Stampin’ Up! is cleaning out its closets—and that means deals for you! During our Year-End Closeouts—December 1, 2016 – January 3, 2017—a selection of Stampin’ Up! products are discounted up to 60%. See the list of things on sale here and visit my online store now to order your favorites before they’re gone! Lots of wonderful bargains – just […]
Christmas cards
Online Extravaganza – 24-hour flash sale tomorrow only
Ah…Thanksgiving is over, and the shopping has begun. Did you spend your Friday hitting all the special Black-Friday deals? I no longer feel the need to hit the crowed stores, I do almost all my shopping online these days. So much easier and relaxing, especially if it’s late in the day and I have my […]
Stitched From the Heart for the Holidays
Not only are stitches a classic trend, they illustrate the quality, precision, and extra care taken when creating a piece. Giving a stitched gift shows just how much you value that person. Now you can make paper stitches in seconds, turning any project into one that is stitched from the heart using the new Stitched Shapes Framelits. And […]
Pretty Pines for Christmas
Finally, a Christmas card made from something other than the Candy Cane Lane DSP! I started this card several weeks ago when I received my Pine Bough embossing folder. But as I started my layout, I realized I wanted to add some pine cones to it. So I had to order the Pretty Pines thinlits and […]
Pining for presents? I have a great idea…
Now that I’ve got you in the Christmas holiday spirit and thinking about cards, tags and gift boxes, here’s another great DSP on sale – the Presents & Pinecones. It’s perfect for wrapping your small gifts, making gorgeous holiday boxes and tags. And some fun Here’s the beautiful Christmas colors in this Presents & Pinecones […]
I totally need a cane, a candy cane that is!
The Christmas holidays are closer than you think, so it’s not too early to start planning for all your cards, tags and packaging needs! Did you see my recent posts using this wonderful Candy Cane Lane DSP to create two Christmas cards? See them here and here and also see the set of Christmas gift tags I made. Look at the great papers included in […]
Candy Cane Christmas card for last Friday’s SGGWWC
I’ve often talked about how I use templates for creating my cards. They give me a starting point for inspiration for my cards. Once I have a layout in mind, I can spend my time playing with my various DSP, embellishments and stamp sayings to come up with something I like. As I’ve said many times, sometime the card just falls into place […]
Greetings from Santa for FMS257
I loved last week’s FMS template and the card I made, so I was really excited when I saw this week’s template. I knew exactly what I wanted to use for this challenge – the new Detailed Santa thinlit die! I’ve been waiting for just the right template to create this card! This card came together […]
Holiday card for FMS256 challenge
I got a chance this past weekend to create a card for this past week’s FMS256 template challenge (due today, nothing like posting at the last minute!). It’s always fun (and sometimes a challenge) to use templates to create my cards. They give me a starting point to begin my creations. This week’s template was a very simple […]







