It’s November, and I’m happy to announce a stampwithbrian.com Holiday Ribbon Share! I’ve selected lots of sweet colors and beautiful ribbons so that you will be all stocked up for this Holidays. The ribbons in the share are listed later in this post (and aren’t necessarily represented by this delicious photograph): Here’s how a ribbon share works: You sign up for a spot in the ribbon share – participants will receive 2-1/2 yards of each…
I like to show diverse projects every day. Something pretty, something bold, something new, something old. (gosh, I’m a poet and didn’t realize it). Now that I have my hands on some new products, I want every day to be an adventure in new products – “Did you see this? Did you see that?” All the best intentions, though, are completely shot today. From the moment I saw this week’s Create with Connie & Mary…
It’s a big day! Stampin’ Up!’s 2014-2015 Annual Catalog will be open for business starting at noon today (MST) – have you made your list? Today’s project embraces a “something old, something new” theme – not only does it celebrate some wonderful new items from the new catalog, but it showcases some wonderful carryover items from last year’s catalog (also in the new catalog). The “something old, something new” theme also ties-in to the Wedded…
I’m so appreciative of everything that’s ever been given to me. Sure, I’ve worked really hard to earn a lot of things in my life (like my friends and my career), but still many things have been given to me (like freedoms and liberties). Even though Memorial Day is a great day to get together with friends and family, it’s certainly important to remember how much we have because of the sacrifices others made for…
The excitement of new Stampin’ Up! catalogs can be overwhelming – there are so many new products that we often don’t even know where to start our wish list. That’s where product shares are so helpful. When you sign up for a seat in one of my shares or order a set of my Designer Series Paper Swatch Books, you’ll have “a little bit of everything” – you can “kick the tires” and decide for yourself which items you want to…
While I’ve made many multi-layered and complicated cards, my super-simple and uber-clean cards seem to strike a chord with my customers and blog readers. As I sat down to create my project for this week’s Paper Players’ color challenge, I knew I would keep things clean and to-the-point. That doesn’t mean this card was quick to design, and it definitely doesn’t mean I created it without a table full of scrap pieces. 🙂 I loved…
The Pals Paper Arts is celebrating its 200th challenge this week. Woo hoo! To honor this milestone, all 20 Design Team Members are participating in this week’s sketch challenge. Woo hoo! On top of that, we have all made a monochromatic card (one color with white or vanilla). With 20 cards in 20 colors, this week’s post is a rainbow of beautiful projects. I hope you’ll check them out! But first, here’s my card: And…
I am so excited to let you know Stampin’ Up! has partnered with the amazing Becky Higgins, creator of Project Life, to bring you the real deal-authentic Project Life products, now in exclusive Stampin’ Up! colors and designs. If you’ve somehow missed the Project Life craze and are wondering what it’s all about, let me fill you in: it’s a super simple, totally affordable way to get your photos into albums: you just slip your…
Phew! I’ve finally made my Freshly Made Sketches challenge card and am sharing it on the last day of the challenge – just under the wire. It’s been a crazy week – the Fungeon has been a dusty disaster area (I had a new furnace and A/C installed last week with all new duct work), and I traveled to Tucson, Arizona this past weekend for an InkBig Academy training (business training for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators). …
When Leigh (my wonderful friend and realtor) asked me to host a workshop to introduce Stampin’ Up! to her crafty neighbors, I jumped at the opportunity. It’s really easy to design cards for my monthly club members because I know their skills (what a talented bunch!) – they’ve been stamping for years. With a new group of unknowns, though, it’s difficult to plan a project – I don’t want to offend the seasoned vets with…
