Whew! I have had two crazy weeks of events, so my days and nights have been filled with prepping and packing and stamping and reorganizing and doing it all over again. Eight events in 14 days! It's been like a mini-stamping marathon! Originally I had 10 events scheduled (what was I thinking?), but a workshop …
I love the vintage look for Christmas cards and Stampin' Up! has LOTS of cool stamps and accessories to help me create something special! The silhouette of the family decorating the Christmas tree made me think of peeking in a window to catch a glimpse of a wonderful holiday memory-in-the-making. There's quite an "It's …
Those who know me well aren't going to believe it…I actually used my new Deck The Halls Fabric on a card! Finally, right?! When it comes to decorative papers, certain embellishments, and now the new Stampin' Up! fabric, I tend to like to admire the patterns and pretties, without actually using them. I wonder why …
Holy cow! It's October! And, this weekend is the official start of my holiday workshops! While I'm not quite ready for freezing temperatures, I'm so excited to start sharing some of the cool Christmas stuff in the Holiday Mini Catalog! Woohoo! This is one of the workshop cards we'll be making! It features the …
Along with all the cool fabric ideas that Shelli and Sara showed us, many additional fabric projects were on display at the Gathering Place at Convention. During our lunch break, we would head there to pick up our boxed lunch, then we'd spend most of the break looking at all of the showcased projects. I'll …
My absolute favorite presentation at Convention was on closing day when Shelli Gardner and her daughter, Sara Douglas, presented ways you could use the new fabrics coming in the Holiday Mini. As soon as they walked out on stage, we immediately saw that their skirts were made from the new fabrics! Shelli, who usually has …