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I had so much fun making this adorable pop-up card using the SAB set, So Hoppy Together.  Did you know that starting today, March 1st, you can get framelits that match many of the Sale-a-bration sets? It's true!  To be honest, I'd been getting tired of cutting these poor frogs by hand, so they were getting a bit neglected.  Then, I had a chance to preorder these framelits and my stamping life changed!I did a FB live the other day, featuring this card, and realized that the frogs...

It was our retreat last weekend, and I had the pleasure of designing a Valentine Sampler.  I consider the 12" x 12" sampler my specialty - I've done one for every major holiday (Valentine's Day, Christmas, Halloween), as well as every season (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter).  My shelf is full of my various samplers, and I've been privileged to teach/share these samplers for quite some time.When Stampin' Up! unveiled their Valentine's paper this year, I knew it was time to design...

Yesterday was our team Christmas party held at my up-upline's house.  What a fun time we have every year!!  There's no shortage of food and fun and visiting at these events!! The highlight of the Christmas/holiday get-together is our 3D Yankee swaps.  Each year we raise the bar just a little bit higher with the quality and imagination that goes into these events. I found some clear glass ornaments at Hobby Lobby in September and kind of knew what I wanted to do with them....

It's official!  Today, January 2nd, is the last day to order this cool dude!!  I just love snowmen, and the snowmen in the Spirited Snowman set it no exception!!Isn't he so joyful?!  That's how I choose to live my life ... joyfully.  That's a New Year's resolution for me -- to find the joy in many if not all situations!  So, back to my snow-skating dude.  I used the new Buffalo Check stamp to stamp my background (yay, carrying over!), but the Spirited Snowman...

After the hustle and bustle of preparing for the holidays, I've enjoyed the week after Christmas relaxing with family and friends.  The highlight of every week after Christmas is a visit to my husband's parents in Jamestown, NY for a few days, followed by a visit to my parents in Central upstate New York, about 15 miles from Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of Fame. Several parts of these visits are tradition:  breakfast at the Dinner Bell for dinner-plate size pancakes and...