Retirement 2017

by | Apr 13, 2017 | Announcements

It's that time of year again – the retirement list has come out and the purchasing frenzy is on! Stampin' Up! actually released the retirement list on Monday, but I was vacationing in beautiful Savannah Georgia so I'm a bit delayed in getting...
Happy Kites

Happy Kites

by | Apr 11, 2017 | Color Combo, Sketch Challenge, Stamping

I created this for the March meeting of the Essex stamp club. This was the second card of the evening, and I thought it would be the simpler one of the two. The first one was the sunburst card that I shared recently. As it turned out, they thought that this card was...
Fabulous Friend

Fabulous Friend

by | Apr 8, 2017 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping

As this post hits the internet, I’m busy enjoying a day of stamping fun at a Stampin’ Up! event called “OnStage”. I attended the very first one of these specific events a year and a half ago in Baltimore – this time I’ve traveled to...
Watercolor Background Greeting

Watercolor Background Greeting

by | Apr 7, 2017 | Stamping, Techniques

I created this card for my South Burlington stamp club gals for our March gathering. They were all wondering why I asked them to bring a cutting board to club, and they weren’t sure what I meant – actual kitchen cutting board, or a paper crafting cutting...
Pretty Boxes

Pretty Boxes

by | Apr 5, 2017 | 3-D Projects, Stamping

I created these two cute little gift boxes for a recent stamping workshop that I held for a friend. I found directions on the inter-webz on the blog of an amazing demonstrator from the UK (here is the blog post she shared). She used her creation to hold some jumbo tea...