I've done a little watercoloring for April, using the aquapainter. It's fun & simple and perfect with this image from the Host Set Best Thoughts! Colors used are Watermelon Wonder & Mossy Meadow. Look closely & you can see the little white dots made using the … [Read more...] about Best Thoughts for April
Woo’s Wishing You a Happy Birthday?
One of my stampin' friends, Susan, has gotten me inspired about the Owl Punch again! It's been tucked away in the closet for awhile but I've recently pulled it out to use for a few projects. Love him!! His party hat comes from the Sale-a-Bration Set, Honeycomb Happiness. … [Read more...] about Woo’s Wishing You a Happy Birthday?
Floral Teapot Birthday Card
There are so many ways to use the Cups & Kettle Framelits Dies! Here's one of my favorites: This started with a pretty card I found on Pinterest made by Jan B. If you go to her blog, you'll see she made a few different ones, all so pretty! I made mine using … [Read more...] about Floral Teapot Birthday Card
Have a Blessed Easter!
Happy Easter! Hope you're having a wonderful day with friends & family. Ours won't be too exciting because the girls are on the mainland & we miss them...but we'll make the most of it! Pat & I are blessed to have Mom living next door in our cottage, so we'll have a … [Read more...] about Have a Blessed Easter!
My Paper Pumpkin- FREE Stamp Set Next Month!
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I want to remind you about My Paper Pumpkin! Now is the perfect time to try it! Get a 3 month subscription for just $55 and you'll also get to choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration item! And... Stampin' Up! is giving us an extra free stamp … [Read more...] about My Paper Pumpkin- FREE Stamp Set Next Month!
Why I love white embossing!
Hopefully I can explain with just a photo! Whenever I emboss with white embossing powder, I'm surprised at the beautiful contrast! Paper: Bermuda Bay card base, Hello Honey (2 X 4 1/4), Whisper White (1 3/4 X 4 1/4) Ink: Bermuda Bay & Versamark (for the … [Read more...] about Why I love white embossing!
Flowering Wreath for FMS228
I'm really excited to share my project today and I love how it turned out! I'm pushing myself to participate in more challenges to help me find the creativity that sometimes is hiding from me! My card started with this challenge from Freshly Made Sketches To start, I … [Read more...] about Flowering Wreath for FMS228
Fun with the Maui Big Shots!
I'm fortunate to have some very creative, fun people on my team! We meet every 2 months to swap, eat, share ideas & support each other, and mainly to stamp! Here I'll share some of the things we shared in the meeting: We swapped and also had a tic-tac-toe … [Read more...] about Fun with the Maui Big Shots!
Baker’s Box for Easter
This club's projects will all center around Easter! This cute little box (idea is from Mickey Roberts) is simple to make using the Baker's Box Thinlits. The size is perfect to hold a handful of Easter treats (it's a bit smaller than a cupcake). And don't you love that … [Read more...] about Baker’s Box for Easter
Dawn’s Step Panel Card
I attended an event a year ago on Oahu hosted by Cindy Baughman (Stamped With Aloha) and was so excited to meet Dawn Griffin! She's basically a ROCK STAR to me!! She gave a stamp presentation and I finally got around to making her cute Step Panel Card today! The Maui Big … [Read more...] about Dawn’s Step Panel Card
There’s Always Time For Tea (and stampin’)!
Made this card by gathering up leftovers on my desk & I love how it turned out! Chose the bright colors by picking them from the DSP, Have a Cuppa. Colors: Soft Sky, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Wisteria Wonder Accessories: A Nice Cuppa, Have a Cuppa DSP Stack, Cups … [Read more...] about There’s Always Time For Tea (and stampin’)!
Butterflies for March
This month I'm using the 2 pretty Stamp Sets: Watercolor Wings & Butterfly Basics. The Watercolor Wings set uses a technique called Two-Step Stamping that makes it simple to look like a real artist! And it's fun to see how many color combos you can come up with! Colors I … [Read more...] about Butterflies for March
