I mentioned on Wednesday that I wouldn't have a Five Minute Friday card on Friday because I wanted to share another project instead. Last night was our monthly Downline Meeting and I'm sharing my swap that I made. I share these with you after the Downline Meeting because I want the girls to be surprised when they get their swap. I love getting together every month with these ladies! I love celebrating their successes and cheering them on with … [Read more...] about Easter Treats
Is it Friday yet?
Bad news: there won't be a Tool review this week. Good news: you're getting your "Five Minute Friday" card today. Actually, you're getting three! I'm using the Happy Home stamp set today. This little stamp set doesn’t look like much in the catalog, but it really does have potential. And if you pair it with our Notecards & Envelop Set, you have the makings for a cute notecard set that you can gift to a friend! These cards are very … [Read more...] about Is it Friday yet?
Watercolor Wings
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
Five Minute Friday
Did you know that this month is the Third Anniversary of Paper Pumpkin? For those of you not familiar with Paper Pumpkin, it is a monthly subscription that comes straight to your home. They are filled with lots of goodies and everything you’ll need that month to assemble your project, except scissors – but everyone already has those. Here’s how it works: you click the link on the left that says "Paper Pumpkin click here to subscribe today", enter … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday
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