Happy Birthday Leonard Nimoy

Today would have been Mr. Nimoy's 84th birthday if he was still among us on the Earth. I was very sad to learn that our beloved Mr. Spock passed away earlier this month; I had my first glimpse of my inner geekiness as a child because I LOVED to watch Star Trek...

Positive Thinking

After discovering on Sunday that I missed the deadline to pay the deposit to Champlain, I need a good day. The good news is that the deposit is all submitted now, but there are some extra logistics and uncertainty that Josh has to deal with for housing since I...

Stampin’ Up! Sadness

I have some important Stampin' Up! news that I need to share with you. Actually, there are two separate items that you need to know about. First – the Blendabilities product line has been permanently removed from availability. Stampin' Up! initially...

Elegant Thanks

We made this stunning card at our last stamp club gathering, and the gals seemed to really enjoy it. I have to say that this is my favorite stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration flyer. The stamps are numbered on the index sheet to help with the stamping order. Also, there...

Happy Birthday Vivaldi

Every once in a while I do a search to see who is celebrating a birthday, and I was tickled to discover that today was Antonio Vivaldi's birthday. Would he have liked to receive this card? Or would he have been underwhelmed with our modern customs? It's...

Chalkboard Thanks

This card abounds with beautiful Sale-A-Bration products. The different patterns of the DSP are really doing most of the heavy lifting on this card, and the coordinating ribbon adds a gorgeous touch. The black oval is actually some of the new Chalkboard paper from the...