Today, I'm joining The What's New at Stampin Up Blog Hop. We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrator from around the world who are Hoppin’ with exciting ideas to share with you. Today we will feature products from the Holiday Catalog. I know you will find a lot of wonderful ideas shared today. As soon as September rolls around, I start to add the Fall decor around the house. Every year I like to add a new project and somehow they all seem … [Read more...] about What’s New At Stampin Up – First Frost
Lilypad Lake
As we wrap up the end of summer and kick off another school year, I dreaming of summer vacations and time away relaxing. Towards the end of Summer, I start to look forward to the usual school year routine. And then it hits full force with school supply shopping, a thousand permission slips that are due tomorrow, and back to regular soccer practices and games. As I sign my fourth permission slip for the evening, I'm quietly thinking how nice it … [Read more...] about Lilypad Lake
Last Call – Color Your Season Bundle
The Color Your Season Promo ends this Friday. If you were on the fence about getting the stamp set, dies, and watercolor pencils, now if your last chance. I know I mentioned previously that the Watercolor Pencils (Assortment 2) may be available in a future catalog. But, Stampin Up just confirmed they will be retiring at the end of this month along with the stamp set. For today's card, I used our Stampin Blends markers to color the … [Read more...] about Last Call – Color Your Season Bundle
Daisy Delight
The saga of the broken washing machine has almost reached an end. A brand new machine will be delivered tomorrow and I have my fingers crossed that nothing goes wrong. We have been without a working washing machine for over two weeks now and it hasn't been easy. I did cave in and managed to do two very small loads, but it's a huge process. The broken machine stops working at the rinse cycle and won't drain. So I have to take the clothes out of … [Read more...] about Daisy Delight
Five Minute Friday – August Paper Pumpkin
Before I share today's project, you've got to see the sneak peek for September. The September kit will be Halloween themed and will contain treat packaging to make 24 treats. Remember to plan ahead for those class parties and be sure to order the right number of kits. You can change the quantity of your monthly kit shipment for a single month. If you want to do this, go in to your Paper Pumpkin account and change the quantity no later … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday – August Paper Pumpkin
Petal Promenade
One of the amazing new packages of pattern paper in the Annual Catalog is Petal Promenade. This paper is loaded with tons of lovely floral images. You really don't need to add very much to the card to achieve a beautiful look. For this card, I stamped some flowers from the Abstract Impressions stamp set and then hand cut them out. These flowers are a little wonky when cut out, but I love the contrast between the abstract flowers and the … [Read more...] about Petal Promenade
Frosted Floral
One of my favorite Suites from the upcoming Holiday Catalog is Frosted Floral. I love the soft, muted look of the flowers and the shimmery pattern paper is to die for. The color combinations in the paper are truly beautiful. I think this is my new favorite color combination: Blackberry Bliss, Blushing Bride, and Mint Macaron. The large flower in the center is inked in Blushing Bride and then I dabbed on a bit of Blackberry Bliss in the … [Read more...] about Frosted Floral
No Tricks Here
The saga of the broken washer continues… it’s still not working. I have one more avenue to try for repairing it on my own. Someone messaged me that I’m nuts for trying this on my own. But, the washer is about 15 years old and if it needs any kind of repair that’s more than a hundred dollars, it’s frankly not worth investing it in a 15+ year old machine. And, I figure I certainly can’t make it any worse. It already doesn’t work. :) On to today’s … [Read more...] about No Tricks Here