Scramping 101: Why is paper important?
When you are first starting out in stamping or scrapbooking, you'll find a lot of different kinds of paper out there. Paper is a staple in these crafts and marketers know it! You can find pattern paper, textured paper, thin paper and thick paper. Some paper says it's archival and other papers say they are acid free. What does all this mean?Paper is the foundation for all of your creation

Holiday Organizing
My goal for holiday season is to provide you with great ideas for both your creativity and your domesticity this holiday season. Folks that subscribe to my newsletter have gotten great ideas for cards and will begin getting ideas for gifts and packaging in the next few weeks.This week, we are going to look at organizing the Christmas season as a whole. I KNOW it's November and December 25th seems a long way away, but making a few decisions and setting up a few tools now will make your holiday much more relaxing.My first suggestion is putting together a Holiday notebook. I use the Holiday control journal from

One Sheet Wonder Card #3
This one was fun!I used the Rich Razzleberry as my card base and cut a strip of the Cottage Vine DSP. Then I made some random cuts in the DSP and put it back together on some Old Olive cardstock and glued it down.I also used the sentiment from One of a Kind and stamped some random leaves and stuff using a Versamark pad.Thank you so much for reading my blog. You can shop

Have you ever thought of being a Hostess?
A Stampin' Up! workshop isn't like any other party you've ever been to. We get into the products and you and your guests walk away with the knowledge and tools to make your own cards and gifts. You'll also get a chance to make your own creation!Right now, through November 30, if you host a workshop totalling $250 or more, you can choose any item from the Holiday mini catalog for just $10!

One Sheet Wonder Card #2!
Here's the next in my One Shot Wonder series!Again, we're using the Cottage Vine DSP, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive along with God's Beauty stamp set.With this card, I've layered the DSP piece with a scrap of Old Olive. The Old Olive is just a scrap and isn't the same size as the DSP. Because of the layering this doesn't matter.Here's a tip: When tearing paper, pull the exc