Thanks for visiting my Site. My name is Lynn Kolcun and I'm a Stampin Up Demonstrator. I love being creative with paper and ink, learning new techniques and sharing my craft with you.

Retired Product List 2016

It is that time of year again, the time when products are announced that will no longer be offered by Stampin Up and we make way for new things to come in the Annual Catalog launch in June. Retiring stamp sets will be available through May 31 st, however, all…

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Happy 40th Pete with PPA296

Stampin Up Typset Specialty Paper AverysOwlery.com

My baby brother Pete turned 40 yesterday.  I can’t believe it.  I’m sure it is harder for my parents to believe even more so than me.  Pete was born when I was 15 so I was always less of a sister and more of another parent for him.  My mother…

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A Different take on a Sunburst

I’m always looking for techniques to share with my customers. I pour through the catalog, blogs, Pinterest and SplitcoastStampers.com.  I was really wanting to show off the Sunburst Thinlit Die in a different way and saw a card in the catalog I decided to case, with a few tweeks of…

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On the Road to Recovery

This past week one of my friends had to have emergency surgery.  All is well now but we were all very worried about her.  I wanted to make a card for her to Get Better and pulled out a new Stamp Set Beautiful Ride to create it.  I ‘won’ this…

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Emerging Color for Fab Friday #84

I was trolling through SplitcoastStampers.com website this weekend looking for some new techniques.  I wanted to get out of a bit of a rut and Splitcoast is great for doing that.  There are thousands of tutorials and videos as well as projects uploaded by folks just like you and me.…

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Easter Lamb for Baby

Stampin Up Easter Lamb AverysOwlery.com

The Easter Lamb stamp is adorable but I managed to make it through the entire Lenten season without using it on an Easter Card.  But no worries.  This little lamb is great for more than just Easter.  Today I used it to create some Welcome Baby cards for a friend.…

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Botanical Bloom Secret Box

Stampin Up Botanical Blooms AverysOwlery.com

I like to make something special for my monthly club hostess and March was no exception.  There is only one requirement, that I actually give it to the hostess.  Seems easy enough, right.  You’d think.  Ha Ha.  I very carefully made this Secret Box for my hostess last week and…

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Explosion Card

Stampin Up What I Love AverysOwlery.com

I love a card with a wow factor.  I could be the extra touches on the front or a unique fold, or a surprise on the inside.  This card definetely has a wow factor, or rather an Ohhh, Ahhh factor as attributed to my stamp club when we made it…

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Happy Home Window to Spring

Stampin Up Happy Home AverysOwlery.com

I will admit that I was not the first stamper to jump on the Hearth and Home window framelit first offered way way back in September with the Holiday catalog.  Why would I need that,  I thought.  I can cut a square in my own paper.  So I held off…

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