I am so excited to share my next Class To Go. I think this one turned out stinkin' cute! Just looking at it has me counting down the days until school is out and Summer begins. By the time May rolls around, I'm done with homework, tests, studying, and reports. Unfortunately, we have school until mid-June. Ugh. I have my fingers crossed that we don't get anymore major projects this school year. I think AP tests and SATs will be enough with all the … [Read more...] about Class To Go – Cool Summer
Retirement List
Five Minute Friday – Cool Treats
Before I share today's Five Minute Friday card, I wanted to remind you that the Retirement Sale is in full swing. We have just over a month before those products will be gone forever. And sadly, some of them are already sold out. One product that isn't retiring from the Occasions Catalog is the Cool Treats stamp set and Frozen Treats Framelits. You may have noticed the bundle on the Retirement List and that's because the bundle is … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday – Cool Treats
Scrapbooking With Pocket Pages
Sometimes when I tell people that I scrapbook, I see their eyes start to glaze over as they visualize piles and piles of paper and stickers and punches and just stuff. That's the traditional view of a scrapbooker - that you can't scrapbook without a ton of supplies all around you. I've heard stories from former scrapbookers that they gave it up because it was just too messy. Or that there was too much pressure to create the perfect page. It can … [Read more...] about Scrapbooking With Pocket Pages
Five Minute Friday – Mother’s Day Card
Today's five minute Friday card uses a bunch of retiring products. Both of the stamp sets, the pearls, and the pattern paper are all retiring at the end of May. This card has some really easy stamping since all of the flowers are one single stamp. Watercoloring is a perfect technique for a five minute Friday card. Watercoloring doesn't have to be perfect and I find I get better results when I work quickly, rather than spending a lengthy … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday – Mother’s Day Card
So Long Succulents
If you've been reading my blog posts for the past couple months, you might have guessed that one of my absolute favorites from the Occasions Mini Catalog is the Oh So Succulent stamp set and coordinating Succulent Framelits. And I just noticed that this stamp and die set is not being carried forward into the next Annual Catalog. It is officially on the Retirement List. I was so sure that it was going to carried forward because of the popularity … [Read more...] about So Long Succulents
Five Minute Friday – Garden In Bloom
I'm back with another Five Minute Friday card today! I've missed being able to share these. Making cards doesn't have to be complicated. Believe me, whomever you've giving this to will appreciate that you took time to make something for them. Today's card uses the Garden In Bloom stamp set. The stamping on this card is quick. I started with the large flower in Sweet Sugarplum. Then I added the leaves in Garden Green. The little flower … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday – Garden In Bloom
Grateful Bunch, I’ll Miss You…
The Retirement List was just released on Monday and it is 10 pages long. I can't believe how many good things will be going away. It's always a shock every single year when I see the retiring list. It's so sad to say good-bye to so many favorites. One of the stamp sets we will be saying good-bye to is Grateful Bunch. It has been a fast favorite this past year. You can see some other ideas using this same stamp set here and … [Read more...] about Grateful Bunch, I’ll Miss You…
Five Minute Friday
Every month I get together with my Stampin Up Downlines and it is one of my absolute favorite evenings of the month. These ladies get it. They understand and share in my crafty desire to play with stamps, ink, and paper and make things. It’s such a blessing to have these ladies in my life. Even if we were not Stampin Up Demonstrators any longer, I can't imagine not having them in my life. Last night was our May Downline meeting and it was a … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday