I wanted to do something a little different this month in light of most of us being sequestered at home away from all our friends.  We are all eagerly awaiting the moment we can get together for a coffee and a sweet treat, and that time will come.... but for now, why not send your closest friends and family a "sweet" little box to lift their spirits. 

I love - love - love everything about the Parisian Blossoms suite.  There is so much you can do, even with just individual parts of this suite.  I have a lot of other floral sets, and so I opted to get the bundle that focused on the Eiffel tower, rather than the cherry blossoms.  Both are great, and I'm sure you can use your imagination to envision all kinds of projects like this with either set.

As a kid, my family traveled all over Canada and the US for summer vacations, and because a film camera was a luxury then, I would purchase postcards from everywhere we went. I have photo boxes with thousands of them, and I still like to take them out and look at them to reminisce. I knew right away when I saw this suite that it would lend itself to creating post cards, so that's just what I'm going to show you here today.  

I awoke the other morning to the first spring robins chirping on the lawn - a sure sign that winter will soon be over and that spring flowers will be popping their heads up through the soil after a long peaceful nap. Easter and Mother's Day are just around the corner too, so what better time to work with the fun Timeless Tulips Bundle - stamp set and punch combo - to create a couple cards and a fun Easter Table Topper that the kids can easily make.

I have three great projects for you again in this month's Gentlemen Crafters Blog Hop - one with only the punch - one with stamps and a little DSP - and one with the stamps-punch bundle using a colour blending technique that really shows off the detail of the tulip stamps.  So grab some paper and ink and follow me along.

Buried in the snow?  Suffering crazy freezing temps?  How about treating yourself to a tropical moment...   Welcome to the February Blog Hop. The Gentlemen Crafters Design Team is a group of male independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the globe, and we share what we love every 2nd Friday of the month. Make sure you check out the rest of the Design Team’s creative projects from the photo links at the end of this post.

This month I am sharing the Tropical Oasis suite of products from the Jan-June Mini Catalogue with you.  Together we will make three cards of varying skill level.  One will use only the stamp set, one only DSP, and the other stamps, DSP, dies, and the embossing folder.  So, grab some paper, ink and stamps and join me.