I keep thinking that I need/want to particpate in more stamping challenges. There are a lot of them and sometimes it is just the jump start I need when I'm feeling uninspired or everything I make starts looking the same. I stumbled upon this one Hand Stamped Sentiments and it was definitely a challenge for me….
Did you notice the Festival of Prints DSP Stack on page 20 of the Stampin' Up Holiday catalog? I love this little stack of paper. There are 48 sheets in the stack: 4 eqach of 12 double sided designs. Each sheet is 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". This turns out to be a pretty…
Did you miss me? I feel badly that I said I was going to be a more consistent blogger and then promptly went silent. The past week was a good example of life happening and just having to accept and doing what needs to be done. I have been away from my stamp room…
Hard to believe that I am posting 2 days in a row! I am working on posting more consistently and now that most of our summer travels are over it feels possible. To achieve this I know I will need some inspiration. I found the Dynamic Duo Challenge and knew I wanted to participate. The…
It is useless to resist! That is how I have been feeling lately about so many of the sets in the Stampin' Up! catalog. The set Stippled Blossoms is one that I initially decided that I did not need but somehow it made its way to my house. I do not regret it…
I had so much fun doing the Craft Project Central Challenge that I decided I would do another challenge. I found this layout on Technostamper's blog and thought it looked like a fun one to do. I knew I wanted to use the Everyday Enchantment DSP (Sale-A-Bration) which made working on this sketch a little easier….
Did you know that Craft Project Central hosts a card challenge? What is really nice about the Craft Project Central challenge is that it is for the whole month! Another cool thing is that you can enter as many times as you like AND every week CPC will pick their top two favorites. At the…
A new month means a new challenge over at Craft Project Central. Last month I used Snow Much Fun so I thought I would use those cute snowmen again for this month's challenge. Julie does a great job with the sketches. Here's this month's sketch. Here's what I came up with using her sketch. Stamps: …
Here’s a fun and fully functional 11" x 14" beach scene magnet board to hang in your office, a college dorm or to give as a gift! Also makes a great play board for the kids! This cute poject was created by Anjii. To get the instructions for Anjii’s project, just subscribe to August. And…
Remember I told you about the Craft Project Central Creating Pretty Card Challenge? This month's great sketch was created by Julie. Here's the sketch to refresh your memory. I didn't follow the sketch exactly but it's pretty close. I used a couple of sets from the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog. The main image is from…