I just love this little Koala stamp! He makes me smile!! So I think it is the perfect stamp to use on a card for someone that needs some get well wishes or even just a little pick-me-up. He is a single stamp, so very affordable. And with a little…
I can’t believe it! It is raining!! Our parched California soil is singing right now 🙂 My grandson, who always makes me laugh, looked out the window and said, “Uh, Grandma…What’s that wet stuff falling out of the sky?” This probably sounds ridiculous to many of you, but we haven’t…
Need a quick and easy little treat holder for your Thanksgiving place settings? This idea is so fun and so fast! Thank you Susan Itell for sharing the directions for this idea. See her blog post HERE. I used Into the Woods DSP for mine. Look for paper that has…
Hmmm…what do you do when your friend borrows the stamp set that you want to use more than any other… you pull out the matching framelits and your collection of Designer Series Paper! I think I love the way this wreath looks, made from Into the Woods DSP and a…
I realized that my friend’s birthday was coming up, so I went through my collection of previously made cards. I found this one which is perfect as the inside says, “to someone who makes others so happy.” I tend to think I need to make new cards for each occasion,…
How about a little sparkle and shine for this weeks Pals Paper Arts challenge? Here is the banner that inspired my design: I saw the square in the middle and went right for this square-shaped sentiment in my newly acquired “Six Sayings” host set. I also have a new…
I’m back after what seemed like a long stretch on traveling! It was all wonderful, but I missed my stamping and blogging, so I’m very glad to be able to bring you my latest wreath project. I found the original layout to this card on Pinterest, created last year by…
Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for October where we are celebrating an early Fall season by sharing Halloween and Autumn projects using our wonderful Stampin’ Up! supplies. We hope you enjoy our creations! You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Sue Becker at RnR…
Today my card features Hello Honey, Old Olive, and Soft Suede – the three colors in this week’s Pals Paper Arts Challenge. I almost always go to my Designer Series Paper for these color challenges, just in case I find one that uses all three colors. Farmers Market! It was…
Good Monday Morning! I hope you have all had a wonderful weekend! My daughter asked me for a tag to go with a bottle of wine that she was giving as a gift to her friends. I got this idea from Mary Fish who designed a similar gold tag a…
Good Morning! Today’s color challenge for the Pals Paper Arts includes Blackberry Bliss, Sahara Sand, and Always Artichoke: I love this color combination! I decided to use the Butterflies Thinlits Dies and cut the middle sized butterfly using a Blackberry Bliss print from Bohemian Designer Series Paper. The subtle…
Wow, this Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Pack has some truly gorgeous papers! It’s a 6″ x 6″ paper stack with half of the papers showing gold embossing and half a soft black. The gold embossing looks silver on the back, so you can choose whichever color you like best! Placing…
I have been wanting to make a collection of all four seasons with my Sheltering Tree stamp set, and when I saw Linda Heller’s new post today, I thought I would borrow her layout and use this stamp set! For all four cards, I used the Circles Framelits # 6…
The minute I saw this card design on Dawn Olchefske’s web site, I knew I had to make some! Is this not the cutest frog ever?! I’m going to send this card to my grandson, who I miss very much since they moved up to Washington. He is the most…
I’m blending a little new with a little old today with this birthday card. We live among the oak trees here in California. I could be wrong, but I’m calling this image an oak! I stamped it with Mossy Meadow on Whisper White cardstock, then embossed it with clear embossing…
