Starting today, Stampin Up has released some brand new products that are available online only. This is a sampling of some of the new products. This Horse & Sleigh stamp set is going to be perfect for Holiday cards. The matching paper is so pretty. I can't wait to start making projects using these items. There will be more products available online, including an adorable new Truck stamp set and matching punch. The truck stamp set … [Read more...] about New Online Exclusives
June Paper Pumpkin-Welcome Inn
June's Paper Pumpkin is a lovely blue floral kit. The sentiments in this kit are perfect for thank you or welcome cards to give a host or friend. Plus there are different designs to stamp the vases. This month's kit coordinates with the Countryside Inn Suite in the Annual Catalog. The patterns in the envelopes and card bases match the pattern paper in the Suite. This stamp set also has an add-on coordinating die set that will cut out a … [Read more...] about June Paper Pumpkin-Welcome Inn
My Favorite Books
I've been an avid reader for most of my life. Shortly after college, I started a notebook keeping track of all the books I read every year. I filled up the entire notebook a number of years ago and started a second notebook. Keeping track of the books I've read has been handy because I can go back through the years to see if I've already read a book when it's familiar. But the downside is that the notebooks are in chronological order and not in … [Read more...] about My Favorite Books
Another Bird’s Eye View
This was another card I used for my May customer thank you cards. This is one of the smaller birds in the set. I used the glasses on this little guy too. I thought the glasses paired well with the stack of books. And I couldn't resist giving him a balloon. I have another project using this same stamp set that I'll share on Friday. I'm pretty excited about this project. I'm working on finishing it up now and I can't wait to share it with … [Read more...] about Another Bird’s Eye View
Bird’s Eye View
Every month I send out thank you cards to everyone that places an order or subscribes to Paper Pumpkin through me. This is one of the cards that I sent out for the May customer thank yous. I just love the little birdies in this stamp set. The glasses are a separate stamp so they can wear glasses or not. If you missed out on getting the May thank you card, you still have time to make a purchase this month to get the June thank you card. … [Read more...] about Bird’s Eye View
June Sampler-On The Farm
Today I'm sharing my Sampler Kit for June, which is On The Farm. I'm not a farm girl, but I do have fond memories of going to the LA County Fair with family every year and seeing all the farm animals. I was always surprised at how big the cows and pigs really are. It's amazing to see if you're never seen these animals up close. Several people have asked what I do with the samplers. I use them as home decor pieces in my home. I change it out … [Read more...] about June Sampler-On The Farm
New At SU-Little Monkey
Welcome to our NEW AT SU! Blog hop! We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who are Hoppin’ with creative paper crafting ideas to share with you. Today we are showcasing cards for children or children at heart. I'm using the Little Monkey stamp set today. This is such a cute set with several different monkeys in the set. There is the eternal debate of would I rather have a matching punch or matching die set. The … [Read more...] about New At SU-Little Monkey
I’m No Quitter!
Well, I finished up my paintbrush experiment and it came out better than I hoped. I started by cutting off the dried hot glue from my first brushes that I had colored with re-inker. There was just no salvaging that hot glue. Every time I re-heated it, the red ink just ran out all over the place. So back to square one. I used the rope hot glue to glue the paintbrushes upright. The rope hot glue I purchased came in a 6' length. I ended up having … [Read more...] about I’m No Quitter!