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I've been so busy planning for next week's one-day retreat with my upline, Marilyn SanClemente but thought I should give some sneak peeks of what's happening!Below are a few pictures taken at past events:We're so excited about this event's "goody bag" -- $25 of pure Stampin' Up! goodness!!  Check out the photo below! And that's only part of our day!  1/2 package of the Joyous Noel specialty DSP, some of the new Merry Merlot and Copper 5/8" reversible ribbon, a yard of the Tranquil...

Hi everyone!I have to be honest.  When I first saw the new Blended Seasons bundle available only in August, I decided I didn't need it.  After all ... another limited time special, a wish list that's already a mile long ... did I need another bundle?!I've changed my tune a bit. I've seen so many samples.  There are so many pinterest ideas out there!!  I LOVE this bundle!!  It covers all of the seasons, not to mention that I love the matching framelits!! I also love to...

Saturday, June 16th, 2018 marked our 4th Creative Crafting Escapes (with Jeannie and Marilyn) since last June and boy, did we have fun again!  Many have said it was our best yet! I wanted to share some pictures of the card class I taught as well as a few pictures I remembered to take before or during the event! This is the "cover photo" for my In Color Techniques and Textures class: I did emboss-resist with VersaMark, embossing with the heat gun and embossing powder, then...

I struggled to find the perfect Mother's Day card for my mom.  It was right in front of me in the catalog this year!!I just love the Apron of Love stamp set and finally noticed the sample in the catalog.  Did you see it?!  It's bright and cheery and downright LOVELY!!  So, I set to work to copy it for my mom!Here's my card -- if you look in the catalog, you'll see an almost-identical card.  I changed just a few things.  Okay, maybe more than a few!!First of all,...

All of a sudden we have 2 days left of Sale-a-bration!  Where did these 2 months go?!  In the 2nd half of Sale-a-bration the basket bundle was introduced.  What a beautiful stamp set!  I just love the detail of the basket!!  What's better than a free stamp set?!  A matching dynamic impressions embossing folder of course!!  The card below was one of the cards we made in our Spring Folds card class.  It's sort of a specialty card -- because...