The new Sand & Sea suite of products are unbelievably beautiful. The coordinating Friends are like Seashells stamp set, Seaside Seashells dies and Seashells embossing folder is an amazing trio that works so well together. There is a “proper” use of order to make them work so well together (it just makes it easier for you). I discovered there are…
Butterflies have taken over my stamping space this week. (I can’t wait to see the real ones in my garden later this summer). The new Butterfly Wings dies work so beautifully with the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set – Stampin’ Up! was really thinking smart with this one. The large Butterfly Brilliance stamp lines up perfectly with the largest Butterfly Wings…
Do you follow me on Instagram? https://www.instagram.com/mailsomethingpretty/ I will be flooding my Instagram channel on St. Patrick’s day (March 17) with all things green and rainbows and Stampin’ Up! in preparation of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. I’ll be joining a group of other direct sales ladies in turning Instagram green too. You can check out these hashtags to see what…
Get ready for a sneak peak to see what is in the upcoming 2021/22 Annual Catalog. Not only do you get a sneak peak, but you get to order the products from Butterfly Bouquet before the May 4 catalog debut. You get to choose a large stamp that has 6 beautiful butterflies, a set of 12 coordinating dies and two…
I’ve been busy preparing kits for our town’s Council on Aging Spring card kits. The kits require a lot of cut outs for simple glueing assembly. As I was cutting butterflies and flowers on my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I noticed my machine was looking a bit “dusty”. Not from lack of use, but rather from lots of use.…
I am sure you have discovered after seeing many of my designs that I am more of a clean & simple type of stamper. Some cards have layers, but not overly so. Bright colors over subtle or vintage. Rarely do I buy a set for only one purpose or particular image. Versatility is what draws me to sets & dies.…
Today is the last day to earn all the awesome, exclusive Sale-a-bration products. Spend $50 and earn a product. Spend $100 and earn either two products or one $100 level product. Spend $150 and earn 3 or 2 & 1 products PLUS $15 in Stampin’ Rewards (choose anything for $15). No limits on how much you can earn. YAY! Or,…
Some of you may know that I used to be an avid knitter before I became a paper crafter. That was about 14 years ago. On doctor’s orders, I had to stop knitting because I sustained a painful nerve injury in my hand and tendonitis in my wrist. Stopping was hard, but luckily, I had just begun taking card making…
Some people have been experiencing difficulties with connecting their online orders to their demonstrator of choice. As far as I know, my customers have not had this issue. But, I wanted you all to be aware that there is a glitch and how to work around it (until it is fixed). The links on my Mail Something Pretty website have…
This was a Club project from last week. It’s a fun and super easy side fold card that is a perfect design for using patterned papers. I am sure you can imagine the versatility of this design by simply changing out the papers and colors. The plaid paper works really nicely because you can see the extension of the pattern…
Need help figuring out how to cut and figure out sizes for layers of a card? I made this video back in 2019, but it has become my most watched video with over 1.2K views – WOW! Hopefully this system will be as helpful to you as it has been to all the others who have watched it. Disclaimer –…
Some punches, such as the new Strawberry Builder Punch, have a lot of shapes it creates. This is very helpful when you want all those shapes, but can also make it a little complicated when you want to punch a certain shape or reduct paper waste. This punch hack can be very helpful for this particular Strawberry punch, but also…
A friendly reminder that there are only two weeks left of Sale-a-bration! Instead of it being January – March this year, Stampin’ Up! will be offering Sale-a-bration two times a year! January – February AND July & August!!! Earn you exclusive free products by either ordering increments of $50 or purchasing a Starter Kit. See all of the Sale-a-bration offerings…
Have you seen the swirly circle cards all over the internet? My team member Michelle tried to teach me how to make one and I got all confused. No fault of hers, I just couldn’t understand the written directions. I am more of a visual learner, so after she patiently taught me how to make it, I changed up the…
I’m trying to be conservative with my Berry Delightful paper since it won’t be available after February*. I love it so much and will miss it! When I first started stamping many years ago, I used to make a lot of one-sided notecards. One because they were quick & easy to make many and two because you didn’t have to…
I had a question the other day about what you can include in the Starter Kit. I thought that some of you may have the same question, so I thought I would share the answer with all of you. Did you know that you can add the new Butterfly Bouquet Bundle to your Starter Kit? Keep reading. The short answer is, everything that…
Two weeks ago (can you believe it was two weeks – sometimes it feels like yesterday and sometimes it feels like two months), the Inauguration happened. I’m not going to get into politics here, but amid the speeches, the songs, prayers and poems, there was fashion. I’m not talking pant suits, hats, masks or ties, I’m talking real American fashion.…
A past favorite Hey Chick is now joining Hey Birthday Chick – it’s Chick-tacular! Hey Chick was an overwhelming favorite in 2017 when it was offered for free during Sale-a-bration. Stampin’ Up! is bringing it back again, beginning today and is pairing it with coordinating dies so you can cut those chicks out with ease. Not only that, but new…
I wasn’t able to host an Open House this year due to everyone staying home, but I am still offering a January Special. This offer ends on January 31st and won’t return until next year. I like to offer a special during January to go along with Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-a-bration incentive. As a reminder, for every $50 you spend during…
Sometimes we need to make quick & easy cards. But who wants to make boring quick & easy cards??? These Quick & Easy Ice Cream Cards are far from boring because of the Rainbow Glitter Paper. They are full of flavor!!! Just a little goes a long way (they say that about some flavors too). Two sheets of the Rainbow…
