Today in the US, we are celebrating Labor Day, which means it's a day off work for me since my office is closed. It's so nice to have an extra day off. Gives me lots of time to catch up on my Stampin Up work. Or, have an extra day to relax. Actually, the extra day gives me a chance to catch up on cleaning and organizing the craft studio. Periodically, I get asked how I store my Paper Pumpkin kits that come every month. First, I really do my … [Read more...] about Paper Pumpkin Storage
August Paper Pumpkin
August's Paper Pumpkin kit, World's Greatest, is a fun kit to celebrate those everyday heros in our lives. This kit makes nine cards, three each of three designs. I love the little gold statue card. Such a cute way to tell a friend that they are the world's greatest. Plus that shaker card with the gold sequin stars is a lot of fun. If you missed out on August, you still have time to sign up to get September's kit, Hello Pumpkin. This kit … [Read more...] about August Paper Pumpkin
Leaders Summit Recap
I was supposed to be in New Orleans this past week at Stampin Up's first annual Backstage event for leaders. Unfortunately, Covid changed all that months ago and Stampin Up converted the event to a Leaders Summit online. I was initially disappointed that I wasn't going to see friends in person. However, as we got closer to the past weekend, it became abundantly clear that all things happen for a reason since we would have likely been cancelled … [Read more...] about Leaders Summit Recap
Today’s The Last Day
To redeem your Bonus Days coupons! You need to have your order in by 10:50 pm PST today to use your coupon(s). Starting tomorrow, September 1st, is an awesome promo from Stampin Up. They are including some extra freebies with the Starter Kit. The $99 Starter Kit includes the usual $125 in products that YOU get to pick. Plus you will also receive for no additional charge: precut card stock, two FREE stamp sets, and a package of clear … [Read more...] about Today’s The Last Day
Out With The Old and In With The New
Our new Annual Catalog revealed our brand new die cut machine, the Stampin' Cut & Emboss, to be released at some point this year. It was available starting August 4th for Demonstrators and I've been test driving it for the last few weeks. So far, this looks like a great replacement to my old Big Shot machine. I loved that old machine, but after twelve years of very heavy duty use, it bit the dust a few months ago. I'm so excited to have a … [Read more...] about Out With The Old and In With The New
I Thought Of You
I'm stuck on a Fall kick lately. So, here's one more Fall card... Today's card uses the Love of Leaves bundle again. I love the clean and simple look of these leaves. And the Gilded Autumn paper is so pretty. You can also see just a hint of the Brushed Metallic paper in between the two pattern papers. I used the copper color metallic paper to match the copper ribbon. I promise I'll move on to some other things soon, but I might have just … [Read more...] about I Thought Of You
Hey There, Pumpkin
I was at the store this weekend and noticed they've already got Fall decor out. And it's over 90' degrees outside. I don't know about you, but if it's this hot, I'm not exactly ready to curl up with a plaid blanket by the fireplace and sip my Pumpkin Spice Latte. But that doesn't mean that I can't get out my Fall craft supplies and make a few cute things, just like today's card. My card today uses the Harvest Hellos stamp set and coordinating … [Read more...] about Hey There, Pumpkin
Wishing You Well
Happy Friday! The new Rectangle tins are going to be perfect for the Holidays. The tins are sized big enough to hold credit card sized gift cards or cash of course. I've decorated this one for Autumn. When you make something like this, you want the paper wrap to be taped to itself, rather than to the tin. This allows the recipient to slid the wrap off the tin, instead of ripping it apart. Remember to have your paper seam be on the top … [Read more...] about Wishing You Well