Too Cool Stamp Club August Showcase – Part 1

Lots of fun projects were shared at Stamp Club last week!  Several attendees used the beautiful Strength & Hope set that is only available through August 31, 2011.  Remember that when you purchase this set, $2 will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  Learn more on my Too Cool Stamping website. Created by …

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Favorites From Convention Demo Presenters—Part 1

Learning new tips and techniques is another fun part of Convention. Stampin' Up! selects several demonstrators to present their own projects, and show us some Too Cool tricks!  I love watching these presentations! Of course, I'm saving some of the ideas I saw to create my own examples for later posts, but here are a …

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Creative Elements 3×3″ Notecards

I had a chance to play with my favorite stamp set from the new catalog…Creative Elements!    It's just a simple, 3×3" notecard that I can stick in with some of my recent orders as a "thank you." With some quick stamping and a couple of punches, this card went together very quickly.  Cutting out …

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Gerber Daisy Wedding Card For Susan

My friend Susan, who I've known since nursery school, got married over the weekend!  Woohoo!  Congratulations, Jim and Susan!  It was a beautiful wedding and I had a fabulous time at their reception.  It was awesome to see some of my other friends that I've also known since nursery school (waves to Angie and Deanne!).  …

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Matchbox Nugget Box With Gerber Daisies

See this… This makes me jump up and down and clap my hands together really fast!  Partly because I'm happy to be finished, but mostly because it thrills me to see a multitude of handmade projects lined up after mass production!  I love the feeling of accomplishment, and I love admiring the results!  Ahhhh! In …

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Too Cool Demo Team May Showcase

It was a very small Too Cool Demo Team meeting for May, but we still saw plenty of fabulous projects created by Carmen DeBruce!  Here is a sampling… The paper flowers are made with layers of the Scallop Circle Punch with slits cut all the way around to make petals.  Flower centers are from the …

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