Hey, I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  I am taking a bit of a break from blogging until January 2, 2011 so I can spend some much needed time with my family and friends before I hit the road again.  Feel free to e-mail me during this [...]

How about another sneak peek today.  The images I used today are from a new Stampin’ Up set “Valentine Defined” that will be in the Stampin’ Up Occasions Mini Catalog that will be in effect from January 4, 2011 to April 30, 2011.    This mini catalog, my friends, is jammed packed with yummy stamps.    My current [...]

Tags: Brayer, brayering, card making, Card tutorial, rubber stamping, Stampin' Up, Zindorf

Holy Mackerel!  I just received my Stampin’ Up pre-order from the new Occasions Mini Catalog that will be in effect from January 4, 2011 through April 30, 2011.   Just let me say, I fell in love with so many of the new stamp sets.  I purchased just about everything in the new mini as fast [...]

Tags: brayering, card making, card tutorials, emboss resist, Michelle Zindorf, Stamped Art, Stampin' Up, stamping tutorials

Hellooooo out there!  Hope you all are staying warm and toasty during this very cold snowy time for part of this country. I took this photo this morning.  I popped on my slippers (my pj’s are my official work uniform, lol) and stepped outside just long enough to snap this shot in 7 degree temperatures, Brrrrrrrr.  I changed [...]

  The winner of  the blog candy is. . . . . . Mary J. who wrote “Thank you for the opportunity to win this neat set. “Oh the places I could go” with this one! I so enjoy learning your techniques. Thanks for posting the step-by-step instructions!” Mary J., please e-mail your shipping address [...]

It’s Friday, Friday, Friday!!!!  Yeah!!! Don’t you just love the weekend?  Even though I work from home I still love the weekends.  Especially since my darling husband, Russ works outside of the home Monday through Friday.  Let me say “Thank Goodness”, LOL.    I love my husband dearly, but if he worked from home, that would [...]

  Baby it’s cold outside!    The chill in the air sure did get me in the mood to stamp this chilly scene using Stampin’ Up’s new stamp set “Jolly Old Saint Nick”.   Now my friend and Stampin’ Up - Up Line Karen Barber would tell you “it just isn’t right for a snowman to have legs”, [...]