July 14th ~ almost half-way thru the month….. already!!!!!!!!!!! Truthfully I really don’t know where the time goes – it is oh so very hot here in North Texas at the moment, day after day of over 100 F degree days, although it is good for ripening the fruit in the garden (see below)
Today’s card has nice cool colors and is one for the fellas in our lives.
Continue readingA few days ago I share a gift packaged hand cream starting with a sheet of plain Basic White card and decorating it with stamps and ink before creating the box. After creating the box I had some pieces of decorated card left over which I just could not bear to waste………….. read on to see what I did with it! 🙂
Continue readingToday I have gone right back to basics with some Card, Ink and Stamps………….. and a little bling, of course!!! Sometimes I can get so wrapped up in fancy colds or techniques that I can forget the pleasure of just simply using color to create texture, so I cracked out my Blending Brushes, the Layering Leaves Stamps set and a couple of ink pads!
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Once again I am thrilled to be taking part in the Ink . Stamp . Share blog hop. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!®️Demonstrators from around the globe here to bring you inspiration through creativity!
You will have either arrived from the previous post or starting here ~ either way WELCOME . We do not have a theme, but each of the talented artisans showcase what they are working on at this time each month. There will be techniques, fancy folds, 3D, new products and ideas – a veritable treasure chest for you to draw on every month.
Continue readingA couple of days ago I shared the Bonus Days Promotion (check out the details here) Today I am sharing some new products that were released yesterday that will only be ‘visible’ on-line or though if you come to my classes you can still order them directly thru me:-) Basically they will not appear in any catalog so to make it easy for you to see the new goodies I have listed them below with a link to my online store as well as a link to a PDF for you to see the details.
Continue readingStampin’ Up! are bringing back one of my favorite promotions—BONUS DAYS! Because do you know what’s a great deal? ………………………… getting rewarded for all the crafting supplies you’re already going to buy! So shop in July to earn your discount coupons then redeem them in August
The earning period starts tomorrow ~ July 6th ~ so check out those wish lists ! I hope you are as excited as I am with today’s news.
Continue readingI am still on a mission to use the new core and in-colors launched in May. I have used Bubble Bath quite a bit, I have paired it today with Pretty Peacock and Pool Party. The video shows how I worked thru the ideas for creating the card and choosing the colors which I did as one of my Sunday Live presentations on YouTube.
Continue readingOnce again I enjoyed designing and making my flip over calendar for 2023, with the help of my friend, Elly – while she was visiting from the UK in October. . As I have done for the last few years I am going to be sharing one at the start of each month. This was designed for a stamp camp in early December 2022, we had such fun making them and my ladies have made me promise to do another for 2024
I am changing things a little for this year, I recognise not everyone is into making 3D items so have created a card for each month, using elements from the calendar for that month. .
So today I share, July’s Stars and Strips ~ with a quick and simple fun fold card!
Continue readingEarlier this year I created this One Sheet Wonder set of cards for the ladies who took part in my decorative paper and embellishment share. Although both of these papers have now retired the principles for making the cards remain the same. There is a PDF recipe for you to refer to as well as a video showing how to cut your papers and create your cards….. I hope you enjoy it, let me know by adding a comment below!
Continue readingThe Timeless Arrangements Stamp Set has a whole bunch of beautiful greetings, as well as some small and very cute little plant images that are great for building up a design. Today I have paired it up with one of the new in-colors ~ Boho Blue.
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