I’m really beginning to love kits. There’s just so much you can do in a short time. This Bloomin’ Butterfly Basket is prime example. The flowers in the basket are from the Bloomin’ Bouquet Kit (#134542) shown below. The kit comes with 13 die-cut flowers, Vintage Crystal Buttons and Wire Stems as well as labels to complete your bouquet. The … Continue reading →
It’s a Patterned Party and time for a Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge. Ready to play? I don’t know about you but in my book, bright colors, balloons and glitter spell PARTY in a big way! Why am I so happy? Many reasons. First, a couple of my “Pals” (from our Stampin’Pretty Pals group) came into town yesterday to visit … Continue reading →
Thank you for joining us for the May Pals Blog Hop and our annual Retirement Party with the Pals! It’s time to say goodbye to stamps and accessories that will not be available in the new 2013-14 Stampin’ Up! catalog. Although it’s always sad to see wonderful products retire, it is exciting to think about all of the new products … Continue reading →
Are you all ready for Mother’s Day? You are? GREAT! Now that you’re all ready to give Mom that special day, how about sending and elegant Mother’s Day bouquet to a sister, aunt or friend? Pull out the Big Shot and your Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder to whip this project up in no time at all! In fact, it came … Continue reading →
If it seems like we just had a Mojo Monday post, you’re right! After catching up this weekend, I decided to take a gander at this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch (MOJO292) and have a little fun. Who am I kidding, it’s all fun. At first glance I couldn’t get the image of “Aces & Eights”, aka the “Dead Man’s Hand”, out of … Continue reading →
What happens when faced with too many choices of topics to post about? Absolutely NOTHING, that’s what! Making the choice between round or square wasn’t so bad. Now add colors, new specials for Stampin’Up!, celebrating 1,000 comments on the blog, and on, and on, and on and one might feel like they’re ready to implode! That’s when the word BREATHE … Continue reading →
Did you know you can get eight cards (or more) from a kit that advertises only four? Seriously! The card you see here is the featured style for My Paper Pumpkin April, 2013. Being the kind of person that never likes to color within the lines, I came up with some alternates. Let’s flip the card on it’s side and … Continue reading →