New Year's Eve! Goodbye 2012

As 2012 comes to a close, I just want to thank everyone who has visited my blog this year. I can hardly believe I've had over 2,000 visitors to my blog. What I need in addition to more visitors, is more "followers," so if you like what you see here, please consider "following" me and spread the word to your friends. Thanks so much!

Etsy Anyone?

Now Etsy is another special place for inspiration. You can register to either buy or sell handcrafted or up-cycled items. Again you can search there for Stampin' Up! or "handmade cards" or "greeting cards" and you will see many pages of designs from wonderfully creative people.  Now if you are short on time and can't make your own cards, or if your local demonstrator doesn't have any to sell (which I always do) you may find something you love there.  I like to visit there to see what is trending in the marketplace, too. So if you haven't been to Etsy before, stop by!

Facebook Anyone?

Hopefully you have heard of Facebook by now. It is also a site where you have to register for free to gain access, but it's a great place to reconnect with long lost friends, and keep up to the minute with current friends. But it's also an awesome place to "Like" and follow other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who often post their designs on Facebook too. You can search for SU and you'll find a bunch to look at.  Here's a link to my Business Page on Facebook to see what I mean, just go to "Photos" and you'll see many of the card designs I've done in the last year.

Pinterest Anyone?

In case you are one of the few folks who haven't heard about Pinterest, it is an amazing place. I never thought a free online bulletin board would be for me, but I spend more time there than I should!  It is easy to join with free online registration.The wide variety of images to view, the ways you can organize what you "pin" on your own personal boards, and the fact that you can search for Stampin' Up, or card designs, or whatever your heart desires is pretty awesome! Then you can have the option to "follow" others or others can "follow" you. It's another great option to see creative minds at work.

More Inspiration!

Another place online that I like to visit is Splitcoast Stampers which has more information, inspiration, and stuff than you can ever possibly sift through. What I like about it though, is it is a place where you can search for specific Stampin' Up! sets and view a wealth of ideas all in one place. You can also register for an account so you can post your own card designs. What I love about that is you get feedback and statistics of how many visits, likes, and favorites your design has.  Plus the people on Splitcoast are so nice!! Take a look, you'll be glad you did!

A Year of Inspiration!

If you haven't heard about StampingSchool.com I'd like to recommend it to you. Click on the highlighted link to get more information.  I joined recently and I'm so glad I did. To be able to have a library of resources like them at your fingertips for less than 10 cents a day for an entire year is a very good investment.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all my blog readers incase you happen to stop by today. I hope you've enjoyed the last couple of weeks of inspiration by some amazing Stampin' Up! Demonstrators that I love to follow. Weren't their cards gorgeous? I sure think so!

Between now and the start of 2013, I'll be posting some of my favorite places to get ideas for card making. Enjoy!