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 …

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Patty’s Updates from Founder’s Circle 2015 – part 1

    I had a great stamping day at Susan Adams house while I am here in St. George, UT and I wanted to share one of the 4 projects that we made.. this is soooooooo pretty! I love this pretty fall leaf card! This pretty card features these great new Holiday Catalog products: Woodland …

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MORE! Bohemian Borders stamp set Inspiration

  I have lots of stamping inspiration here for you using your Bohemian Borders Stamp set. Don't have one yet? It's available in my online store here anytime! If you missed my previous Bohemian Borders post and VIDEO, click here! You will see from all the photos in this post how versatile this set is.. …

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Wooden Elements on Farmers Market Note Cards

  Do you remember THIS BLOG POST from a couple weeks ago where I showed you how to color the Expressions Natural Elements using your Stampin' Up! Ink Pad?  I really enjoyed the easy technique I shared with you in that video and have made several more cards with this technique! As you can see …

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Make your own Butterfly Stamps!

  Fun Foam + Butterfly Framelits = Butterfly stamps! When I was playing with color combos for the Watercolor Wings butterfly stamps (see this post and video), I really wanted to create a monarch butterfly… but I found that I just didn't seem to have the right stamp images… but now I do!!  I die …

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Happy Flower card with My Paper Pumpkin stamps

  Did you see my post last week with the Stampin' UP! June Paper Pumpkin kit!?  I LOVE this cute posy flower stamp that came in my kit .. so I decided to create a card other than what the kit makes.. here is what I stamped!!  How cute is this!? The White Perfect Accents …

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Pinterest Keeps it Handy in 1 Place!

  Did you know… I love Pinterest! If you want to easily access a particular group of my samples or ideas, you can either use the Categories section in the left column of my blog, or, click on one of my Pinterest boards? For instance… do you want to see all of my Stampin' Tips …

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Add a little Pizzazz to your Project with Paper Piercing

  Paper Piercing… it's one of those little "extras" that can add so much to your stamped card or handcrafted project, but yet, we often forget about it! I grabbed the Updated Essentials Paper Piercing Template, my mat and Paper Piercing tool (pg 168 in the 2015-2016 Stampin' UP! catalog) and added a circle of …

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Happy Anniversary LOVE card with Project Life

  On Sunday, Eric and I celebrated our 29th Wedding Anniversary… wow.. 29 years?  How did THAT happen!!??  He hired me as a Structural Engineering Drafter in April 1984, and we got married on June 28, 1986… yep… 29 years ago!! Amazing!  We worked together in the office until 1991 when Jason was born, then …

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Watercolor Wishes Card Kit NOW Available!

  I'm so excited!! It's finally available!!! I'm putting in my order right now for the Watercolor Wishes card kit!! Order yours online today, here!   Did you know that this amazing kit makes 20 cards and comes with an AWESOME stamp set INCLUDED in the kit!? See the stamp set on pg 80 of …

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Stampin’ UP! June 2015 My Paper Pumpkin Card Kit

  Have you been having fun with your June My Paper Pumpkin Kit from Stampin' Up!? Yesterday I planned to start stamping my 2015 Stampin' Up! Convention swap cards, but I felt like I needed a "warm up"… so I grabbed my Paper Pumpkin box from this month and created the 8 cards from this …

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Garden in Bloom Stampin’ UP! Cards

  Do you remember the pretty card I shared with you a couple days ago? (see the bottom card in this photo or THIS POST)… well, I have 2 other versions for you today… isn't it neat how the card takes on a whole different feel just by using a different pattern from the Pretty …

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