It’s such a shame Apple of My Eye, with all the sweets of summer, is retiring. I love the fresh and fruity 16-piece set. It’s perfect for this first grade teacher needing loads of thank you cards for the volunteers that made life a little less hectic this year. When this beauty retires, there will be a… Read More »
From Simple to Stepped Up Stepping up a simple card to the next level is sometimes just a matter of embellishing with ribbon and candy dots. These are two basic accessories that won’t add excessive dimension to a card, which can sometimes call for extra postage. Today’s card features a cheerful sentiment from the Tin of Cards stamp set of 20.… Read More »
And Ice Cream, Too! All the decorations and treats that a birthday celebration demands are laid out neatly in today’s Mojo Monday sketch 446. The icing on the cake is the use of tasty colors like Mint Macaron and Watermelon Wonder. The color scheme leaps straight out of the Birthday Bouquet DSP. It’s a great sketch suitable for showcasing sentiments, shapes and details.… Read More »
Sweet Stack Project Kit It doesn’t get much easier than a kit to create perfect decorations for a party and that’s exactly what Sweet Stack is. The sad news is it’s on The List, the list that includes every stamp, paper, ink, embellishment, tool and kit that will not appear in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog come June. In… Read More »
Go | See | Do It’s a great sentiment for lots of occasions that come along this time every year. Graduations. Retirements. Vacations. The card features three things close to my heart, too: the canine companion, the Volkswagen Beetle, and travel. Once again I took my liberties with a great sketch from MojoMonday, Sketch 444. Three narrow panels and one focal… Read More »
A Nice Cuppa and Cups & Kettle Are Retiring I saw the The Retirement List released by Stampin’ Up! earlier this week. The bad news is A Nice Cuppa and the coordinating framelits dies Cups & Kettle are retiring. The good news is I own it! If you don’t, there’s still time to order. It’s a versatile set. Some days… Read More »
It’s the Little Things Here’s a Kate Spade inspired card sporting five of my favorites for papercrafting. the little bow in classic black the wide black and white stripes from the Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper the classic style gold tone bow paper clip embellishment large polka dots softly impressed in Blushing Bride card stock gold heat embossing Together… Read More »
My first experience with heat embossing and an embossed image is still fresh in my mind. Way back when, my rubberstamping dealer showed me a folk art style doll image that had been stamped and embossed in black (circa 1994). It was a lone, unfinished project but I was in awe! I was swooning. Then my mentor showed… Read More »