Starting today, Stampin Up is doing Bonus Days for the month of July. For every $50 you spend (pre-tax/shipping) you will receive $5 bonus bucks to spend in August. You can click on the Shop Now button on the right and it will take you directly to my online store, which is is open 24-7. Shop Now! … [Read more...] about Bonus Days Are Back!
Annual Catalog & Idea Book
The Best Day Ever
I love living by the beach but the funny thing is that it's hard to find time to go to the beach. Plus I'm not wild about all the sand. I do love the view though. There is something so calming about watching the ocean. And then you see something special like this. Nature living it's best life. Seeing the dolphins swim like this in person is truly special. I hope you get to see this spectacular scene yourself one day. … [Read more...] about The Best Day Ever
Love You
Today I have one more project using the Full of Life Suite. This is a 6 x 6" shadowbox frame. The Full of Life pattern paper comes in a 6 x 6" size so this is a full sized sheet. I used a bunch of the dies from the bundle. I used both the outline heart die and the heart with all the cut-outs. Instead of cutting out all the cut-outs, I used the die to apply our embossing paste on the larger heart outline. (Thanks for the suggestion Poli!) … [Read more...] about Love You
Full of Life
On Monday I shared a slightly different version of this card. I can't decide which one I like better. The prior one with more white accents. Or this one with more color. The pattern paper in this Suite is so lovely. I'm having a tough time trying to decide which one to use next. I'm dying to use one of the ones that's all rainbow colors. I'm hoping to have my next project finished in time for Friday's post. Check back on … [Read more...] about Full of Life
Miss You Friend
The Full of Life Suite in the new Annual Catalog is one of my favorite new Suites. The pattern paper in the Suite is right up my alley. I love the bright, fun rainbow colors. For today's card, I used a mix of the pattern paper with white accents. The white really helps the colors stand out. I typically don't use a lot of white in my cards, but I love how the white heart really makes the word "friend" stand out. I love the background paper. … [Read more...] about Miss You Friend
One Last Birdhouse!
This is it for the birdhouses at this time. I wanted to end the set on a really cute project - a 3D birdhouse. This little house turned out better than I hoped. I stamped one house for the front and die cut both the front and a second house for the back. Then I used a strip of 3x12" card stock to make the box center. There really wasn't a great way to measure out the strip in advance. So I just scored it as I went along around all the … [Read more...] about One Last Birdhouse!
Do You Have A Birdhouse?
Have you ever had a birdhouse? Did a bird ever use it? I've had a birdhouse on my porch for years, but I have never seen a bird use it. I don't know if it's because the hole in the front is too small. Or maybe it's too dark inside. I bought the birdhouse because I thought it was pretty. I didn't really expect a bird to move into it, but it sure would have been something to create a home that they would actually use. In the meantime, I'm … [Read more...] about Do You Have A Birdhouse?
Last Day
Before I share today's project, a reminder that today is the last day to take advantage of the May sign up special. With the purchase of the Stater Kit you get a selection of In Color products for free. A week or so ago I shared a project using the Country Birdhouse bundle on a wood plaque. I hadn't really had a chance to make anything other than that with the set so it was time to get it back out and make a few other projects. The … [Read more...] about Last Day