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"One Stamp, Five Ways" - MFT Polar Bear Pals

Hello to those few people that might be visiting my blog during such a busy time of the year! How I got this blog post done is a complete miracle! I am the GUEST BLOGGER over at My Favorite Things today or I probably wouldn't have been back here until after the holidays. But I am really glad you are here IF you are here! Today I am using the adorable MFT Polar Bear Pals for my "one stamp, five ways" post. Here is an image: I had a gift certificate for $40 to the MFT store and I bought this set with the dies that go with it. Yep. I like it THAT much. It was my favorite winter... Read more →

New Set of Watercolor Cards at Simon Says Stamp

I'm assuming (hopeful) that all of my blog readers are in the middle of ho, ho, ho season and are not thinking about Valentine's Day quite yet. But today I am showing you my newest set of watercolor cards at Simon Says Stamp that are for Valentine's Day 2017! Now before you write off this post as not something you are in the mood for, just wait - I have a way to relate it to the current holiday! Do you have crafty friends or relatives? Do you have children in your life (or adults) that like to color? Do you want to spend about $10 and not break the bank to make someone happy? Then this post IS for... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit

Today's "one stamp, five ways" post is going to pass up the holidays and lead us down the path to January of 2017 with beautiful snowflakes! Actually I'm sure many of you are already experiencing snow and could make use of this kit right now! Me, I'm lucky if it gets down to 60 here, but I definitely have some Whistler vacation photos that will work perfect with this kit! Here is an image of Snow Much Thanks card kit: The kit has this GORGEOUS snowflake stamp set which is also sold alone - it is very whimsical which I love. It also has TONS of sequins. I made a shaker card, used them on all of my other cards,... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop Winner Is ....

Thank you to everyone who left a nice comment on my last blog post. As promised, I am announcing a winner of the Simon Says Stamp $25 gift certificate today (very LATE in the day!). I received 307 comments and used Random Number Generator to determine the winner. Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 297 Timestamp: 2016-12-13 04:21:58 UTC I'm now off to count and see who left comment number 297! The winner is Mary Maley! Off to email her. Thanks so much for all of your participation! Suzy Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Diecember Blog Hop!

Nothing makes me MORE EXCITED for Christmas than new holiday products! Today Simon Says Stamp is celebrating their newest release of dies called Diecember. So if you are feeling a bit like the grinch this year, follow along on this blog hop and I think it will help get you in the mood for the holidays! There are quite a few new wafer dies in this release, but I will be focusing on these favorites of mine: I especially love that swirly border! So I will show you the card I made using that one first: This card uses the adorable Advent Holiday Icons stamp set (it is out of stock right now, but will be back in soon). I... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - North Pole Pals by Avery Elle

This is my first time to use an Avery Elle stamp set for a "one stamp, five ways" post. I fell in love with two of their Christmas sets before the season started and couldn't wait to share them with you. But unfortunately I waited too long as Simon Says Stamp is now out of this set. But they are in stock at Avery Elle directly. The stamp set is called North Pole Pals and here is an image of it. It also comes with dies that match. I think the images in this stamp set are so adorable - I love the expressions on the deer. It's very basic which I like as well - not too much going... Read more →