For the last several months, I’ve been sharing all sorts of goodies from the Occasions Catalog and the Sale-abration Catalog, but I've sadly been neglecting the Annual Catalog & Idea Book. There is so much good stuff in there and I haven’t been sharing it with you! Can you forgive me? I need to fix this right now because the current Annual Catalog will end 5/31 and the new one will start 6/1. When the current Catalog came out last year, … [Read more...] about Watercolor Wings
Sale-abration
Work It Wednesday – Punches
In this week’s Work It Wednesday, I’m talking about punches. There are about a million different choices in a sorts of shapes and sizes. Do you need punches to make your crafty life complete? Absolutely! Do you need ALL the punches? Absolutely! Okay, maybe not ALL of them. My usual criteria for Tools doesn't totally translate to an entire category of tools, but we'll give it a shot. How big is the learning curve? Punches are usually self … [Read more...] about Work It Wednesday – Punches
Don’t Reinvent the Wheel
Do you remember this Christmas card from December? I know, black and gold for Christmas, crazy combo, but it works. This card turned out very elegant. I have to admit, I really like the layout of this card. It has lots of layers and incorporates several punches, which means I’m using those tools I purchased. Ready to see a little magic? On the count of three, this card will turn into a Spring card! One…two…three! Ta-da! New colors, … [Read more...] about Don’t Reinvent the Wheel
Five Minute Friday
I don’t know about you, but I’m loving these Five Minute Fridays! I love the challenge of coming up with something nice looking and quick at the same time. Some of you may be wondering, how I make a card in five minutes or less. I do have a couple short cuts which help. The first short cut was inspired by another Stampin Up Demonstrator (actually, I think I saw this same idea on a couple different blogs). She said she takes her cardstock to an … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday
Work It Wednesday – Envelope Punch Board
In this week’s Work It Wednesday, I’m sharing the Envelope Punch Board. The website says the Envelope Punch Board will help you create your own envelopes from our Envelope Paper, Designer Series Paper, or cardstock in up to 66 different sizes. Instructions included. The board includes a sizing chart printed right on it (measurements are in both metric and non-metric) and a scoring tool, which you can store in the Punch Board itself. The Punch … [Read more...] about Work It Wednesday – Envelope Punch Board
Don’t Miss Out!
Just a reminder that Sale-abration is still going on! There are so many awesome things you can get for FREE with a $50 (pre-tax and shipping) order. I really love the Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack, which is free. The patterns pair so well with the Botanical Gardens paper. A couple weekends ago, I was playing around with the Botanical Builder Framlits and cut out a bunch of flowers and leaves. No seriously. A Bunch. I don't think I'll … [Read more...] about Don’t Miss Out!
Five Minute Friday
Can I tell you how much I love making super quick and easy cards? Today's Five Minute card was inspired by one I found on Stampin Up's website. I can't remember the name of the person who shared her cute sample but I loved how she made flowers by combining the scribbled circle from one set with flower petals from another set. In fact, these cards are so quick to make, I've now made about a dozen of these. Plus they are flat which is perfect for … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday
Work It Wednesday – Big Shot Die Brush
Last week I showed you the Precision Base Plate and in that Post, I mentioned another tool called the Big Shot Die Brush. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to talk about this tool since I mentioned it last week and said that you use it in conjunction with the Precision Base Plate. The Big Shot Die Brush was just released in the current Occasions Catalog. The price for the brush is $11 (a little less if you're a Stampin Up … [Read more...] about Work It Wednesday – Big Shot Die Brush