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May 26

May 26, 2022

Trio of cards by Paula Cannon with the Wild & Sweet stamp set by Stampin' Up!

The Wild & Sweet Stamp Set is Sweet

The Wild & Sweet stamp set is indeed a sweet set! It had me at the koala bear, and pandas are popular, but … a raccoon? They seem to have a reputation as pesky critters, although I’ve never personally had any run-ins with them. So, unless you have a friend named Rocky, what are you going to do with a raccoon card? And then I colored one for a sample card, and he has such a sweet face!

Card using Wild and Sweet stamp set by Stampin' Up! Raccoon image is watercolored.

I’ve made several cards with this new stamp set, and I’ve used Stampin’ Blends, Watercolor Pencils, and watercolor with inks. They all work great, so if you like to color, you may need the Wild & Sweet stamp set.

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Jun 2

June 2, 2017

Card designed by Paula Cannon for www.vintageandfresh.com using Pieces & Patterns stamp set from the 2017-18 Stampin' Up! catalog.

Why Hello There, New Catalog

Why, hello there! The new catalog went live yesterday and I was among the thousands placing an order. One of the perks of being a demonstrator is the opportunity to pre-order select products a month before a catalog goes live. And I did. But there are so many things I like in the new catalog, I had to order again! Of course, I need new samples for my upcoming Open House, too. Of course.

One of the sets I pre-ordered is called Pieces & Patterns. (You can find it on page 41.) It’s kind of a goofy little set and not the style I normally get. But it caught my eye, and every time I looked through the catalog I had to stop and ponder what I would do with it. Every. Time. So I bought it.

Several of us got together for a swap with our new sets and I made this card.

Card designed by Paula Cannon for www.vintageandfresh.com using Pieces & Patterns stamp set from the 2017-18 Stampin' Up! catalog.

The camera image in the stamp set and the camera design on the matching Pick a Pattern designer series paper made me think of the faux Polaroid frames that are trendy right now. And the idea of the dinosaur, with his short little arms, taking a selfie made me chuckle. Yes, it doesn’t happen often, but sometimes a card will have a backstory. Is it just me?

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