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Christmas in July – 2

Posted: Saturday, July 30th, 2016 @ 8:01 am in Projects | No Comments »

More Christmas in July from my Stamp A Stack class.  For these cards, I used the Thoughtful Branches bundle (available only in August) and  “This Christmas” suite on page 26 of the annual Stampin’ Up! catalog.  Instead of the stamp set featured in that suite, I decided to use the Reason for the Season stamp […]

Christmas in July – 1

Posted: Friday, July 29th, 2016 @ 8:50 am in Projects | No Comments »

Christmas in July!  I gave it a try this year.  My first challenge was to use some Paper Pumpkin kit refills to make Christmas cards.  These 2 kits were perfect matches.  Did you know that Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase the refill kits for just $8 plus shipping and tax?  The refills contain all the […]

Bundles, Bundles, Bundles

Posted: Thursday, July 28th, 2016 @ 1:17 pm in Projects | No Comments »

The bundles in the Stampin’ Up! annual catalog are just amazing.  Bonus Days in July is the perfect time to pick up one or more and get started on some amazing crafting projects.  One of my favorites is Flourishing Phrases.  It has some beautiful intricate dies and some nice sentiments as well. Her I paired […]

Seaside Shore

Posted: Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 @ 12:34 pm in Projects | No Comments »

This one one of my early versions of the shaker card from last week’s class.  I like the star background, but decided to put the rope image on the inside of the car.  What a cute and versatile stamp set!  Click on the images below to see them larger.  My website shop and newsletter sign […]

Christmas in July

Posted: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 7:31 pm in Projects | No Comments »

Here are the projects for my Christmas in July Class: Click on the photo for a larger picture. If you are in the Erie, PA area, I hope you can come out for the class and my Holiday Rummage Sale.  Check out my website calendar and subscribe to my newsletter here. More details on these […]

Paper Saving Tip

Posted: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 12:53 pm in Projects | No Comments »

I have a great paper saving tip that I used on these card with the Thoughtful Branches bundle and Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack.  This bundle is available this month (to demonstrators) and in August only, to everyone.  It is so pretty I can’t get enough of it.  I even sent out cards using […]

Seaside Shore

Posted: Saturday, July 23rd, 2016 @ 11:19 am in Projects | No Comments »

We used the Seaside Shore stamp set for all 3 cards at the July class.  Here’s the third one: You can purchase all these products at my website shop. Product Suite:  By The Shore – pages 92-93 And Layering Love, Thoughtful Banners stamp sets p.71, 73 Seaside Embossing Folder – p. 195 Simply Scored Scoring […]

Seaside Shore

Posted: Thursday, July 21st, 2016 @ 11:17 am in Projects | No Comments »

We used the Seaside Shore stamp set for all 3 cards at the July Card Class. Here’s the second one: All products can be purchased at my website shop. Product Suite:  By The Shore – pages 92-93 And Layering Love, Thoughtful Banners stamp sets p.71, 73 Seaside Embossing Folder – p. 195 Simply Scored Scoring […]

Seaside Shore

Posted: Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 @ 11:16 am in Projects | No Comments »

We used the Seaside Shore stamp set for all 3 cards at the July Class.  Here’s the first one: All products can be purchased at my website shop. Product Suite:  By The Shore – pages 92-93 And Layering Love, Thoughtful Banners stamp sets p.71, 73 Seaside Embossing Folder – p. 195 Simply Scored Scoring Tool […]

Thoughtful Branches

Posted: Sunday, July 17th, 2016 @ 3:01 pm in Projects | No Comments »

I am in love with this gorgeous new bundle by Stampin’ Up!  We recently remodeled our kitchen and bathroom, so I updated some wall art using the Beautiful Branches Thinlits Dies, the Layering Love Stamp Set and the Bloom & Bliss Designer Series Paper. The last picture uses the Butterfly Thinlits Dies. You can find […]