Aloha, all! Have I mentioned how much I just LOVE the new Stampin' Up! Hand-Penned Petals Suite of products in the new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog? I think I must have as I've already shared several project using the papers and stamps. Now I'm hooked on using the papers and stamps to make some fancy fold cards. The Double Diamond Fold I've shared this fancy fold with you before. But this is … [Read more...] about Double Diamond Fold – With Hand-Penned Petals
Handmade Cards
A Seascape With Watercolor Shapes
Aloha, all! As you can imagine with my living in Hawai'i, the new Seascapes Stamp Set is an early favorite from the new Stampin' Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. In the past, to make a sea-themed card, I've used whatever background image might be in the stamp set or an embossing folder Stampin' Up! might have in its catalog to create a background. With this catalog, however, there's another stamp … [Read more...] about A Seascape With Watercolor Shapes
Stamp, Ink, Paper – and Turtles
Aloha, all! I mentioned earlier this week that my friend, Donna, has been visiting for a while. The first thing she did when she came to visit me was to go through the Stampin' Up! 2021-22 Annual Catalog. She and I have stamped together a lot in the past (we were both impacted by the Kilauea Volcano eruption in 2018). So I was pretty sure that which stamp sets and accessories would catch her … [Read more...] about Stamp, Ink, Paper – and Turtles
Layering Color and Contour
Aloha, all! Do you recognize this stamp from yesterday? I've used the Color & Contour Stamp Set a lot since the Stampin' Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalog went live earlier this month. I like it so much, that I used it in my first in-person class after enough of us had Covid vaccinations that we could really enjoy being together. This is a Two--Step Stamp This single-stem floral image is … [Read more...] about Layering Color and Contour
Two Stamp Sets – Elegant Together
Aloha, all! Between being under the weather for most of a week and having a great friend visit for some crafting time, I've been absent from my spot in the blogosphere for far too long. The good news is that the crafting time with my friend has resulted in a ton of projects that I get to share with you this week and next. Most of them are using at least one, and in some cases several, new … [Read more...] about Two Stamp Sets – Elegant Together
“Case”ing With a New Catalog Product
Aloha, all! When I order a brand new product from a Stampin’ Up! Catalog, it’s frequently because of how it’s displayed in the catalog. When it came to the brand new stamp set, Seascape, what first caught my eye was the card below. It’s on page 12 of the 2021-2022 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. What I loved most about it was the sense of depth and movement about everything in the … [Read more...] about “Case”ing With a New Catalog Product
Island Hopping – What’s Old Is New Again
Aloha, all! I just cannot believe it's almost the end of April! It's not just that it's the end of the month. It's April! How have four months of 2021 gone by already? The good news is that today is a Wednesday - the last Wednesday of the month. And that means it's time for Cheryl Hamilton and I to get together for our monthly Island Hopping blog posts. This month, of course, we're both … [Read more...] about Island Hopping – What’s Old Is New Again
Just a Week From Tomorrow – New Colors
Aloha, all We have only one more week to wait before the new Stampin' Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalog is released to the public. By this time, my Craft Room has been almost completely cleared of any products that were in the last Annual Catalog that will not be featured in the new catalog. Not quite, though, because there are two stamp sets that I'm thinking about allowing to hang out with the … [Read more...] about Just a Week From Tomorrow – New Colors
Sneak Peek At New Papers
Aloha all - On Monday I mentioned that I might be sharing some projects that I've made using new products in the upcoming Stampin' Up! 2021-2011 Annual Catalog. And here is the first - of what I'm sure will be many! Look What's New Isn't that Designer Series Paper gorgeous?! I can hardly wait to tell you all about it - and I do believe telling you about this will be one of my first blog … [Read more...] about Sneak Peek At New Papers
A Big “Thank You”!
This is the design of one the Thank You Notes that I'm sending to my customers who purchased either Stampin' Up! products or my own personal tutorials in March. I am so grateful for everyone who helps me to be successful at what I do, but especially my Stampin' Up! customers. Today I have some tips for designing and making multiples of a fun card. Aloha, all! There was a time when I considered … [Read more...] about A Big “Thank You”!
April Showers – Under My Umbrella!
The Under My Umbrella Stamp Set is one of my favorite kind of outline stamps. It has several stamps that are just perfect for stamping on patterned paper to give them a pretty patterned color. No markers, or brushes, or colored pencils needed! It's also the perfect stamp for this time of year. Tomorrow is April and in many parts of the United States it's a very rainy month, leading to the old … [Read more...] about April Showers – Under My Umbrella!