Author: catherinejanecarroll@gmail.com

  • Home Sweet Home

    Here's another sneak peek into the Holiday catalog.  Wait it's available today, September 1st.  So start making your wish list so you can place your order and start making your Holiday cards!   Make tiny houses using the Home Sweet Home stamp set.  Stamp on cards or use it on your memory keeping pages.  Or better yet-combine it…

  • Christmas Moose

    Have you received your Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog in the mail?  If you haven't please email me so I can get one to you. Below is a Holiday card we made at least week's class.  This is using the Holly Jolly stamp set which will be available September 1st.  Isn't this the cutest card?  Below…

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    Sneak Peak

    For all of my sewing enthusiast check out this new Holiday Stamp Set with coordinating Thinlits called Festive Stitching.  This set will be available the first of September when our Holiday Catalog goes live.  Take a minute to see this set in action along with a few samples. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLIBb-ZhpT8&w=560&h=315]  If you are interested in purchasing…

  • I made this card for one of my best friends who I have known for close to 30 years. OMG!!  When I look at it that way it just seems like yesterday.  She loves fairy's so I thought this stamp set, Fairy Celebration, would be perfect for a birthday card.  Not only that but it's…

  • Below is a card I recently made for Riley's groomer. (Riley is pictured below).  This is a retired hostess set, I Love You Sew however I have kept this set as it is perfect for making cards for hairdressers, sewers as well anyone who does paper crafts.  The other stamp set, the cute puppy dog,…

  • Cut Above

    I spent today playing catch up since we were gone for a week visiting New York.  I made two cards for my hairstylist and one for the groomer who cuts Riley's hair. (Riley is my rescue/Therapy/READ dog). One of our neighbors went up north for the summr visitng her children and had a medical episode.  We were…

  • Ombre Stamping

    Are you familar with the term Ombre?  Do you know that Ombre is a dyeing technique that creates soft color gradations?  I'm sure you have seen it in clothing, home goods and other areas.  But did you know that Stampin' Up! now carries three Ombre Stamp pads in Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay and Calypso Coral?  Well…

  • BOGO 1st Time Ever

    Want to make amazing projects without the prep work? Meet Paper Pumpkin—a crafting subscription program by Stampin’ Up! Because sometimes the best way to get creative is INSIDE the box.   Inside each Paper Pumpkin box you’ll find all the stamps, ink, and paper you need for a fun papercrafting project. Everything is precut and…

  • Shaker Card Technique

    [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeBkDf5CnhA&w=560&h=315] Shaker cards are all the rage and this video shows you step by step how to make one using our new Foam tape.  They are quite easy and fun to put together.  Not only that but the person receiving this card will enjoy it. If you are interested in obtaining more information on how…

  • U.S. State Tax Holiday

    In the state of Florida this weekend is the State Tax Holiday.  A great time to purchase all of your craft supplies which qualify.  Such as SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots, Liquid Glue, Stampin Diminsionals, Scissors, Punches and much more.  Purchase any of these qualifying items this weekend and save 7% sales tax.  For those…