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
Annual Catalog
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
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
June Specials
Stampin Up has some amazing deals for June. The first is the pattern paper sale. I love when we have our pattern paper sale. I don't feel so guilty for stocking up. I haven't decided which ones I'm going to get but there are so many great choices. There are a number of packs that are on sale for 15% off this month. The second June special is the Join special. Sign up to be part of the Stampin Up family and you get a discount on your … [Read more...] about June Specials
Smiling Croc
As we're approaching the end of the school year, I can't wait until we are sailing into the Summer break. I think this Croc is looking forward to it as well. Just look at that happy smile on his face and he pedals away. It's kind of funny, but with a kid in College, school is very hands-off at this point. But, I still look forward to the school breaks and visits home. There's nothing better than hugging them after it's been a few weeks since … [Read more...] about Smiling Croc
Party Animal
Happy Monday! I'm back with the Zoo Crew Suite today with another party animal - the raccoon. I love that one of the dies in the set can cut out this raccoon in the pattern paper. I don't mind cutting out one or two animals, but with the die I can cut a lot of them easily. I was debating coloring in the raccoon, but I really like how these animals look with the minimal coloring. I've really enjoyed using the pattern paper. Next I'm going … [Read more...] about Party Animal
You’re Too Wonderful
Happy Friday! I decided I needed to step away from the Crafting With You bundle so I can share some other fabulous new products. One of the cutest new Suites is the Zoo Crew Suite. I'm a sucker for any cute critter stamp set and this Suite is loaded with lots of critters doing lots of different activities, like crafting and camping. I'm using the party animals today. The elephant is from the pattern paper. The dies in the set cut out some of … [Read more...] about You’re Too Wonderful
It’s All About Color
There's nothing like a pretty rainbow of colors. And apparently, I can make just about anything into a pretty rainbow, like these spools of thread. The spools are tiny so I recommend using our fine-tip glue to assemble them. I love the textured look of the thread on the spools and the dies make the texture for you. And let's talk about the sentiment.. Life is better when you're crafting! I completely agree with this idea. Life IS better … [Read more...] about It’s All About Color