While at Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage event last week, each participant was given the same new stamp set in their goody bag. It’s called Marquee Messages and it’s fabulous! This stamp set will work for many occasions and people, however, I think it’s THE perfect set for tweens and teens. Sometimes it’s just so hard to design cards for them. I…
Next week my niece is going to make her First Holy Communion. She is very special to me as we spend each Friday after school together and I have named them “Fiona Fridays”. She also thinks I’m famous because she saw some of my cards for sale at a local store. So, not to disappoint her and her card expectations,…
Are you interested to see some of what I saw at OnStage last week? Here are the two links to great presentations (full of stamping). http:// http:// Enjoy! Consider joining the Stampin’ Up! family so you can go to these live events with me.
I was lucky enough to preview the new 2016/18 InColors (because I made cards for the OnStage Display Board) and now I am able to share them with you. I am in love with them! Keep in mind, these are photographs of the printed colors from an OnStage display. The true colors are more colorful and beautiful. While making my…
It’s that time of year when the annual retirement list is announced. Today is that day. So many great products are being retired at a discount of 15-50% off (to make way for so many great new ones). Be sure to check the list against your wish list. Remember, products are while supplies last. If you see something you have…
Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage event begins on Thursday and everyone who is involved with Stampin’ Up! (whether going or not going) is excited for this big event. The suspense is building because the new 2016/17 Annual Catalog will be released and all the cool stuff it contains. Yahoo!!! It’s tradition for those going to bring little pillow gifts for roommates and…
What? There seems to be a National or International Day of just about anything and everything. April 5 was chosen the day of dandelions and, it just so happens that I made a card for a friend last month that featured a dandelion. I much prefer to celebrate them on paper than seeing them pop up in my yard. Tell…
As much as we wish we didn’t need them, it’s good to have both Sympathy and Thinking of You cards on hand. A nicely written note (and a nicely made card) can really make a difference in a time of need or sorrow. Join me at my next class where we will be making these cards. Sentiments are interchangeable so you…
I love how the box says “3 Years & Counting” because I look forward to my box each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is the solution to many of our issues: I don’t have enough time for a class, I don’t have a craft room, I’m not creative to think up my own ideas, etc, etc, etc. Paper Pumpkin is…
I had so much fun and was so busy chatting with everyone that I forgot to take pictures! 22 people came to my Open House and they each made 4 cards at the different stations I set up throughout my house. Everyone had a different favorite, which means I did a pretty good job creating (and case-ing). Lots of people…
In April I will be traveling to Salt Lake City, Utah with hundreds of other Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators for the first ever North American OnStage Live event. I was there a few years ago for Stampin’ Up!’s 25th Anniversary and I can’t wait to return and see what they have in store for us. I promise to share everything I…
There are still spots available for you to come to my Open House this Saturday, March 5 (unfortunately, the early bird spots have been claimed). I have four cards for you to make that you will just love. Bring a friend, sister or daughter, but be sure to RSVP by tomorrow!
I’m starting to think about which samples to make for my upcoming Open House on March 5 (you are all invited, just need to RSVP to me). Since it’s only a few weeks before Easter, I immediately thought of using the Easter Lamb stamp from the 2016 Occasions catalog. You may have noticed that the “Happy Easter” is attached to…
The card I’m sharing with you today was not made by me, but rather a very talented stamper who recently joined the Stampin’ Up! family. I am besotted with this card that Ellen created. The vibrant blend of the purples and reds, the pop of white under the flowers and the movement the watercoloring creates. What a lovely card! Thank…
Birthdays are something everyone has and hopefully celebrates, so there is always a need for birthday cards. My next series of classes is a Birthday Card class. I thought I would share with you the cards that we will be making. I would love to have you join us at class, just RSVP with me to save your spot. Specific…
Wait until you see what this amazing new Party Pop-Up Thinlits can do! Tonight I am hosting my monthly downline/team meeting. We come together, share ideas, ask questions, be inspired by each other and make cards/projects (of course). Tonight we are doing a “shoebox swap”. Each person will bring a sample card/project and the supplies to make it for each…
Julie Andrews sang the beautiful song “These are a few of my favorite things” in the Sound of Music and for me, tea is one of my favorite things (I love the musical too). The drink is warming, comforting, social, varied in flavors, and can really solve all problems. Stampin’ Up! has come up with a perfect suite of tea:…
Today I had 9 wonderful women come over to play a fun-filled game of Stampin’ Up! Bingo. Prizes were new products from the 2016 Occasions catalog and the Sale-A-Bration catalog. Even though not everyone was a prize winner, everyone did go home with a door prize of It’s My Party Enamel candy dots (that they used in their tea cup…
I wanted to share two of the cards I made using the new Balloon Celebration photopolymer stamp set and coordinating Balloon Bouquet punch (they are sold as a bundle for $15% off in the 2016 Occasions Catalog). At first I thought the stamp set was just okay, but when I saw how it was used during the OnStage demonstration it became a must have.This first card is…
