Boy, have I got a treat for you today! Amidst all the Spring card swaps and the excitement over the upcoming catalog and retired list (it will be posted here as soon as it’s available on Wednesday), I wanted to remind you of two promotions that have been here for a while but that go away at the end of the month (that’s just 10 days away!). The Sent with Love Bundle and This and That…
You’ve been asking for it, so I am here to deliver. It’s time for Day Two of my Spring One-for-One Card Swaps. These card makers shared their beautiful artwork with me and the other participants in the swap. I mailed them back out but snapped photos of them first so I could share with you. Behold these beauties, and please let them know how much you love their designs and detail work: So, what do…
It’s been a very active week, so I haven’t had a lot of stamping time. When Jeff asked me to make a special card for his dad’s 60th birthday, I was flattered and immediately started drafting project ideas. I also knew I needed to make a card for the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge (PPA157). I thought, “Why not kill two birds with one stone?” Then I thought, that’s really not very nice – I don’t want to…
As you know, the Spring One-for-One Swaps have been mailed out, and I’m sharing them all with you here The first batch was shared on Monday (check it out here). Today, I’m sharing a single card that I’ve selected from the bunch as one of the best. I am in awe of Maria’s artwork, and I am going to share three things I love about this card. I wish I could mail this around to each and…
You may have guessed this already but I enjoy stamping, and I absolutely LOVE Stampin’ Up! For me, Stampin’ Up! is neither “all about making cards” nor “all about making money.” It’s about a community of people who share a common love of creating and the creative process. I’m a member of Mary Fish’s Stampin’ Pretty Pals, and every day I can share excitement with other members about current promotions, stamping techniques and personal life events. I love the group. But…
Over the past several weeks, I have been the luckiest guy in the world. Day after day, I received beautiful gifts in my mailbox – each little gift more wonderful than the last. Your participation in the Spring One-for-One Swap was amazing, and I appreciate it more than you know. What’s better? I was able to share the joy of these cards by sending them back out to you. What’s even better? I am able to share these…
It’s Sunday. Let’s all say it together – “it’s time for another Paper Players Design Challenge!” This week, Anne Marie Hile selected four amazing colors for this color challenge: Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake and Rich Razzleberry. Wowzers! That’s quite a combination of colors: one subtle, one neutral, one bold and one in-color. I love all of these colors on their own, but it was a certainly a challenge to put them all together in a…
We love to make cards – the designing, the cropping, the inking, the stamping. We love to make little pieces of artwork. But let’s be honest – our passion is not all about the creating. The sharing and communicating is just as important to us. I get to share my creations with you every day, but I also get excited when I drop a beautiful card in the mail or hand a one-of-a-kind creation to a family member or…
I know that a lot of my blog readers are wonderful mothers, so I understand how risky it is for me to say this, but I’m gonna’…my mom is – hands down – the most incredible mom in the world. Mom has endured some really tough battles in her life, yet she has always been supportive of my brothers and me – even when we’ve chosen “different” paths in life, we’ve known that Mom is in our corner. No matter how bad…
Today is a two-post day. I can’t help myself – when I stumble across exciting news, I can’t always wait to share. I just saw this video on Stampin’ Up!’s Youtube channel and had to share it with you. It’s a sneak peek at the new packaging for wood mount sets – starting May 31. Being the nerd that I am, I am beside myself with excitement over this storage solution. It is perfect, and…
