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Jan 10

January 10, 2020

Card using Happy Birthday to You stamp set from Stampin' Up! and colored in blue with Stampin' Blends.

Happy Birthday to You in Blue

The new Happy Birthday to You stamp set is so fun to color! Today I have a beautiful card, done up in blue, to share with you.

At first, I thought all those flowers on the cake were a little much and not my style. But I was wrong. The Happy Birthday to You cake stamp is one to use for years to come. You can make a simple card or something fancy, and it’s perfect for all the different coloring techniques.

Card using Happy Birthday to You stamp set from Stampin' Up! and colored in blue with Stampin' Blends.

My inspiration for this card is the sample in the Sale-A-Bration catalog. I like the blue flowers on the blue lace background of the sample on page 8. But I don’t have the Stitched Lace die to create that background. (more…)

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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 24

February 24, 2017

I'm celebrating my 15th anniversary with Stampin' Up! by Paula Cannon at www.vintageandfresh.com

My 15 year journey with Stampin’ Up! – My first workshops

Last month I began sharing my Stampin’ Up! journey as a fun way to celebrate my 15th anniversary as a demonstrator. I explained how I met my upline and decided to join. You can read that post here.

The next step? Hold my first workshop, or party. Um, I hadn’t really thought about that. So I did what most of you would do: I called my sister and my best friend. It went something like this. Guess what I just did? I signed up as a demonstrator with Stampin’ Up! How would like to help me out and host a party? Thankfully they both said yes!

That was the easy part. Now I had to figure out how to hold a party.

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