Stampin’ Up! Happy Blessings
While I was loading retired stamp sets on eBay, I had to make the decision about whether to sell or keep a lot of product. This stamp set, retired Stampin' Up! Happy Blessings, is a definite keeper!...
View ArticleWho’s Ready For Hot Chocolate?
The calendar says it's time for Hot Chocolate. The skies are overcast enough to be snowing. So, I say, let's get this party started! Take a brown paper lunch sack and tuck a package of your favorite...
View ArticleOur Hearts Enlarged
Our nephew and his wife are either in labor, or have already delivered their first child today, a beautiful baby boy! These two are the most sweet, quiet natured, shy people on the face of this earth....
View ArticleRinging In The New … For You!
I have been blessed so many times over this year that I can't wait to tell you what the New Year holds for me AND for you! Not only did we move and re-built my stamping studio, but my husband retired...
View ArticleTwo Sweet Valentine Specials
TWO NEW STAMPIN' UP! VALENTINE PROMOTIONS! From January 3 through January 21, Stampin' Up! is offering two valentine deals! DEAL #1: MY LITTLE VALENTINE STAMP SET EXCLUSIVE. Get the Sealed with Love...
View ArticleStampin’ Up! Moving Forward
While I was at Stampin' Up!'s Leadership Conference in Orlando last week, I took pictures of the display boards to come home with ideas for my favorite stamp sets, and Moving Forward is one of those...
View ArticleMake a Quick Greeting Card Kids Valentine Card
I was really in the mood to make a quick Valentine card with Stampin' Up!'s Greeting Card Kids. Don't you just love this little sweetheart? She is only one of four reasons I love this stamp set!...
View ArticleHow To Make a Card for a Child
Today, I’m going to show you how to make a card for a child. First, take note of the child’s age! Although I knew we had a five year olds birthday coming up, I simply could not believe it! Can any of...
View ArticleStampin’ Up! Owl Punch as the Easter Bunny
Ever since I dressed up the Stampin' Up! Owl Punch as the Easter Bunny a few years ago, I have been wanting to create him in the form of a card. So, yesterday, while I was making a pile of Birthday...
View ArticleTea Party For a GrandDaughter
Is there anything sweeter than a Tea Party for a GrandDaughter? I think not! No naked envelopes! This image was colored directly on the stamp from Stampin' Up!'s stamp set, Tea Party, using the...
View ArticleOn This Day in 1947!!!
On this day in 1947, a mysterious object crashed on a ranch in Roswell, New Mexico. The crash is tied to a weather balloon, but the most popular theory is the object was a ship carrying alien life....
View ArticlePartnering With Ronald McDonald House Charities
Stampin' Up! is partnering with Ronald McDonald House Charities again this year, raising funds through the sale of this stamp set, Tag It! Each year for the past 10 years, Stampin' Up! has produced a...
View ArticleWhen Your Child Is Sick, Nothing Else Should Matter
I love what Holly Linford says in this video: "When your child is sick nothing else should matter but paying attention to your child. Not where you can afford to stay, not where your next meal will...
View ArticleTag It Card Ideas
Once I got started making cards with the Tag It stamp set I came up with card idea after card idea! So fun and EASY with these coordinating framelits! I need to get a lot of these finished before the...
View ArticleBack 2 School Survival Guide
I just have to tell you about an awesome Back 2 School Survival Guide that is available for download to help you stay organized and on track throughout the school year. It’s newly updated for the...
View ArticleWe Will Be Just Fine
As we were getting ready to leave after the funeral and family time, I saw my sister-in-law take her 6'2" son's face in her hands and say into his eyes, "We will be just fine." I have to admit, since...
View ArticleSomething For Baby Boy Shower Invitations
I have the privilege of creating baby shower invitations for our new little great grand-baby boy, and I'm going to use a bundle of products from the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog called Something For...
View ArticleHOW TO: Use Dryer Sheets
So, Cathy decided on the white card that I was showing you in THIS POST and that meant I was going to need to know how to use the Dryer Sheet Technique. Let me tell you, it's EASY!!!! Instead of using...
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