Welcome, friends! 🌸and Happy World Cardmaking Day!  I would be remiss if I didn't take the opportunity to share a paper smile and hug (albeit virtual) with y'all on this most auspicious occasion... Today I’m joining the fun, Stamping With Friends,   Cardmaking Blog Hop   with a group of talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators who love to share creativity and inspiration. Each stop along the hop is filled with unique ideas, tips, and projects to spark your imagination. If you’re following along the hop, you’ve just arrived from Mickey Moore, and I’m so glad you’re here! If you’re starting with me, be sure to hop all the way through so you don’t miss a single project—there’s inspiration waiting for you at every stop. So don't forget to leave a comment for each of the hoppers. Grab your favorite beverage, settle in, and let’s dive into some  crafty fun. Today's theme: Blogger's Choice...I love these, means I get to choose what I share with y'all...JK 😁...I get to ch...

Hello everyone, and welcome back... and thank you for joining us for another Stamping with Friends Blog Hop!  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  Jana Secord - "Crazy Stampin Lady's  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 I and the other hoppers have prepared for you today! Our theme today is technique focused...the Paper Kintsugi technique. What is that you may ask?  Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer that is dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. This method is similar to the  Maki-e  technique....

Hello, everyone, and welcome to May...the month of Mother's Day and Memorial Day... and thank you for joining us!   If you are new to my blog, Stamping with Friends is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the world (Canada, UK, and USA) 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 Lorraine Tierney of ChatnCraft with Lorraine's blog.  I hope you took a minute to leave a comment for her as I'm sure she'll appreciate it just as much as I will. If you are starting the hop with me, thank you so much and I hope you enjoy what I and the other hoppers have prepared for you today! For this hop, we are focusing on a technique...creating embossed panels with dies--thinlets or framelits. This is the first time I've tackled this particular technique...not sure why...but for sure I'll be incorporating it more in my bag of tricks.  I decided to make a ver...

  Hello, everyone, welcome to March...the month of St. Patrick's Day and March Madness... and thank you for joining us!   If you are new to my blog, Stamping with Friends is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the world who share our love of card-making through monthly blog hops with various themes. If you are following the hop, then you'll have just popped over from  Helen Jennings' (UK) Love-a-Duckie blog.  I hope you took a minute to leave a comment for her as I'm sure she'll appreciate it just as much as I will. If you are starting the hop with me, thank you so much and I hope you enjoy what I and the other hoppers have prepared for you today! I really fell in love with this card layout and couldn't resist sharing it with you for my anything-goes blog post today.   It's another great way to use your DSP 2" strips that you may have laying around.  I used the template during my Mystery Stamping event on March 15, 2023... Here are t...