Happiness is a cup of coffee card

When a new Stampin' UP! catalog debuts do you ever feel like there are just not enough hours in your week to play with all the fun new goodies!?  That's how I'm feeling right now! I'm bouncing around playing with each suite as quickly as I can!! Today I am sharing a card and cute …

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Eastern Medallion Gold Metallic Sticker Cards

 I have collected and used stickers of all kinds for about 4 decades, and these Gold Vinyl Eastern Palace Suite stickers are gorgeous and a welcome addition to any sticker collection!   I used them to dress up some watercolor backgrounds I created a  month or so ago (see this post) to create these crafty multi-media …

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Tags with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

  You might already have this amazing Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, and if you do, please don't miss these 2 great ideas from the Stampin' UP! catalog! This punch has been around for a few years.. and it's definitely a favorite! In fact, I keep a stack of 2" wide Whisper White pieces of cardstock …

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Rose Garden Thinlit Watercolor Cards

  Flowers flowers flowers… I love flowers and I love creating Stampin Up! cards with flower stamps, flower die cuts and floral printed paper!  Today's handstamped card features all 3!   I enjoyed creating several cards using the Rose Garden thinlit die and some watercolor paper I had left over from my High Tide Lighthouse …

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Daisy Punch Card Idea with Embossing Paste

  Whohooo!!! The Daisy Punch and Bundle are NOW Available! I know it feels like forever that the Daisy Bundle has been on backorder status, but never fear.. the stamp set, and Daisy punch are now available separately or as a bundle! (Save 10% when you buy the bundle!) Order your Bundle HERE in my …

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Naturally Eclectic Hello Lovely note cards

    FINALLY all of the Glitter Enamel Dots arrived here after being on backorder, they were so popular that demonstrators bought every single pack of them during our preorder months!  I got them all out in the mail for the special Ribbon of Courage bundle offer I extended to my customers for June 1 …

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Update on the Making Strides Against Cancer Donation

  A HUGE thank you to all of my customers who purchased a Ribbon of Courage bundle in my online store from June 1 – 15!!  As promised, I donated $5 for every bundle purchased from June 1 – 15, to the Making Strides against Breast Cancer Fundraiser that took place in Walnut Creek, on …

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3 Card Ideas for the Whole Lot of Lovely designer paper

  Not sure how this works.. but it seems when I open a new pack of Stampin' Up! designer paper it automatically becomes my new favorite!! :)   So for now, "Whole Love of Lovely" is my new favorite!  I hope you like these pretty floral cards I created with the designer paper, the Lovely Words …

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How to use the Stampin’ Up! embossing paste – video tutorial

  I had loads of fun yesterday demonstrating how to use the new Stampin' Up! Embossing Paste and Party Pattern Masks to create so many different types of backgrounds!! We had a Luv 2 Stamp Group (demonstrator) all-day event and learned so many wonderful new tips, ideas, techniques, and saw tons of new products! I'll …

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HUGS DIY Gift Bags for my Luv 2 Stamp Group!

  Today is our big Stampin' Up! event! I am bringing cute DIY Gift Bags to thank the demonstrators who have helped with our Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting.  We are gathering with Gina Cardera's group at the Garre Winery in Livermore CA today!  We are in  for a fun time playing with new Stampin' …

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When you can’t decide which Stampin’ Up! ribbon to use…

  I was making a stack of Note Cards with the Stampin' Up! Petal Garden paper stack (pg 187, #144168) and realized how many of the new ribbon designs coordinated with this designer paper!! I could not decide which ribbon to use, so, I used 7 different ribbons!! 🙂     Find all of the …

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How do you store your Ribbon?

  I just have a quick question for you today… How do you arrange or store your ribbon?  Do you have it in "rainbow" order? (by color), or do you arrange it by type?     As you can see… I like to arrange and store my ribbon by type.  I have all my Stampin' …

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