Cottage Lane Stamper

I fell in love with the "Best Dressed" suite the moment I set eyes on it in the 2020 Mini Catalog .  It's a great set for girlie girls, mothers, friends, party favors, thank you gifts! Endless ideas! I've even seen someone use the Stone embossing folder (only available in the Power of Hope bundle, with a qualifying purchase from the Sale-a-Bration catalog through March 31, 2020) and the purse looks like an alligator purse! Purchase the Dressed to Impress bundle and you can get the Power of Love Sale-a-bration bundle FREE! I wanted to see how easy it would be to put together without any instructions (except an occasional glance at the catalog, haha!) using the purse die from the "All Dressed Up"  from the bundle. This suite, "Best Dressed" is on page 55 of the 2020 Mini catalog and the suite includes other beautiful items, Mint Macaron 1/4" Textile ribbon, Best Dressed tassels , and adorable Best Dressed note cards to t...

Today I wanted to share with you how I organize my stamp sets and dies. I know there are many ways to do this, I like to be as organized as possible so that things are easy for me to find.  I've put together a short video on how I do and why I do what I do.  I hope you enjoy it!   I also make reference to using the left over pieces from the Cling stamp label sheets and how to convert my "Clear" mount (red rubber with the previous version prior to 2019) to make them stick better. Click here to see that video:   Converting Clear mount to Cling mount .  

A couple of days ago I mentioned that I wanted the sales from my Stampin' Up! business to benefit others, besides myself.  At the end of the month I will tally up my sales and tithe 10% of sales * for that month   will be going to the charity of the month. I've chosen 12 different charities, one for each month of the year, in no particular order, just as they came to me as I made my list.  Here they are: January: Samaritan's Purse February: World Vision March: St. Jude April: Wounded Warriors May: Feed My Starving Children June: Salvation Army July: Shriner's Hospital August: American Cancer Society September: Compassion International October: Water for Life November: Disabled American Veterans December: Gideons International Every time you purchase something from me, a portion of your purchase will go towards the charity of the month.  I just feel led to do this.  It just feels like the right thing to do. At the end of the year, I will p...

I have a little tip for you when lining up the Hibiscus flowers from the  "Timeless Tropical" stamp set and the coordinating   "In the Tropics" dies from the Tropical Oasis Suite in the 2020 Mini Catalog . I found myself twirling the die round and round when going to die cut the stamped image.  Here' a little video I put together to save us all a little frustration.  Maybe you have no trouble with this, but I'm all for making my life a little easier.  Let me know if this helps you too. 

I think of all the cards we made in class this month, featuring the Tropical Oasis Suite,   from the 2020 Mini Catalog , this was my favorite. It's fairly quick and easy too. I just love the background, the little flowers and of course, the palm trees remind me of Florida.Thoughts go to somewhere warm always this time of year in Minnesota.  SIGH..... CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF SUPPLIES My favorite, favorite part of the card are the little flowers. When you die cut them,  (the  die has three flowers connected   but cuts three separate flowers)  there are tiny little stars from the center! Couldn't throw those away, no way!  I used them as embellishments on the card.  Two of the flowers are on the front and one is in the inside, you can just see it peeking out. The since the flowers have a tiny star cut out of the center, I needed to cover the Mini Dimensional and what better than a pearl from the ocean! I used the splotchy...

Recently, I was making a valentine for one of my grandsons, punching out a bunch of circles for records.  (I'll show a card like it later). I had all these left over circles and it reminded me of a technique from a few years ago.  That led me to this card, which, when I finished reminds me of the hippie era, my 20's and all the flower children. CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF THE SUPPLIES I die cut a bunch of flowers with the die from the " In the Tropics " die set, in the " Tropical Oasis " suite. I adhered them to a Soft Suede layer and then ran it through the Big Shot with the " Coastal Weave " 3D embossing folder.  When I finished it seems to be reminiscent of something from the 70's! The sentiment,  I chose from the " Timeless Tropical " stamp set, really seemed to fit " a friendship like ours is timeless ". Have you tried this technique before? 

Don't you love quick and easy cards when you don't have much time or need it at the last minute?  This month the Tropical Oasis Suite was featured in class.  CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF SUPPLIES This is such a quick card, with a little Tropical Oasis DSP (Designer Series Paper©), including a strip that was cut off when cutting the main layer, another piece of cardstock for a background layer, a label die and another scrap of Whisper White for the sentiment.  Do you save your scraps?  I do, I used them all the time! Find a PDF for this card on my Facebook Group page: Cottage Lane Stamper & Friends for the measurements and instructions, in the "files" section. Make sure you subscribe to get all my updates!