How I Distressed Pine Boards for Photo Backgrounds

  If you follow me on Facebook, you probably saw the fun pile of pine wood boards that my neighbor left by my front door.  Many of you asked what I was going to do with them?  Well, they are for the backgrounds of my blog post projects!! HOWEVER, I came across a little issue….  …

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Holly Berry Happiness Christmas Note Cards

  Simple Christmas Note Cards can be used for Christmas greetings or Thank You notes after Christmas! These cards feature the Holly Berry Happiness Stampin' Up! stamp set and thick Whisper White note cards.     I kept the color palette very simple.. Garden Green, Mint Macaron and Cherry Cobbler, with the flash of Gold …

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Christmas Collage Frame, or boxes, bags and cards

  One of the Christmas crafting projects we made on the recent stamping cruise in October was this great framed collage with 3×3 squares decorated with a variety of Stampin' UP! holiday theme paper, stamps and accessories.  Jenn Gulch designed this GREAT project for us and we framed it when we got home.  12×12 framed …

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Christmas Banner featuring Candy Cane Lane paper

  It was a first for the Bennett Family.. we stayed home on Thanksgiving AND we put up our Christmas Tree and decorated for Christmas!!  It has actually been really nice enjoying the lights and festive decorations the last several days, and not feeling rushed to get it all done right before Christmas like we …

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Festive Birthday Gift Card Holder for Ashley

REMINDER: today is the last day for the Stampin' Up! Week Long Holiday Extravaganza Sale CLICK HERE to shop!  ONE DAY SALE ITEMS today only!!  Don't Miss It!    Need a fun and easy gift card holder idea for any occasion?  Try this!   You might remember this gift card holder design from last Christmas …

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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie punch art!

  I was strolling along on Pinterest getting some ideas for upcoming projects and I saw this adorable idea for Punch Art Pumpkin Pie by Kirsteen Gill!  I knew I had to make this, BECAUSE my hubby's FAVORITE dessert in the world is Pumpkin Pie!!  So one of these cards is for him!!  The Stampin' …

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Floral Boutique Card Set with Flourish Thinlits

CLICK HERE for Online Extravaganza SALE Info!   The Stampin' Up! Floral Boutique paper is one of my all time favorites! The crisp blue and white is stunning and of course how can you go wrong with flowers 🙂 🙂 🙂 After I made these Adhesive packets, I created a dozen or so cards using …

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Wink of Stella Gifts for Luv 2 Stamp Group

 Special Notice!  CLICK HERE for Online Extravaganza Sale Starting Tomorrow, Nov. 21! ————————  Each month, I love to recognize and celebrate my Luv 2 Stamp group (Stampin' UP! team) who have excelled in sales, recruiting and promoting.  We celebrate these accomplishments on our private Facebook group.  I also send out gifts in the mail for …

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Yes I was hoarding the copper Petals & Paisleys paper!

  I know I am not alone in this…. I tend to hoard my favorite sheet out of each Stampin' Up! Designer Series paper package, and then, before I know it the season has passed and I never used it.. so.. I am trying to be better at USING up my paper!! Case in point.. …

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Merry Medley Background Stamp from Stampin’ Up!

  Background Stamps = Quick and Easy way to create a fun, custom colored backgrounds for your card or crafting project!! I hope you enjoy my Merry Medley background stamp Christmas cards today!     Stampin' Up! offers the Merry Medley background stamp in wood mount or clear mount options.  I personally LOVE my wood …

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Jolly Friends Moose Christmas Card!

Be Merry!!  That's what this fun Jolly Friends moose from Stampin' Up! is saying on this Christmas Card!!     This is another card that we made on the 2016 Stamping & Scrapping cruise!!  Jenn designed this card and I altered it just a little.. I stamped BE MERRY across the top and bottom of …

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Easy Reindeer Christmas Card Video Tutorial

  Today I am excited to share a video tutorial with you featuring the Stampin' UP! Santa's Sleigh framelits and 3 fun tips!  Be sure to watch the video below in this post to learn all of the tips I have for creating these cards!     Watch the video below to learn 2 fun …

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