Fall Leaves Card
So this happened.... Ann brought out the Blending Brushes to show a different way to use them for today's Fall leaves card. Most people swirl the ink around but Ann almost always bounced the ink onto the card stock for a different effect. We didn't think that they'd...
Watercolor Pumpkins Tips & Tricks
I'll bet you'd liked to see how we finished yesterday's card from the live stream. Ann gave lots of tips and tricks to watercolor pumpkins as well as heat embossing and other cardmaking challenges. Even though everyone agreed that it didn't have to have a greeting,...
Birthday Card Made from Scraps
What's sitting on your table? Today we're sharing a birthday card made from scraps. Now, everything was left over from a card that we had made for our Master Stamper members. But this card is nothing like that card - except for the fact that we used the same stamp...
Paper Pumpkin Alternative
In our last post, I barked about the limited release of the Hope Paper Pumpkin kit. Today, we're offering you a Paper Pumpkin alternative idea. Ann was in training all day But she left in the last few minutes of the training so we wouldn't be too late for the live...
The Saga of the Missing Card Stock
If you watched yesterday's live stream, you'll know that Ann misplaced a piece of card stock without even moving away from the stamp area! In yesterday's post, I told you about the Hope Paper Pumpkin kit that is available after its release - for the first time ever....
Pumpkin Spice Takes Over!
Love it or hate it, Pumpkin Spice was released at Starbucks yesterday. And yes, my favorite huMAN got a cold one to celebrate. But there's more to pumpkins than Pumpkin Spice to take advantage of this week. This Never Happens Stampin' Up!'s error is your opportunity!...
Make a Christmas Card from Scraps
I picked out all the colors and papers yesterday for Ann to make a Christmas card from scraps. And it worked! Christmas Card from Scraps In fact, we might include this one in our Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack that we're doing on Saturday, September 18th @ 2pm. (You can...
Have You Heard My Birthday’s Coming?
My birthday is just around the corner in crafters' terms. Yes, on September 2nd, I'll be turning Sweet 16. I was thinking of asking my favorite huMAN for some driving lessons. Perhaps some keys to the car would be in order. I'm telling you this now because we'll be...
How to Put Grass on a Greeting Card
It's been a busy week and all of a sudden Ann pulled out an ink pad on our live stream to make grass on a card. What was she thinking? She must have been thinking clearly because it actually worked! And she also gave some valuable tips about how to save postage when...
Autumn Card to Make You Smile
It's a little early by my account, but Ann shared an Autumn card yesterday on our live stream. And I think it turned out pretty well! Autumn Card She had the left part of the layout in her head when we started, but by everyone working together, I think we came up with...
Happy Half Birthday to Ann
Remember when you were youngER and mentioned your age with a half? Well, today we're saying happy half birthday to Ann. Yep. Any reason to party is a good reason to celebrate. And actually, we're just warming up to celebrate my birthday coming up on September 2nd....
Blue Get Well Card
Get well cards can be hard when someone is fighting a long battle. So we remade yesterday's card into a blue get well card that's encouraging. We used the same greeting on yesterday's card so it was encouraging too. Let's see how we switched it up for this blue get...
Fun Working with Cork Paper
Oh, what fun we had on Friday at our first 5pm Pawcific live stream. Ann was working with the new corke papr coloring with alcohol markers that we like to call Stampin' Blends. We love that the Stampin' Blends coordinate with so many of the Stampin' Up! colors. Ann...
Fun with Alcohol Markers
Have you tried Stampin' Up!'s Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers? They are awesome, possum! Especially if you have opposing thumbs! You have those, don't you? Because Ann has to color things for me. And that's what she did yesterday when she made this card with our...
Quick and Easy Christmas Cards
On Saturday, Ann left me with my favorite huMAN while she went off to share some quick and easy Christmas cards with other Stampin' Up! demonstrators In Vacaville. That's a little over an hour away from us so it gave us guys some quality time at home. So, my favorite...