Depending on where you live and if you have school aged children, summer has already begun for you. Summer will begin on Thursday for my family (and we can’t wait). My son graduated high school two weeks ago and my daughter has 2 1/2 days left of middle school. She will be beginning high school in September. Time to celebrate!!! I…
Summer is a great time for creativity! Continue doing what you love to do, or try out something new. Here is a list of my summer classes. More dates available for a private class with you and your friends and hostess parties (my house or yours). All you need to do is contact me and we’ll find a date that…
Have you signed up for my alternative Open House yet? I’m calling it an “Open House in an Envelope”. Since I can’t seem to find a suitable day in the calendar until the end of July (and who wants to wait THAT long??), I’m doing a snail mail Open House (instead of an online virtual Open House). All you need…
That’s right, the wait is over and ordering for new products can begin!!! My list ready and I am just doing the last check over to be sure I am not missing anything vitally important for the next few classes I will be hosting. Stay tuned for the class schedule, it will be coming out very soon. I plan to…
Hi everyone! The sun is shining, the rain has moved on and the new 2017/18 Stampin’ Up! Annual catalog goes live today. Today is a very good day. There’s a little transitioning going on at the Stampin’ Up! website, converting the ordering from the old catalog to the new and it should be ready by 2pm today (it said 12pm…
I’m not sure about you, but my June & July calendar is filling up like crazy. Between high school graduation, end of the year school activities, softball tournaments, wisdom teeth removal, camps and who knows what else is on there. I couldn’t seem to find a suitable date for an Open House until the end of summer, so I’m going to…
This technique is so quick and easy, but impactful. Create a watercolor background with Stampin’ Write markers and an acrylic block. I promise you, after watching my video, this technique will be on your go-to list of techniques. Not only is it super easy to do, but it has a WOW effect that will impress both beginners and experts (and that’s what…
Once a month my team, the “Wicked Stampahs” (we are all from the Boston area) get together for a creative team meeting. Tonight was an especially fun meeting because we all were so excited to preview and chat about the new 2017/18 Annual catalog. One of the many perks of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is to preview and purchase from…
My son will be graduating high school in a few weeks and I can’t believe he’s old enough to graduate! He towers over me in height, yet I will always think of him as my little buddy. Today, I had a little time to spend in my stamp room, so I decided to combine this week’s Global Design Project challenge #GDP086 with…
Today I was a happy girl. I got to spend a good part of my afternoon playing with the new, pre-released Eastern Palace suite, which is just stunning with details. You can certainly make beautiful things with the stamp set alone, but the Thinlits pair so nicely with the stamp set. It’s like chocolate and peanut butter – good separately, but…
I’m sure you have noticed the trend of tassels on everything: pocketbooks, scarves, shoes and now cards. They are everywhere and so much fun!!! I just love how the new Eastern Palace suite works beautifully with each other – the stamp set and Framelits are perfect partners. I have been playing with this suite a lot lately and this is…
Stampin’ Up! is offering all of us a chance to pre-order a stamp set & bundle of products prior to the catalog launch of June 1! I had the opportunity of already purchasing the Eastern Palace Suite of products and playing with them, and I must tell you that I LOVE them. My first reaction at the stamp set was a bit…
It’s not quite dragonfly weather where I live (another 3 months to go), but that doesn’t mean I can’t create my own dreamy dragonflies in my home studio. I immediately fell in love with the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and coordinating Detailed Dragonflies Framelits from the 2017 Occasions catalog, but it was winter and it didn’t feel right playing with…
Easter has so many different styles, themes and color palettes. Easter bunnies, eggs and baskets are often created using pastel colors. This year, I wanted to go bold in making my fun Easter cards & treats. I achieve this boldness with bright colors and whimsy. Easter Card #1 My first card focuses on two retiring In-Colors: Cucumber Crush & Tip Top Taupe. These…
Shaker cards are so much fun to make and receive. They may look complicated, but really, they are pretty easy to make. In this video, I will show you how to make a one window shaker card. Below the video are the supplies I used and measurements. Ingredients: I made this card using the Party Animal Suite of products from…
What’s better than creating? Creating with other people!!! Join us for an Open Studio on Saturday, March 25 anytime between 9 am and 4 pm. Use any of my products for only $5. Have a few unmade Paper Pumpkin boxes – bring them! Have some Easter treats you want to make – bring them! Card stash a little low –…
Shaker Cards are so much fun to receive and now you’ll see that they are so much fun to make too. It’s like receiving an interactive toy in the mail. I made a video showing you how to make this two window shaker card and posted it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/IZ7YABkMBFM. These are the supplies I used for the two window shaker…
Here’s a really cool technique for using Framelits as stencils to watercolor with Aqua Painters and ink pads. I thought this technique and this card were a perfect match for this week’s Global Design Project Challenge #GDP075. The challenge was to create a project using the theme “Winged Creatures”. Here’s my finished card and step by step directions.Here are my steps: Tape…
Hi everyone! In the next few weeks, my Mail Something Pretty blog will be going under some construction. I will continue to make posts, so please be sure to check back often. I just wanted to let you know about the construction in case you see some things that may be out of sorts – it will just be temporary.…
Paper Pumpkin is the perfect way to jump into the world of papercrafting and get your creative “me-time” every month. All the stamps, ink, and paper you need to create a fun project, without any stress are delivered right to you. Everything is precut and ready to go so you can skip to the fun part of crafting! Each box includes…
