Update on the Making Strides Against Cancer Donation

  A HUGE thank you to all of my customers who purchased a Ribbon of Courage bundle in my online store from June 1 – 15!!  As promised, I donated $5 for every bundle purchased from June 1 – 15, to the Making Strides against Breast Cancer Fundraiser that took place in Walnut Creek, on …

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3 Card Ideas for the Whole Lot of Lovely designer paper

  Not sure how this works.. but it seems when I open a new pack of Stampin' Up! designer paper it automatically becomes my new favorite!! :)   So for now, "Whole Love of Lovely" is my new favorite!  I hope you like these pretty floral cards I created with the designer paper, the Lovely Words …

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How to use the Stampin’ Up! embossing paste – video tutorial

  I had loads of fun yesterday demonstrating how to use the new Stampin' Up! Embossing Paste and Party Pattern Masks to create so many different types of backgrounds!! We had a Luv 2 Stamp Group (demonstrator) all-day event and learned so many wonderful new tips, ideas, techniques, and saw tons of new products! I'll …

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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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Greeting Card Ideas featuring Memories & More cards

  Have you noticed the Memories & More section in the new 2017-2018 Stampin' UP! catalog? You'll find these new products on pgs 190 through 193 or HERE online. The Memories & More product line is perfect for card making, memory keeping, 3-D projects, mini albums, and so many more DIY crafting projects! Today I'm …

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Paper Share Update

  To all my friends and customers wondering about the status of your 2017 Stampin' UP! Catalog Paper share, I have great news!!  The last of the backordered paper arrived yesterday, and as you can see by the photo below, almost all of the paper has been cut to 6×6 and packaged into cello bags!!! …

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When you can’t decide which Stampin’ Up! ribbon to use…

  I was making a stack of Note Cards with the Stampin' Up! Petal Garden paper stack (pg 187, #144168) and realized how many of the new ribbon designs coordinated with this designer paper!! I could not decide which ribbon to use, so, I used 7 different ribbons!! 🙂     Find all of the …

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How do you store your Ribbon?

  I just have a quick question for you today… How do you arrange or store your ribbon?  Do you have it in "rainbow" order? (by color), or do you arrange it by type?     As you can see… I like to arrange and store my ribbon by type.  I have all my Stampin' …

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Thank You Friend Naturally Eclectic Card Idea

  I had to put in an "emergency order" for more packages of Stampin' UP! Naturally Eclectic designer paper after I opened my first pack and made this card!!  :)  These "watercolor dots" are just too beautiful.. in fact, every paper in this pack is AMAZING!!!! The base card is a top fold 4-1/4" x …

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Free Download – Stampin’ Up! Designer Paper Chart

  My Gift To You!     Click to download your free Stampin' Up! Designer Paper Reference Chart with Coordinating Colors! Download 2017 2018 Stampin Up DSP Reference Chart   ————- A few of you have asked if I made charts for past years.. you can find the last two HERE  and   HERE ————- This …

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Stampin’ Up! Seasonal Layers Adirondack Chair beach card

    This beach, or lakeside shoreline, just makes me smile!!  I would love to just hang out in that chair today!! Do you remember THIS flamingo card?  If you do, you might recognize some of the stamp images in these cards from that card!! I used the water image, the grass image and the …

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