Welcome to this months Creative Inking Blog Hop featuring Stampin’ Up!’s Dies!  aka – “The Dies Have It”.  I LOVE Stampin’ Up!’s die coordination with their stamp sets and designer series paper!   They are quality dies (not those knock offs!) that make fussy cutting – well a bit of a thing of the past.  AND did you know that if you purchase a stamp set and coordinating die – that you get a bundle discount!   Yep, you do! Pretty Pumpkins Bundle I chose to feature the Pretty Pumpkins Bundle from the new July-December Mini Catalog that goes live for customers ..read more

Designer Series Paper Sale! I LOVE this sale!   Our designer series paper is simply THE BEST!  Our gorgeous papers are well known for their artwork, color coordination and double-sided designs!   From now until August 2, enjoy 15% off these papers from our new annual catalog! Item  Page Designer Series Paper Price 155841 130 Beauty of the Earth $9.78 155696 131 Bloom Where You’re Planted $9.78 155499 131 Hand-Penned $9.78 152494 132 In Good Taste $17.85 155817 132 In the Wild $9.78 155807 132 Pansy Petals $9.78 155605 133 Sweet Symmetry $9.78 1 ..read more

The fabulous January to June Mini Catalog is coming to a close.  Yes, a few of the favorite have carried over to the new Annual Catalog, but some of those favorites are retiring too!  Save up to 50% on essential craft supplies.  Remember that products are available while supplies last! View the January-June-2021-Mini-Catalog-Last-Chance-Products List  Last Chance Products Valentine Keepsakes Cling Stamp Set [154354] $18.00 $18.00 Don D’espoir Cling Stamp Set (French) [155867] $19.00 $15.20 True Love 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [15 ..read more

Welcome to this month’s Creative Inking Blog Hop featuring Special Fold Cards.   I decided to feature a SIMPLE special fold featuring our AMAZING Designer Series Paper. The first card features the Hydrangea Haven stamp set with the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper that is retiring at the end of June!  GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!   The beauty of this card is that is simple yet elegantly shows off the gorgeousness of our two sided designer series papers! Here is a bird’s eye view of this card.  It really is just a simple Z fold.  The Hydrangea Hill stamp set an ..read more

Welcome to this months Stamper’s Dozen Blog hop with a focus on tools.   Hands down, my favorite tool are the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machines.  The regular or the mini – both are on my desk ALWAYS! To showcase the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machines, I chose the All Squared Away stamp set bundled with the Floral Squares Dies.  It’s hip to be square with this bundle.   You can choose from a handful of greetings celebrating friendship and four squares in several fun patterns.  Actually, you don’t have to choose.  Use as many as you want!  The squar ..read more

Welcome to this months Creative Inking Blog Hop where we are featuring our “MUST HAVE” favorites from the new Annual Catalog!   While I pondered this theme for a bit, I settled on one of my favorite new greeting stamp sets – BIGGEST WISH!   I love the mixed fonts and the boldness – you can mix these greetings with most anything. You can mix the greeting with most any stamp set and any theme.   Here I chose to showcase another new stamp set – Penned Flowers which is part of the Hand-Penned Petals Bundle (p 105).  In fact this is the swap I am sharing with my f ..read more

Introducing . . . Stampin’ Up! is keeping it positively fresh, polished and soft with these amazing new trendy In Colors for 2021-2023! Fresh Freesia Polished Pink Evening Evergreen Soft Succulent Pale Papaya Flowers of Friendship Bundle To showcase the 2021-2023 In Colors, I chose to use the Flowers of Friendship bundle that demonstrators could pre-order from the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.  These new In Colors coordinate so beautifully and are spot on for colors that I am seeing in the stores and online these days! Check out the Stampin’ Blends in all of the new In Colors!&nbs ..read more

Today is the day you can start ordering from the NEW Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog!  If you have ordered from me in the past year, you should have received your FREE catalog in the mail by now.  Please contact me if you haven’t yet received it.  You can always view the catalog online here. If you are loving the amazing samples in the catalog and want the recipes, I have posted them online for you here. Designer Series Papers! One of the first things I check out in the new catalogs are the designer series papers!  Stampin’ Up!’s artists are so amazing and come up with such f ..read more

Welcome to this month’s Stampers Dozen Blog Hop where we are featuring Retiring products.  I’m sad to see many things go that I have loved BUT I am truly excited about what is to come! From the January-June Mini Catalog, the Pretty Perennials bundle caught my eye right away!   I LOVE the bold images with just a hint of a water colored image.  Furthermore, I LOVE the greetings that are mix and match!   Perfect for so many occasions! I chose to use the Brights color collection on this one – as it really is LOTS OF HAPPY! You Can Make It Stamps – Pretty Perennial ..read more

It’s time to start preparing for Stampin’ Up!’s new Annual Catalog!   That means that we have to retire some products – including some of our favorites to create room for new and exciting things!    So, check out the Last Chance Products list available now through May 3, 2021 and while supplies last.  Don’t miss out on your favorite products! Bonus – surprises in the mail from me for all orders over $50!   Surprises could include ribbon, DSP, stamp sets, etc.  You never know – it’s a SURPRISE!   Must use the host code! DOWNLOAD your LAST CHANC ..read more