Aloha, all! When I was first a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I just loved to look through the Stampin’ Up! catalogs at all the lovely projects. It simply never occurred to me actually to copy them! Well, for one thing, I often didn’t have the stamp sets or colors or embellishments they used. So, while… [Read More]
Handmade Get Well Card
Something a Bit Different
Aloha, all! Usually when you see a greeting card here on my blog, you’ll see a card that’s 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″, horizontal or vertical, with quite a bit of ink, at least a couple of layers of card stock and papers, and most of the time with more than one embellishment such as buttons… [Read More]
Embellishing a Simple Layout
Aloha, all, and welcome to this month’s “VC Rocks!” blog hop! VC Rocks is an online community that celebrates Stampin’ Up!’s annual convention with a “Virtual Convention” that lasts all summer long. It’s a fun group whose summer-long activities are starting to wind down. But not before we have one more blog hop, featuring… [Read More]
More Papers – In a Sketch Challenge!
Aloha, all! As I continue to look through my growing stash of Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series – or Printed – Papers, I’m starting to realize that I’m already running out of my first purchase of some of the sets. In fact, I think I’m about to open my third pack of the set, Comfort… [Read More]
Fun With a Flower Chain!
Aloha, all! Create with Connie and Mary’s weekly challenge for their New Catalog edition had me scratching my head for a bit. We were to use NEW Big Shot items in a FUN way! Well – Big Shot products are ALWAYS fun! So I interpreted this to mean I should do something that… [Read More]
Naturally Musical!
Aloha, all! When I first opened my pack of the brand new Natural Composition Specialty Designer Series Paper, I wondered what the heck I was going to do with the sheet with the musical notes. After all, the theme of the paper seemed to be “nature,” yet musical notes placed on a staff remind… [Read More]
Sassy Salutations!
Aloha, all! One of the new stamp sets that includes just sentiments is called Sassy Salutations. I wasn’t quite sure how much I liked it when I saw it on paper in the new 2012-2013 Stampin’ Up! Catalog. But now that I have it in my craft room, I’m finding that it’s a lot… [Read More]
