It seems that January has been a month of sad and unexpected deaths. David Bowie, Glenn Fry, Alan “Professor Snape” Rickman, Abe Vigoda and many others. It also doesn’t seem to have stopped with celebrities as this week the father of one of my co-workers, family member of another and…
The end of the year is almost here and that means that the new Occassions Catalog will be open for business soon, January 5. My card today isa sneak peak of some of the new products available. My husband’s cousin passed away earlier this month. He had been ill for…
Every so often my Paper Pumpkin is delivered and instead of making it up just like the instruction recommend, I get my craft on and go crazy. That’s what happened with the August Paper Pumpkin kit. Paper Pumpkin is having a big sale, with 50% off your first two months if…
Last post I shared a sympathy card using a watercolor technique with an embossing folder. To see that card, click Here. Here is another sympathy card I made, also using that same technique. In fact, the ink on the embossing folder was enough to do both pieces of the watercolor…
I sent this card to a dear friend who recently lost her mother. Sympathy cards seem to be in need a lot lately but I’m funny about not making them up ahead of time. I like to create for the person or persons I’m sending to and this card was…
It’s always unfortunate when I need a sympathy card and this time was no different. The mother-in-law of one of my staff members passed away last week. I made this card to send to him and his wife. Triple Time Stamping – It’s been a long time since I’ve used…
My friend and co-worker had to say goodbye to her 16 year old German Shepard, Jesse, this week. Those of you who have lost pets of your own know how hard this can be. Jesse lived a very long and happy life and was well loved. She will be missed.…
I made today’s card on behalf of my next door neighbor who passed away this week. I won’t say we were close but I always felt safe having him next door as he was a retired Deputy Sheriff and worked on occasion for the the FBI teaching about Bomb detection…
When I first opened my new annual catalog and made my way to Pg 170, I knew I would be purchasing the perfect peacock stamp sometime soon. I usually shy away from stamps that are for one use only unless it is a background stamp. And, I suppose I could…
Before I get to my card(s) remember, tomorrow, June 2, the new 2014-2015 catalog goes live. There are really beautiful products there, not all of them new. Some of our old favorites are displayed in fresh new ways. If you would like to order Stampin’ Up! products, please click here…
