Hello my Crafty Friends!   Today I am excited to share my alternative creations with the Hooray for Birthdays-July Paper Pumpkin Kit!  I chose to cut my card base in half and create 2 cards from each base! I added the coordinating dies and a few current products to extend my kit! Can you say Foil?   Which is your favorite??  Hop Along with us! Blog Hop Index

  Greetings my crafty friends!   Today I am Joining the ICS team to highlight the brand new Online Exclusives available this month from Stampin' Up! This month I am sharing a few projects I have been working on for upcoming events! First up is the Pretty Poinsettia Bundle partnered up with the New Gingham Gallery papers and the the Sunset Shimmer Vellum.  Next up is the Fun for Fall Bundle featuring this adorable Scarecrow! Next up is a Bendy Card featuring the Spooktacular Designer Series papers.    Hop along with the rest of the crew for lots of inspiration! Blog Hop Index

  Welcome to this month's Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop! Together we are bringing you inspiration on using your Paper Pumpkin Kits In new creative ways!    I just loved the colors in the June Kit!   and the flowers and BUTERFLIES!!! and Bikes! SO fun and summery I couldn't wait to get creative!  With just a few extra supplies I created 4 cards from 2! First up is this side easel card.  The bike portion folds down and the card lays flat! I added some die cut flowers from the coordinating die set and some Calypso Coral cardstock, as well as some gems. The card is covered with the cut apart envelope!  the next alternative uses the kit stamp set and left over pieces from the original card. I love that there were a few extra flower "bushes" that I could play with. I also added a few rhinestones to my die cut flowers.  For my third alternative I used a Flirty Flamingo Card Base and made a landscape easel card. I did use a little piece of the...

 I am trying something new.  Each month customers that place a qualifying order in my Stampin' Up! store of $60 or more (before tax and rewards) will receive a mini card kit in the mail as a thank you!    My thank you kits have all been mailed out!  THANK YOU for your Support!   Here is the video incase you want a peek! 

 Today I am sharing this video I created featuring the Velvet Meadow designer papers. 

Today I am excited to play along with the ICS team and share our love of Embossing Folders!  Who doesn't love embossing folders.    Today I have a fub technique to share using the embossing folders!  THE BLACKOUT technique.  As you can see the results are stunning!  Start by embossing your cardstock using your favorite embossing folder!  On the debossing side color your images with Blends. You can see you don't have to be overly neat.  Choose your "Blackout Color" on swipe your ink pad over your embossed image.  The ink mainly highlights the un-embossed areas of the image creating the "blackout" effect.  You can even use this technique without coloring..  Below you can see one image colored and the other I just left the cardstock plain.  Have you tried this technique?   Do you Love it?  Hop along with us for more Inspiration!  Blog Hop Index

 Today I am sharing inspiration for the Wild Bunch Product of the Month.  Hope you are inspired

Welcome to this month's Paper Pumpkin Possibilities Blog Hop!   This month's Sparkling Celebrations is so much fun to create with, whether you chose to create it as designed or add your own little touches!  But this hop is all about the alternatives you can create!   So here are mine!   For this card I trimmed my papers and then added a sentiment from the Sunset Coast Stamp Set. Here I simply used the card front on Blackberry Bliss and changed up the sentiment! This card features the coordinating add on die set and the new white gel pen!  Hint I only used 1/2 of the card base and used the other half for the next card! For this card I used the other half of the starry card base to create the background for the Moon & Back Stamp Set.  Be Sure to Hop along with the rest of the team for lots more inspiration!  Blog Hop Index

  Hop you enjoy this scrapbook Video Page! 

Greetings my Crafty friends!   Today I am sharing this card I created with my current favorite new In Color!  CRISP CANTALOUPE!  I am just loving this color!   For my card I used the new Bloom Boutique Suite and designer papers!  I did add the butterflies and sentiment from the All Aflutter Bundle.   I chose to add a hint of the Peaceful Pine!      Here is the back of the card.    Blog Hop Index

  Today I am playing with the Brand New Moody Leaves Stamp set from Stampin' Up! 

 SO many new things going on At Stampin Up! starting today!  The NEW May - August Catalog is live  A new Product of the Month A New Join Offer $125 worth of products for $99 PLUS your choice of the new In Color Ink Pads or an additional $35 of product.   New kits and new online exclusives.   Head on other to my store to check out all the new  goodies available!    

 Today I am sharing this video on how I create cards using the 4 corners Technique.   I hope you enjoy the video. 

  Greetings my Crafty Friends!    Welcome to our Paper Pumpkin Possibilities blog hop!  I am so excited to be a part of this team of hoppers sharing alternative designs for each month's Paper Pumpkin kit.  This month's kit is all about the April 2026 – Lakeside Retreat. Growing up I love to fish with my dad! So I was super excited to receive and create with this kit!   Which also coordinates with the upcoming and soon to be released Waterside Retreat Suite!   The designs in the kit are fabulous, but as always I wanted to get a little creative and make alternatives. So on to the show! For my first alternative, I created a Z fold card using the striped card base.   The only product I added to this card was the Misty Moonlight ink for the birds. For my second card I cut one card base in half and used the plaid for my card front.   I used a Peaceful Pine card base and split rectangle behind my image.   I did add some Smoky Sla...

 Hello my Crafty Friends!   Today I am sharing a a card tutorial over on my You Tube Channel!   I hope you will join me!

  Greetings my crafty friends!   Today at ICS we are showcasing the retiring 2024-2026 STAMPIN' UP! In Colors!   These colors will hold a special place in my heart as they were my first In Colors from when I joined Stampin' Up! I really loved how these colors played off each other.  and will miss these colors greatly!    FAREWELL  TO PETUNIA POP, PRETTY IN PINK, PEACH PIE, SHY SHAMROCK and SUMMER SPLASH! Here are my projects.  Be sure to Hop along with the rest of the team for more inspiration.  Blog Hop Index

  Hello Crafty Friends!   A not so quick unboxing video! Lots of Yummy products coming soon!   Please subscribe and like video if you feel inclined.  Hoping to be adding more video soon! 

  Today I am again featuring the background "wave" Stamp from the Rolling Waves Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!. I simply stamped the large wave repeatedly using monochromatic coordinating colors of ink. I then used my Blackberry Bliss ink to stamp an image from the Gallery Blooms Stamp Set.

  Today I am again featuring the background "wave" Stamp from the Rolling Waves Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!. I simply stamped the large wave repeatedly using coordinating colors of ink. I then embossed my papers! I love love this color combo!

  Today and for the next couple of days I am featuring the background "wave" Stamp from the Rolling Waves Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!. I simply stamped the large wave repeatedly using coordinating colors of ink.