Patty’s Blast from the Past Pumpkin Card

  You may be thinking… WHAT blast from the past?  This Stampin' Up! Jar of Haunts pumpkin is BRAND NEW!?  Well, yes, you are right… but I got out my Prismacolor Pencils from my 1979 college art class to color them… now THAT'S a Blast from the Past, don't you think!? (contrary to popular belief, …

Read more

Silver, Gold and Copper… super trendy!

Have you spotted all of the metallic products available in the current Stampin' Up! catalog!?  So many gold, silver and copper papers, accessories and fun products! As a Stampin' UP! demonstrator, our titles are Bronze, Bronze Elite, Silver, Silver Elite, Gold, Gold, Gold Elite, Platinum or Platinum Elite depending on our sales and the demonstrators …

Read more

I hope you purchased the Thoughtful Branches Bundle!

  I'm hoping you've purchased the Thoughtful Branches Bundle… Because.. I know you love using it for all 4 seasons!  It's a limited time offer stamp set and matching big shot framelit die set only available in August!!!  I LOVE the versatility of this set..  you can see some of the projects I've created with it …

Read more

Halloween Sneak Peek – Holiday Catalog 2016

  When I opened my Bold Botanicals August Paper Pumpkin kit, the first thing I thought of was a spooky sky!!  Did you think of that, too? So I created some Halloween cards using the backgrounds and folded cards from the Paper Pumpkin kit, and my brand new Spooky Fun stamp set, and Halloween Scenes …

Read more

Painter’s Palette Z Fold Card

  Thank you for the amazing response to my Floral Boutique Z Fold card blog post and video tutorial (here).  I thought you'd enjoy another version of this card featuring the Stampin' Up! Painter's Palette stamp set!  This card was designed by Jason Loucks for our Luv 2 Stamp Group July online meeting!      …

Read more

Penned and Painted Appreciation Cards

Last week Stampin' UP! demonstrators made an effort to shower our home office Demonstrator Support Staff in the Riverton, UT, call center with cards, goodies, candy, treats, flowers, cookies, balloons, popcorn, pizzas, you name it.. it was our week to show our appreciation for this hard-working, dedicated staff that is always there to help us …

Read more

You’ve Got a Friend in Me!

  If I could live on a cruise ship (or a mega yacht) on the ocean, I'd be a happy camper!! I love the ocean, the shore, the waves, the fish, the tide pools, etc.   So when I saw the Seaside Shore "fishy" stamp set in the Stampin' UP! catalog, I knew I wanted …

Read more

Thoughtful Branches Apple Tree Card

  Thoughtful Branches Bundle last call… this limited-time stamp set and framelit bundle offering is only available until the end of August or while supplies last.. so if you have not yet ordered yours, now is your chance! Order the Thoughtful Branches bundle HERE in my online store anytime, and you then you can create …

Read more

Bunch of Blossoms Flower Card

  Building flowers with the Bunch of Blossoms flower stamp set from Stampin' Up! is great fun!! You can create any size flowers you wish with any number of petals!     The Bunch of Blossoms stamp set (page 69 in the Stampin' UP! catalog or #141573 online), has 2 different size blossom petals, and …

Read more

Color Fusers Blog Hop: August 2016 – Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of the August Color Fusers Design Team Blog Hop, featuring 3 wonderful Stampin' Up!  Colors: Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate and Watermelon Wonder!  We are so glad you have joined us on this blog hop and hope you enjoy all of the cards and projects we have to share with you!  Please …

Read more

A Funny Thing Happened at the Hotel…

  So… this funny thing happened when we were in So. California last weekend for our niece's wedding…  I had packed up my Tin of Cards kit and some basic stamping supplies for the trip, because I knew I'd have about 90 minutes of free time in the hotel room before the wedding… well…   …

Read more

Thoughtful Branches Halloween Treat Box

  Wow, what a great response to the August release of the Thoughtful Branches bundle!! Thank you to everyone who has purchased it in my online Stampin' Up! store! I know it's early but I really wanted to show you more versatility using the Thoughtful Branches bundle, so, let's chat about this cute little 2" …

Read more