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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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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Color Fusers Blog Hop: March 2017

  I think you are going to enjoy this gorgeous In Color Stampin' Up! color combination!  I am participating in the Color Fusers Blog Hop again this month and am excited about my Gift Box project today!  For our challenges, we are required to use at least 3 of the colors each month, so I …

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Valentine Goodie Bag Kit Blog Candy

  I really miss the days when our son Jason was young and I made treats for every holiday for his classroom and for all the teachers at his school.  He's almost 26 now, and so I've resorted to sending in treats to the engineering office where he works with his dad!! :)  I hope …

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Merry Christmas from the Bennetts – Paper Pumpkin Style

  Wishing all of our friends, family, fellow crafters, customers and those new to my blog, a VERY Merry Christmas from the Bennett Family!!  While I wish I could send EVERYONE I come in contact with all year a card and gift every year, it is just not possible, so I hope you will enjoy …

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Button Trees – Great Christmas Craft

  Looking for a fun craft to do this Christmas Holiday Season?  These Button Christmas Trees were SO much fun to make!!  Of course it's even more fun when you craft with friends.. so gather some friends, have them each bring some old buttons, straight pins and a styrofoam cone.. you'll be in for hours …

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Make a Scrapbook or a set of Christmas Cards!

  Click for 18 Days of Giveaways! Click to see Year-end Closeout products at up to 60% off!   Record your Family Christmas Memories in this fun Scrapbook, created with Stampin' Up! supplies! More fun Candy Cane Lane Christmas cards, scrapbook and craft ideas for you! On our recent stamping cruise in October, one of …

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Repurposed Paper Pumpkin Teddy Bear Box

  I'm sending a box full of bear hugs to my niece!!  We were chatting one day and she mentioned that she cannot find her Snail adhesive after moving across country, so I knew that I had to send her a care package!! I repurposed my November Paper Pumpkin kit box and filled it with …

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Do you Give Gift Cards at the Holidays?

  Gift Cards… do you give Gift Cards? We probably all do, right?  Family, Friends, Mailman, UPS guy, co-workers, teachers, grandkids, etc. Well, here is a creative way to present an otherwise boring gift card!   All I did was to fold a bag in half, in this case I used the Glassine Gift Bags, …

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Double Z Fold Card with Santa’s Sleigh Framelits

  Santa's Reindeer are bringing a sleigh full of gifts in this beautiful Stampin' UP! Christmas card I made at Cindee's recent stamp class!   Cindee taught us how to make the Double Z Fold card and we decorated it with the die cut reindeer, trees and sleigh from the Santa's Sleigh stamp set and framelit …

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Framed Christmas Home Decor with Santa’s Sleigh Framelits

 Reminder.. click for Retiring Holiday products and December Sale info!  Wondering exactly what's retiring? what's on Clearance? what's in excess inventory priced at a great discount for you? CLICK TO Download 2016 Stampin Up retiring clearance excess list ———————- Last month I took a stamping class at Cindee's house.  She is an amazing teacher and …

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