest. It's a little time consuming but as far... Continue reading

Here's a couple more Swaps from Convention. Both of these cards use the Snow Burst Embossing Folder. This card was made by Carlyn Ray. She layered the Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper (DSP) onto her card, added the 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon in Blushing Bride and accented it with pearls.... Continue reading

A few days ago I showed you the swaps I made for Stampin' Up's Regional Convention in Louisville. Over the next couple days I'm going to show you some cards that I swapped for and take you through how they were made. Both of today's cards were made using the... Continue reading

Here's a card we made at my very first Stampin" Up workshop. We used the Easy Events stamp set and the Square Lattice embossing folder. The embossed background really sets it apart. Who wouldn't want to get this scrumptious cupcake for their birthday? (Don't forget the Big Shot used for... Continue reading

Here's the anniversary card I sent to my son and his wife last month. Chris and Theresa have been married for 8 years. They got married on the beach in Florida where they were living at the time. Octobers in Ohio, where they live now, aren't quite so tropical as... Continue reading

Before I get started on tonight's card, I wanted to let you know that the Great Pumpkin is not just a figment of Charlie Brown's imagination. She's a real live Stamper living in Fort Wayne! Last time I showed you the cute Treat holder she left for me. Well, it's... Continue reading

I got to my desk this morning and a surprise was waiting there for me! This cute little treat box and candy! What a great way to start the day!!! And the folks that sit next to me got one too. I asked the people who I know stamp if... Continue reading

Hope your Trick or Treating was marvelous. I handed out candy to lots of ghosts and goblins. Top choice of costumes in my neighborhood was Strawberry Shortcake and Pirates. We had a few witches too - one with a candy corn hat that was great! My witch card doesn't have... Continue reading

I missed you all yesterday. I hope you missed me a little bit. :) I was in Louisville at the Stampin' Up Regional Convention. A full day of new designs, new products and new friends. But I'm going to tell you more about that later this week. Right now, let's... Continue reading

How great is this card! I CASEd it from the Stampin'Up Catalog. In the catalog, its a bag of peanuts but I think it makes a great kid card. We used DSP Under the Big Top and the Bring on the Cake. The elephant is from the Stamp Set also... Continue reading

Here's another cute card we made during the Birthday card workshop. We used the Pennant Parade stamp set and the Petite Pennants Punch. The top flap was embossed using the Stripes Embossing Folder. Didn't Lorri Heiling do a great job designing this one? But Wait! There's more! When you open... Continue reading

I don't know about you, but in our family we either seem to have multiple birthdays within a week or two of each other or we have none at all. November is a birthday month for us. My husband, my daughter-in-law and my oldest granddaughter, Katlyn, all have birthdays in... Continue reading

I saw this holder for Anti-bacterial hand sanitizer last year on Pink Buckarro. They have a great tutorial on their website. This season I finally made some of my own. I made 7 different designs to give as gifts. But did I remember to take pictures before I gave them... Continue reading

Ok, I know I said I was doing Halloween projects, but today I have a fall flower card instead. We made this one at a Workshop I had a couple weeks ago with experienced stampers. We started by using the Top Note Die to cut out the background. Then stamped... Continue reading

What Trick or Treater wouldn't love these treat bags full of goodies. They're fast and easy to make and get big smiles. Make them for your friends, your kid's class or your coworkers. I guarantee that everyone will love them. Some won't even open them because they don't want to... Continue reading

Yesterday was my very first blog post. I'm not very good at the technical side of it yet, but I hope you'll put up with me while I work to improve on that. Honestly, you've got to believe me - I'm a much better stamper than techie!! I named this... Continue reading

Happy Sunday! Fall is definately here and you know what that means - Halloween and Trick or Treat are coming soon. So for today I have some great Halloween cards made using the the Peekaboo Frames Die. It's in the Holiday Mini Catalog and if you haven't seen it yet... Continue reading