Goodness – here we are, nearly at the end of October ~ tomorrow will be All Hallows Eve ~ another Halloween and another cute card to share using the Peekaboo Slider Card fold.
Once again I used one of Stampin’ UP!’s bundles ~ Spooky Cat ~ which will give you the Spooky Cat Stamp Set and Cat Punch I used for this card at a 10% discount! Continue reading
Good Friends are hard to find…………. a perfect sentiment for those times when you want a special card for a special friend.
The Lovely Friends stamp set has 2 large sentiments then about 8 or 9 smaller ones – all in a graceful cursive script. The other stamps allow you to build up the beautiful flowers, using a two-step stamping technique. Continue reading
We still have a couple of months to go before Christmas Day but some things we can get ready ahead of time and some gift tags would be one of those.
I have a selection of tags today that would make a really thoughtful gift in the cutest little box, and features the Be Merry Designer Series Paper. Continue reading
The Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set is my ‘go to’ set, I love the flowers and the set has a ‘bunch’ of lovely greetings in a beautiful cursive script. The fact that there is a coordinating set of framelit dies just adds to the usefulness of this set.
Sometimes I am a little stumped at which colors to use, Stampin’ UP! has 50 to choose from (I know black and white are not technically colors – but when you are ‘crafty’…….. well they can be colors!) Turning to the Designer Series Paper section of the annual catalog gives lots of inspiration and heaps of choices.
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I had to take a step back from my blog over the few weeks, partly due to the preparations for my Stampin’ Getaway and also for a number of craft fairs I signed up to do. I know my readers have still been visiting me here and I thank you for your patience!
One person who shows enormous patience and support is my dear husband, he has been coming home to boxes stacked up, paper cutter taking up the dining room table, taking photos of everything for me, bits of paper and card on every surface in the house (amongst other things) and has never said a negative word. So it is right and proper that my first post is the card I made for his birthday earlier this month – yep I defiantly made time for that! Continue reading
We are in the last few days of summer – autumn starts on Friday. Living in North Texas I think that autumn is my favorite season of the year, when I lived in the UK I used to hate the autumn, the days were getting shorter, some days were warm but more often were damp and overcast needing a coat each time you stepped out of the door.
Here in N. Texas it starts to get a cooler but we still get lovely sunny days that don’t require you to bundle up to go outside, working in the garden without getting overheated and sticky after about 5 mins is another pleasure.
In celebration of autumn I have a card in lovely autumnal colors and beautiful leaves. Continue reading
Each month I have a technique class, where we explore the various things that can be done with ink and paper to produce a beautiful card. This month we played with ink refills and Sea Salts to create a background that only needed a little stamping and a bow and the card was done. Continue reading
I have been digging into the Petal Garden DSP Stack a lot recently – I just love all the different patterns and the beautiful combination of Pool Party and Calypso Coral – who would have thought these would go so well together.
The Beautiful Bouquet Stamp set is also another favorite – it has 37 pieces which includes the pieces to build a beautiful Bouquet or a single flower and 15 of the pieces are sentiments ranging from Happy Birthday , Congratulations, Happy Wedding Day ~ all in a lovely cursive script.
I could not decide which card to choose so here are two showcasing the DSP, stamp set and 1/8 sheer ribbon.
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September 10th 1973 was the first day of my first ever job, 44 years ago today I joined the ranks of those working for a living! I clearly remember that day including what I wore and the first paycheck I received the following week!
Another, more recent, first being celebrated in our family is Grand-daughter #3’s first day at school tomorrow – the last few years have simply flown by – it is hard to believe she is now a ‘school girl’ and not a baby any longer.
There is the perfect piece in the Pick a Pattern Designer Series Paper for a card to recognize this milestone and I could not resist using it to make and send her a card. Continue reading
Today I am bringing you something a little different – I sorted thru my stamp cupboard and have found some stamp set and framelit bundles that have retired and are looking for their forever home.
I have made a short video to show you the goodies I have available for offer: Continue reading
