I just returned from five days of jam packed Stampin’ Up! fun!  The 2014 Inspire. Create. Share. Stampin’ Up! Convention was full of learning, celebrating and meeting new friends (along with eating way too much!).  The cards above were created using one of the stamps sets we received at registration.  Kinda Eclectic is going…

If you’re in the U.S. you probably just finished one of my favorite kind of weekends – the three day kind!  We had all our chicks in the nest for the holiday.  On Friday the guys went golfing and the gals, plus Sam, went to the pool.  Here’s a photo of Sam telling Nonni all…

Stampin’ Up! Work of Art Our June’s Stampin’ Style Classes focused on the Work of Art Stamp Set.  This stamp set comes with 11 huge stamps – I love them all and know this set will be getting a lot of use!  The cards also feature one of my favorite things from the new catalog;…

I have been paper crafting since 1995 and have tried a lot of different ways to organize my card stock and papers.  8-1/2″ x 11″ paper is pretty easy to contain using items found in the office supply departments of any big box store.  Stacking paper trays are a relatively inexpensive choice if you have…

Today is my 33rd wedding anniversary!  It really seems like we should be a lot older than we are to have celebrated that many years of wedded bliss!  I was 19 when we married – who has the maturity to make that kind of decision at 19?!  I tell people it was the best dumb…