Last week, I went to the annual Stampin’ Up! convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, and met up with my dear friend, Lauri who presented me with this incredible thread catcher that she made for me. It has a removal pin cushion weighted down by a ceramic tile, and the “bucket” has a handy loop for my scissors. It matches some other sewing accessories that I have that I will… Read More »
Today, I would like to share the cards that Cathy did for our new catalog swap using the very popular, “World of Dreams” stamp set. For this card, she also used one of my favorites, Work of Art. Stamps: World of Dreams (wood: 134183, clear: 134186), Work of Art (wood: 134111, clear: 134114) Ink: Staz-On Black (101406), Hello Honey (133643), Marina Mist (126962), and Mossy Meadow (133645) Classic Stampin’ Pads … Read More »
Savings on this week’s deals! My recommendations: Bitty Banners die and Chevron Ribbon! Shop at my Stampin’ Up! store for these and much more!
Be sure to check out the Weekly Deal! Lots of punches!! And I love the metallic clothespins.
I wanted to let you know about 2 Christmas sets that you can get now! One will be in our upcoming Holiday catalog, but the second is available only while supplies last. First, I MUST have this one! Such a beautiful cardinal and I can’t wait to watercolor it and get a head start on my Christmas cards!! Beauty of the Season (wood mount: 135776, clear mount: 135779) And this… Read More »
I wanted to share the adorable samples that Bobbie made using the ever-so-cute hostess set, Nuts About You. When you place a $150 order (or do a book party), you gert to spend $25 in hostess dollars on anything in the catalog, but the far better value is to select hostess sets because your dollars go much further. This cute set costs just $14 for wood-mount or $10 for clear-mount.… Read More »
Whenever a new Stampin’ Up! catalog comes out, several of us get together and do a swap using brand new stamps. We each select 2 sets and make 2 samples from each one. Over the coming weeks, I plan on sharing all 32 new cards with you! Alicia selected Choose Happiness (page 118) for one of her sets. Here are her masterpieces. Alicia is really an artist and showcases her… Read More »
Today, Stampin’ Up! released half of our new Blendabilities assortments for purchase (the other 6 assortments will be available next month). I had never used alcohol-based markers before, but I LOVE them!! I have had mine for a month now and I love how smoothly they color and blend on our ultrasmooth Whisper White cardstock. Stampin’ Up! has also released 6 videos demonstrating how fun they are to use and… Read More »
I am one step closer to my dream! Last week, I drove up to Buda, Texas and signed the paperwork on my brand new, 2015 Open Range 427BHS bunkouse fifth wheel! I took my friend and handyman with me so that we could do some measurements and figure out how to go about the renovations that I wanted to do. Here, I will show you the “before” pictures, and next… Read More »
I like to add tabs to my catalog so that I can find what I am looking for quickly. So many of my friends like them that I decided to make a video that shows just how I do it. You can make your own tabs, or, if you would rather, you can get a pdf file ready for printing on a full-size label sheet. You could even print them… Read More »
I don’t like garage sales. I don’t like going to them and I hate having them. So I am not having a garage sale for my big move. I have sold quite a bit of the big stuff via word of mouth and Craig’s List, and I have already made multiple trips to Goodwill with books and small stuff. But for crafting supplies, that’s a different story. I am not… Read More »
To get you up to date: I have a contract on my house with the closing scheduled for the end of June. And I have an RV (2015 Open Range 427BHS fifth wheel) on order. So I decided to start listing furniture, etc on Craigs List. (FYI: I don’t like garage sales and thought this would be the way to go). Well, on Craigs List, you can only list like… Read More »
Have you ever needed a gift box in a hurry? With this know-how, you can make your own box, quickly and easily! Check it out: Supplies: Paper: Whisper White cardstock (100730); Polka Dot Parade Designer Paper (126902) Other: Whisper White 5/8″ Organza Ribbon (114319); Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334); Sticky Strip (104294)
A little while ago, I mentioned the wonderful partnership between Stampin’ Up! and Project Life and now you can start ordering!! Here is how it works: you take a photo and stick in in a pocket of your scrapbook page. Then you grab a journaling card (they are so cute!) and you can stamp or embellish the card if you want, or you can just write on it about the… Read More »
I am so excited that Stampin’ Up! has given us all Free Shipping on ALL orders through Friday!! And with the Retiring Lists out, the timing could not be any better!! If you recall from previous years, some items run out very quickly, so you do not want to wait to order! And this year, for the first time, retiring Stamp Sets are available only while supplies last!! Here are… Read More »
Every year, we anticipate the arrival of the new annual Stampin’ Up! catalog, but before that, we can’t wait to see the list of stamps that will NOT be included – what I like to call the Retiring List and Stampin’ Up! calls Last Chance. The new catalog will be available to order from June 2nd, but the Retiring List will be out NEXT WEEK on the 21st!! And here… Read More »
I am so excited to let you know that Stampin’ Up! has partnered with the amazing Becky Higgins to bring you the real deal: authentic Project Life products, now in exclusive Stampin’ Up! colors and designs. If you’ve missed the Project Life craze and are wondering what it’s all about, I’ll fill you in: it’s a super simple, totally affordable way to get your photos into albums! You just slip… Read More »
Every once in a while, I like to treat my mailing list to something special. So, this Thursday, I am sending everyone on my mailing list the instructions to make both of these bags! But you have to be on my mailing list to get the instructions! To sign up, just fill out the box on the right! And when you do, you will also receive instructions on how to… Read More »
So, what does it take to mail a stamped card? Especially if the card isn’t totally flat (because you know how much we love our embellishments!) And what size is legal? There are so many questions about postage, I thought I would share some answers with you today. First, how much? A first class letter costs $.49 to mail (or a Forever stamp). That price is for an envelope that… Read More »
As much as I love sewing, I need to get back to stamping and here is what I have been doing the last couple of days. This is a small card – just 3″x3″ and we sometimes call them “Love Notes” I needed to make a bunch, and so I did: 56 of them!! One thing that I love about making 3×3 cards is that you can cut 8 bases… Read More »