Gnome-y Christmas

Gnome-y Christmas

by | Jul 19, 2022 | Announcements, Stamping

I’m happy to announce my next class offering! This time it’s a card making class featuring the Storybook Gnomes patterned paper for Christmas cards. These gnomes are just too cute!!! There are some great wintery scenes and images in these papers and the...
Heavy Heart Today

Heavy Heart Today

by | Jul 15, 2022 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping

In my post yesterday I mentioned that my heart is heavy due to the passing of a lovely lady from our church (I’ll call her “A” here). I’m a member of the church choir and A’s family are well represented among the group. Her husband and...
Adulting is Hard

Adulting is Hard

by | Jul 14, 2022 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping

My husband was really surprised that Stampin’ Up! has the sentiment “because adulting is hard” in a stamp set. I’m actually really glad that they do because it was something commonly said around the time when this stamp set came out. I remember...
Mountain Birthday Scene

Mountain Birthday Scene

by | Jul 11, 2022 | Stamping, Techniques

This card was actually the first design that I created for the July birthdays. As I mentioned in my earlier post here, I try to have cards that don’t have a gendered feel. The images in the Mountain Air stamp set are perfect for creating scenes that feel like...
Gnome-y Wishes

Gnome-y Wishes

by | Jul 4, 2022 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping

I was SO excited when I spotted the Storybook Gnomes suite in the new July – December mini catalog! Stampin’ Up! has offered stamps before that included gnome images, but this is the first time that I recall where there are coordinating dies. That’s...