Yearly Archives: 2016


Pop of Paradise from Stampin’ Up!

Pop of Paradise My oldest daughter Adrienne has been obsessed with flamingos forever.  From a flamingo wallet to a flamingo shower curtain, she has it all.  She was absolutely thrilled when I showed her the new Pop of Paradise stamp set from the new Stampin’ Up! 2016-17 Annual Catalog.  She is smitten.   […]

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Detailed Floral Thinlits Dies 2 comments

Detailed Floral Thinlits Dies Today is the first day of summer for the rest of the world, but where I live in south Florida, we experience summer year-round.  Not only does summer equal fun in the sun, but summer also means weddings!  We have already attended three weddings and we […]


Pyramid Pals Star

Pyramid Pals Star Have you seen the Pyramid Pals Thinlits Dies?  You might think that the Pyramid Pals Thinlits Dies and the coordinating Playful Pals Photopolymer Stamp Set are just for creating cards and projects for kids.  Wrong! Did you know that you can make a Pyramid Pals star?  I […]

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Make Cards Quickly and Easily with Project Life 4 comments

Make Cards Quickly and Easily with Project Life I will be the first to admit that I am not a scrapbooker.  When the scrapbook craze hit more than a decade ago, I was not on board.  I did make a few scrapbooks, but I certainly did not become obsessed.  If […]


Oh Happy Day Card Kit

Oh Happy Day Card Kit Oh happy day!  That it is!  It’s June 1st, which means TODAY IS THE DAY that you can begin ordering all of the wonderful new stamp sets, 2016-18 In-Colors, embellishments, and project kits from Stampin’ Up!  First thing on my list?  The wonderful Oh Happy […]

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Last Day to Order From the Current Catalogs!

Last Day to Order From the Current Catalogs! Friends!  Today, May 31st, is the LAST day to order from the current catalogs!  Be sure to stock up on everything you love from the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog and the 2016 Occasions Catalog!  Tomorrow is the BIG DAY when the brand spanking […]


Decorative Three-Ring Binder

Decorative Three-Ring Binder If you are anything like me, you have a million different things going on at the same time.  I have a pile a mile high of notes in about twenty different notebooks…no kidding.  I decided to condense everything into one three-ring binder to keep in my purse […]

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paper pumpkin kits are perfect for kids

Paper Pumpkin Kits Are Perfect For Kids!

Paper Pumpkin Kits Are Perfect For Kids! Did you know that Paper Pumpkin Kits are perfect for kids?  I wanted to see just how easy and convenient Stampin’ Up!’s Paper Pumpkin Kits really are, so I put the March 2016 Paper Pumpkin Kit to the test.  I enlisted my six-year-old nephew […]


Sprinkles of Life Stamp Set

Sprinkles of Life Stamp Set I’m so thrilled that Stampin’ Up!’s Sprinkles of Life Stamp Set will NOT be retiring at the end of the catalog order period on May 31st.  Woo hoo!  That means we all get at least another year to create cards and projects with the deliciously delightful […]

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diy business note cards

DIY Business Note Cards

DIY Business Note Cards Did you know that Stampin’ Up! offers the perfect products for you to create DIY business note cards?  I created these business note cards for a charity that my daughter founded when she was sixteen years old called Cosmetics for a Cause.  She needed some cute […]


Love Blossoms Wedding Cards

Love Blossoms Wedding Cards Wedding season is upon us!  We have already attended one wedding and we have three more so far to attend this year.  That means three more wedding showers, too.  That’s a lot of cards!  I made two different wedding cards using Stampin’ Up!’s Love Blossoms Designer […]

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Retiring List and a Quick Product Tip Video

Retiring List | Quick Product Tip Video Today I’d like to share with you the retiring list and a quick product tip video. It’s always a bitter-sweet day for me when Stampin’ Up! publishes the list of retiring products from its current annual catalog.  I don’t like change and I […]