Doesn’t this little guy just make you smile? He would cheer me up any day! Let’s talk about this Bohemian Designer Series Paper…When I first saw it (being brutally honest here) I thought, no way could I use those bright colors together. But, as usually happens, I am starting…
Today is my grandson’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Isaac! He is definitely a Rock Star – and – he is an avid Oakland A’s fan, so green and gold is a MUST! The Stars Framelits made this shaped card a snap. Garden Green, Glimmer Gold, and Vanilla cardstock were layered,…
A last minute invitation to spend the day with a friend who is turning 7 years old tomorrow calls for a quick card! No need to sacrifice CUTE though with Stampin’ Up!’s new Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack. You get all kinds of cute birthday-appropriate papers in…
Good Friday Morning to you! Just a quick post today… I featured this card in my free newsletter this week. If you are interested in receiving my newsletter in your email inbox, just click on Contact Me and fill out the short form. Don’t forget to specify Newsletter…
What a busy couple of weeks it has been for us here in Granite Bay! We had our grandson living with us – he is nearly 9 years old and has mega energy! We took him to Yosemite, to an Oakland A’s game, and lots of baseball practices. I ran…
Yesterday was my lovely sister-in-law’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Sarah! What a perfect time to try out my new Watercolor Wings stamp set. I am having so much fun experimenting with different colors on these three-way stamps. Here’s the set: Images © 2015 Stampin’ Up! And here is this week’s…
I’m going to apologize right up front today for showing you a card that is made mostly with retired products. I know that can be frustrating when you see something you like, but find out it isn’t available anymore. But I want to show it to you anyway, for…
What says “Dad” more than Wing Tips??? OK, perhaps I’m dating myself. I don’t know if today’s Dad wears these anymore, but mine did – to work at the bank. Now, they kind of look like golf shoes! I’m pretty sure my dad had these golf shoes too! Anyway,…
I had a request for a birthday card in the team colors for a young Seahawks fan. That means navy, green, and gray! I love Be The Star stamp set for boys. Lots of layers and bright colors make this a fun card for a soon-to-be 9 year old.…
I mentioned yesterday that I would be posting a card for the Pals Paper Arts challenge today. Then my grandson came over to spend the night and is here with us today. He went to the park to play a little baseball with his grandpa, so I had about…
You’ve Got This! is a new stamp set in the 2015-16 Annual Catalog. It comes with two cases. One holds the single background stamp and the other one has the flowers and sentiments: For this card I used Pink Pirouette on the background and stamped the flower in…
You may have seen this card before. It was designed by Linda Heller and posted on Stamping School. This is a new stamp set to me, although not to Stampin’ Up! It first appeared in the 2015 Occasions catalog and has been carried over to the new Annual Catalog. …
Good Monday Morning to you, and Happy first day of June! I have a Father’s Day card for you today – super quick and easy – and I thought I would share with you the thought process that went into making this card. This narrative went through my head……
This is the “stepped up” version of yesterday’s card, all spruced up for Sunday! While yesterday’s card was a single layer card, today’s version has some added layers, giving the sentiment center stage with just a little more punch. For both cards, I stamped the background with Sheltering…
I have a simple, single layer card for you today. This could be a birthday card or a congratulations card ~ anything that deserves a celebration! I paired Rich Razzleberry with a combination of Garden Green and Wild Wasabi. The stamp sets are Sheltering Tree and Fabulous Four. I…
