I think Christmas in July is such a fun concept! I can’t get too serious about the holidays yet, but it’s fun to take on a challenge now and then. Today I am entering a Sketch Challenge over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. Here is the sketch that I took…
What fun! Christmas cards in MAY??? Unheard of! But I found another Challenge that I was drawn to. It’s called the Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge, and this week’s challenge is to use an Embossing Technique, which I embraced fully (as you will see!) Here is the Challenge Banner. And here…
Welcome back for our December CASEing Coast to Coast! Each month my friend, Rosanne Mulhern and I take turns CASEing each other’s card projects. We call it “Coast to Coast” because she lives in Pennsylvania and I’m in California. We share a love for card-making and met each other through…
The Top Dogs Stampin’ Family, started by Susan Itell, had a one-to-one card SWAP this month. I had the absolute pleasure of collecting the cards, photographing them, swapping them, then mailing one out to each participant. I’m going to share them with you here because most of these ladies do…
Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects for our Retirement Fun Fold Party – showcasing our favorite products from the Holiday Catalog that will be leaving us forever. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog.…
Happy Monday to you! I’m so glad you stopped by to visit my little world of stamping and crafting today. I have a Christmas card that uses Winter Woods and Merry Christmas To All stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! This is a card I made a while back, but never…
Do you have your tree up yet? We went to the tree lot the day after Thanksgiving to get in on the decorating right away. My daughter was visiting and I was happy to have her help me pick one out and get it up. Thus the inspiration for this…
Simple yet Bold! Yes, it doesn’t get much simpler than this! The last thing we need this time of year is complicated and time-consuming, so when I needed a little thank you note for the gift my daughter gave me, I whipped this one up in just a few minutes.…
Welcome to our November post of CASEing Coast to Coast! If you missed last month’s introduction to CCC, you can see it here. This month, Rosanne started us off with this beautiful card using the Wrapped in Plaid 6″x 6″ DSP, and the Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set. You can see…
Welcome to the Pals’ Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here because we made some great projects for “Layer It Up” – showcasing our favorite Designer Series Paper and embellishments. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place.…
After all the Christmas gifts are opened and everyone is sighing a breath of relief that the rush is over…it’s time for thank you cards! I made a trio of thank you cards using the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper and the Gleaming Ornaments Punches. Take a look ~ This…
I saw this beautiful deer photo from a nearby golf course and wondered if I could replicate it with Stampin’ Up!’s Snow Front on a card. This inspired me to make Snow Front Deer in Fog. Isn’t he beautiful?! Here’s my card ~ I did the stamping, then cut it…
On Monday I took my stamping supplies to a local coffee shop in Roseville, CA, for “Cards & Coffee.” It was fun! I was able to teach some newbie stampers a few basic techniques ~ my favorite thing to do. As a former teacher, it’s in my blood! We made…
Merry Monday! How about some hanging ornaments from the Christmas Gleaming Bundle? This simple design came together quickly, yet has an elegant touch with copper foil accents. I love the copper on the Mossy Meadow! Isn’t it so rich looking? The DSP is Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP and can be…
A new month = a new suite bundle! And it is a sweet suite! This month I will be featuring (among other things) the Brightly Gleaming Suite. It includes a beautiful stamp set, two ornament punches, copper foil accents, specialty DSP, a unique embossing folder, and copper/vanilla ribbon! See new…
