My friend, Cindy Hall, is hosting this week’s sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches – I love the simplicity of this sketch. Since I already wanted to showcase some new products that fit well with the sketch, it was easy for me to make a quick card for her challenge. This card features something old, something new, something borrowed and something French. Here’s my card: And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my…
I’m excited to be the Featured Designer on this week’s Pals Paper Arts challenge. Not only did I get to select the three colors for this week, but my card is featured on the site. What fun! I picked Mint Macaron, Melon Mambo and Basic Black because I love the brilliant combination of these colors in the It’s My Party Designer Stack. In the end, I didn’t use this stack, but I’m excited about the…
Yesterday, I shared a project I made with my Stamp Club this past weekend. If you missed it, you can check it out here. Today, I’m sharing the second project and some fun pictures from our morning of stamping. It’s difficult for me to imagine that you’ve flipped through the pages of Stampin’ Up!’s 2016 Occasions Catalog without, at least for moment, stopping to ponder the Botanical Gardens Suite of products on pages 26 and…
When my monthly club group met this past weekend, I was excited to share all (or many) of my new goodies with the group. It was our first meeting since the Occasions Catalog has been live, so I packed up my things and headed to Marti’s house. Since I knew we’d spend a lot of time “ooohing and aaahing” at the new products (I showcased some of the new Thinlits and papers) and catching up…
Love is in the air – that means it’s a great time to plan Valentine’s cards for our friends and loved ones. While we are on the subject of love…I love this week’s sketch for the Global Design Project – L. O. V. E. Teneale Williams created a circle inside a rectangle with sentiments that overlap both. How fun is that? Here’s my Design Team card for this week’s challenge: And here’s the banner for…
Today’s the most special day of the year – today is my Mom’s birthday. While we celebrated her birthday during her visit to Atlanta in December, I am continuing the celebration by sharing her card today. From the moment I saw the page of tiny blue (Pool Party and Mint Macaron) flowers in Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper, I knew that it would be used in Mom’s birthday card. She loves floral prints and is…
With so many great, new products in Stampin’ Up!’s 2016 Occasions Catalog and 2016 Sale-a-Bration brochure, it’s hard to pick which item you want to play with first. When I sat down to make this card, I wanted a sweet and simple card – without bragging, I think I nailed it. Not only does the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set give me super-sweet images, but the colors work well together, too. Here’s my card, created using…
It’s been an AMAZING and BUSY week! Here’s what’s happened so far: SUNDAY – Mom helped kick off the week with her video share of the Number of Years Bundle and some great tips for lining up die cut numbers or letters on your card front. MONDAY – the Global Design Project Design Team shared our first challenge of 2016 – a fun color challenge with Rose Red, Blushing Bride and Crumb Cake. TUESDAY –…
The Pals Paper Arts is launching the new year with a new look, reshuffled design teams and lots of great challenges. How exciting! This week’s sketch offers a great layout that can be used for any card, but I reached right for my Valentine’s goodies. A mix of items from the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog and the 2016 Occasions Catalog, I made this card: And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card: Tips,…
I’ve been sharing new projects from Stampin’ Up!’s 2016 Occasions Catalog since I was able to start ordering in early December. What an amazing collection of beautiful products! This catalog has everything you need to prepare for birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Spring and other celebrations. With the release of each catalog, I like to share my favorite things from the new book. My list might not define the most popular items or the ones that everyone…
