Circle Sayings is a nice all occasion stamp set. It has a variety of sentiments in it suitable for a number of different occasions. For my first card with this stamp set, I used the cupcake and Celebrate. You can never have too many birthday cards in your stash. For the cupcake, I used vanilla for the frosting and stamped the wrapper on pattern paper. Then I cut out both pieces and layered the blue wrapper on top of the vanilla cupcake. I … [Read more...] about Circle Sayings
Annual Catalog
One More…
Happy Friday! I have one more card made from the Masterfully Made Suite. I think this one is my favorite so far. I think the two pinks, Berry Burst and Bubble Bath, compliment each other perfectly in this card. For this card, I wanted a more rustic look. So I distressed the pattern paper by wrinkling it and then smoothing it back out. Don't worry, next week I'll be sharing something new. I have a couple different stamp sets that I'm … [Read more...] about One More…
Thanks Version Two
Today's card is another thank you card that I sent to some of my June customers. This uses the Masterfully Made Suite as well. This is the first chance that I had to use some of the greenery dies in the Suite. Both of these dies are so intricate. The extra bit of greenery just adds a little something extra. Cards don't have to be super complicated to be pretty. The pattern paper used today is so beautiful that I had a hard time cutting it up … [Read more...] about Thanks Version Two
June Customer Thank You
For June's thank you cards, I used the Masterfully Made Suite from the Annual Catalog. The pattern paper in the Suite is stunning. There is so much detail and depth in the paper. For this card, I used the paper, some twine, and the thank you rectangle. All of those amazing flowers are the printed paper. Thanks to a long weekend last week and a simple design, I was able to get my June thank you's out relatively quick. If you missed out … [Read more...] about June Customer Thank You
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
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