Happy Thanksgiving 2012

by | Nov 22, 2012 | Stamping, Techniques

a special day to share I hope everyone has a very wonderful Thanksgiving today with special family and friends surrounding you. I'm really looking forward to enjoying some lovely turkey and fixin's with my family today. We are a small group, but we enjoy...

Cyber Monday 2012

by | Nov 19, 2012 | Announcements

a week early Stampin' Up! is doing it again this year; they are having an On-line Extravaganza sale with an added twist.  There are items on sale for 20-50% off their retail price for the duration of the sale. But there are two "special" days that...

Being Thankful

by | Nov 15, 2012 | Color Combo, Sketch Challenge, Stamping, Techniques

Send your appreciation This was one of the projects at our October stamp club gathering. It's definitely time to be thinking about getting those Thanksgiving cards out, if you do that.  Thanksgiving is happening on the earliest possible date this year, and...

Thinking of Dr. Oz

by | Nov 13, 2012 | Big Shot Ideas, Color Combo, Stamping

He helps so many people Doesn't he deserve a card to let him know that he's appreciated?  This card features so many things: stamp, die cut and embossing folder from the Holiday Mini catalog, patterned paper from the main catalog and a color combination...

Campaigning is over

by | Nov 7, 2012 | Stamping, Techniques

Time to return to normal I am so glad that the campaigning is now over; the partisan bickering and down-right mean-ness of so many campaigns was wearing on me. I'm not going to voice an opinion on the outcomes, but I'll just say that I'm relieved that it...