Ghiradelli Chocolate Purses

I’ve been asked to post about these cute little purses, which I developed for last Valentine’s Day. I hold an annual event called the Chocolate Lovers’ Stamp Camp, where all the projects revolve around my favorite food in some way, shape or form. In years past we’ve made lotsavalentines and a variety of treat bags …

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Paper Pumpkins

I first saw the idea for little round Halloween paper-strip ornament balls at Convention 2007, and since I don’t do Halloween, came right home and made them into paper pumpkins. It is super easy and makes a great fall decoration or children’s project. Double-sided paper with orangey tones in it makes the best ones–such as …

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Pink Pirouette Pocket Card

I just love this new pale pink from Stampin’ Up! It is SO feminine and goes perfectly with the new Scallop Border punch. This is a super quick pocket card that showcases how well our colors coordinate with each other. That is my all-time favorite thing about SU. Yes, I think that is even more …

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Haiku Boxes

I invented this fun little box one afternoon when I needed something new for a group of veteran stampers at one of my Great Giftables workshops. It turned out to be a real hit, so I’ll share it with you! I also am sending each of the six winners of my Convention Quality Demonstrator-Only Swap …

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This posting thing is addictive, I tell ya!

I have only been blogging for two days-!!!– and I’m already really enjoying myself. Let’s face it, it’s always fun to be able to express your opinion uninterrupted, and talk about yourself non-stop, and this is the perfect forum for it. I’m also really enjoying mixing family news and photos with my stamping stuff. So …

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Highlights from Regionals 2008

Jaron Winder is like a stampin’ super-star… when I first saw him at the February 2005 Milwaukee Regional Convention I thought he was froot-loops. But he soon had me in stitches with his ridiculous running commentaries while he stamped the most incredible projects! This picture was taken at the Milwaukee Regional in April 2008 (they …

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