I’m calling this “Tag Week,” for obvious reasons! I am a busy little elf, making tags to sell on Saturday. A plug for Curves in Roseville, CA – the owner is holding her annual Open House Dec.1 between 2:00 – 5:00. There will be vendors and food, photo ops, and…
Happy Wednesday and Happy Thanksgiving Eve! By all rights, I should be posting a Thanksgiving card, and maybe I’ll get one out later. But right now I am coloring So Santa and thought I’d share a 3 x 3 tag with you ~ He is pretty snazzy in his red…
I love to design handmade tags to coordinate with my packaging. It’s super easy, super fun, and way more interesting than a store bought stick-on tag. Here is a quick post for you this Monday morning as I get ready for company… Here are some quick and easy steps to…
Snowflake Showcase I had just enough of this beautiful Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper left for one more card! Unfortunately, it is no longer available to order. But what I really wanted to show you today is this big snowflake die from Snowfall Thinlits. It is part of the…
I received some gorgeous swap cards while at OnStage last week, and I’m excited to share them with you! These are from my Top Dog friends (under Susan Itell) and they are Top Notch!!! Take a look ~ So cute with Seasonal Chums! Beautiful watercolored leaf and cutout from Falling…
When you go to OnStage, there are always several Make & Takes that you get to put together with a table group. These are (in my short experience) always showcasing new products that are about to be released. These products will be available to the public in January of 2019…
I’m flying home today after an amazing week in Orlando, FL ~ It was a fun and busy Stampin’ Up! OnStage Convention and a super fun week with these ladies and about 6,000 other stamping enthusiasts! It was Stampin’ Up’s 30th Anniversary and they put on quite a party for…
If you are swapping cards with me at OnStage this week, and want to be surprised…close this post immediately! 🙂 Some of you already have it, but for those who haven’t seen it yet, this is your spoiler alert! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, let me explain…
Here is a quick and easy birthday card for you today ~ I took the idea for the layout from Su Mohr, who always does beautiful work. Hers was in a masculine palette, but because I needed it for a girlfriend, I changed the colors to Gray Granite, Merry Merlot,…
Halloween is this Wednesday, and I’m rushing to get a card made for my grandsons! So I made this cute peek-a-boo card using the Seasonal Chums stamp set and coordinating framelits ~ I think they are going to like the surprise of seeing the back of the Jack-O-Lantern when they…
Amidst the fervor for Holiday cards, we still need birthday cards, and this past month has busy with birthdays! Here is a card that I created from the beautiful Love What You Do and Share What You Love DSP. I realized that this set had taken a back seat to…
I borrowed the stamp set Bella & Friends from my stamping friend to make a cutie birthday card for my grandson who turned 5 years old this week! I used Blueberry Bushel with Granny Apple Green for the card. Don’t they pair well together? So bright and cheerful! After stamping…
Hello! Happy Monday to you! I have to admit that life is catching up with me and I have to take a few days away from blogging to get my many other commitments accomplished. I want to thank you for understanding — and for following me! I will be back…
Another en-deer-ing card for you today! Happy Friday! I used the Detailed Deer Thinlit on this card that I CASEd from Stampin’ Up! This card has the most gorgeous Designer Paper ever, called Joyous Noel Specialty DSP. I think Stampin’ Up! did a marvelous job on their Holiday designer papers…
If you have ever lived in a place where they have a “silver frost” in the winter, you might appreciate the look I was going for on my card today! It is SO hard to capture on the camera, but my grove of trees has been bedazzled and it is…
