Before we get to my card, a big shout out goes to the great people at Freshly Made Sketches, especially Cindy L. who selected the card I made for my wood working brother as a Princess selection. It was my first time in the winner circle and I’m just thrilled.…
Before I share my card I want to give a big shout out to Josee Smuck for including my blog in her ‘My Crafty Friends Monday’ on her Stampinjo.com blog yesterday. What an honor and thrill to be recognized by others. I’m beaming. You can see more of Josee blog by clicking…
My brother Pete has a birthday this month. He is the youngest of the four of us (I’m the oldest, then three boys) and lives in California. When I sat down today to make his card I thought about what to focus it around. It’s spring, that’s always an option…
One year ago this month, my nephew Will was born. It was a very scary time as his mother, my sister-in-law Jen, was in danger with preeclampsia and Will was 6 weeks early. My poor brother Joe thought at several points that he was going to loose both of them.…
Perhaps you haven’t heard but there is this amazing kit by Stampin Up called the Everyday Occasions Card Making Kit. With this one kit, you can create 20 cards, or use it to make tags, or whatever strikes your fancy. It comes with everything, and I mean everything, you need to…
Most of us any where North of the Mason Dixon Line are convinced that spring will never arrive, especially as I sit here and watch freezing rain fall here in central Ohio. But that is no reason to not celebrate the seasons we do, usually, enjoy. So, I made a…
Today’s card is for my new boss. She was a recipients of one of the Welcome cards I made earlier this week. You can see that card here. I found out yesterday that her birthday is this weekend, although she doesn’t like to talk about it, and is trying to…
Today’s card is for Sean. Sean is joining the management team of my department where I work and the other managers and I are thrilled to have him on board. Our department has gone through some change lately and Sean’s addition is, we hope, the last for a while. Never…
Happy Monday everyone. I thought I’d throw in an extra post this week, to make up for missing several the last couple of weeks. I really didn’t think I would be back in my stamping space this weekend, but it worked out that I could sneak some time in here…
Dear Constant Reader, I’m sorry I’ve been MIA lately. A variety of reasons were the cause, most of which could be summed up in one word, LIFE. Oh, and PC problems. There have been a lot of things going on in my household lately and it has been over a…
