Have you seen the Amazing Thanks dies? You’re going to need them. Today I’m showing the first of two cards, one with the positive image and one with the negative image. Who doesn’t need to say thanks? … More Amazing Thanks – One of Two
Truth: I am not all that into rainbows. I KNOW. I live on Maui. And I love them IRL. But as a design element, not so much. Until I saw the Rainbow of Happiness Bundle in the January-June mini catalog! … More Rainbow of Happiness
It’s a drizzly afternoon to end the year, and I’m just finishing my January 2022 DIY Easel Calendar: how could I not choose Rainbow of Happiness to start the year? It so seldom rains on the dry south side of Maui that we always consider rain a blessing. … More January 2022 DIY: Rainbow of Happiness
Whether or not 2021 was the year you’d expected, it’s coming to a close tonight. Today I’m reflecting on the 12 calendar pages that represent 2021, and hope it stirs some fond memories for you, crafting or otherwise. Click on each month’s link to get the full details on how each page is created! … More 2021 DIY Calendar Revisited
Ah, December, let me be a Peaceful Deer this holiday season! Let my crafting be inspired, my celebrations be joyful, and my scale be compassionate. Wouldn’t that be a perfect month? … More December 2021: Peaceful Deer
The Stampin’ Up! convention this year is virtual, and one of our events was a Stamp and Share event of a brand new bundle from the 2022 January June mini catalog called Blessings of Home: … More Blessings of Home: New Stamp SNEAK PEEK
I’ve had an idea I’ve been pondering for a while, and recently I spent some time working with it. I tried a number of variations, and I’m not sure I’ve got it yet. I hope if you look at this long enough, you’ll see the word ALOHA. … More a new way to say ALOHA
The Beauty of the Earth Designer Series paper is a stunning pack of autumn colored papers that coordinate beautifully with a variety of stamps and dies. … More Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper
I’ve been working on clearing out the stamp room and I found a package of printed card bases with coordinating envelopes from a Sale-a-bration long past. Bloom Where You’re Planted was on my craft desk, as were some odds and ends from the Pattern Party DSP. Before I knew it, I had a card! … More Bloom Where You’re Planted
For my November DIY Easel calendar, I used a Blending Brush technique to create a background, then featured a sentiment from Create with Friends. What do you think? … More November 2021: Create with Friends
The Maui Stamper 