Suspension card

by | Nov 30, 2011 | Punches, Stamping, Techniques

Isn't this fun?!? I love making cards that are unique folds or have something that add unusual dimension to them.  Recently I did a workshop for a friend (Hi Terry!) and her guests were all very experienced stampers.  I knew a few of them already, and...

Cyber Monday

by | Nov 28, 2011 | Stamping, Techniques

Stamping style I must confess, this isn't actually a sale.  🙂  But… it is on the web, so it definitely meets the "cyber" requirement.  This is a Christmas card that I made with my club gals last Christmas.  All of the supplies...

Thank you Maggie Daley

by | Nov 25, 2011 | Stamping, Techniques

Chicago remembers I was saddened to read that Maggie Daley has passed away after a long bout with metatastic breast cancer.  She was quite heroic in her battle with her disease, as well as her years as the first lady of Chicago.  She championed several...

Christmas Tree Tax?

by | Nov 10, 2011 | 3-D Projects, Stamping

No tax on these little guys I made these little book marks for my club members recently and I wanted to share them on a 3D Thursday post.  I know that they aren't really Christmas Trees, but these little guys are awfully cute.  And, they would make fun...

Thinking of Nome

by | Nov 9, 2011 | Stamping

Will the crazy storms never end? I just found out about the storm that has wracked Nome, Alaska, which joins the litany of epic storms that have hit the US this year.  In Vermont, we saw first hand the ravages of Mother Nature in August when we were hit by...

Collage fun

by | Nov 8, 2011 | Stamping, Techniques

Make your own collage image I love the collage look for stamping; it reminds me of older, Victorian style imagery.  Stampin' Up! has several stamp sets that lend themselves to the faux-collage technique.  This creation features one of those that came out...