The Light You Shine

With all the amazing and new products in Stampin’ Up!’s 2017 Annual Catalog, there are still some returning favorites that grab my attention and tickle my fancy.  For today’s card, I combined a great new Designer Series Paper with two stamp sets that work well together for this uplifting card.  Here’s my card: Tips, Tricks and Reminders Fireflies or Lightning Bugs?  What do you see in the card above?  Do you see fireflies or lightning…

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Carols of Christmas for FabFri117

While we were in Thailand last week (you can see my recaps here and here), demonstrators were given an advance look at the 2017 Holiday Catalog, and we were sent home with a boatload of stamps, papers and accessories from the new book.  You’re going to love these new products, and I can’t wait to share them with you BUT we can’t show them just yet.  That’s A-OK with me because there are lots of…

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My Thailand Adventure, part 2

Yesterday I shared some stories and pictures from my trip to Thailand as part of Stampin’ Up!’s 2017 Incentive Trip.  What an amazing time we all had!  If you missed that post, you can see it here.  Was the full day of travel unbearably long?  Yes.  Was Phuket unbearably hot?  Yes.  Did either of those things stand in the way of an excellent time?  Absolutely not! Our week in Phuket was filled with relaxing times…

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My Thailand Adventure, part 1

As you may already know, I’ve just returned from a trip of a lifetime.  With a combination of sales and team promotions last year, I earned Stampin’ Up!’s Incentive Trip – a free trip for two to Phuket, Thailand.  I’ve always wanted to visit Thailand and am so grateful for this amazing experience.  When I’m on vacation, I prepare projects and posts for my blog to keep you entertained in my absence, but I turn…

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Lemon Zest & a Whole Lot of Lovely

I’m home from my amazing journey to Thailand!  What a once-in-a-lifetime experience!  I’ll be sharing stories and pictures this week, but I have a fun card to share first.  I paired sentiments from the Lemon Zest stamp set with the oranges in the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper.  What fun!  Here’s my card: Tips, Tricks and Reminders Simple Panels.  I love to create cards with simple panels that showcase either beautiful designs or…

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Move Me Framelits for GDP096

Woo Hoo!  It’s time for another CASE the Designer Challenge with the Global Design Project.  There are so many places to find inspiration for the project we make.  I love the opportunity to create a project that’s inspired by the art of my fellow team members on GDP – always a joy!  This week we are CASEing a gorgeous Dragonfly Dreams project by Tanja Kolar, a talented Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in Germany.  Here’s my card:And…

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We Need to Celebrate This

I’m on my way home from an amazing trip to Thailand today.  The blog has been on autopilot for the last week while I’ve been away, but I’ll be back soon with lots of great pictures to share from my journey and some new, fun projects.  Excited to share! Candy Ford, a member of my InKing Royalty team and great friend, earned this trip, as well.  Although she lives 15 minutes from me in Atlanta,…

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Three Big Reasons to Celebrate

BOY, OH, BOY!  I have a lot to share with you today, and I’m excited about every bit of it!  Grab your coffee and hang on tight – you don’t want to miss a thing! WORLD CARD MAKING DAY Are you ready to celebrate World Card Making Day in style?  Pam (my awesome upline) and I are thrilled to host another great celebration in Atlanta on Saturday, October 7, 2017.  The event will be hosted…

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Gradient Embossing with Shawn deOliveira

If you’ve hopped along with one (or all) of our InKing Royalty Team Blog Hops, then you already know what a talented and fun group of demonstrators in my group.  I love this group, and I am so glad to inspire and be inspired by these fun folks every day.  Today, I’m featuring a project by one of my team members, Shawn de Oliveira, who shares new projects on his blog at ShawnStamps.com.  Shawn make…

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My Favorite Technique for Be Inspired Blog Hop

It’s time for another Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop – what fun!  The Be Inspired Design Team is a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from all over the world who are excited to share our themed projects with you.  I’m honored to be a part of this group of talented stampers. The theme for today’s Be Inspired Hop is “My Favorite Technique.”  How fun is that?!  I don’t dabble in techniques very much –…

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