No stamping today, just a few observations of my lackadaisical approach to decorating. Since Halloween was essentially “canceled” last year, I forgot all about decorating for Halloween. I’m generally prompted when my neighbors start decorating their yards with their children. It’s not much, but I usually put out a small “Trick-or-Treaters Stop Here” sign and […]
Stampin' Up! kits
You Are Amazing meets Peaceful Moments
I love the You Are Amazing kit and stamp set. I’m keeping this stamp on my shelf even though it’s now retired. Creating alternatives kit cards is always fun for me. These are the suggested cards from the You Are Amazing Project kit. I decided to use a current stamp set, Peaceful Moments, for the […]
Christmas in April? Expanding the Tag Buffet Project kit
Last year I bought the Tag Buffet Project kit for my Christmas gift tags and one of my classes. Alas, COVID prevented me from holding the class and seeing family so no need for my tags (I ordered all my gifts online, probably like so many of you). But, I did send Christmas cards as […]
Flowers for Every Season – get them now
What a great way to create quick cards – Stampin’ Up! Memories & More card packs.
More For the Love of Felt flower cards
I had a lot of fun designing my swap card using the retired For the Love of Felt kit. I still had lots of leftover pieces and card bases, so back to the creation process. I made three more cards with the other card bases. This first one I used the entire card base from […]
Swap thank you card from For the Love of Felt kit
As usual, I’m a little behind in playing with all my Stampin’ Up! goodies. In keeping with my 2021 resolutions, I pulled out my retired “For the Love of Felt” kit to create a swap card for one of my groups. The kit contains all the pieces I need to create 4 of several card […]
A little something just for you
I had the “A Little Sumthin’” gift pillow box kit on my wishlist for quite a while but somehow it kept slipping to the bottom. And then, they were discontinued – geez, sometimes I just procrastinate too much and I miss out on great Stampin’ Up! products. But a while after they discontinued the kits, they appeared on the Stampin’ Up! […]
Perfectly Wrapped – another wonderful kit
All last week I’ve been showing you all the different decorated boxes I’ve made. Today I’m showing you one of Stampin’ Up! wonderful project kits that will make your gift box making so easy! The “Perfectly Wrapped” project kit. Here’s a close-up of how I made each of the containers: The kit has all the pieces […]
More card ideas and no fuss!
I’ve been showcasing my Paper Pumpkin alternative cards to show you how easy it is to use the monthly Paper Pumpkin kits. But here’s another option to make a lot of cards, for a lot of occasions, really quick! It’s one of Stampin’ Up! All-Inclusive kits, this one is called “Oh Happy Day.” It makes 20 […]