So Many Blessings

So Many Blessings

by | Jul 29, 2019 | Stamping

I know (and very much appreciate) that I have many blessings in my life; a loving family, an amazing church home, a safe place to lie my head at night, plenty of food, and an interesting work life. But a special blessing that I have found is the friends that I have...
Tour de France Thoughts

Tour de France Thoughts

by | Jul 25, 2019 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping

I’ve been hearing some news updates regarding the second heat wave of the summer that is hitting Europe right now. I believe that their first one was while I traveled to Hungary for a week in late June for work, and if that’s true then I can attest that it...
Emmy Nominee Wishes

Emmy Nominee Wishes

by | Jul 17, 2019 | Color Combo, Sketch Challenge, Stamping

The South Burlington stamp club met this evening, and as I was driving home I was listening to the show “q” from the CBC on Vermont Public Radio. One of the segments was about some of the Emmy nominees, in particular the host (Tom Power) talked with Eugene...
Monet Inspiration

Monet Inspiration

by | Jul 11, 2019 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping

When I saw these absolutely gorgeous papers at OnStage in Charlotte, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on them. Every time that I’ve had a conversation about these papers, people have commented that they are reminded of Monet’s art with these pretty...
So Much Cake!

So Much Cake!

by | Jul 8, 2019 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping

I pulled out some retired products to create a whole bunch of these cards for the birthday card ministry at our church. Typically I use current stamps (at least), but I had a vision in my head, and these retired stamps were just the ticket for what I needed. I created...
Sailing CASE

Sailing CASE

by | Jul 1, 2019 | Stamping

This is the second card that I designed for the Essex stamping group. As I mentioned the other day, I wanted to use the same stamp sets that I used for the South Burlington gathering. Like that meeting, the card featuring the Sailing Home stamps was the less involved...