With all the changes in my life (retirement and moving), I've had to do some serious thinking about where this hobby is going. I actually considered letting go of it entirely for a number of reasons. First, I've been doing it for 30+ years
There is nothing unique or creative about this card but it is exactly what I need it to be. It's for my son and his girlfriend. She loves strawberries and her favorite colors are pastel pink and forest green. (I probably should put somethin…
SUPPLY LISTStamps: Papertrey Ink Words to Live By: JoyfulDies: The Greetery Jumbo Curiosity Teardrop Ornament, Twinkle Background, Papertrey Ink Joyful, Honey Bee Stamps Stacking Art Deco LabelsCardstock: Stampin' Up Granny Apple Green, Pop…
SUPPLY LISTDies: Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th Big Type Greetings, Spellbinders Sweet Birds on a Branch, Taylored Expressions On a Limb - Branches and On a Limb - LeavesOther: Spellbinders Head in the Clouds Embossing Folder At this ti…
SUPPLY LISTStamps: Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips - FallDies: Hero Arts Autumn Leaves, WPlus9 Quilt Cuts 2, Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips, My Favorite Things Mini ScallopPaper: Stampin' Up Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Pecan Pie, Lucky…
You can see that I didn't quite get it right but hopefully you can see that I was inspired by it! I shrunk it down a little with a smaller rectangle cut into the card front because I had settled on those butterflies and they just didn't fil…
I was actually not planning on playing this week. First of all, I've been weeding out my craft room. I am a collector as much as a crafter but there's just too much and it's hard to make decisions and find the products for each card. So eac…
Here are my last two cards for this year! My oldest son and his girlfriend recently got a cat. The cat is a "teenager" and came from the streets. He seems to be a loving little guy but also feisty. With the new addition, I wanted a card spe…
The current challenge at Addicted to CAS gave me the idea for my final Easter card of the year. When I first bookmarked the challenge - which is the word "Bloom" - my mind saw the word as a verb as in "flowers bloom". But as I was looking t…
It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Jen Timko and here’s what I did with it! This was specifically designed for my son and his girlfriend. I have not met her yet. I asked my son early on what she l…
I have just a couple of Christmas cards left to do but they are the ones that are personal. In this case, my son's girlfriend whom I haven't met, but many months ago when my son suggested this one was serious enough for me to send a birthda…
The challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is to use embossing folders and I definitely wanted to play along. There are amazing things you can do with embossing folders and I'll definitely be getting inspiration from their design team and…