Blog Candy Winner Before I get to my projects today I want to announce the winner of my Blog Candy from last week. The winner, selected randomly is Susan. Here is her comment. It seems I’m crafting more, and I find the crafting relieves the stress of not being able…
We all know that masculine birthday cards can be challenging but I have to say that this one came together very easily. My Brother-in-Law’s birthday is early in February and we will be seeing him when we travel to California in a few weeks. He has a cabin in the…
Male birthday cards can be a challenge for some. We all are quick to pull out the flowers and butterflies for our female friends and relatives but what to do for those special guys. My take on masculine cards is to make them simple yet interesting. That doesn’t necessarily equate…
One of my staff members had a birthday this month, so as usual I made a card for him. I’m especially pleased with this card and how it came out using vintage leaves and wooden elements. I used paper from Into the Woods as well as well as the striped…
Today is my husband Steve’s birthday. My card today is for his birthday and while it may not be traditional in color it is perfectly approptiate for him. You see, he is from Pittsburgh, and if it isn’t Black and Gold, it isn’t worth looking at. Steelers, Pirates and Penguines,…
Happy Monday everyone. Today’s card is a CASE (copy and share everything) off of Julie Gearingers card. You can see her original here. I just loved her use of the stamp set Adventure Awaits and the colors she chose that it prompted me to purchase the stamp set. Julie’s…
I have a new staff member on my full time work team. His name is Jake. Recently, Jake and I worked together to create a status board for my team to use for daily meetings. We used a white board and very thin stretchy 1/4 and 1/8 inch black tape…
My brother Pete lives out in California and his birthday was this week. I saw this masculine birthday card on line somewhere, but unfortunately I can’t locate my source so I can’t give credit where credit is due. I changed a few things but I’m really thrilled with the way…
If you are a frequent reader of my posts you know that I have a full time job outside of Stampin Up in an office as a manager in Information Technology. I have a staff of folks reporting to me that I are wonderful people and who I would do…
My oldest nephew just turned 16, Cameron, Cam for short. Masculine cards can be hard but teenage masculine cards are the hardest. Cam is a great kid, plays baseball and does well in school. That didn’t make it any easier to create a card for him. I decided he deserved…
