I can't believe how fast July has gone – I looked at the date today and couldn't believe it's already the 27th!! Summer has finally hit here in Powell Butte – been over 90 degrees this week. I'm truly not a "hot" person (oops!!); YOU know what I mean – I don't do well with…
Welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers Blog Hop for July. This month our theme is the Thoughtful Branches Bundle. We are so excited to be able to show you these amazing BRAND NEW products that you will be able to purchase on August 2, 2016. You may just be starting the blog hop here at…
I have to share more Mediterranean Cruise swaps. These are amazing people who created swaps and I feel privileged to receive them Credit give when I know who made the card This is SUCH a cute layout – going to keep it close and do another card with a different theme sometime!! Stamp set is…
It's always fun to see what fellow demonstrators come up for swaps and the Mediterranean Cruise was no exception in brilliance I'm going to share a few swaps I received – some I have names and some I don't, so I'll give credit where I know!! I don't know who made this card, but…
The Sweet Sugarplum card sock is SO beautiful. I can't seem to get enough of it!! I promise to use other colors, but right now, this just draws me in!! Here's a fabulous card I made using the Emboss Resist Technique Have you tried that. Stamp your images in VersaMark Ink and then use…
I have made a few "slider" cards in my day and they are SO fun! They seem kind of complicated, but really aren't. I will do a little tutorial soon, but wanted to share the one I made recently!! They are SO easy now that we have the Sliding Star Framelits (page 192 in the…
Have you ever received a Shaker Card? They are SO fun and always a treat Here's one I did using the new Jar of Love Stamp Set and our Foam Adhesive Strips – these make shaker cards SO easy I'm doing a shaker card in a workshop next week and I'll add a tutorial so…
Pineapples are definitely the "in" thing Here's another pineapple card – quick and easy I inked up the pineapple in So Saffron and then added some Delightful Dijon with a sponge dauber And I masked off the top and bottom to get the two colors Measurements Cucumber Crush Card Base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Layer…
I couldn't believe the BIG Pineapple background stamp in the new catalog – really? Truly? But if you check around, you will see the Pineapple and any tropical theme is the "in" thing! Just check out the Pop of Pink Suite on pages 84-85 of the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog – pretty cool, eh? So I…
So the Sweet Cupcake Birthday card is just amazing. It's a triple stamp set – you can stamp both the "cup" for the cupcake and the frosting in three different colors. Talk about dimension!! It's truly beautiful!! Here's a card I made using this set Wouldn't anyone love to get this birthday card? Looks good…