Generous people give magical birthday cards. When I was at the Spring NW Crafty Weekend, I was the beneficiary of a very generous crafter. She had a policy that stamps are like pets; if they are grouped together they should stay together. She bought a huge lot of stamps at a Garage sale and was deciding which to keep and … Read More
Excited about Onstage 2017 in Shreveport…
I am currently on my way to Onstage 2017 in Shreveport. As a Stampin Up Demonstrator I get to see the new Annual 2017-18 catalog before it releases in June. Playing with some of the new products is one of the best things about going to Onstage 2017. Participating in a couple of organized swaps with other demos and doing … Read More
Timeless Thank you Gift & Card
This was a fun set to make. I created a tall, thin yet wide box to hold a thank you gift and a card to match. For the Box I used Sweet Sugar Plum cardstock as my base and put panels of the Falling in Love DSP on all of the sides. Then I created an art piece panel for … Read More
Just a little Thank you!
Today I decided to play with a few more products from the 2017 Occassion’s catalog. I started with the awesome That’s a Tag stamp set and stamped the outline of the tag with Versamark ink on some watercolor paper and heat embossed the dotted outline with gold embossing powder. That turned out pretty cool so I stamped the floral arc … Read More
Floral Emboss Resist
A few days ago I decided to play with a new technique. I have done Emboss Resist with Clear Embossing Powder a variety of ways but I saw some big name Crafter demonstrating a couple of new resist techniques. (I think it was Jennifer Macguire – not sure) Anyway the first one was pretty much something I had done before– … Read More