Last week was my other granddaughter’s birthday. Hadley, or as my husband and I like to call her, Lady Hadley. She is Miss Avery, this blogs namesake, little sister and she is now a big girl at age three. Hadley is adorable. And it isn’t just me that says it.…
In my full time day job I like to carry a notebook. I keep all my notes from meetings from day to day in one notebook so I can refer back to them. Each notebook generally lasts me about 6 months and being in the business of Paper Crafting, I…
Last post I shared a sympathy card using a watercolor technique with an embossing folder. To see that card, click Here. Here is another sympathy card I made, also using that same technique. In fact, the ink on the embossing folder was enough to do both pieces of the watercolor…
Unfortunately, I have had to use up my entire supply of Sympathy cards these last two weeks. Death’s of friends, family do tend to come in bunches. Our dear friends Ronny and Judy lost Judy’s father in June. This is the card I made for them. Stop back on…
On Monday I posted a card I made for a co-worker for a ‘kid-friendly’ birthday. You can see that card Here. Today’s card was made using some of the remaining pieces from Monday. I like to be frugal with my stamping. I also like to get as much out of…
I was inspired by the Paper Players sketch last week. I thought the Timeless Love stamp set would make a nice circle background and since I wanted to make a card for my brother and sister-in-law’s wedding anniversary next week it was a perfect time to try. I used the 3…
Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for July. This month we are excited to show off the new 2015 – 2017 Stampin’ Up! In Colors, namely, Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe and Watermelon Wonder.. The In Color products include card stock, designer series paper, ribbon and…
I mentioned in my last post that I love the kits in the new annual catalog. Today’s post is about the Cottage Greetings kit. The cards are all 5×5 square cards so they are already unique, but Stampin Up has gone another one better by including Silver Foil envelope liners…
I have to say, Stampin UP has Stepped it up with their kits lately. The kits in the new annual catalog are simply wonderful. When my little eye spied the Tin of Cards kit on the front cover I knew it would be on my first order. Here are some…
I’ve on a trip with Paper Pumpkin. I’ve been a paper pumpkin subscriber for a long time now, but I have to say, I think this June kit was my favorite. I just love the 2 types of cards created using this kit. Here, let me show you. I assembled…
