Cottage Lane Stamper

 I must say that when I first got the new 2021 January - June Mini catalog the Sand & Sea Suite was my favorite.  I love the beach and all things related, especially this time of year in Minnesota.  I long to return to my favorite places in Florida and just smell the salt air, feel the sun on my face and eat fresh oranges.  Collecting shells was always a favorite pastime, while walking on the soft beach sand. This beautiful full card die of shells and sea weed has so many possibilities for creative ideas, especially paired with the beautiful Pearlescent paper in the suite. Here is another link to the video if the video doesn't show up on your mobile device.  The card dimensions are: Very Vanilla 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored at 4-1/4.  Sahara Sand: 5-7/16" x 4-3/16 Sand & Sea DSP: 5-3/8 x 4-1/8 Pearlescent Specialty Paper: 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 Supplies can be purchased at my store :  Sand & Sea Suite #155980 Friends Are Like Seashells Bun...

I usually try to personalize all my birthday cards towards hobbies, interests, etc. and I struggle with masculine birthday cards, especially for my son.  He's an Army veteran, has a degree from Le Cordon Bleu in pastry and loves video games (classic and current) and playing guitar. But when it comes to a card for him, I'm often stumped.  His birthday is coming up this week and I decided to go with something more neutral   "Ridiculously Awesome"  . A fun stamped set designed by one of our Million Dollar Sales demonstrators Ronda Wade.  If you've never checked out her FB page "Creating for Christ" I encourage you to do so.   This is a pretty simple card.  I did delve into some of my retired stash and used some rivets that I inherited with a "lot" of Stampin' Up!© items I purchased from a retiring demonstrator before becoming one myself.  I also received a Crop-a-dile, in that stash,  that Stampin' Up! used to carry.  I may do a v...

Today's  "Tuesdays At Two"   Facebook Live features the "Arrange A Wreath" stamp set and the coordinating "Wreath Builder dies".  I had planned on using this for the January Zoom class but it was so popular that it was on backorder until the end of December!  Since I needed to place my order before that, it had to forego that idea. :-(  I love that you can use this for four different holidays and throughout the year.  There are some beautiful cards out there on Pinterest using this duo. Since Valentine's day is not too far off, I opted for a Valentine card.  Today is the kickoff of our new January - June Mini catalog as well as Sale-a-bration!  The paper that I die cut the wreath, hearts and bow is from the Sale-a-bration (SAB) catalog "Oh So Ombre".  I love this paper with it's Ombre colors on one side and bubbles on the other.  The bow and hearts are cut from the same sheet of paper, just from different parts of the shading....