Christmas in April
with retiring products This card is actually my creation for a sketch challenge posted on another blog. The sketch challenge is called Merry Monday, and every Monday the author posts a challenge for participants. The idea is to help people build out their...
Only in April
would you see this amalgamation of products This is the swap card that I created to share with my stamp club gals last evening. I wanted to showcase a couple of items from the Summer Smooches sneak peek product line as well as some things that will be...
Retiring Accessories
I think I'm gonna cry I'll admit it, I'm an accessory gal. I feel sad every year when I see the list of stamps that are retiring, but I get downright weepy about the retiring accessory list when it is published. Stampin' Up! has just...
April Calendar
Featuring Mycenae & Epidaurus It's time to share the April calendar pages from the 2012 calendar that I created with My Digital Studio (MDS). Every month when I turn the page in our calendar, I can't help but smile. This calendar is a really...
Sad to say goodbye
This stamp set is retiring Over the next few weeks I'm going to try to feature projects that use stamp sets that will be retiring at the end of May. This will give me an opportunity to ink up those sets before I bid them adieu. I remember when this set...
Happy Birthday Posh Spice
otherwise known as Victoria Beckham Today is Victoria's birthday, and I bet that she would enjoy this birthday card. I mean, who wouldn't?!? We made this lovely birthday card at Denise's workshop at the end of March. It is actually a really...
Retirement Time
A bit earlier this year Every year, Stampin' Up! announces stamps and accessories that are being retired to make room in the next big catalog for new items. Due to the change in the catalog schedule, the retirement list is released a bit earlier this year...
Spring Has Sprung
At least in paper I created this vase of flowers to include in my display at a recent vendor fair. I used the bright colors from the Summer Smooches suite from Stampin' Up! that is featured this month; the colors make me happy. You can click on the...
Mike Wallace Sad News
A legend has passed away My father was a die-hard 60 Minutes fan, so I grew up seeing Mike Wallace interviewing people. He became an icon for professionalism in journalism and had a tremendous impact on his field. He was very gifted at getting to the...
Easter Wishes
It's the day of sacrifice Today is Good Friday, a day when many of us think about love and sacrifice. I haven't made many Easter cards in the past, but I attended a demonstrator event a couple of weeks ago where the swap theme was Easter. I...













