I’m not always drawn to floral bundles, but something keeps pulling me back to the beautiful flowers in the Gallery Blooms Bundle, one of the new bundles featured in Stampin’ Up!’s 2025 Annual Catalog. The bundle is one of the new products demonstrators are able to pre-order from the new catalog – and I was excited to play. Here’s a thank you card I made with several elements of the new collection: Here’s a look…
I love to share with you, and I love when you share with me. I’m happy to announce the first One-for-One card swap of 2025! If you have never participated in one of my card swaps before, now’s your chance. You don’t have to make 20 cards or 10 cards or even 5 cards – just make one card and mail it to me with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. In return, you’ll soon receive another…
The Freshly Made Sketches team shares a new sketch each week, and I’m excited to play along with Amy O’Neill’s challenge this week. I knew the die I’d reach for when I saw this pocket shape on the sketch (we can use any shape, but I immediately had a plan). I had no idea where it would go from there, but I’m happy with how it turned out. Here’s the sketch for this week’s Freshly…
I had a little time to play in the Fungeon yesterday, so a lot of new products from my 2025 Catalog pre-order were opened and inked up and cut out. Such fun! While much of that “work” will make its way into projects I will soon share with you, one project came together quickly (and you can guess it’s a gorgeous Designer Series Paper I couldn’t wait to showcase). Here’s a thinking of you card…
As you may know, I host a card kit with my talented friend, Emma Goddard. The latest Super-Awesome Fun Time Card Kits were boxed last weekend and delivered to the post office last Monday. The recipients are messaging me with excitement about the goodies they’ve received and the video/tutorial they have enjoyed – and that makes me more excited about the kits. It’s always a good time! Today I’m sharing a little bit about the…
When I mail out shares or kits, I always like to include a little tag to say “thank you” – and the tag usually features some of the products included in the mailing. When I mailed out the Textured Notes Super-Awesome Fun Time Card Kits last week, I tucked one of these tags in each kit: The base of the tag is cropped with the Textured Notes Dies. If you don’t yet have these stylish…
Our house backs up to a constantly-running creek that is so peaceful and relaxing. The birds and squirrels that live around the creek know that Spring has arrived when Brian cranks up the pressure-washer to cleanse the back deck and screened-in porch of Winter’s mold buildup. I’m happy to share that Spring arrived at our house on Thursday. Pressure-washing, one of my favorite past-times, brought me so much joy on Thursday – until my pinky…
Jeremiah’s birthday was this past week (he’s an April Fools baby), and I made a simple (but fun!) card to honor his special day. I will be the first to suggest that we should not be shy to add color to masculine cards. While the card base and three of the layers are built with black-and-white Designer Series Papers, there’s a celebratory pop of color on this card that adds a little fun to the…
Today I’m sharing a quick-and-easy fun-fold card that features three products that were added to the Last Chance List this past week (that means these products will be retired and unavailable as soon as they sell out). My card showcases the following products: Friends for Life Bundle Friends of the Ocean Designer Series Paper Ocean Friends Bundle Here’s the friend-filled card I’m excited to share with you today: If you’ve eyed any of these products…
In yesterday’s post, I introduced you to the new products loaded into the Last Chance Products section of the online store – products from the 2024 Annual Catalog and 2025 Spring Mini Catalog that will not be available once they are sold out. There are some great discounts on many of these products. If you missed that post or want to take another look, click here. Today I’m spotlighting a few of my favorite additions…
