I’ve just returned from a fabulous tour of the Holy Land. It was the trip of a lifetime! I’m working off jet lag, as Israel is 10 hours ahead of us, but I’m eager to get back into my craft room – so here we go! This is a sneak…
There is just something about pink and green together that makes me think of weddings……oh yeah, those were the colors in my wedding… 40 years ago! When I saw the color combination of Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz, and Gold on this week’s Pals Paper Arts Challenge, I knew a wedding…
Once upon a time I quilted – blankets, clothing, wall decor. When I taught kindergarten and first grade, I had the students create a paper quilt each month as a lesson in geometry. I loved the patterns and colors in their quilts and I hung them up in the room…
Today I have created a card that I will enter into the weekly Pals Paper Arts Challenge. Here is my card ~ And this is the banner that got me started ~ I used Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper with Botanical Builder Framelits Dies. I used Mossy Meadow for my…
I just received this stamp set called Made With Love as an incentive gift from Stampin’ Up! so I had to give it a “test drive!” It is the most adorable collection of images for babies that I’ve seen. I am also on a mission to use up as much…
I have little bits of Bohemian DSP left in my file, so I created three thank you cards to share with you. These are note card size. I used Very Vanilla cardstock and cut them to a base size of 5″ x 3 1/2″. All three have the sentiment…
Today is my husband’s birthday! I was looking through my stash for a masculine birthday card, and I found this one. Now, don’t tell him, but I made this card a long time ago. It’s been sitting in my box just waiting for the right opportunity !! I made this…
I CASEd (copy and share everything) this adorable card from Tami White, with a few little changes. We made it in my card class this week and everyone loved it! Each person put a different sentiment on it from Teeny Tiny Wishes, depending on their need. Here’s how I did…
The Retiring Product list is out for 2015-2016. You can see the lists by clicking on one of these links, either the printable PDF or Excel File or through the links to my online store. PDF Excel File Link to Retiring Stamps in the online store Link to Retiring Accessories…
This is it for Weekly Deals! We’ve been anticipating new deals every Tuesday for – well, I can’t remember how long now. But all good things must come to an end. The best part is, something better always takes its place! So ~ one more look at what you can…
This is a quick little note card that I whipped up for my card class next week. It’s very simple but with a technique we haven’t done before — the kissing technique! This is so fun and I love the stippled effect it has on the stamped image. Using the…
My grandson’s third birthday isn’t for awhile yet, but when I saw Susan Itell’s sketch challenge on Pals Paper Arts this week, this card popped into my head and I had to run with it!! Here is her sketch: There is a lot going on in this card! It’s super…
I’m squeaking this card into the Pals Paper Arts Challenge at the last minute! The challenge this week was to create a card using these three colors: I had been thinking I’d like to use this Shine On Specialty Paper, and the colors in it were exactly what I needed. …
We had a blast making these cards during a Watercolor Class that I offered last Friday night. We actually made it in a different color combination, but this was one I made to show an optional color choice. The idea for this card was inspired by my talented upline, Susan…
Lots of stars going on here! I was inspired by fellow stamper B. J. Peter’s card where she used a Decorative Mask. See it here. I remembered that I had bought one of these mask sets a long time ago and also realized that I had never used it! Time…
