March's Paper Pumpkin kit was Stampin Up's Fifth Anniversary kit. This kit contained a beautiful set of floral cards and envelopes. You can see what the kit looked like here assembled as instructed. The florals in this kit were amazing. And what made this kit so special was that the envelopes were designed to have these amazing flowers and ribbon. After making a few of the cards in the kit, I knew the various pieces would make a beautiful … [Read more...] about March Paper Pumpkin Revisited
Rooted In Nature
At OnStage last month, one of the brand new stamp sets that we had the chance to play with was Rooted In Nature. It is part of the Nature's Poem Suite of products. I can already tell that this is going to be a quick favorite among stampers. This Suite of products contains so many beautiful natural elements that help create an amazing card when layered together. Today’s card features both the Rooted In Nature stamp set and Nature's Poem … [Read more...] about Rooted In Nature
Those Florals!
The Share What You Love pattern paper is amazing! It has these amazing floral images and bright colors. And the paper is thick like card stock. Today's card is one of the Make & Takes that we made at OnStage in April. It was super quick and easy to put together and it looks fabulous. When making cards, you don't have to make it super complicated. You can get fabulous results with quick and simple stamping with a bit of layering. Don't be … [Read more...] about Those Florals!
March Customer Thank You’s
I'm a little behind in sharing my Customer Thank You cards. These are the thank you cards that I send out every month to my customer's that make either an online purchase or an in person purchase with me at an event. Today, I'm sharing March's card. This card uses the bright Birthday memories pattern paper which is being retired at the end of this month. I love the fun rainbow of colors in this pattern paper. It's great for both little kids … [Read more...] about March Customer Thank You’s
Mom is Always There For You
Mother's Day is in two days! I'm sure you've been working hard to select just the right gift for mom. The card is always the hard part. You want something that says just what you think of her. The Apron of Love bundle has just the right sayings to tell her how much you appreciate all those times she helped you out with those last minute book reports and projects. Remember the time she helped you build a 3D model of a spider? Or the catapult you … [Read more...] about Mom is Always There For You
Send Mom Some Love
As we count down to Mother's Day (five more days!), I have another project you can make for the mom that tells you "you don't have to get me anything". In the Occasions Catalog, there is a 3D box using the Apron dies. I really liked the idea of using the apron to make a box. This is a great idea to fill with a sweet treat for mom. It's big enough for a few candies or a gift card or both. Here is the Apron Box.The dimensions of the box are 2" wide … [Read more...] about Send Mom Some Love
Apron Of Love
The smell of vanilla mixed with brown sugar and butter will always remind me of baking with my mom when I was little. My favorite was chocolate chip cookies. One of my jobs was opening the package of chips and adding them to the mix. Then mixing in the chips and scooping it out onto trays. Then came the tough decision... Do I make just a few big cookies or lots of little cookies? Mother's Day is next weekend and the Apron of Love bundle … [Read more...] about Apron Of Love
Tomorrow is…
National Scrapbook Day and Cinco de Mayo! I sure had some tough choices for today. Do I share scrapbooking or tacos? This time I'm going with the scrapbooking. You'll have to get your own tacos. Years ago, I stopped scrapbooking almost entirely. I continued to scrapbook our vacation albums here and there but I pretty much gave up on the everyday family pictures because I felt like I would never ever be caught up. The … [Read more...] about Tomorrow is…