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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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Winter Wonderland Specialty Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!

I absolutely love black and gold with a bit of white in the mix.  Stampin’ Up!’s Winter Wonderland Specialty Designer Series Paper is absolutely gorgeous.  Throw in the new Black Glimmer Paper and some Gold Stampin’ Glitter and boy, oh boy, do those elements combine to make one really classy […]


Make Your Own Envelopes!

  Once you make your own envelopes with Stampin’ Up!’s Envelope Punch Board, it will be pretty difficult to go back to using plain envelopes.  Promise!  Look at this cute card and its coordinating envelope that I made with the Punch Board and the In-Color Envelope Paper from the 2015-16 […]

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Greeting Cards for Men: A Great Father’s Day Gift Idea 2 comments

My husband has been asking me for awhile now to make a set of thank you notes for him that he can have on-hand to send to his clients.  He would like something more personal than ordinary tacky store-bought cards, and he happens to know someone who makes cards for […]


Stampin’ Up!’s Bow Builder Punch: My New Obsession!

I have OCD.  I don’t think I have met a person who loves to make cards who doesn’t suffer from it.  My latest obsession is Stampin’ Up!’s Bow Builder Punch.  (I first talked about it in my post HERE.) I just can’t get enough of it!  I mean, c’mon!  Aren’t these […]


Add Pizazz to the Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit

I really, really LOVE the Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit from the 2014-15 Idea Book and Catalog.  The kit contains everything you need to create 20 cards…stamps, ink, paper, envelopes, and embellishments. I thought it would be fun to add a little pizazz to the cards to make them even […]