Sunday Showcase: Featuring Retiring Stamps

Well, the end is drawing near for our dear Retiring Stamps & Retiring Accessories!  May 31 is the final day they'll be available before they are gone for good.  I've spent the past two Sunday Showcases focused on Retiring Accessories and Retiring Christmas Items, and today we're highlighting Retired Stamp projects! Don't forget that you …

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Sweet Shop Mini Envelopes & Matching Birthday Notes

Now that I have the awesome new Diagonal Plate for my Simply Scored Tool, I just had to create some of my very own envelopes!  How funny is it that I made my envelopes first, then designed some 3×3" note cards to match?!  That's a little backward, but what the hey! I made Two Cool …

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Simply Stunning Creative Elements Backgrounds

Sometimes the simplest techniques can be simply stunning!  Take the simple backgrounds on these Two Cool cards, created with the flourish image from the Creative Elements stamp set.    I used the Pewter Embossing Powder on Basic Grey card stock, then colored in the image with Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, and Always Artichoke markers.  It …

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Easy & Elegant Designer Frames Note Cards

I had my Too Cool Demo Meeting on Monday, and wanted everyone to try out the Designer Frames Impressions Folder to see how awesome they are!  So, we did a cute little 3×3" note card make & take… Aren't they completely darling?!  And super easy to make, too!  I CASEd these from Fran Sabad: Key …

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Big Brothers Big Sisters Craft Night!

I'm so excited to be sharing my love of stamping at a Big Brothers Big Sisters craft night event tonight!  I think the Big Sisters and Little Sisters are going to have a blast!  Thanks so much to my stamping friend, Debbie Groulik, for coordinating the festivities! We'll be doing two projects, including a card …

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Too Cool Demo Team June Showcase – Part 1

I've been in crazy painting mode again!  This time, I'm trying to get my old house renovated so I can put it on the market without being completely embarrassed!  Taking down wallpaper, painting every room, new countertops, new shower doors…it's going to look better than it ever looked when I lived there!  Isn't that how …

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