Month: May 2017

Tips & Tricks: Ink Pads

Tips & Tricks: Ink Pads

If you are like me, you love all of these new shows that end with the participants having a great new look on the outside. On the inside, they are the same person, but on the outside they have made a transformation from ugly duckling 

Tips & Tricks:  Organization

Tips & Tricks: Organization

Did you know, on the bottom of each stamp pad is a sticker in four different languages stating the color of each stamp pad? I put one on the front edge of my stamp pad lid.  This tells me the color name while it is 

OnStage 2017 Swaps: High Tide

OnStage 2017 Swaps: High Tide

During OnStage 2017 I was received one of the most gorgeous swaps ever and got to create in a shoebox swap one of the most gorgeous swaps ever!  I know, I know you at thinking how can I saw two separate cards are the most gorgeous cards ever, but its true.  High Tide makes the most beautiful cards ever.  Every single detail makes a gigantic WOW factor.

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On Friday night, several of us girls from the Fun n’ Crafty team participated in a Shoebox Swap.   A Shoebox Swap is when a person creates a certain amount of kits for the participants.  The kits include everything you need to create the cards.  You do the stamping and put the card together.  I love shoebox swaps!

My friend Kathy (and fellow Fun n’ Crafty team member) made this gorgeous card using High Tide.  There were so many fine details while making this amazing card.  I wish the photo did this card justice.  You might not be able to see the Clear Wink of Stella as the beam of light traveling to the right of the “blub” or on the left side of the sun.

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I’ve added a few suggested items to help you make the these amazing cards.   Shimmery White Cardstock is a fabulous cardstock base to use for your background.  Sponge Daubers, Stamping Sponges, and Sponge Brayers are used to create the different dimensions.

OnStage 2017 Swaps: Jars of Love

OnStage 2017 Swaps: Jars of Love

I was so excited to see that Jars of Love was being carried over into the 2017 – 2018 catalog. I really hope that as the holiday catalog is released we will again see some super cute holiday stamps that can be used with Jars 

Tips & Tricks: Organization

Tips & Tricks: Organization

All crafters want a sneak peak into other crafters spaces.  I am in the process of reworking my studio to make it more functional for classes, open crafting time and well lets be honest just for myself! I love to use embossing folders – it 

2017 – 2018 Product Spotlight: Birthday Memories Suite

2017 – 2018 Product Spotlight: Birthday Memories Suite

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Wow, wow, wow is all I can say about this suite.  I wish I had photos of some of the displays made with this suite.  It was ah-may-zing!  The Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper, the Birthday Friends Framelits – oh my gosh wait until you hear about these!

The Birthday Friends Framelits were designed are you ready for this?  Birthday Friends Framelits were designed to be used to cut the shapes out of the Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper and the stamped images in the Birthday Delivery photopolyer stamp set.  Can you believe it?

I stamped the Hip Hip Hooray sentiment in the banner of the Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper and then used the banner famelit to cut it out.  I did the same thing with that cute little fox!  How utterly amazing is that?

This suite really needs to be the first thing on your wishlist for the June 1st!

OnStage 2017 Swaps:  Beautiful You

OnStage 2017 Swaps: Beautiful You

Lots of swaps were made for OnStage with the Beautiful You stamp set.  For that, I am grateful.  I don’t own this stamp set yet 🙂 After seeing all the beautiful swaps made with it, I have to admit Beautiful You is on my wishlist.  

OnStage 2017 Swaps: Birthday Blooms

OnStage 2017 Swaps: Birthday Blooms

Just wanted to do a quick check-in and share two cards made with Birthday Blooms.    What I love about these two cards is that you really have to look twice to see that they are booth created with Birthday Blooms. Birthday Blooms Wood-Mount Stamp 

OnStage 2017 Swaps: Dragonfly Dreams

OnStage 2017 Swaps: Dragonfly Dreams

One of the best sets in the annual catalog and thankful carrying over to the 2017 – 2018 Annual Catalog is the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set.  I don’t use the bumblebee nearly enough.  After receiving several of the swaps using the bumblebee in the Dragonfly Dreams, I am going to have to start using that cute little guy.