My wonderful neighbor, Mark, really helped me out during our biggest snow storm of the season. We had about 14 inches of the white stuff. It was beautiful. Contrary to what I keep hearing people say, I have NOT had enough snow and have NOT had enough winter. Bring it, Jack Frost! I love the stuff! ... Read More about Thanks BIG Time!
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Lovely Pumpkins
If you've been thinking about signing up for the monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription, NOW is the time!! First, as you can see from my top-of-the-blog post, Stampin' Up has a fabulous incentive offer for NEW subscribers. From now through March 31, 2014 NEW Paper Pumpkin subscribers who sign up ... Read More about Lovely Pumpkins
Nacho Average Birthday Card
I discovered a new (to me) sketch challenge at the Nacho Average Challenge blog. Here's this week's sketch challenge: I wanted to try something a bit retro and I wanted to use some Soho Subway DSP paper. That's probably my favorite DSP is the annual catalog and I've been hording it. I don't ... Read More about Nacho Average Birthday Card
Happy Card
My BFF bought me a stamping magazine for my birthday. It has loads of ideas on techniques and layouts. Just what I need for a little inspiration. I saw a card that was stamped onto a page from an old book. The colors were so vibrant and sweet, so I decided to create my own version of the card. I ... Read More about Happy Card
Colorful Birthday
Connie & Mary posted another color challenge for their spring collection (CCMCSPRING14-04). As usual, I never thought of putting these colors together--but now I really like this combination! I especially like the addition of black. I think it grounds the other colors without making them too ... Read More about Colorful Birthday
Have a Cuppa CAS
The current Addicted to CAS challenge keyword is "coffee." Well, out came my Perfect Blend set. I adore this set--it's relatively inexpensive ($10.95 for the 3 stamp set in clear) and it actually is pretty versatile! I started with a scrap of Soho Subway DSP for the coffee cup sleeve and that gave ... Read More about Have a Cuppa CAS
