Paige Blanchette Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

I'm WAY late to the game on posting these, but I wanted to share a couple Mother's Day projects I made with products from the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog! These were made with the Mosaic Mood Suite, which has gorgeous embossed DSP that did all the work for me with these cards! The first is just a fun-fold card. I literally only stamped ONE THING on this card, and that was the sentiment! The rest of this card's beauty comes from the DSP and adding simple layers. With a little fussy-cutting and some patience, I was able to easily add dimension to this card. I love the paper in this suite so much that I also had to make it a matching envelope! This card also features one of the new In-Colors, Terracotta Tile. My second card is definitely a show-stopper! It's called an infinity, or never-ending card. I found the idea on a demonstrators Facebook page, and I looked up a tutorial on how to make it. It's actually a lot easier to make than it looks! I will be

I had such a fun time at OnStage in Minneapolis this past weekend, and I just HAD to play with one of my new stamp sets when I got home! As some of you know, I haven't been great at keeping up with my stamping lately because I have been finishing up my undergrad degree, my grandmother recently passed away, and life is throwing some other curveballs at me right now. It's been difficult to get back into stamping, which is a shame because it truly is my self-care. Part of getting better physically and mentally means getting back into my stamping room more often! I'm glad that OnStage gave me some motivation this weekend. So anyway... how fitting that for my Prize Patrol at OnStage, I got a stamp set full of sympathy sentiments! The new set, which will be available in the NEW 2019-2020 ANNUAL CATALOG, is called Genuine Gems. I'm not one for making a lot of sympathy cards, but I love the sentiments in this set! I used a few of the stamps from this set to make a card for

Last Friday, I had my first All Inclusive Kit class, and I just love these things so much I need to write about them here, too. As always, Stampin' Up! makes it so easy for EVERYONE to create gorgeous cards- whether they're a beginner or an avid crafter. The three all inclusive kits from the Annual Catalog caught my eye recently because I've been searching for ways that my loyal customers who come to my camps can stamp at home without spending too much on supplies. These card kits are perfect for that! Each kit is $35 (not including shipping) and makes 20 cards. You guys, that's only $1.75 per card! What's great about these kits is that they come with EVERYTHING you need to make the cards, and you even get to keep the stamp set, acrylic block, and ink for future projects. I love these so much, I bought all three for myself! I had so much fun crafting with friends and just working on these in my spare time. You can scroll through the pictures of each kit here.