After a fabulous week at the Stampin’ Up! Convention, I arrived home last night for a very short visit as I am now off to my mom’s for a couple of days. She is having cataract surgery this morning and at 91, will need some help with all of those eye drops and poor vision following […]
On the First Day of Convention … (SU! style)
This is the first official day of the 2015 Stampin’ Up! Convention and it is off to a great start! Lots of free goodies, of course.. and this lovely bag…. which I hope to take on vacation with me in 2016 to Thailand, […]
Handmade Coffee Cup Cards!
My husband works as a barista at Starbucks, so I made these cards for him! We give lots of Starbucks cards or coffee beans as gifts, so don’t these make great cards to give with them? I just love this set from Paper Pumpkin! I have never done a video about Paper Pumpkin before, but […]
Watercolor Wings Class To Go!
The featured stamp of the month is Watercolor Wings. (Actually, make that a bundle with the Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies and save 15%!) *Did you know that a minimum $30 order in my online store gets you this Class-to-Go for FREE? (use host code SF9W2GQ6) […]
Cute Kid’s Card: No Bones About It!
If you know anyone that is really into dinosaurs, this would be a fun card to make for them! This No Bones About It stamp set is a darling dinosaur set with four different dinosaurs, each with a stamp like I used on this card and a separate stamp just with their skeletons! There are […]
Metal Rimmed Pearls on the Deal of the Week!
I love these metal rimmed pearls and I am going to stock up on them this week!!! That … and any papers on sale always have my interest! How about you? (if you don’t have the Gift Box Punch Board yet – or you know someone who would love it as a birthday or Christmas […]
Barnyard Babies for a New Baby Card!
This cute little lamb from the Barnyard Babies stamp set greets a new baby with “Welcome, little one.” Instead of the more traditional pastel colors used with baby cards, I went with Cucumber Crush, a vibrant shade of green! That with the Daffodil Delight sun makes for a bright card! The video tutorial below will […]
Salad with Tim & Stamping with Karen
Every year, Tim and I host an event for those who come by our booth at the July Rubber Stamp Event in Bloomington. Yesterday was the day. We had a great turn out – and Tim was certainly kept busy! (check out his recipe below) There were stampers at the table (Can you […]