Hi Stamping Friends! I've been busy, busy, busy designing class cards, placing orders, getting club kits made, making swaps, and scheduling future blog posts…all in preparation for my trip to Salt Lake City for the 25th Anniversary Stampin' Up! Convention next week. I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!!!!! EEEEeeeee! Two more sleeps! But, …
Are you ready for the HUGE Online Extravaganza coming tomorrow?! There are door-buster specials you won't want to miss on the very first day only! Plus, dozens of items that are discounted up to 50% off! See more details from yesterday's post: Online Extravaganza Details. See the complete list of items that are on sale: …
I found the coolest card recently, with the coolest background, so I just had to CASE it and use it for one of my May Stamp Club projects! The card I saw was created by another demonstrator, Joanne French, and I found it on Stampin' Connection (that's an exclusive, demo-only website with 1000s of project …
Autumn is my favorite time of year, and the French Foliage stamp set, with its realistic looking leaves and collage-style images, is definitely my favorite of the season! It works so well with so many stamping techniques, too. I'm looking forward to trying emboss resist, watercolors, and pastels. But first, I had to experiment with …
I experimented with another beautiful background technique this week. I'm not sure if it has an official name, but I'm calling it white washing. I think it turned out beautifully, don't you?! The flowers are washed (painted) with White Craft Ink and Aqua Painters, to give them a lighter, semi-opaque look. Although the …
I got a chance to see lots of fabulous cards at my Too Cool Demo Team meeting last week. Here are a few of my favorites! This card, created by Carmen DeBruce features the Flower Folds Die. All the petals fold up and are tied with ribbon. You can find a complete tutorial at Anne …