Ack! Can you believe TOMORROW is the LAST DAY for Sale-a-Bration?! I swear I always find my groove and my love of a stamp or scrapping product right before they are discontinued or become hard to get! Turns out this is one of those sets. Yup, I’m talking about Vintage … Read More
Sale-a-Bration Send Off: Madison Avenue!
Ready for day 3 of the Sale-a-Bration send off? Today is a stamp set that I’ll admit, is not one of the first stamp sets I gravitated towards, but turns out you can do some really fun stuff with…. I’m talking about Madison Avenue! Of course you can get this … Read More
Sale-a-Bration Send Off: Bloomin’ Marvelous
Yesterday I shared some ideas for the Patterned Occasions stamp set and so today we are on to our next set – Bloomin’ Marvelous! I’ll admit, this is a stamp set that I wasn’t too excited about when I first saw it. I thought the sentiments were cute but the … Read More
Scrapbooking Sunday: Using Stamps as Accents on a Baby Page!
I know it is St. Patrick’s Day and so I should be posting something green, but I finished this scrapbook page for my daughter and just had to share it with everyone for this week’s Scrapbooking Sunday! So, you can virtually pinch me but I hope you enjoy the ideas … Read More
Feels Good Masculine Card with Sycamore Street
Who is with me that it is easy to make a “girly” card but hard to come up with a “guy” card? I know I’m not the only one and so for a recent card class I decided to show how you could use some of the items from the … Read More
Fun with Texture Thank You Card
As I was playing with ideas for thank you cards for February, I decided to get inspired by the Sycamore Street designer paper from the Sale-a-Bration flyer for my colors and then start adding texture as I went along. The most obvious bit of texture was my chevron embossing folder … Read More
Bloomin’ Marvelous Embossed Treat Box
When I accidentally ordered 3 packs of the Kraft Treat Boxes because I thought you were getting one for the $2.95 not 4 boxes for the $2.95, I was initially bummed to have so many boxes; but now I’m almost out and have been loving experimenting with them! This was … Read More
Sycamore St Scrapbook Layout: Great Grandparents
Some incredibly talented girls I know started a paper crafting challenge blog a year ago called The Paper Girls Challenge Blog. They post challenges twice a month for fun and (sometimes) prizes. Well, I was so honored to be asked by them to be one of two guest designers this … Read More
Size Doesn’t Always Matter!
It is easy for me to make my cards to the standard card base size; sometimes mixing it up with a square 4 1/4” x 4 1/4”. But usually sticking with my basic because it is so efficient with cardstock. (for me, a standard card base is 4 1/4” x … Read More
What Are You Going To Pick For Free?
My favorite sale of the year is here! It’s Sale-a-Bration time! If you aren’t familiar with Sale-a-Bration, it is a 2 month promotion where you get to pick free stamps, paper, tools, or accessories with every $50 you order. For example, here is a cute card that you could make … Read More