I recently had the pleasure of flying back to Maryland to visit a group of wonderful friends for a week of laughter, crafting, eating, shopping, talking, more laughter, more crafting, more eating (you get the picture!) These are beautiful friendships that I’ve developed through Stampin’ Up! and I cherish their…
This is a new set for me. It’s called Beautiful Friendship, and it has the etched photopolymer that creates a beautiful 3-D effect with some light and dark spots on each stamp. It is fabulous! I’m just starting to play with it, and have this ultra simple card to show…
Welcome to the Pals’ August Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects for “Special Occasions” – cards or projects that adds beauty to the special occasions we all love to make cards for! You may be starting the hop here or coming from…
The 2019 Holiday Catalog comes out on Sept. 4 and it is a feast for your eyes! The papers and ribbons are beautiful and you will want to get it all! However, reality sinks in and that is a lot of product! So, how about sharing these products and getting…
Stamping Habit Kit To Go for August is ready to go – to you! For my August Kit, I have decided to pick four of my favorite cards that use products from our 2019 Annual Catalog. I think you will love them! There are three full-sized cards and one…
Here’s another card using Soft Spring Host Stamp Set. I tell ya, I’m loving these pretty, soft images! And look at it with this Designer Series Paper background! So pretty! This is an easy card layout, but it took a little time to color it the way I wanted. The nice…
I have a very easy-to-reproduce card to share with you today. It uses the Soft Spring Host Stamp Set. I love these floral images! This stamp set is available for only $9.50 when you host (or purchase yourself) a qualifying order of $150.00. Nothing too difficult here! I stamped the…
Good Morning! It’s Friday today. I hope your week has been fabulous! I have a fun Grandma card for you today using the whimsical stamp set called Grandma’s House. It comes with two image stamps that are simply sweet and fun to color, plus all these great sentiments that are…
I have two cards for you today, using the Dinoroar and See A Silhouette Designer Series Papers from Stampin’ Up! The first one is a design that I got from the CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge #332. Here is the banner with the sketch to CASE. I had a lot of…
Here’s a sweet ride for you! I adore this truck stamp! This card would be appropriate for anyone at any age. Don’t you think? Here’s a look at the stamp set: You can buy it as a stand alone, or you can bundle it with the Truck Ride Dies to…
It’s been awhile since I’ve shared anything with Good Morning Magnolia. It’s worth a revisit! This is a beautiful stamp set with many possibilities. I’ve decided to use the large flower image on my card today, keeping it relatively simple. Here’s a look at the stamp set and dies. These…
While the temperatures are soaring out there this July, we could use a little snowy scene to cool us down psychologically, right? TGIF Challenge has given us “Christmas in July” to cool things down a little, and I’m all for that! TGIFC#221 My card for the challenge is a very…
Pressed Petals & Daisies is dedicated to my late Mom-in-Law, JoAnn Hallam, who was the ultimate gardener. Today she would have been 90 years old! Happy Birthday, Mom! This card is for you. Did you ever press flowers between waxed paper in a book? If you were to open some…
Makes a dramatic entrance, doesn’t it? My late Father-in-Law was a master at wood carving and furniture making. His works are truly art! We would go to his house and marvel at his stunning craftsmanship. It was his woodworking that inspired my card design today. And because of Grandpa John,…
I chose to try a watercolor background for my card today in order to join in on the Festive Friday Challenge for the week: Parent’s Day and/or Watercolor: And my card was picked as a “Fave!” I guess my inspiration came from some of the big, bold prints on the…
