Serendipity Sunday
Do you like to make the same card repeatedly? Or do you like to change it up?
How about a little bit of both? We didn’t want to make the same one as we did in this post. But we liked this card so much that we redid it horizontal.
AND we made a few of them for the people who have helped us since my favorite huMAN went to the hospital last Sunday.
Big Shot & Pokey Weekly Deals
ig Shot & Pokey sounds like a cartoon show, doesn’t it? Well, I called it that because the Weekly Deals that Stampin’ Up! released today are full of Big Shot dies and Paper Piercing Templates.
See?
Which has been on YOUR Wish List? Because you’d best…
Some Things You Might Not Know About Ann
It looks like Ann may have escaped!
The first hint was that she got a mani-pedi. But here’s something you may not know -that is unless you pay real close attention to our videos.
Announcement is Just Around the Corner
Thank you to all of you who participated in the Gift Box Punch Board Sweepstakes. We will be announcing the winner very soon. It WILL be this week, but may only be announced to those of you on the newsletter list.
We’re just trying to figure out how we’ll do it! Video on Facebook? Newsletter?
Ann’s up to her elbows in swaps she has to get done.
Special Card Giving Days
Our readers have asked to know when out of the ordinary card giving days are coming so each Sunday, we list what’s being celebrated during the coming week. Today’s list includes ones that could just be celebrated with a phone call or lunch as well as those to send a thoughtful card.
Guess the Paper
Do you like to work with Designer Series Paper? You might like to call it background paper or DSP for short.
Or maybe you like to make your own.
But can you tell where we got the background paper for this card?
One Card, Two Ways
Do you like to keep scraps? We find that most stampers and paper crafters do.
But we’re so busy MAKING scraps that we donate some to the local church for Sunday School or pre-school.
What we DO keep are abandoned card parts. What are those? Those are the parts of a card that we started to use and then changed our mind.
Today’s card started like that. We didn’t like the way it looked on…
Fast & Easy Halloween Card
I don’t know what it is about this fast & easy stuff, but if I keep using that term, humans might starting thinking that I’m REALLY fast & easy!
But I think I’m more fast and FUN!
If you’re making lots of cards, fast & easy is important. Otherwise, you’d have to be starting on your Easter cards NOW!
So here’s one version of today’s card that Ann made wit
Fast & Fabulous Fall Card
Do you prefer to stamp in a group or alone? We do both around here.
I hang out with Ann in the stamp room some of the time. (As you saw in yesterday’s video, I have a spot on the futon in the office where I direct the editing of our videos. She probably looked a bit jaundiced in the video because she was next to a yellow sheet that I sleep on.)
Last night some of my favorite local stampers came by and stamped…
How to Make the Box
All of our online shoppers from last month got a mini version of the Gift Box Punch Board. We made it with Chocolate Chip Card Stock, but the ink on the Very Vanilla tag is Cajun Craze.
Here’s the finished box. (Believe me when I bark that you’ll want to see ALL of this post because we’ve got a “first time ever” situation on here!)
Quick & Easy Christmas Card
Do you like to make your own handmade Christmas cards? Or maybe you’ve THOUGHT about doing it, but you thought it would take more time than you had available.
Here’s a quick and easy Christmas card that is perfect to mass produce no matter how long your list is.
Happy Grandparents Day!
We’ll start off this Sunday with the important days coming up this week. We leave off ones like Monday being Iguana Awareness Day and instead list ones that you could send a card for.
To Bow or Not
Have you ever had a time when you weren’t sure whether to add that one last thing to your card? Did you like the project both ways and just didn’t know what to do?
Well, in this house, the sides have squared off. Ann’s open. I think one way. My favorite huMAN (who likes EVERYTHING) likes it the other way.
The card must go out, so which do you say? Do we send it with a bow or without a bow? Just leave a comment by clicking here.
Our Top 5 Favorites
How can anyone pick just 7 favorite things from over 50 pages of stamps and accessories in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Seasonal Catalog?
Well, I’m going to try. Then I’ll ask you to leave us your 5 favorites when you leave your comment here. Who knows? I may have a little blog candy to give someone who participates.
ButSq-Dog75So, here we go. Just
Baby Wipe Technique Video
Jan asked about how to do the Baby Wipe Technique we showed in this card last month so Ann made me work on my birthday to direct a new video to show you how!
We’ll do anything for our clients that’s not immoral or illegal.
This is an easy and fun technique, but it’s not the only way you can use Baby Wipes in card making and paper crafting. Here’s a close up of the technique.