Light it Up!

I met a great group of ladies just before the holidays when I presented a tile class. They were so excited that Stampin’ Up! products could be used for more that just card making and scrapbooking. One of the ladies asked what else they could do and we decided on an embossed candle workshop. Here [...]

Fun with Cats and Dogs (and horses)

Since adopting our dear puppy Ben, I’ve realized that I actually have occasions to send animal cards so I thought I’d do a class on them! These are the three samples of the cards I’ll be doing at the Furry Friends Stamp-A-Stack on Wednesday, February 17th at 7pm. Each participant will make 5 of each [...]

Why not use the Box?

So as you all know I’ve been playing with the Simply Adorned jewelry line and loving it and I thought to myself – why not use the box? And, this is perfect to post today to be included in the Pals Paper Arts challenge this week! I took one of the boxes and stamped it [...]

Incredible Inserts

I don’t know why I always need a “kitchy” title on all my posts…..odd (but that’s me a little)…. Anyways, when I was preparing for my Simply Adorned demo last week, I thought I’d better prepare a Valentine’s insert for the largest of the charms (1″ x 1 1/4″). So I did. This particular insert [...]

How Charming

Continuing on with my Simply Adorned goodies, here is another use. Let’s say you are getting married and want to give your bridesmaids or special friends an extra special gift – Simply Adorn them! I used the new Milk Carton die with my Sizzix Big Shot to make a Certainly  Celery milk carton (so cute!). [...]

Simply Stunning

Well, I have broken down and started to covet the Simply Adorned jewelry from Stampin’ Up!. I am not girly. Never really was and don’t pretend to be, however, these are too stunning to pass by. This past week I was asked to demo these products at our local group meeting and over the next [...]

On being challenged…..

I love challenges but rarely does a challenge come with bits and pieces! Linda, one of my dear downline, arrived at my place just before Christmas with a challenge for me. In an envelope she had a Box #2 cut out of Groom Specialty Paper, another piece of Groom Paper, a piece of Brushed Silver [...]

Cherishing Vintage

This card is (by so many accounts) not my typical style and it was made for a special swap at Leadership. I actually really love this card! I wanted to use muted colours and make it feel vintage-like (something I’m not very good at). The base for this card is Basic Black and is layered [...]

I’m Sorry!

I know I haven’t posted anything in a while and for that I’m sorry. I have been working full time out of the home this week and have had events each and every night. Next week is a week for me to stamp, relax and enjoy what I do. I plan on making some awesome [...]

And the winner of the UStamp pass is….

MONIKA DAVIS! Above you’ll see her awesome creation using the Punch Pals stamp set for a birthday card. You can see her blog post with her creation here. Monika, I’ll be sending an email with your contact info to the UStamp girls – thank you for playing and enjoy!