Be My Sweet Shop Valentine

January 31, 2012

Yesterday reality struck me and I began to realize just how close Valentines Day is.  Yikes!   I have a lot of  handmade valentines to make!  Thankfully I was able to get a decent start yesterday though.  Here you can see the valentines I am making for Jaan to give to his school classmates and Awana [...]

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Presto Patterns DSP Card

January 29, 2012

This card is one we are making in the Step It Up class.  We’re using the Presto Patterns Specialty DSP which can currently be found on the Clearance Rack.  It’s such a simple yet lovely card, don’t you think? I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!

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Scrapbooking with Scrap Designer Series Paper

January 28, 2012

I hope you’re not tired of scrapbook pages yet!  For some reason I’ve just been in a scrapbooking mood.  I saw a fun scrapbook page made using torn pieces of designer paper and I figured it would be easy to replicate the idea with scraps of our Designer Series Papers. Do you have any long [...]

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What is Stampin’ Up!s Sale-A-Bration?

January 27, 2012

You keep seeing me mention Sale-A-Bration.  You see our special flier.  But what is Sale-A-Bration?  I want to make sure everyone understands what Sale-A-Bration is so you can get the most out of it.  Afterall, it’s the biggest Stampin’ Up! special of the year, the one we all look forward to all year round!  Sale-A-Bration [...]

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Simple Elementary Elegance Card

January 26, 2012

Today I want to share a very simple card using stamps from the Elementary Elegance stamp set.  A fellow demonstrator made a card along similar lines and then I changed it up a little bit to make my own variation. The Elementary Elegance stamp set is available to you for free right now!  With a [...]

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School Science Project Scrapbook Page

January 24, 2012

We were asked recently to help with a middle school science project.  That’s so up my husband’s alley!  He loves that kind of stuff! I never would have thought to do bubbles for a science experiment but it sure makes for fun pictures and scrapbook pages!  I used the Play Date Designer Series Paper and [...]

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Don’t Forget – Button Buddies Class

January 23, 2012

Don’t forget about the Button Buddie class taking place on Monday, February 6!  Today is the last day to RSVP for the class! Button Buddies When: Monday, February 6, 6:30 P.M. Where: My home, 21-B E. Pennsylvania Ave., Stewartstown, PA Cost: The class price includes the project and the stamp set.  Non refundable $32.00 with [...]

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Sixth Birthday Scrapbook Page

January 23, 2012

As I mentioned yesterday, I just got 99 new pictures to scrapbook.  When I looked through them, I realized 56 of them are of Jaan’s birthday!  Yikes!  I guess that’s what happens when you have two parents who get camera happy (and when you get prints for a penny a piece!)  Needless to say, I [...]

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Scrapbooking My Children’s Toys

January 22, 2012

A snowy day is always a great day for scrapbooking, especially when 99 new pictures arrive in the mail!  These are pictures of a little town my children built with their Geo Trax remote control train set, Lincoln Logs, Thomas trains, and Hotwheels.  They did such a great job and they were so proud of [...]

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Timeless Portrait Doily Card

January 21, 2012

Doesn’t all this texture look fun?  Our new Paper Doily Sizzlit Die is so beautiful!  I’ll admit it has a lot of little pieces that need to come out but boy is the end result worth it! Here’s a look at the full project!  I used half of the doily to look like a lace [...]

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