Christmas music, pretty paper and an afternoon set aside to create, my Make It Merry Mini Retreat is back! Choose to create festive gift packaging or get your Christmas scrapbook pages ready before the holidays begin. Join me in person for a fun holiday afternoon, complete with Christmas music, festive treats and a special handmade favour. Or bring the crafting home with a class to go or tutorial! *The class kits and tutorials will be mailed/emailed out the week of November 1

This Week’s Class Details It's another exciting release of brand new Online Exclusives! There are so many amazing products and this week's Class To Go will highlight a few of my favourites. Join me as I create 3 cards for you featuring a new Suite Collection, new favourite stamp sets and a really fun new embossing folder. (I love embossing folders!!) It's a little break from our holiday projects, but I hope the cards give you some inspiration for your own crafting. You can ca

Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. This week's theme is Plaid Perfection, which is right up my alley! Plaid is always my favourite pattern and I especially love it at Christmas time! I hope this card sparks your creativity and then be sure to check out everyone else

I always love when there's a new release of products from Stampin' Up!. This week November's Online Exclusives went live and I'm excited to share a few of my favourites with you. I hope you'll see a new stamp set, paper or embossing folder that you'll love adding into your crafty collection. On my weekly YouTube Live, I created 3 cards, each featuring a new product that I love from the 'Country Cottage' Suite Collection to the 'Timeless Herringbone' Embossing Folder to new st

Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. Happy Halloween everyone! I hope it's a fun day filled with your favourite candies! We have one more week of Halloween themed cards for you. I hope the cards give you some creative ideas to either save for the future or take a layo

Do you love a Christmas card that opens up to reveal a little surprise? I’ve been creating some fun folds with pockets for tucking in a gift card, a personal note, or even a photo and I’m putting together a quick little Flash Class! A Little Christmas Fun Folds Class A 4-card flash class featuring A Little Christmas DSP These cards have such a sweet, vintage Christmas feel with the little mice, pretty patterns, and gingham ribbon. And you’ll learn 4 different fun-fold des

Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. We have a colour combo for our theme this week - Black, Orange & Purple! Definitely a fun look for Halloween and I hate to admit it, but purple does not get a lot of use in my craft room! It was time to dust off my Gorgeous Grape i

Have you picked up the 'Shining Stars' Dies and wondered what to make with them? This week’s Class to Go has a few ideas for you! I’ve used Stampin’ Up!’s October Product of the Month to create 2 celebration cards and a matching star-shaped gift tag. With solid stars and star frames, it’s easy to get a few different looks from the same dies. And since I couldn’t resist another play with hot foiling, I’ve paired them with the Classic Greetings Hot Foil Dies. A few layers of pr

This Week’s Class Details This week's class features Stampin' Up!'s October Product of the Month - the 'Shining Stars' Dies. ⭐️ This is such a fantastic deal, when you place a qualifying order of $100 you can purchase these dies for only $7! You get 23 dies and they will be so awesome to use for any occasion, for card making or for scrapbooking too! Remember, they're only available while supplies last. To play with the dies a bit, I made 2 birthday cards and a simple tag on m

Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. This week is all about Spooky Things! Do you love Halloween? Do you love to decorate or dress up? I kind of like all the fun and cute things about Halloween, like candy and sweet little kids' costumes and I would be alright it you

I’ve been wanting to try Stampin’ Up!’s new Hot Foil System, and these Christmas sentiments were the perfect place to start! For this week’s projects, I paired the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies with Creative Celebrations Specialty Designer Series Paper to make a coordinating set of Christmas cards and tags. The sentiments are such a fun mix of lettering styles, and I love that you can foil them all at once, then cut them out in one pass through your die-cutting machine. Tha

This Week’s Class Details A little foil makes these simple Christmas projects feel extra special! This week’s Magical Christmas Class to Go features a set of cards and tags made with the Magical Christmas Hot Foil Dies and Creative Celebrations Specialty Designer Series Paper. This is my first try with Stampin’ Up!’s new Hot Foil System, and I’m keeping it simple! In this week’s video, I’ll walk you through the basics of foiling and cutting out the sentiments. With those shin

Christmas cards, matching tags and a cute handmade box to tuck them into! October’s Stamp & Create class features the Timeless Christmas Suite Collection from Stampin’ Up!. We’ll create a hinged-lid box with a removable tag tray, plus 4 Christmas cards and 4 coordinating tags. Lift out the tray to reveal space underneath for up to six cards! Choose your favourite festive paper patterns and make a collection that’s your style. It’s a lovely handmade gift—or a fun way to keep y

If you’ve been needing a little break and something fun to look forward to, come join me for my Sweet Escape Craft Night! We’ll spend the evening making cards, enjoying some sweet treats and visiting around the craft table. Choose a kit you love, bring a friend or come on your own, and enjoy a few hours of creative time. Join Me for Sweet Escape Craft Night Friday, October 30th 6:30–9:00 PM Lori’s home in NW Calgary Think candy, crafting and a relaxed evening with good compan

Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. Our theme for this week is 'Spotlight on Metallics'. There are so many great products right now and so many choices if adding a bit of shine to your cards is something that you love to do. This weekend is Thanksgiving in Canada, so

Today I’m sharing 3 Christmas cards with Stampin’ Up!’s Timeless Christmas Suite Collection, including a trifold fun fold with a spot to tuck in a gift card. It's all about classic red & green & the cutest scalloped details! Remember, to get all the details and step-by-step instructions, you can catch the replay of my YouTube Live below. The first two cards use the same simple layout, but just switch the paper and colours for a different look. This is a great design to repeat

This Week’s Class Details Classic red and green, pretty Christmas paper and the cutest scalloped details! Today I’m making 3 Christmas cards with Stampin’ Up!’s Timeless Christmas Suite Collection, including a trifold fun fold with a spot to tuck in a gift card. Then I'll share a fun & simple Christmas card that will be great idea to help you to make multiples. You can catch today's class live on Facebook or YouTube or watch the replay whenever it works for you! Then be sure

Ready to get a few Christmas cards checked off your list? My annual Christmas Stamp-a-Stack is back with four different card designs, flexible card quantities and two in-person session options! Choose your favourites. Make a stack. Get those Christmas cards started! You can make 8, 12 or 16 cards and choose which of the four designs you’d like included in your stack. Everything will be cut and prepared for you, so you can relax, enjoy some festive crafting and leave with a lo

Hello! Thanks for joining us on our Create with Stamping Friends Saturday Blog Hop! We love creating for you to give you some inspiration in your own crafting. Did you know that we're on Instagram? You can follow us here @createwithstampingfriends. Our cards this week are all shining a spotlight on Vellum. When I think of using Vellum on my projects, it's usually because I want to add a subtle detail or soften a pattern. So, I thought I would do both on this cards! Products U

Beautiful cards don’t have to be complicated. Today I’m making 3 cards featuring Stampin’ Up!’s Mosaic Garden Designer Series Paper, with simple layers, pretty colour combinations and a few details that make them feel extra special. With World Card Making Day coming up on October 3, I wanted to share projects that are fun to make and easy to adapt with the supplies you have at home. I’m pairing this beautiful paper with one of my favourite sentiment stamp sets, Poetic Petals.