I did not expect Beautifully Happy to be such a favorite Sale-a-bration stamp set, but there are a lot of things I don’t see coming! I’ve heat embossed a number of these images and colored them with blends. It was a happy surprise to realize this would fit on the top of my DIY Easel Calendar! … More FEBRUARY 2023 DIY: Beautifully Happy
This month’s DIY calendar is rich in autumn hues and textural images. I’m celebrating abundance all month long, and this will be a good reminder. … More NOVEMBER 2022 DIY: Flowers of Home
Our stamps coordinate perfectly within in a set, but I get a tingle when I find new ways to combine stamps between sets. This is a perfect example: Count on Me + Painted Poppies! Count on Me, Painted Poppies Color Palette: Basic White, Memento Black, Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade Accessories: Stampin’ Blends, Paper Snips, Stampin’ … More August 2022 DIY: Count on Me
Get ready for these Hippos! Stampin’ Up! always features at least one cute li’l critter for Sale-a-bration, and this catalog is no different. Just look at those little finger-and-tony-nails! … More July 2022 DIY: Hippest Hippos
The Floating Sunset technique is reappearing today as the Sparkling Moon for the 2022 June DIY Easel calendar! … More June 2022 DIY: A Sparkling Moon
I’m conflicted: do I show you Last Chance stamps that I’ll really miss, or new 22-23 goodies I can’t wait to share?? What if I can do both things?? … More MAY 2022 DIY: Lovely You
The war in Ukraine and the plight of the Ukrainian people has been on my mind for weeks, and when I started to reflect on my April calendar, it was their sunflower that came to mind. I’ve created this as a reminder to keep them all – fighters, citizens, refugees – in my prayers. … More April 2022 DIY: Celebrate Sunflowers
This month I’ve got a little bit of garden and a little bit of wildlife for your DIY Desktop. I combined the Plentiful Plants bundle with those chubby kiwis (birds, not people!) from Count on Me for an “only in my craft room” scene from nature. … More March 2022 DIY: Plentiful Plants
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
The Maui Stamper 