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Hello, crafty friends.  Posting has been limited these past few weeks as I decided to finally do some long overdue painting in our home. And of course it took longer than I had hoped/planned for.  It may  have been because I tackled this project by myself while my husband was on a fishing trip, or that I am a bit older, or maybe a perfectionist...or maybe all of the above! :) However, I have also been getting ready for my Open House next week on Thursday, June 1, 2017 . I would love to see you stop by!  Come see what I have been creating and then make a cool project yourself! It's a  FREE event  and everyone is welcome!  See more details HERE . Here's another new sneak peek project: Have you ever used the Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate ?  This is a new product for me, and oh boy, is it fabulous!  Its gold on one side and silver on the other.  It comes in 3 different patterns and you get 2 of each pattern.  Here, I used the...

Hello, crafty friends!  It's time for another new challenge at Sunday Stamps! Thank you to those of you who played along with us last week - its so fun to see other creative stampers play along! This week we have a color challenge for you to play along with. Remember, Sunday Stamps! does not state a specific color name- so that you can interpret the colors and inspirational picture based on what ink colors you have at home.  Just remember to use at least 3 colors when creating your project. Here's this weeks challenge at Sunday Stamps! : The colors I choose to use for this weeks color challenge are: Smoky Slate, Old Olive, Lemon Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide and Marina Mist. I used a lot of new products from the upcoming 2017-2018 Stampin' UP! annual catalog. You will be able to start shopping from the new catalog on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Yippee!  But before you start shopping- why not stop by my Open House on June 1, 2017 .  Details are HERE . ...

Hello, crafty friends! Today, I am sharing a sneak peek of the new Eastern Beauty Bundle dressed in 3 new In Colors: Berry Burst, Fresh Fig and Powder Pink. I made a water color wash using Powder Pink and Berry Burst on a piece of white card stock and heat set it with my Heat Tool, After it was dry, I randomly stamped the medallion star image using Berry Burst, Fresh Fig and Powder Pink. The Eastern Medallion Framelits are da boom! Super easy to work with and the possibilities are endless!  I used 2 of the framelits and paired them with the 1 1/4" and 1" circle punches for the center sentiment. I added a few Dimensionals to the medallion for an added wow effect and a piece of the new 1/2" Fresh Fig Finely Woven Ribbon.  To finish it off, I used some new Glitter Enamel Dots and a Rhinestone jewel. See this and many other project ideas using new products at my Catalog Open House .  Details are HERE . Happy stamping!

Hello, and happy Sunday! Today's card share is a sneak peak of a brand new stamp set called This Little Piggy .  Everyone in attendance to Onstage in Minneapolis, MN received this adorable stamp set. I finally had a chance to ink it up for this weeks challenge at Sunday Stamps! Who doesn't love a cute little piggy dressed in mud? Just looking at him again here cracks me up! :)   I paired this little piggy with two new designer series papers called:  Delightful Daisy and Wood Textures.   Design team member Teresa Kline created a fun sketch for this weeks challenge.  I hope you will take the time to play along. Little Pig card supplies: stamps:  This Little Piggy (available 6-1-17), Swirly Bird (141749) ink:  Basic Black, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Powder Pink, and Calypso Coral card stock:  Thick Whisper White, Calypso Coral accessories:  Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372), Swirly Scribbles Thinlits (141497), Aqua ...

Hello, crafty friends! Today, I want to share a sneak peek of the  Daisy Delight stamp set and matching  Daisy punch which will be a new must have bundle in the upcoming annual catalog. When I made my new Host Code for May, the picture I used inspired me to create this card. :)  Although purple is one of my top favorite colors, I wanted to use my Pop of Pink Specialty DSP before it officially retires. This delicious paper is also on sale.  See it  HERE .   Another sneak peak I used is of one of the new In Colors called Lemon Lime Twist for the daisy petals.  A bright and fun green.  And look at the stitches in this new ribbon?  This is the new 1/4" Double-Stitched Daffodil Delight Ribbon.   I also used some Melon Mambo Enamel Shapes and some White Perfect Accents.  Adding just a few embellishments like these really make your card pop.  The 2016-2018 In Colors Enamel Shapes are retiring and are on sale too! ...