Hi stamping friends, Hope you had an awesome thanksgiving. Ian and I are stuffed with turkey, but I am looking forward to a turkey sandwich later today – my favorite part, no cooking required haha….Gotta love a fridge full of leftovers. So my card today is a bit about leftovers. Gnome for the Holidays HoHoHo card uses left over patterned…
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Hi there and a very Happy Thanksgiving to you all. I don’t normally send out two sale posts in a row here on the blog, but this one is too good to pass up. Here’s why: It’s a ONE DAY SALE – 30% OFF on ALL SIMON SAYS BRAND PRODUCTS. If you are like me, I love their stamps and…
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Wow, the sales this weekend are really heating up. A big thank you to all our favorite stamp companies for their generosity. I have been updating my CRAFTY SALES PAGE all week as many of these sales are starting early and I’ll keep updating as they roll in, so don’t forget to CLICK HERE to check out the daily adds….
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Hi stamping friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing more Christmas Gnomes and Tags from this amazing Simon Says Stamp December Card Kit – Gnome for the Holidays. Simon advises this kit is almost sold out so if you are interested, act quickly. You will still be able to order the items individually to make the cards, but the kit…
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Hi stamping friends and welcome back. Today I have a new card to share with you – Altenew Wonderful Wreath Christmas Card. It’s part of my 2019 Christmas Card Countdown and it’s also: We love those at Christmas time right? Fabulous card ideas that you can make in just a few minutes, I know I sure do, so here you…
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Hi stamping friends and welcome back. My Simon Says Stamp – Gnome for the Holidays Card Kit arrived the other day and I couldn’t wait to dive in. It has the cutest patterned paper and this adorable Lil Gnome die that I just can’t get enough of. Isn’t he the cutest thing ever? There is an outline die and a…
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Hi crafty friends and welcome back to my Paper crafting blog. It’s the 20th so that means it’s hop day with my Crafty Friends and I’m sharing a couple of cards created with The Stamp Market Large Leaves Stamp/die bundle. What is “Crafty Friends”? We are a group of stamping friends who all shared a similar crafty beginning and…
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Hi stamping friends and welcome back. Today I have 4 Ruffled Poinsettia Christmas Cards to share with you in my 2019 Christmas Card Countdown Series – you can view the other videos in the series here: I was ordering some stamping supplies online recently from Simon Says Stamp, you know, staples that you run out of from time to time,…
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HI stamping friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing the second set of three cards I created with the My Favorite Things Christmas Selfies stamp set. Over the weekend I was catching up on The Daily Marker 30 day color challenge and I posted this pic on my business facebook page , and my Instagram Page This set is so…
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HI stamping friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing the first three of six cards I created with the My Favorite Things Christmas Selfies stamp set. Over the weekend I was catching up on The Daily Marker 30 day color challenge and I posted this pic on my business facebook page , and my Instagram Page I recently got this…
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It’s here, the much anticipated Gnome for the Holidays December Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp. Filled with Trendy gnomes and holiday Cheer! This kit features three Simon exclusive products: The 6 x 8 Simon Exclusive Gnome for the Holidays Stamp Set The adorable Lil’ Gnome Die and the Christmas Gnome Home Stencil The kit also includes: Three Mini Action…
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Hi Friends, there are a few things going on at Simon Says Stamps that I’m very excited about and wanted to share them with you. The first one. Simon Says Stamps is celebrating World Kindness Day by sharing a free gift with purchase today. Use Code NUTTYB “TODAY ONLY” until 11:59 P.M. EST and you’ll receive the Nutty & Bright…
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I stamping friends and welcome back. Today I have another 10 Minutes to WOW card for you, and it’s another in my 2019 Christmas Card Countdown. I created it with the Picket Fence Studios Christmas Poinsettia Star stamp. This is a HUGE stamp creating this beautiful Poinsettia and for today’s card I white heat embossed it onto a 4-1/2 x…
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Hi stamping friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing a technique I haven’t played with in ages called the Floating Ink Technique and I’m using some new products from Ellen Hutson. If you are reading this by e-mail you may need to CLICK HERE to visit my blog to watch the video. I’m so excited to share with…
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I’m in full Christmas Card swing this week with another card this time using the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Ornament set to celebrate Spellbinders New HOLIDAY Release. I’ll jump into the details straight away and I’ve linked all the supplies used at the end of the post. and this is perfect timing, Spellbinders announced last night, the Glimmer Foil…
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Hi stamping friends and welcome back. When I received my Picket Fence Studios parcel the other day it also included a fun stamp set called Coffee Understands. Love this stamp set….great little images to color and the sentiments have just the right amount of snark haha…. So, as I was up at 4:00 on Sunday morning because Oscar (the…
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Hi crafty friends and welcome back. Boy do I have fun projects for you today….Gemini Foil Press Foiled Christmas Cards. Yes I finally got time to play with my new Foil Press and I turned on the video camera to show you what I was creating. You may need to CLICK HERE to visit my blog to view today’s video….
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Hi crafty friends, today I’m sharing Poppy Bloom for November and Remembrance day. I used the My Favorite Things Poppy Bloom stamp set for today’s projects. There is another fabulous background stamp that goes great with this set here – but it didn’t get here in time for me to use it for today’s projects, (next time). I decided…
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Hi crafty friends and welcome back. Today I have more 2019 Christmas Card Countdown cards for you created with the Ellen Hutson Mondo Amaryllis. If you are reading this in an e-mail, you may need to CLICK HERE to visit my blog to view the video. This stamp and die combo is simply amazing and you know I bought it…
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Welcome back friends, today I have a New Video – Copic Quickies with Woodland Whimsy to share with you. To watch the video you may need to CLICK HERE to visit my blog. The Woodland Whimsy Stamp Set is part of the November Simon Says Stamp Monthly Card kit and it’s FABULOUS. You can also buy it separately (links below)….
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Welcome back Crafty Friends, today I’m sharing A NEW VIDEO – Distress Oxide Christmas Cards. I did a whopping 5 cards for you today – hope you like them. If you are reading this in a e-mail, you may need to CLICK HERE to watch the video. I was playing with Distress Oxide Inks and Nuvo Shimmer Powders…
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Hello my card making friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing adorable card created with Distress Oxides and Polar Bear pals stamp set from My Favorite Things. I started by borrowing the snowflake stamps from my other Favorite MFT stamp set, Warm and Feathered Hugs and white heat embossed them onto my card front. Then I blended from the bottom…
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Hi stamping friends. I have a New Video – Simon Says Stamp Winter Floral Stenciled Background for you today. I have been having a blast playing with the new Winter Floral Stencil from the latest release and thought it was about time to get some Gooey Mousse all over it, haha Like this project? Pin and save it for later…
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Hi friends, it’s the 20th so that means it’s hop day with my Crafty Friends and I’m sharing a couple of cards created with the Ellen Hutson Essentials Bear Ware Series. PLUS, we have an awesome shopping coupon for you for the Ellen Hutson Essentials line too YIPEE and thanks so much to Ellen. What is “Crafty Friends”? We are…
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I’m a little behind in this post, so sorry about that. The 14th of this month the Simon Says Stamp November card kit went live and it’s lovely. The kit is filled with creative adventure from a whole set of watercolor paints (21 colors), a beautiful 6 x 8 Woodland Whimsy stamp set, beautiful designer papers in greens and browns…
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One of my favorite stamps from the recent release is the Simon Says Stamp Reindeer Background. It’s adorable and versatile and I can’t stop creating with it haha. The first techniques I learned as a stamper many MANY years ago, was heat embossing. Back then I used my Black and Decker heat and strip tool to do it as we…
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Hi stamping friends and welcome back. Today I am rewinding back to a post I shared in August as the paint is back in stock, so here is a NEW VIDEO – Simon Says Stamp Cosmos Bloom Pearlized. When I posted this card, I received a lot of e-mails asking for a video. Unfortunately, you loved it so much, you…
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Hi stamping friends, happy weekend. Today I’m sharing Simon Says Stamp Christmas Foliage Wreath Card. I have been playing with a new die set from SSS called Christmas Foliage and a new Gemini Junior Die cutting machine, so I have been die cutting like crazy haha….which kind of created this card. The new Christmas Foliage die is fabulous for die…
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hello my fabulous stamping friends and are you ready to see some new products I’m sure you NEED haha? Today is the Simon Says Stamp -Cheer and Joy Release – whoo hoo. I had the opportunity to play with a few of the new items already so I have some cards to share with you along with a complete listing…
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Just released, the NEW My Monthly Hero Arts Kit is fabulous and another kit you won’t want to miss!. This month we are taking you back to the 50s with all this Christmas fun. Kit Contains: 6 x 8″ clear stamp set 1 coordinating frame cuts 2- 5.5 x 8.5 sheets of Chrome Cardstock 6 – 5.5 x 8.5 sheets…
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Hi friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing More Distress Oxide Backgrounds. This time I’m playing with the ink pads. I love that Ranger brought us such a huge selection of these inks and that we can use them for so many techniques. As October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, I decided on pinks as my main color for today’s…
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Happy World Card Making Day hope you are doing something creative today. Some of my favorite companies have some awesome specials going on so I thought I would share them with you just in case you need a little retail therapy to go along with your day haha. Some sales are just today, some are all weekend – just a…
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Hi stamping friends and welcome back. My card share for you today is Simon Says Stamp Celebrating You Today. Today is World Card Making Day, so let’s celebrate by making cards and sharing with each other. Here’s hoping you will play along too and enjoy making a card today to celebrate our wonderful industry and hobby. If you need some…
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Hi stamping friends and welcome back. Today I have a New Video – Distress Oxide Sprays Simple Backgrounds #1. I’m also using this adorable Stamp/die set from My Favorite Things called Warm & Feathered Hugs, that little owl is so fun to color….so you get a quick little copic lesson on coloring him as well. I have a video…
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Hi friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing a little fun I had with the Simon Says Stamp Party Panda card kit, so it’s a Party Panda Birthday card day! PS – sorry about this going live the other day partially done…..I was having computer issues and I accidentally activated it instead of updating it…..it was a Monday what can…
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