Sunday Showcase: Goodbye Affection Collection

Hi Stamping Friends! Today's Sunday Showcase features the lovely Affection Collection stamp set from the Holiday Catalog!  I thought I show you some amazing projects I found so you can see how versatile it really is!  Get it before it's gone…the Holiday Catalog ends on January 2, 2013.  And, if you order now through January …

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Illuminated Snowflakes & Last Day For Merry Moments Class!

Today's project was one of the favorites at my "Last Thursdays" class last night and it was one of my favorites, as well! Not only are there three types of sparkle going on, we're also using three types of snowflakes!  It's a trio of sparkly and wintery goodness!  The triple-layer snowflake is created with the …

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Sunday Showcase: March Demo Team Projects Part 2

Today we're highlighting more of the projects that my Too Cool Demo Team shared at our March meeting.  Enjoy! Created by Carmen DeBruce.  Features Bordering on Romance and Word Play stamp images, and Adorning Accents Edgelits.  I love how the flower border coordinates perfectly with the scallop Edgelit!  Plus, Carmen always does the best job …

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Sunday Showcase: 12+ Fun Punch Art Ideas

Today, I'll be featuring some cute card ideas using punches!  These projects were shown at either last year's Stampin' Up! Regional in Lousiville or this year's Leadership in San Antonio. Once again, I ask you to look past the bad lighting, the plastic card protectors, and the clothespins for some terrific punching inspiration!  Click to …

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Autumn Leaves Bleaching & Pastels

One of my Too Cool Demo Team members, Connie Forrester, recently showed me a beautiful card she made using a Bleaching & Pastel Technique.  She had CASEd the card from France Martin at FrenchieStamps.com.  Here is Connie's card: I loved the look of this technique so much, I had Connie demonstrate the technique at our …

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Gently Falling Watercolor Crayon Spritz

Today's Two Cool cards highlight a variation on the Marker Spritz technique from my previous post: Gently Falling Marker Spritz.  This time, we are trying out the same thing with Watercolor Wonder Crayons!    Watercolor Crayons Spritz Once again, I used the bold maple leaf from the Gently Falling two-step stamp set in the Holiday …

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