Valentine’s Day Treat Cylinder

I saw this great Valentine’s Day Treat Cylinder on Dianne’s website here and decided to try them out. The following pictures and directions are hers from her blog: Start with two bottoms from the Sizzix Baskets & Blooms die.  Then, cut a piece of Acetate (also called a transparency or a window sheet), to 6 1/4″ wide…

Sale-A-Bration!

Sale-A-Bration is here! From Feb. 1 through March 31 you can earn exclusive Sale-A-Bration stamps, designer series paper and ribbon! All Sale-A-Bration benefits are also available with qualifying on-line orders. DETAILS:Earn a free Sale-A-Bration stamps, ribbon or designer paper with every $50 you spend. No limit. Hostess Bonus: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product (in addition…

Sweet Stems

This is one of the cards that we made at my New Catalog Open House.  I saw it in Stampin’ Success, Stampin’ Up!’s newsletter.  It is 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″.  I love the new emosslits dies that emboss and cut out the images.  They are so fun!  I also used the new eyelet border…

More Awards

I’ve received a few more awards this past week.   I received the Proximity Award from Tracy. Blogs who receive the Proximidade Award invest and believe in PROXIMITY – nearness in space, time and relationships.  They are exceedingly charming.  These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends.  They are not interested in prizes or…

Ribbon Threading

This is one of the projects by Jessica we did at our meeting last week that I promised to show you.  It is super cute and easy to create the ribbon flower.  You start by punching a hole in the middle and at the end of each petal.  You thread the ribbon through the center…

Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year!  It’s the year of the Ox.  To celebrate I made some paper lanterns.  They are super easy to make and fun to decorate with!  I used real red textured cardstock for the first one.  I stamped some images from the Eastern Influence stamp set in basic gray randomly on the paper. For this…

Pocket Full of Love

I love making pocket cards!  Here is a simple one using the Love You Much Bundle.  I stamped cute love birds in the corner and punched out a heart to go between them.  I added some more hearts on the lip of the card as well. Next week, I will be showing you some of…