Hello Stampers!By the time you read this, I'll be on my way to Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend Stampin' Up!'s Annual Convention with about 4,000 other avid stampers and crafters! Three of the members of Kim's Paper Krafters will also be attending. When I return, I'll share a bunch of fun stuff!This is a card front I created to swap with other stampers. It's hard to believe the flower is created from a couple of the "splotches" in the Work of Art stamp set. And, of course, I'm hooked on the color combination of Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey! I added a small strip of Designer Series Paper from the Moonlight Paper Stack.I love this card and...

Hello Stampers!At my last in-home class, the stampers got an opportunity to play with Stampin' Up!'s new Decorative Masks. You get two sheets -- either stars and hearts or circles and stripes - for just $2.95 per package. What a fun way to create a unique background. We placed the mask over our Whisper White Card Stock and used a sponge dauber to apply the ink over the mask. Cool, huh? The 8 x 8 masks would also work well to create a background for a scrapbook page. (And with a quick rinse or swipe of a baby wipe, these masks clean up well.)Here's what the stars and hearts masks look like:In the above card, we combined the Fabulous Four...

Hello Stampers!Once again, there are a number of Stampin' Up! things to tell you about, including some new Christmas stamp sets! New items -- up to 80 percent off -- have been added to the Clearance Rack while supplies last. Click here to shop. There are some great weekly deals, too! Click here to view those. During the month of July, buy three packages of Designer Series Paper and get one free. Choose from the designs on pages 186 and 187 of the new Stampin' Up! catalog. And, three new stamp sets -- including two Christmas sets -- are now available.Beauty of the Season is a sneak peak from the upcoming holiday catalog which will be...

Hello Stampers!I spent the Fourth of July weekend in Durango, Colorado, helping my sister celebrate her 50th birthday. (Her birthday is actually next week, but I'll be in Salt Lake City at Stampin' Up!'s annual convention.) But what a good excuse to check out her new home and her new town.Here's the card I made for her special day. I've been hooked on Blackberry Bliss paired with Hello Honey -- so this is what popped into my head. I used a variety of Stampin' Up! goodies to create this card: Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss, and Whisper White card stock Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad In Color 2014-2016 Designer Series Paper Stack...

Hello Stampers!As promised, here is a sample of the thank-you card we made at a recent class featuring the Work of Art stamp set.The colors used here are Coastal Cabana and Black Stazon. I'm glad I had an opportunity to use the new black Baker's Twine in the new Stampin' Up! catalog.To get the cool image, I inked the squiggle stamp in Coastal Cabana and kept stamping down the page without reinking. Fun, fun, fun!It's a very simple card to replicate! Have fun!