Springtime Vintage Build A Cupcake Cards

Have you noticed that cupcakes are everywhere these days?  I mean EVERYWHERE! (Not that I mind! Hahahaha!) I've seen them in place of birthday cakes at several recent parties.  There are bakeries that specialize in these trendy pastries, featuring seemingly unlimited varieties with yummy-good frostings and popular flavors.  They're even the subject of reality TV …

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Boxes, Boxes, Boxes FREE Shipping Special!

Today's the day!  EEEEeeeee!  We close on our new house today!  Talk about a Celebration! I'm up to my eyeballs in moving boxes (most of them are from Stampin' Up! that I've been saving forever!).  It's very exciting and a little (a lot!) chaotic all at the same time!  The unfortunate part is that it …

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Blossom Petals Simple Punched Flower

I enjoyed the look of dry embossing on vellum from yesterday's post, so I thought I'd take a more traditional route with the Blossom Petals Punch today!    Sometimes I have trouble keeping it simple when it comes to my cards, but this one is very simple and clean looking!  I'm proud of myself!  Teehee!  …

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Blossom Petals Dry Embossed Vellum Flowers

Last week, I showed you a fun way to use heat embossing on Vellum card stock to create beautiful flowers with the Build A Blossom stamp set and Blossom Petals Punch: Build A Blossom Embossed Vellum Flowers. Today's project also features embossing on Vellum Card Stock, but this time it's with the Finial Press Impressions …

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February Demo Project Showcase – Part 1

Because I'm packing, packing, packing for my upcoming move, not much stamping is going on (so sad, isn't it?!)  In the meantime, here are some of the fantastic projects created by my Too Cool Demo Team and shared at our February downline meeting last week.  Many of the cards are Valentine's related, but you'll still …

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More Matchbox Nugget Boxes!

A couple of ladies in my downline created their own Valentine's versions of the cute Matchbox Nugget Box I featured last week.  Let's take a look at their projects… Darla Eigenschink created these two classy designs dressed up with Small Hearts punched from the Red Glimmer Paper.  I recognize the black decorative paper as the …

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