Birthday Memories 85th Money Gift

   We are blessed to have celebrated both of our dad's 85th birthdays in September!!  What an amazing blessing to still have my dad and Eric's dad with us!!  You may remember this blog post with the Mini Pizza Box birthday idea for my dad, when we celebrated his 85th birthday in September. << this …

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Hearts Come Home Christmas Card

 The Stampin' UP! Holiday Catalog 2017 is simply amazing!  One of the amazing money-saving 10% off bundles in the catalog is on page 39, and it's called Hearts Come Home.  It features the stamp set of the same name and the framelits called Hometown Greetings.  Cindee and I created this clean and simple Christmas card …

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October Paper Pumpkin Video

Attention October Paper Pumpkin Subscribers: You will find this Stampin' Up! video so helpful when assembling your October Shaker Christmas card kit!   If you are reading this in an email, please click here to see the video.   Isn't the box adorable this month??     If you are a Paper Pumpkin Subscriber, watch …

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Halloween Treat Ideas

  Last Minute Halloween Inspiration!! And I just have to say… I wonder how many years it would take to eat this whole barrel of candy corn spotted at our local Sprouts Market!! LOL 🙂 I'm reposting these Halloween Treat ideas in case you missed them in September.  Enjoy!  I am excited to share all …

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Painted Autumn Very Vanilla Fall Note Cards

  Buy 3 Get 1 Free Paper Sale – Painted Autumn Paper from Stampin' Up!     Just in case you haven't seen the beautiful Painted Autumn designer paper for yourself, here are 3 more fall note card ideas for you featuring this great paper.  And even better, it's part of the Buy 3 Get …

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Petal Garden Paper Pack Sale

  I love stocking up on a GREAT Deal, like the Buy 3 – Get 1 FREE Designer Series Paper sale from Stampin' Up! This month-long sale includes 13 different paper packs to select from, and today I am featuring the Petal Garden paper stack and the Delightful Daisy paper pack, so you can see …

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Ribbon of Courage Note Cards

Thank you so much for your kind comments and overwhelming response to my Ribbon of Courage project kit offer yesterday!! I'm so thrilled you enjoyed all of the ideas! Today I am sharing the 4 note cards from the kit with you in case you didn't get a kit but would like to create them …

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Ribbon of Courage Project Kit for Sale

  October is often associated with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I am excited to remind you about the Ribbon of Courage stamp set and coordinating Support Ribbon framelit die bundle that I helped design in 2015 during my million dollar achiever visit to Stampin' UP! October Fundraiser: I have designed a project kit featuring …

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Painted Autumn Sunflower Note Cards

  I think this was one of my favorite cards that we created on the Stamp & Scrap cruise last month!   It was designed by Jessica Hill.  I love this sunflower card featuring the Painted Harvest stamp set and leaf punch bundle!!     The thing that I feel makes this card super special …

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Fall “Gourd Goodness” Stampin’ Up! Note Cards

  I know that Fall is a favorite time of year for many of my friends, and why not take this opportunity to send a little thinking of you or thankful for you card to your friends!? Enjoy these fall note card ideas featuring the Stampin' Up! Very Vanilla Note cards, Painted Autumn paper, and …

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Stampin’ Blend Markers – Video Review

Hi friends! I'm so excited to be sharing my first thoughts and coloring projects featuring the brand new Stampin' Blend markers!!  I just received mine (UPS came at 9:47pm Saturday!!!) and I opened the box and started to play! These new alcohol markers are a dream! They color like butter and blend beautifully! Watch my …

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Creative Pizza Box Birthday Gift for my dad’s 85th birthday

    We recently had the amazing pleasure of celebrating both of our dads 85th birthdays! We celebrated with Eric's dad a few weeks early when they came up to the Bay Area to visit, and we celebrated with my dad in So. Cal. in September. Eric's dad also had a big family celebration while …

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