Welcome to the Pals March 2018 Blog Hop. Our theme this month is “Spring has Sprung”. The Stampin’ Pretty Pals will inspire you with Spring or Spring-related projects. You may see floral, Easter or other general Spring-inspired designs. You may be just starting or hopped over from another Pal. In…
We are nearing the end of another Sale-A-Bration celebration ~ a once-a-year super sale that gives you the opportunity to get free products with qualifying purchases. It ends March 31st, so if you haven’t taken advantage of this promotion, now is the time! I am highlighting two products from this…
I don’t think it could get any quicker – or cuter – than this little 3″x 3″ mini card! I am taking a meal to some senior friends of mine that need a little extra help with food prep right now, and it occurred to me that I had made…
My mother-in-law loved birds. She has walk-in aviaries in her back yard and bird cages in her house. She has bird houses and food scattered about for the wild birds that always find their way to her “sanctuary.” I was thinking of her when I colored this card with the…
Happy Monday morning to you! And Happy March! This is my first post for March – I was away over the weekend, visiting in Seattle. My daughter and family live up there and it’s always a fun but quick jaunt up to visit them on occasion. We had beautiful weather…
Welcome back to my “Tutti-Frutti Cuties” series! This is my third post with these sweet little 3″ x 3″ fruit-themed cards. You can see #1 HERE and #2 HERE. Now that you’re all caught up, here are my last two, which complete a set of six ~ (and don’t miss…
On Friday last week, I started posting my newest 3″ x 3″‘s made with the Tutti-Frutti Designer Series Paper. If you missed that post, you can see it HERE. I have two more for you today, titled Apples & Oranges. I used the same Tutti-Frutti DSP, and added a few…
It’s Friday and the beginning of the weekend! I hope yours is productive AND relaxing! Today I have what is the beginning of a set of mini 3″ x 3″ cards to share with you. It’s my Cutie- Patooti Tutti-Frutti card set (say that fast three times!). I love these…
This sweet (soiree) birthday card goes together very quickly! The DSP does all the work for you. One of the papers in the Sweet Soiree DSP pack has rows of these pretty cakes on it. You can easily cut it into 2″ wide strips and you have enough cake pieces…
Here’s a pretty little set of birthday greetings using Heart Happiness with Happy Birthday Gorgeous and Cake Soiree for you to give someone special. Let’s look at the card first ~ I started with a base card of Berry Burst, then cut another piece just 1/8″ smaller than the base…
I’m so happy to hear that some of you have enjoyed my Basic Stamping series this week! I hope it has been of help to you! Today will be my final post of the series, but I’m thinking of dedicating a day per week on some basics for those of…
Welcome back to my week-long series on Basic Stamping! If you missed Days 1-3, you can see them HERE, HERE, and HERE. I am going back to stamping basics, using few materials and some easy techniques that everyone can do. Today I’ve got a Spring card, once again using the…
Welcome back! Today is Day 3 of my Basic Stamping series. If you missed Days 1 & 2, you can see them HERE and HERE. Today I want to show you a stamping technique called “masking.” This is a fun way to add some interest to your card without requiring…
Welcome back to my week-long series for beginning stampers. Today is Day 2 and the eve of Valentine’s Day, so I thought a card with hearts would be appropriate: This card utilizes one more of the sentiments from Sheltering Tree ~ “You warm my heart” ~ and I’ve added a…
This is my second post today, Monday, February 12. To see my early morning post, click HERE. I’ve had in mind to begin a week-long series specifically targeting new Stampers – those of you who are just getting started or have been stamping for just a short time. It seems…
