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...

Halloween Treat Bag

by | Oct 23, 2012 | 3-D Projects, Stamping

Easy and cute I'm not a big card sender for Halloween, but I do like to create cute little treat holders for handing out to the neighborhood munchkins. I showed the club gals how to make this oldie-but-goodie project (called a bag-a-lope) last month so they would...

Pretty Poppies

by | Oct 16, 2012 | Stamping

A bright birthday greeting This card was one of the projects at my new catalog open house oh so many months ago.  I'm not sure why it has taken me so long to get around to sharing it here, but I decided that today is the day!   This card features several...

Watercolor Flower

by | Oct 9, 2012 | Color Combo, Stamping

A last blast of summer I created this card with my club gals back in August, but I haven't shared it here yet.  Now that fall is really in the air here (some places in the mountains have gotten snow) I just wanted to take a look back at a card that feels more...