Thinking About Warm Sunny Days...

Yes, I know. Winter has barely started...and already I am longing for warm, sunny days! Kay B sent me this card several months ago and I just never got around to it...I think you all know how that is...I am in good company, aren't I? I am loving this new Blogger App on my tablet...I am doing a few posts while I sit in the laundromat waiting on laundry to fold. It helps to be able to fit things in here and there when life gets a little topsy turvy!

Still Thankful

I know...Thanksgiving is over...and we are marching on towards Christmas...but Jess B shared this with me when I stopped by her place the other day. She made these elegant, simple place cards for their Thanksgiving Dinner. Some of you won't recognize the turkey...he is from a very old stamp set...Jess and I have spent a few years stamping together, for which I am thankful. The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, which you can still purchase! Thanks for sharing Jess - it is beautiful and I am sure that it made a very lovely table for your family to enjoy!

A Stocking to be Stuffed!

Isn't this just adorable? Kay B sent me this gorgeous Christmas card and tucked inside of it was this cute napkin ring. She made a bunch of these napkin rings and no two were the same!

Happy Thanksgiving!

This beautiful card was created by Kay B. The coloring and shading is perfect! Thank you Kay for sharing.

Thank you each and everyone for your friendship and patronage over the years. I love sharing and creating stamp art with you!

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Stitched Stockings Filled With Christmas Wishes

This cute card was made by Sandy C. She brought it to card class today and shared. This teacher is so proud!

Happy Halloween!

Isn't this a fun card? Kay B. sent it to me - my favorite Halloween treat!

An Offer To 'Die' For

Triple Layer Punch Video

Three punches in one! If you didn't make it to my open house and get some hands on play...or if you did...and just can't remember all the details, this video will show you how these new triple layer punches work!

Paper Buttons

This lovely card was created by my friend, Kay! I so love the paper buttons! I will have to put the Sweet Buttons Embosslit Die on my wish list. I hadn't really been all that interested because I am not into sewing - at all!!!! However, who says I have to be interested in sewing to have such cute buttons to add to my cards? Plus...I can coordinate them with all my endless paper scraps that I keep hoarding! lol!

Sweet Buttons Embosslit Die	121813
Price: $11.95
Want the fun look of button embellishments for your stamping projects, but don’t have the variety of buttons you’d like? Our Sweet Buttons Embosslits Die will solve your button blues every time! The deeply embossed images and shapes you’ll get from this die will enhance the appeal of all your projects. They’re embossed and die cut at the same time—it’s “sew” easy! ■ Die measures 2-1/4" x 2-1/2" ■ Use with Big Shot, standard cutting pads, and multipurpose platform

Fantastic New In Colors!

Have you had a chance to look over our new In Colors? Stampin' Up! really outdid themselves on their color choices for this year! I absolutely love them! Check them out!

Here is a little card project featuring the new Wisteria Wonder:

Summer Fabric Fun

One of my favorite things about summer is the little vacation that I take from having classes. I miss my girls...but it gives me an opportunity to play with my stamping stuff in ways that I don't seem to find the time for when I am planning classes! A while back Stampin' Up! introduced fabrics into their line of product. I loved the Springtime Vintage Background Paper and this fabric coordinated with it...so it was my natural choice to choose this fabric! I also purchased the Big Shot Fabric Adhesive Roll when I purchased the fabric knowing that I am not much of a sewer! I envisioned buying inexpensive tops and bottoms and embellishing them to dress them up...and in some cases embellishing them to match!  This inexpensive ($3) top from Walmart looks absolutely fabulous adorned with these fabric flowers cut from the Fun Flowers Bigz L Die and coordinating Designer Buttons. This was very quick and easy to do! I am going to have to practice making 3-D flowers to attach next! I think it would be way cool to dress up some inexpensive tops and then add Velcro to some denim bottoms and be able to interchange coordinating 3-D flowers to match the tops! You could also make coordinating items for your hair, or even jewelry! What fun!!!

Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric	121817
Price: $9.95
Tender blooms, buds, and vines in unmistakable vintage style make the prints on our Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric downright pretty. Your fabric crafts and projects will bring to mind cherished memories or yesteryear and keepsakes passed down from beloved ancestors. They’re the perfect sweet patterns for making all kinds of gifts packed with love for family and friends. ■ Includes 1 each of 3 coordinating designs ■ Extra-wide fat quarter size; each piece approximately 28" x 18" ■ 100% cotton ■ Coordinates with Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, River Rock, Very Vanilla, and Always Artichoke ■ Coordinates with Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper and Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons ■ Use with 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon in coordinating colors for perfect finished look Set Quantity: 3

New Hostess Benefits!!!!

Have you had a chance to absorb our new, beautiful 2011-2012 catalog yet? It's amazing! One of my favorites is the NEW HOSTESS BENEFITS!!! Now, if you have all the hostess sets you want...you can get goodies from anywhere in the catalog...how cool is that! Be sure to get the hostess goodies that you want first though! They are deeply discounted and still are only for hostesses!!! Plus any item at 50% off starting at the $400 level all the way up to 4 items at 50% off...I am totally beside myself!!!!! LOL!!! Would you look at that!!!

Did you enjoy the catalog tour last year? I will be sending out another catalog tour this year! If you want to receive a catalog tour in your inbox be sure to sign up for my newsletter (upper left-hand corner) so you can get your own personal tour enjoying coffee in your PJ's!

Fluttering By

Thought I would share this gorgeous card designed by my friend, Joy. I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend!

Create A Cupcake Topped in Pearls

This color combo on this card is Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink, and Chocolate Chip. The layout is simple and uncomplicated. The pearl accents on the cupcake and flower give it a simple elegance. Create A Cupcake stamp set and the coordinating punch were used. FUN! I love those coordinating punches!

Nature Walk I'm Here For You

One of my favorite things to do if I need time alone is to go for a walk or to ride my bike on the trails. There is something calming about the very presence of nature. When we go through rough times it is nice to just know that someone is there; even if they can't do anything. This card conveys that thought and feeling with the earthy color of Early Espresso warmed up with Cherry Cobbler. The images are stamped on a Top Note Die Cut layered on a piece of Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper. It is accented with 1/2" Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon. The butterfly is stamped in Early Espresso then its wings are sponged over with Cherry Cobbler and highlighted with Smooch. It's body is colored in with the Early Espresso Marker. It is cut out and layered with a dimensional under the larger wing.

Nature Walk Four Frames

Basic Black and Marina Mist make a bold statement on this card. The bird cage is stamped on a Whisper White background in Basic Black. A layer of Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper anchors the bottom of the card and adds subtle birds to the background. A strip of Basic Black punched with the Scallop Trim Punch and adorned with 1/8" Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon blends the two backgrounds together. The focal point is the bird frame from the Four Frames stamp set (which is a sneak peek from the upcoming 2011-2012  catalog) stamped in Basic Black and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch. This is layered on a Marina Mist Circle and Basic Black Scallop Circle; all of which has been pressed through the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder giving the focal point textured interest!

Nature Walk Under Glass

The eye catching color combo of Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, and Night of Navy make this a very striking card. The Beveled Windowpane over the focal image draws your attention to this pleasing color combo layered over a Scallop Square die cut which is layered on a piece of Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper.

Nature Walk Birthday Wishes

This card is very simply designed. The Soft Suede card stock sponged with Early Espresso ink along the embossed edge from the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder gives it a bold, masculine look. The Antique Brad adds to this look. The images are stamped in Early Espresso ink on a layer of Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper.

Nature Walk Stamp Set Featured

Nature Walk - Clear-Mount Stamp	121997
Price: $18.95
Observe many of the wonders of nature in the images in this set: an intriguing collection of delicate bird eggs; mesmerizing butterfly, bee, and bird specimens; and a marvelous piece of flora growing and blooming in gentle meadow. These sketch-like images with their scientific style and vintage look are sure to add a sense of awe and wonder to cards, scrapbook pages, and home décor projects for the very living and breathing works of art that exist all around us in the natural world. Available both in wood-mount and clear-mount. Set Quantity: 7

I have a tendency to love all things nature...so this stamp set was an immediate choice for me to do a class with!! Check back this week to see the cards we made in my Nature Walk class!

April Color Combination

Here is a color combination for you to try this month. Happy stamping!

Sale-A-Bration: Bliss Project Video

Quick Fortune Teller Gift Project Video!