20 Years with Stampin' Up! Happy Anniversary to Me!

I am so excited to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator for another year. And do you know what's even more exciting? I have a very exciting anniversary this year with Stampin' Up! I am celebrating 20 years as a demonstrator.

I never imagined I would still be stamping and sharing my passion with all of my stamping friends for so long. I seriously just joined the Stampin' Up! family for the discount and thought I would have everything I wanted within the year.

I have always said that once it wasn't fun anymore I would would quit. I guess it's still a lot of fun because after 20 short years, I'm not even ready to quit in the least.

I have a big surprise for my anniversary for all of you: For the next week all orders placed through me will receive a 20% discount. Yep, 20% off all orders.

Also, don't forget that it is still Sale-a-bration so with every $50 order (prior to shipping and tax) you will receive a FREE item from the Sale-a-bration brochure

January - June Mini Catalog CLICK HERE

Sale-a-bration Brouchure CLICK HERE

Annual Catalog CLICK HERE

Spring Theme Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

Are you ready for some spring weather? I know I am beyond ready. We have had snow covering the ground at our house for over 5 weeks now. And with the dumping we received last week, we have almost three feet of snow on the ground. The snow is almost to the top of our hot tub. Nothing like relaxing in the hot tub and being able to build a snowman, right?

I suppose that pesky groundhog, Phil, was correct with his 6 more weeks of winter predication. Two down, four to go and yes, I am counting.  I like the spring season because of new beginnings, new growth, and warmer weather.  One of the best things of the season for me is when my lilac tree (that grew from thrown out stems) blooms. I love the smell of the blooms and can inhale deeply over and over. Yep, weird, but I don't care.

I know this is a hydrangea stamp, but honestly when you are not a huge floral person like me, it can certainly remind you a little bit of a lilac. Seriously, just go with it for my sake. The color and the little designs remind me of my sweet lilacs. 

This is a great card to send to someone to just let them know you love them and are thinking of them. It's pretty easy to make because the designer paper does most of the work. I stamped one hydrangea, cut it out and embellished with some colored pearls. I colored the pearls on the pearl paper before taking them off with the Stampin' Blends. 

Attach the flower with dimensionals and the tag is the final thing added to the flower. Isn't it a pretty card regardless of the type of flower?

Don't forget to get more spring ideas by continuing on the hop. Links are below.

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Fun Folds with the Stampers Dozen Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

I'm back again today. You're so lucky to get a two for one today. Sisters in Stamping and the Stampers Dozen both in the same day. The theme with the Stampers Dozen this month was a fun-fold card. I always enjoy making a fun-fold card because they are sometimes challenging and are always just what they say - fun!

Isn't this a fun card just looking at it like this? Who doesn't love time with their friends just hanging out and catching up? That's exactly what I think of when I see this set.

But here comes the real fun- the fun-fold. Laying flat it just looks like a nice, put-together card. However, stand it up and see the fun unfold. (Cheesy pun totally intended)

So your base is a regular sized card base (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") Then the inside piece (white) is 5 1/4" by 8" that is folded in half and then the one side is folded in half to make a z-type card.  

This center piece is the rectangle cut out of the center of the base (I attached the designer paper before cutting it out). You attach some adhesive on the right side of layer to attach to the z fold of the white layer. I find the easiest way to make sure you get it in the right place is to close the front of the card and then place the missing piece in just like a puzzle.

Here is it is all opened up. It really isn't that difficult to make at all, but it looks so much more impressive. 

For the girls dresses, I stamped on the designer series paper and cut it out. Then I colored their hair, arms, legs, and faces with Stampin' Blends.  So much fun and I absolutely love how this card turned out. 

I hope you are inspired. Don't forget to keep hopping and see more great fun-fold ideas.

Stamper's Dozen February 2021 Blog Hop

1. Judy Garza – Creativity Released
2. Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – As the Ink Dries
3. Joanne Cantrell – Keep It Simple, Stampers
4. Rachel Yurkanin – Rachel’s Stamping Place
5. Debbie Naylor – Unfrogettable Stamping!
6. Bonnie O'Neill – Bonnie Stamped
7. Kelly Acheson – A Stamp Above
8. Donna Burk Schneidtmiller – Donna Stamps
9. Patty Chenail – Stamp-Patty’s - Stamping in My Flops

Product List

Hey Girlfriend Cling Stamp Set [154516] $21.00	Flower & Field 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155223] $0.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75
Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $8.75	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00

Hearts for Sunday Fun Day

Hello Stamping Friends,

Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you are having a fantastic day no matter what you are doing. Today for Sunday Fun Day with the Sisters in Stamping we are sharing with you some heart projects, of course. Hope you enjoy!

My heart project is a little non-traditional for Valentine's Day, but that's okay because I am usually a little non-traditional myself. However, it has a heart, so it counts.

I made this card because I wanted to use the daisy paper from the Flower a Field Deisgner Series Paper from the Sale-a-bration brochure. It makes me think of my mom because her favorite flower was a daisy. Plus the saying, "my heart smiles just thinking of you" definitely reminds me of my mom and I do often smile just thinking about her over the years. Many happy memories keep my heart smiling while missing her for so long. 

Don't forget you have just two more weeks for Sale-a-bration and your chance to earn some FREEBIES. 

For more heart ideas, head over to Sisters in Stamping.

Happy Valentine's Day. Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Sunday Fun Day Sale-a-bration

Hello Stamping Friends,

Hope  you are enjoying this Sunday with your family.  This week with the Sisters in Stamping we are sharing some great Sale-a-bration projects with you. Remember this is the last month of Sale-a-bration, so you need to get your orders in before the end of the month to get your FREEBIES.

I used the great floral designer series paper called Paper Blooms that you can earn for FREE with any $50 order (before shipping and tax). This is such a cheerful pack of paper without being overly "girly" if you know what I mean. I think it has a lot to do with the color combination. The night of navy definitely tones it down, while making it a great pack.

I covered two of the mini coffee cups from the fall mini catalog (yep, they are still available) as well as the must have carrier to go with them (also, still available). I actually took one cup apart and laid it flat so I could use it as a pattern to completely cover each cup. Remember to hold on to that "trash" cup so you can use it in the future. To cover the carrier, I just laid it on its side and traced it onto the designer paper, then cut it out.

I just cut the circles from the one page of designer paper for the top. I had to trim them just a smidge more than the actual size to fit the insert on the top. I love the little touch it adds. I also cut a few small flowers and layered them with some dimensionals in the center of the lid. A little rhinestone is the perfect addition to finish off each flower.

I also used the dies to make a band for the center of the cups and finished each cup off with some layered flowers also cut from the designer paper.  Then I wrapped some ribbon around the rim to finish it off. I love how these turned out and hope they have inspired you too.

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more Sale-a-bration inspiration. 

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon,

Have You Used Stampin' Blends?

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's time for Sunday Fun Day with the Sisters in Stamping. This week we are sharing projects made using Stampin' Blends. If you haven't tried these awesome markers yet, what are you waiting for? They are fantastic.

I decided to use the fun girlfriends set from the January - June 2021 mini catalog. Those girls are darling and so much fun to create with. The set is called Hey, Girlfriend. Such a fun name for it, too.

I stamped the girl on basic white cardstock, then I stamped her again on the yellow polka dot (you know, my favorite polka dots) designer series paper from the Flower and Field Sale-a-bration pack. Once that was stamped, I carefully cut out just the dress and attached it to the cut out white cardstock girl. I also stamped the heart and cut it out from Petal Pink cardstock for her to hold.  I completed the look using the Stampin' Blends to color the rest of her in. I even went over the  lines in the dress to make them a little more dramatic-looking.

Honestly, I think the layering makes this card so much better. A little layer here, and a little layer there completes the finished look, don't you think?  It's so easy to create great color combos when you use a pack of designer paper as your guide. You know that each combo you pick from the pack will work together perfectly. No guesswork necessary.

If you haven't already placed your Sale-a-bration order, there is just one month left. Thank you to everyone that has placed an order this month. Don't let the freebies pass you by.

Don't forget to head over to the Sisters in Stamping for more ideas using Stampin' Blends.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends,

Welcome to Share it Sunday blog hop. Mom always taught me that it was nice to share, so I'll heed her advice and share with you a stamping project.  Remember to keep scrolling for links to other blogs on the hop so you can see even more great projects to be inspired by.

I must be honest, when I received the Enjoy the Moment stamp set for OnStage in November, I was less than thrilled and though to myself that this just wasn't my thing. However, a team member and I challenged each other to create with the set and I am happy with my results. Sometimes you just need a good challenge to get you out of your comfort zone, even with stamping. 

The Enjoy the Moment stamp set is full of seeds. Don't ask me the names of all of the them. I'm not that good with horticulture-type stuff. For this card, I decided to make a monochromatic card (one color) and I love how it turned out. Yep, I surprised even myself.

You can easily recreate this card in any color with minimal supplies which makes it a great card if you are just starting out or if you simply don't have a ton of time to create, but you want to be creative. One color of cardstock, white cardstock, coordinating designer series paper, one ink pad, and a stamp set. That's it.   You don't always need super labor-intensive, packed with product cards to have a beautiful card. I'm realizing that more as I go on lately. It only took me 20 years. I love the labor-intensive, packed with product cards, but sometimes they just aren't feasible, so instead of not stamping at all, you can make gorgeous simple cards to keep stamping. Need to keep the creative juices flowing.

Thanks for stopping by. Remember to keep scrolling and click the links below to keep hopping.  We have one more month left of Sale-a-bration, so order early and order often.