I hope you're all having a wonderful Memorial Day. Today, I'm sharing a couple cards that another one of my stampin' sisters made. Mandy H. made these great cards. She used the Fourth of July set on the top card and the Red, White & Blue jumbo wheel on the bottom one. They're both on p. 28 in the…

I thought this stamp set would make a great monochromatic card. For those of you that don't know, a monochromatic card uses just one color, and it can be different shades of that color. I decided to use different shades of pink (rose) on this one. I stamped the flowers in Rose Red ink, and then I brushed a wet aqu…

Below, are three of the swaps that my stampin' sister, Kendra Jordan, made. All three of these stamp sets are from the Summer Mini, and they're all on my wish list. I think she did a great job on these cards. Watercolor Trio Sweet Scoops Bouquet Bunch

I had a wonderful Sunday afternoon a couple days ago. I'm part of a swap group that includes me and 4 other wonderful friends, who just happen to be demonstrators, too. They all came over to my house Sunday, and we swapped our cards and made a few more. We also talked about what we're doing right now with our …

My technique club made this card last week. I saw this wonderful technique, and just had to try it. You can see a wonderful video on how to do this technique, you need to go to Wendy Bell's blog, Wickedly Wonderful Creations . I really love this technique, and I know I'll be using it a lot in the future. Stam…

This great Father's Day card was made by Sandy Hoefakker. She used the King of the Grill set from the Summer Mini (p. 29 She did a great job watercoloring on this one. She also used the new Impressions Folder, SU! Square Lattice . As you can see in some of the other cards I've posted this week, it's a pre…

This cute card was made by Toni Turbide. She used the A Little Bit of Magic set from the Summer Mini (p. 21). I love how she used glitter on the fairy's skirt and wings. She also used the new Bitty Buttons with the coordinating Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack from the Mini (p. 11) She punched out the small flowers…

Today's card was made by LuAnn Johnson. She used the cute set, Sweet Scoops, from the Summer Mini (p. 10). This set is on my very long wish list! It's so cute! It's great for cards and scrapbook pages alike. I can't wait to get it! Stamps: Sweet Scoops (Mini) Ink: Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, & More …

Here is the 2nd card I'm sharing from the SCS swap I was in. This wonderful card was made by Melanie Wysong. She used the Bouquet Bunch set from the Summer Mini (p. 21). The Sweet Pea designer paper she used is no longer available, but you can definitely use one of the other designer paper packs Stampin' Up! …

Happy Monday! I'm going to be working hard on my oldest daughter's graduation stuff this week, so I'm going to share some cards that I received from a demonstrator swap I was in through SCS (Splitcoaststampers). I really received a lot of great cards in this swap, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.…

These pages were made with one of the stamp sets that are part of the National Scrapbooking Month promotion this month. If you order this set, or any others on the list, and you can pick out a set of designer brads for free. To see the list of stamp sets and designer brads, please click on the "Scrapbooking Month…

This is a layout that I just made that features both of my daughters turning 16. Stephanie (the brunette) turned 16 last August, and Whitney (the blond) will be turning 19 at the end of next month. I wanted to have a layout that showed them both at their Sweet 16 birthday parties. I really like how it turned out. …

The retiring colors are going faster than expected! The ink pads will still be available through May, but some may be on backorder. After June 1, all of the retiring ink pads will be while supplies last. The card stock is the hardest hit for the retiring colors. There are a few colors that are already out in the regul…

I wanted to post this yesterday, but didn't have a chance. I hope all you mothers had a wonderful Mother's day yesterday! Mine was wonderful. We had a beautiful day. My husband and kids gave me beautiful roses to plant in our front yard. I can't wait to get them planted! The card I made my mom is belo…

Here are pictures of the last five, 6" x 6", 2-page layouts for my Sunny Day Album. I've also included a picture of the album it's in. This complete scrapbook album can be made (including the Polka Dot Album pictured below) at my upcoming National Scrapbooking Month class, called "Scrapbook Al…

I'm so sorry that I didn't get any pages posted over the weekend. We only own one computer, and both of my high school daughters had big projects they had to work on all weekend, so old Mom didn't get to use the computer at all. We did just order 2 laptops Saturday, so that will change soon. The computer w…