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May 3

May 3, 2019

Card design using a trio of butterflies from the Butterfly Gala stamp set with Butterfly Duet punch by Stampin' Up!

A Butterfly Trio Card Design

The Butterfly Gala stamp set and Butterfly Duet punch will carry over into the new 2019-2020 catalog. Hooray! It’s always good to have some butterfly stamps in your collection because they are good for any number of occasions.

One of the sheets in the Needlepoint Nook designer series paper is covered with embroidered butterflies, so I thought it would be fun to pair that paper with a butterfly stamp. To keep it from being too busy, I used a simple trio pattern card design.

Card design using a trio of butterflies from the Butterfly Gala stamp set with Butterfly Duet punch by Stampin' Up!

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Jun 16

June 16, 2017

Divider pages with monthly tabs from the Stampin' Up! Love Today Planner kit, from blog post by www.vintageandfresh.com

Organizing your Love Today Planner Kit

Have you seen the Love Today Planner Kit in the new catalog? It’s in the kits section, and since offering a planner is new you may have missed it. You can find it on pages 12 and 13. I recently got mine and got it organized. I like it! Over the years I have used a variety of planners, mainly for work. At home I generally rely on a calendar and a notebook for my to-do lists. I’ve tried digital lists, too, but I just like paper. I love that this planner has all the basics in place, but still offers so many creative and organizational possibilities.

Here are the parts and ideas for how you might want to organize and use your planner.

Photo of all contents in the Love Today Planner Kit from Stampin' Up! from blog post at www.vintageandfresh.com.

This is everything that comes in the planner kit: the Night of Navy gold foil binder, 12 monthly divider pages, calendar pages, page lifter, sticker sheets, sticky notes, photo protector pages, and two pockets. The binder size is 7-3/4″ x 8-3/4″. It all comes packed up in a nice little box. I suggest you pull everything out and organize the various pages, before you pull some of this and some of that to take blog photos!

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Mar 17

March 17, 2017

Card using Cake Crazy Stampin' Up! stamp set in color combo of Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Mint Macaron and Early Espresso. Designed by Paula Cannon for VintageandFresh.com

A New Color Combo for You to Try

Are you ready to try a new color combo? My guess is that you have a few go-to colors when you start a new stamping project. I know I do. But I also like to look for new color combinations and give them a try. One source I use, along with half of the population, is Pinterest. That’s where I saw this color combo of Calypso Coral, So Saffron and Mint Macaron. Since I like all three colors, it was game on!

The Cake Crazy stamp set seemed like a good place to start since it’s a fun set for multiple colors. Here’s the finished card:

Card using Cake Crazy Stampin' Up! stamp set in color combo of Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Mint Macaron and Early Espresso. Designed by Paula Cannon for VintageandFresh.com

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Feb 3

February 3, 2017

Detail of Dragonfly Dreams thank you card designed by Paula Cannon at www.vintageandfresh.com

Thanks for Dragonfly Dreams (and a prize winner!)

January has ended so it’s time to announce the winner of my 15th Anniversary drawing. Congrats to Kay who will be getting the classic Milestone Moments stamp set! February’s prize will be one of my new favorites, the Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack, paired with the Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit. Read about my monthly drawings here.

Prize for my February 15th Anniversary Drawing at www.vintageandfresh.com

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