Today’s card is for my niece Shauna. Shauna will be 17 and is hoping to become Veterinarian. Here is my card….. ….and here is the sketch that inspired it. About my card 1. I realized when I went to make a card that I had been very neglectful of…
Today’s card is based on The Paper Players Challenge #159 for a Single Layer Card. Not always an easy task when we are so used to layering and embellishing till it looks just right. About the Card 1. I used the tree image from Thoughts and Prayers…
Today’s post is a card I made for my younger brother Joe. Joe is one my three brothers, married with a beautiful family. His son, my nephew was born this spring, 7 weeks early. After a very stressful first month they were able to bring him home an he is…
Today’s post is a wedding invitation I made for Ashley. She has been the best friend of my youngest daughter since they were in grade school. They played soccer together, they had first boyfriends together, they were in the High School band together. My daughter, Kelsey, even talked Ashley…
Today’s post is addressing three things at once. First of all, I needed a birthday card for one of my staff members, Tammy one of the two women on my team. That meant I could pull out my flower stamps instead of the more masculine. Second, the Pals Paper Arts…
Thank you for joining us for the August Pals Blog Hop. Even though it’s only August we want to provide some inspiration for your upcoming holiday projects. This month’s blog hop will showcase new products from the 2013 Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog. We hope you enjoy seeing how we use…
If you have read some of my previous posts you’ll know that I work with a bunch of really terrific men, and some fabulous women too. But, mostly men. I committed to myself this year to make a birthday card for each member of my staff, 15 of which are…
Today, I have a cute little favor box to go with The Paper Players Fall Themed ABC (Anything But a Card) Challenge #157. When I saw the challenge this week I immediately thought of the favor boxes I had made a couple of years ago using the milk carton Big…
In a few weeks my husband and I will be heading off to Pennsylvania for our third (of 5) weddings we have been invited to this season. Today’s card is the one I’ve created for Michelle and Michael. About the card 1. The technique I used is called iris folding,…
This summer my husband and I are attending 5 weddings. Whew. A lot of weddings and a lot of traveling to get to them, only one is local. So, today I made our card for the bride and groom, including a gift card inside. About my card 1. I…
