Hello, hello, my stamping friends! It feels like forever since I've posted to my blog...and indeed it has been. I just returned from an amazing trip to Greece.  My sister and I cruised aboard the MSC Sinfonia for 7 nights, and it was amazing.  I'll share some photos with you in a minute, but I want to make sure that I share with you the amazing happenings with Stampin' Up! before getting lost (again) in all the memories of Greece.  From new releases (July 1) to Virtual Scrapbook Retreat to new Paper Pumpkin kits and add-on. July's Online Exclusives There are some amazing NEW products now available in our Online Exclusives Collection. It's always a good idea to check the online store when you are making your shopping list as you don't want to miss out!   The Painterly Pears Suite Collection is based around a soft, vintage-inspired color palette. The Perfectly Pears Bundle is a Two-Step Distinktive stamp set, which makes stamping beautifully colored p...

It's the third Saturday of the month...time for another Stamping With Friends Blog Hop!  Thank you for joining us!  Welcome to my blog! Stamping with Friends is a global group of Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators who share a passion for card-making through monthly themed blog hops. If you're following along the hop, you’ve just arrived from Linda Moore’s blog—I hope you had a chance to leave her a kind comment; I know she’d truly appreciate it. If you're starting the hop here with me, thank you for joining me! I’m excited to share my project and hope you enjoy what the rest of the group has created as well. Today's theme: showcase the new Stampin' Up! 2025-2027 In-colors.   I used a simple layout template courtesy of Stampin' With Diane (found on Pinterest) and paired it with the gorgeous 2025–2027 In-Color DSP and the Impressions Abloom Stamp & Die Bundle. I love how it turned out—hope you enjoy it too!"  Visit my YouTube Channel to see how I made them. ...

  Hello everyone, and welcome back! It's the fourth Saturday of the month...time for another Stamping With Friends Blog Hop!  Thank you for joining us!  If you are new to my blog, Stamping with Friends is a group of Stampin' Up!® demonstrators worldwide who share our love of card-making through monthly blog hops with various themes. If you are following the hop, you'll have just popped over  from  Mo Rootes - Crafty-rootes (UK   blog .  I hope you took a minute to leave a comment for her as I'm sure she'll appreciate it as much as I will. If you are starting the hop with me, thank you so much, and I hope you enjoy what the other hoppers and I have prepared for you today.   Our theme today is simple...Note Cards... yup...just note cards. We could use any product as long as it was current, any technique etc, it all had to be done on a note card. In the video, I show you how to make your own 3 1/2" x 5" note card base if you want to use a diffe...