06.01.2024…..Happy Saturday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing a card that I created with products from the Country Woods Suite. This suite is one of faves, and I am absolutely obsessed with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper and the Country Lace Designer Series Paper. I also combined it with the Flowers of Beauty Dies (for the leaves and the little flowers). Hope this card inspires you create a card or projects with a mix and match of your favorite products, too!

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05.24.2024…..Happy Friday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I wanted to share a card that I created for this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday challenge! It’s a “Case a Fancy Friend” challenge! This means that when you see a card and are so inspired by it…then you copy it (or selective copy) and share what you create! We each chose one of our Stampin’ Fancy Friday team members, and “cased” one of their cards. How much fun is that??? That being said, I decided to choose the amazing Brenda Nelson @stampwithbrenda !

Be sure to join us to see what our Stampin’ Fancy Friday team created and just who on the team they CASEd! We have 24 projects to share, and each one is AMAZING!!!

Then…..when you CASE one of our SFF teammates, share your project on IG or FB and tag us by using #stampinfancyfriday or #fancyfridaychallenges in your post. We will share in our stories to inspire others as well!

To view the other amazing cards from our team members, you can also go to:

https://www.instagram.com/stampinfancyfriday/ or https://www.facebook.com/stampinfancyfriday

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05.19.2024…..Happy Sunday, my stampin’ friends! For our Stamping Sunday Blog Hop this month, we are showcasing projects created with “something old” (featured in the previous Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 catalogs) and “something new” (featured in the current Stampin’ Up! 2024-2025 Annual Catalog). For my “something old” , I used the Textured Floral Stamp Set and Textured Floral Dies. For my “something new”, I used two of the new 2024-2026 In Colors…..Pretty in Pink and Petunia Pop. Hope this card inspires you to create a fun, unique card using this week’s challenge!

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05.17.2024…..Happy Friday, my stampin’ friends! It’s already time for another TGIF Challenge! This week we have a wonderful inspiration challenge for you…..Picture Perfect Backgrounds! Inspiration challenges are one of my faves, and it seems like y’all really love them, too! For my take on this challenge, I decided to use a Water Painter, along with Daffodil Delight and Balmy Blue, to add a wash of color to Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Hope this card inspires you to create a fun, unique card using this week’s challenge!

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05.09.22…..Happy Monday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing something a little different. It’s a little watercolored flower, and I decided it would be perfect for this shabby chic frame that I’ve been holding on to for years. The inspiration for the flower came from the amazing Shannon West, who shared her tutorial video on Youtube yesterday…..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmmvaVRSrHs. She watercolored a beautiful, hand-painted flower, which I absolutely adore! So…..I thought I would give it a try.

I was really happy with the flower that I painted, but then….I ran into a bit of a mishap with my Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry ink. So….I added more Daffodil Delight and Crushed Crushed around the flower, along with some splatted water drops. Even with my little mishap, I’m still excited with the way it turn out, and I can’t wait to try another one…maybe in a different color combo. Thank you bunches, Shannon West, for sharing your talent!

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05.06.22…..Happy Friday, my stampin’ friends! It’s already time for another TGIF Challenge! This week we have a wonderful Color Challenge for you…..Soft Succulent, Pale Papaya, and Fresh Freesia! Such a beautiful combo! We hope you have a chance to play along with us this week. We’d love to see what you create!

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05.04.22…..Happy Wednesday, my stampin’ friends! The brand new Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog is now “live”….and I’m just beyond excited! This catalog is absolutely jam-packed with soooooo many amazing stamp sets, dies, paper, accessories, and more!

That being said, I could wait to make a card with the Vintage Bottle Punch and the Vintage Bottle Shaker Domes from the new catalog! They are just so much fun!!! I made a soft, springtime card, but….you could use the punch and the dome for any occasion! Hope this inspires you to create your own “vintage bottle” projects!

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05.02.22…..Some of you may not be aware yet, but I now have a monthly newsletter, featuring all the latest on my monthly card kits, my Facebook Live events, and all the latest from Stampin’ Up!

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05.02.22…..Happy Monday, my stampin’ friends! The brand new Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog is going “live” at tomorrow (May 3rd) at 12:00 noon (PT)…..and I can hardly wait. The catalog is absolutely jam-packed with soooooo many amazing stamp sets, dies, paper, accessories, and more!

That being said, I could wait to make a card with the the Cup of Tea Bundle from the new catalog! It is just the cutest!!! The little teacups are so sweet, and there’s lots of fun little accessory stamps and dies, too!

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04.29.22…..Happy Thursday, my stampin’ friends! While I’m super excited for all of the new, amazing products in the upcoming Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog, the sales period for Stampin’ Up! 2021-2022 Annual Catalog will be ending in just a few short days…..on May 2, 2022. So many wonderful products are retiring, and I thought I squeeze in a few more projects with some of my favs…..the Pierced Blooms Dies, Fancy Tag Topper Punch, Genial Gems, and the Macrame 3D Embossing Folder!

If there’s anything still on your wish list from the 2021-2022 catalog, you’ll want to place your order now!

Don’t miss out!

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