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Stampin’ Up! Introduces Clear Photopolymer Stamps!

Stampin’ Up! Introduces Clear Photopolymer Stamps!

Want perfect placement?  I’m so thrilled that Stampin’ Up! is testing the market with their new, transparent photopolymer stamps.  I’m jumping in with both feet! Stampin’ Up! will introduce a new photopolymer stamp set each month!  These stamps will be in addition to our wood 

Patterned Occasions Thanks a Ton Friend

Patterned Occasions Thanks a Ton Friend

Here is another version of a card we made at our Graham class last week.  Same layout – different view.  I love when we find card layouts that are so versatile. This card was made with the Patterned Occasions Sale-A-Bration set and Tiny Tiny Wishes 

Patterned Occasions Smarty Pants

Patterned Occasions Smarty Pants

I wish the Calypso Coral, Soft Suede, and Pool Party paper would have come out a little better in the picture.  I am horrible about ordering Designer Series Paper (DSP) – I mean horrible.  So, I often find myself creating my own DSP with embossing folders or stamps.

We made a few different designs of this card using the Patterned Occasions set out of the Sale-A-Bration set at our Graham class.  I am sending this version off to Operation Write Home.  Ken bought some index cards and wrote several notes on them for me to give the girls when they need a pick me up or did some special.  I thought what a great card for our Military to send home to a child or adult when they did something special.

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Pin Wheel Wishes Your Way

Pin Wheel Wishes Your Way

I just love this card – so glad I found the idea from a fellow demonstrator named Mary!  That’s one of the best parts of being in the Stampin’ Up! family.  When the mojo just isn’t there, which quite frankly – I’ve had a super 

Oh Whale

Oh Whale

I just love, love, love the Oh, Whale.  This was a super fun hearts candy box cover we created out our Graham class on Saturday.  When you pull the ribbon our box of hearts comes out.  This is the perfect Valentine of boy or girls, 

Cross My Heart

Cross My Heart

I’m excited to share my love of paper-crafting for a cause that is very close to my heart.  At our Graham class we will begin to create an additional card to be donate to Operation Write Home (OWH).  OWH provides handmade greeting cards to our military serving overseas to send home to loved ones.  This non-profit is important to me on many levels and even more so now.  Please consider being a part of this cause and whether you join us monthly on your own.

I just think Cross My Heart is the cutest dang set ever!  It’s great for kids, adults, word lovers, non-word lovers, word search lovers – A-N-Y-O-N-E!

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I {heart} You

I {heart} You

Every time Ken leaves on a mission, I tuck a card away in his bag.  I’m sure by know he expects it, but trying to find it is a different story.  This was the card I made for this time and one of the cards 

Vintage Verses in a Collage Curios

Vintage Verses in a Collage Curios

Here is another card we created at our Lakewood stamp camp.  What is great about this card is how easy it is to mass produce and a great way to introduce new stampers to several different products and techniques at one time without overwhelming them.  

Recover Rapidly

Recover Rapidly

Jackie made a card last night for a friend at school who fractured her leg.  I have to say – I am not impressed with the color choice.  blue and orange – ugh!  I am a crimson and silver kind of girl 🙂  Blue and orange are Jackie’s school colors and the colors of our rival high school.  It just kills me to dress her in blue and orange.

I have to say the card came out great!  She choose an image out of the Patterned Occasions set you can choose for free from the Sale-A-Brations catalog.

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* sorry for the blurry picture – Jackie took the picture and sealed the card up before we could get another picture. 

Whole Latte Love

Whole Latte Love

We had a great time Saturday afternoon at the Lakewood stamp class!  Lots of laughs and a few new gals joined us as well.  I have really fallen in love with the Pattered Occasions set from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  There are so much fun uses