Lots of things are a happening today. We have the Weekly specials and tomorrow is a sale that starts to commemorate World Card Making day on Saturday (Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for that announcement) The sale will go from October 1 to October 6 so it will include club this week. Also, can you believe that Stampin' Up is talking about Sale-a-bration and the new Catalogue. OMG, I am still goggling over the... Read more →

So the last item of the comparison is Scissors. If you are a crafter, you cannot live without scissors. Many of us have scissors for just paper cutting, some for just cutting ribbon, some just for fabric and an old pair for just about anything. There are decorative ones, and ones to cut fringe, and some for spices. It seems that there are scissors for everything. I really like my Stampin' Up Paper Snips for... Read more →

So today, I am going to talk about Framelits. I just love the fact that Stampin' Up! has started making framelits for quite a few of their stamp sets. It is awesome when you can stamp and just reach for the Framelit and Big Shot and cut out the image and apply to your card or project. Sometimes it takes a bit of patience to line up the framelit, but the finished project really makes... Read more →

So what is your preference..... Framelits, Punches or Scissors with Stampin' Up! ? There are pros and cons for all three of them and I can't honestly say which one I prefer. So today I am going to show a card made with punches. I love the ease of stamping and just picking up a punch and voila the piece is there to put onto the card or other project that you are working on.... Read more →

Do you celebrate and decorate for Halloween? I love the season, but I don't decorate as much as I did when the kids were still living at home. I think it is such a creative time of year. I used to make some costumes for the kids. I remember one year when I made California Raisins costumes for them . They were just adorable. Hmmm, I wonder where those pictures are. I will have to... Read more →

I have all the cards ready for the Stamp Set the Month for this weekend. I cut some extras if you would like to come. It is this weekend on Saturday 10-12 and 1-3. You will make 4 cards for various occasions. I have made it so that the sentiments can be changed out for whatever occasion that you would like. Here are the 4 cards. These are really different designs. Also, here is a... Read more →

Tuesday again and look at this week's Weekly Specials!. What a great time to get some of this stuff when they are reduced like this. I have just everything on this list except for the the MDS item. For a matter of fact we are using the Party Pennants Die this weekend in the Stamp Set of the Month, but we also used it in this card. And we used the Hamburger Die in this... Read more →

So, I totally missed it when Stampin' Up! announced that more Clearance Rack items had been added. Sorry, but go on over there to check out if you would like any items. I will be putting in an order tonight. Remember, if you spend $40.00, you will be entered in my draw to win this stamp set. I played with it this past weekend. I don't want to spoil the card and surprise, but here... Read more →