Project Life by Stampin’ Up!

As I write this blog post I just said goodbye to Conor who is heading back to Gainesville.  Yesterday I took Pierce to the airport at the crack of dawn to head back to Chicago.  You might think this gets easier rather it seemed even harder.  Yep, I broke into ugly cries.  We had three great weeks together – we celebrated two birthday's (Christmas Even and New Year's Day) as well as Christmas and New…

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Another Occasions Catalog Sneak Peek

The Occasions Catalog goes live on Tuesday January 6th.  There are so many fun refreshing items in the new catalog.  I wanted to showcase another set I sued to create a quick and easy card for someone special.   All the stamps used on this card are from the Sheltering Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set.  I love this set, it has so many possibilities.  It is very unusual for me to create a single layer card…

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2015 – The Adventure begins

Happy New Year!  The launch of the new year brings a sense of excitement as we anticipate fulfilling our dreams and reaching new goals.  So this week I used a new stamp set, Adventure Awaits, available in the 2015 Occasions Catalog in just 5 days!   And here is this week's PPA Color Challenge Badge: It is always difficult to photograph the metallic papers.  The card is very striking in person, as I used the…

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Quick and Easy Thank You Cards

Now that the gifts have been given and received it is time to send out thank you cards.  I have created these quick and easy cards for our sons to send. The Stampin' Up Note Card and Envelopes in Whisper White help to make these cards a cinch to create. Run one half of the card through the Big Shot with the Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.   Take your favorite washi tape and…

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