Hi card making friends, my share today is created with the Stampin Up Beautiful ride for Freshly Made Sketches. Check out Lucy the Corgi in the back seat, haha….one of the many things I love about this stamp set!… is to decorate it with the many additional stamps in the set and who doesn’t love to color a little vintage…
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Stampin Up Botanical Blooms
Hi card making friends, my share today is created with the NEW Stampin Up Botanical Blooms found on page 27 of the Occasions Catalog. You will want to check out both page 26 and 27 of the catalog for not only some great inspiration, but there is a whole suite of coordinating products – most of which I have used…
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Stampin Up Birthday Blooms
Good morning my card making friends, my share today is created with the Stampin Up Birthday Blooms, and it’s a “10 minutes to WOW” card (made in 10 minutes or less). Something we all need on a Monday right, LOL… I am quite enjoying this stamp set with it’s beautiful flowers and sentiments, and this time I used my blender…
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Stampin Up Helping Me Grow
Hi card makers, today’s share is created with the Stampin Up Helping Me Grow Stamp Set from the new Stampin Up Occasions Catalog going live on Jan 5th. And as it’s Thursday, and our challenge this week is a color challenge: This color challenge had me perplexed until I picked up the “Stampin Up Helping Me Grow” stamp set….
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Stampin Up Balloon Celebration
Hi card making friends, after a nice week long break I have a new card to share with you today a Stampin Up Balloon Celebration sneak peek…. I hope you enjoyed your holidays with your family and friends. Up here in Canada, the day after Christmas, Boxing Day is a national holiday and when it lands on a weekend, it…
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Stampin Up Birthday Blooms Stamp Set
Hi card making friends, today I’m sharing a little water coloring fun with the Stampin Up Birthday Blooms Stamp Set for this weeks Happy Stampers Blog Hop. It’s another Sneak Peek for you as this beauty is coming in the Stampin Up Spring Occasions catalog that goes live on January 5th. When they first gave us this stamp set…
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Stampin Up Apple of my Eye – Sneak Peek
Hi card making friends, I have a little Stampin Up Apple of my Eye – Sneak Peek for you today and they are also all 10 or Less cards (made in 10 minutes or less). I spent the weekend getting the traditional Christmas Baking done. We did the Christmas Cakes a few weeks ago when my in-laws were visiting, yesterday…
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Butter Tarts, Pecan Tarts and Sour Cream Dough Recipe
Ian and I both have English and Scottish heritage and tarts are always a big thing at Christmas around here. We love to share them with our friends and neighbors and over the years have been asked for the recipe many times – so here you go. Ian’s favorite, the Pecan Tart, and mine, the English Butter Tart: Sour…
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Nanaimo Bar Recipe
We follow a great Canadian tradition each Christmas by making a batch of the sinfully delish – Nanaimo Bars. I shared a picture of the weekend on Facebook of us making these and there were requests for the recipe, so here you are: Our Nanaimo Bar Recipe You can add rum to the filling (center white portion), but…
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Stampin Up Happy New Year
Hi Stampers, I have a Stampin Up Happy New Year card to share with you today. It’s that time of year, celebrate the old and ring in the new. Our challenge for this weekis a Color Challenge: and these three colors together just reminds me of New Year’s Eve…. Sandi’s Tips and Tricks for the Stampin Up Happy New Year…
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Sneak Peek – Sale-a-bration Honeycomb Happiness
Hey, card making friends and Happy Monday! I have a little sneak peek – Sale-a-bration Honeycomb Happiness for you today!…. I had to take a break from making Christmas cards, especially when my Spring Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-bration pre-order was sitting right in my studio…..ahhhhhh….so I snuck down to the studio at 5 this morning and created this card…..and something…
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Stampin Up Birthday Blooms
Hi card making friends, my share is a little sneak peek from the upcoming Spring Occasions Catalog – the Stampin Up Birthday Blooms Stamp Set…..Yahoo, new rubbah in the house! Stampin Up gave us this Birthday Blooms stamp set and coordinating Designer Paper at Founders Circle back in September, but I knew it was way before the catalog was…
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Northern Lights Technique Video
Hi card making friends, here you go, my video share for this week is the Northern Lights Technique Video. I was sharing pictures through Instagram earlier in the week (don’t you love Instagram) onto Facebook of cards I was creating for Ian’s work. I was having a ton of fun with them so it was awesome to see comments and…
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Stampin Up Cozy Christmas Santa Card
Hi card making friends, Happy Monday to you – it’s “10 or less” day today and my share is created with the Stampin Up Cozy Christmas Santa Card. Over the weekend I was creating Christmas Cards like crazy, using up my package of Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper and getting some of the over 200 Cards on my list…
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Stampin Up All Ye Faithful
Hi card making friends, today’s share is created with the Stampin Up All Ye Faithful and another quick and easy Christmas cards. Our challenge this week is a color Challenge Plus I had a stamping friend who asked if I would make some religious cards and share them on my blog…..so here we are with the Stampin Up…
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Stampin Up Snow Place
Hi card making friends, Happy Monday to you!….my share today is created with the Stampin Up Snow Place for Freshly Made Sketches. I am totally in love with this Snow Place Stamp Set, this little penguin is at the top of my list, and I love how I can play “paper dolls” and dress him up – today – formally…
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Stampin Up Woodland
Good morning card making friends, my share today is created with the Stampin Up Woodland. This month the technique is “Faux Silk” a technique that has been around for a while but always fun. I’m still mass producing Christmas Cards so took this opportunity to create a few more, LOL… Sandi’s Tips and Tricks for the Stampin Up Woodland…
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Stampin Up Flurry of Wishes
Hi card making friends, my share today is created with the Stampin Up Flurry of Wishes . First: I wanted to wish all my American Friends a very Happy Thanksgiving today. We have a sketch challenge this week – I love sketches, it always gives a great starting point for the creative process. I chose to Emboss a snowflake as…
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Stampin Up Peaceful Pines
Hi card making friends, my share today is created with the Stampin Up Peaceful Pines and check out the fun peek a boo on today’s card. Our challenge this week is a color challenge Perfect for Christmas cards, and even better when the Stampin Up Merry Moments DSP has all of the colors which made it super easy to create…
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Peaceful Pines and Holly Jolly Greetings
Hi card making friends, my share today is created with the Stampin’ Up! Peaceful Pines and Holly Jolly Greetings. You know how sometimes you return to your crafting spot, and your mess is still there from your last project? Yeah, like that never happens, haha! Well, that happened to me this morning, and I had all little bits and pieces…
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Stampin Up Sparkly Seasons
Hi stamping friends, my share today is created with the Stampin Up Sparkly Seasons. It’s starting to get really cold here and we have already had a few snow flurries, so I’m totally into the snow on this card, haha… Sandi’s Tips & Tricks for the Stampin Up Sparkly Seasons Card: Stamp the snowman and globe in Memento ink. Stamp…
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Stampin Up Holly Jolly Greetings stencil and mask
Hi Stampers, my share today: Stampin Up Holly Jolly Greetings stencil and mask. I saw the stencil idea on Amy Koenders blog and another card on facebook created by a gal named Sally Jo inspired me as well – many thanks to both ladies. And a new Step by Step Video for you too: I had a little stencil and…
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Stampin Up Embellished Ornaments
Hi Stampers, my share today was created with the Stampin Up Embellished Ornaments Our challenge this week was a Color Challenge: And I decided to create a super clean and simple traditional Holiday card…..One that was easily duplicated, and Flat! You know how much I love to pay additional postage!…NOT… Sandi’s Tips & Tricks for the Stampin Up Embellished Ornaments…
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Stampin Up Snow Place for Freshly Made Sketches
Hi card making friends, my share today was created with the Stampin Up Snow Place for Freshly Made Sketches. Squeaking in just under the wire on this one, LOL as the sketch challenge ends today. I decided to get a little funky with it as you can see….. Sandi’s Tips & Tricks for the Stampin Up Snow Place for…
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Stampin Up Peaceful Wreath
Hi card making friends, my shares today are created with the Stampin Up Peaceful Wreath stamp set, and the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and I have 4 cards to share with you today. Our team has a monthly challenge in our Private Facebook Group and this month it was anything in “PINK” to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month….it dawned on…
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Stampin Up Wonderland Stamp Set
Hi card making friends, My share today is created with the Stampin Up Wonderland Stamp Set. Our Technique Challenge for this month is Sponging….whaoo, I LOVE to sponge as you can tell by yesterday’s blog post and video – view here and today’s card I also got out the new Stampin Up Wonderland stamp set, you will find it in…
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Stampin Up Flurry of Wishes – Sponge and Splatter Technique
Hi card making friends, my share today is the Stampin Up Flurry of Wishes – Sponge and Splatter Technique for our weekly Team Blog hop, I even did a little video for you to explain the fun technique I used. This week’s blog hop is back to a sketch challenge that we all love because it gives us a…
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Stampin Up Square Pillow Box
Hi card making friends, today my share is all about the Stampin Up Square Pillow Box. I have been playing with this like crazy lately and having so much fun with it….It cuts and scores at the same time, and 1 piece of card stock turns into an adorable gift vessel, for you to adorn. The Stampin Up Square Pillow…
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Stampin Up Flurry of Wishes
Hi card making friends, my share today is created with the Stampin Up Flurry of Wishes stamp set for the Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge for this week: First: Don’t forget that TODAY is the LAST day of our BIG STAMP SALE: 15% off – is an awesome deal, and remember if you are a Demonstrator, your savings is actually 35%…
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Stampin Up Thankful Forest Friends
HI card making friends, my share today is created with the Stampin Up – Thankful Forest Friends This week our Design Team have a color challenge, and like any color challenge you are allowed to add neutrals to the mix. So here is what I created for it: First the Card: Sandi’s Tips & Tricks for the Stampin Up…
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Stampin Up Lighthearted Leaves
Hi card making friends, my share today is created with the Stampin Up Lighthearted Leaves: This week we have another Sketch Challenge: So here is what I created for it: I combined the Stampin Up Lighthearted Leaves and the Vintage Leaves and also made a stencil from the coordinating Leaflets Framelits to sponge over my stamped images and…
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