……to see what I’m up to? Well, waiting for my order to come in…….I wanted to create something, so I decided to play with forgotten stuff today. I pinned this card challenge from Just Add Ink. It’s a cool sketch, isn’t it? I like the angle. Different. I pulled out the Maritime DSP and… [Read More]
Challenges
5 Cheers for 5 Years
Today is a personal share along with a couple of challenges. My husband got great news yesterday on his five-year checkup! Yippee! So now, checkups every year. A very nice milestone! You might remember a couple of years ago I posted this card here. This is just a continuation, a few days late, but it’s official!… [Read More]
21 Birthday Wishes, Nicki
Happy Monday! Well, for some it is. Especially if it’s their birthday! And, todays birthday girl is Nicki! She is a regular at my monthly Card Buffets. I just love to hear what she does with the cards at the next class. So many of us are card hoarders of such. But, not her. She… [Read More]
Techno Christmas
I think this might be my first Christmas card of the season…….not sure! I’m creating cards for my Card Buffet this weekend and decided to throw a couple of Christmas cards in the mix. Maybe this will be one of them. My starting point was a challenge. Surprised? I thought not. This comes from Techno… [Read More]
Star Celebration
What a fun card I have to share today. I had seen this color challenge at Just Add Ink. I kept going back to it. Finally decided to play along with it. Here are the colors – Nice, soft colors, right? I liked them a lot. I liked several of the inspiration cards too. I… [Read More]
Welcome Back
Ahhhh, the joys of returning from a vacation. Now days, you need a day-cation to recover from the vacation! I made a companion card today. My daughter is back from her world travels. I was inspired by Always Playing with Paper to make her a card. They have a double challenge right now. It was very… [Read More]
1 Happy Birth Day
Just a quick break from Card Buffet prep for this bright and fun card. My co-worker’s granddaughter is celebrating her, can you guess it, first Birthday today! So, I wanted to celebrate with her. I saw this sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps that caught my eye for what I had in mind for this card…. [Read More]
Treat, Eat Something Sweet
Oh what a fun share for you today. I am combining lots of things. First off, I’ve been trying to tidy up the stamp room a bit. Never ending job, right? I ran across several past Paper Pumpkin kits I have. I got distracted, so, on a quest I went. I found this fabulous tutorial… [Read More]
Bats for Trick or Treat Wreath
I know, a long title…..but it just fit my card share today. I have been really excited about some of the new items I’ve gotten in lately. So excited I think it has overwhelmed me and my creative process! Ever get like that? On that note, I went to my card challenges that I have… [Read More]
Travel…….Happy
Oh what an exciting post today!! As if the rest of the weeks events were not exciting…… Today, my birthday daughter decided to treat herself to a trip for her birthday. A BIG trip! So, of course in mom fashion, I have to document it with a card. I pulled out the retired stamp set,… [Read More]
Twenty Four. . . and many more!
Hah! Two back to back posts! I had to post this one. HAPPY TWENTY FOUR BIRTHDAYS to my dearest daughter!! You’ve seen the stuff I’ve made over the years. This year, no different. Maybe a little because I didn’t take time to take pictures of the banner and gift. I did however take a picture… [Read More]
21 Birthday Wishes, Leah
Wow! It’s been a long time since you’ve seen me. And, I’ve got lots of cards to catch up on! I’ll start by posting a very special wish for one of my customers. Leah. Today she turns……..can you guess? Yes, 21! Other than her special birthday, my inspiration came from Fab Friday. It’s a sketch… [Read More]
Friday, Hello
Ha. Ha. Funny title, huh? I bought the stamp set, Day by Day some time ago. Never used it. Sadly, I’m not a scrapbooker. I don’t care how hard I try to ‘fake’ it. I’m just not. So, this stamp set did not inspire me to scrap as I thought it would. It did inspire… [Read More]
Thinking of You Blended Bloom
Sneaking in a little crafty time. Again! Yippee. I have an order of new catalog stuff on the way – I can not wait!!! But, until then, I’ll play with cool stuff I have and ‘need’ to play with as well. I decided to go with a couple of things today. A sketch challenge and… [Read More]
Home, Welcome
Ahh, the joy of coming home. Just scroll and see this adorable girly fun card I created. I used one of the Life’s Adventure stamps. I just think this stamp set is awesome and so fun! It’s a hostess set. Finally taking the time to play around with it. I’ve used it a few times… [Read More]
Celebrate a Challenge
I did it. I found a little ‘me time’. Well, actually I was cleaning up my stampin’ ‘stuff’ that’s strewn about the house. I’ve still had this sketch on my mind. As I had a stack of scraps to put away, I had three colors together that caught my attention, Real Red, Blackberry Bliss and… [Read More]
Miss You Already
I was able to fit in another card challenge this week! Yay me! I was inspired by two things here. Freshly Made Sketches and the fact my hubby is out-of-town. You know, who doesn’t need a little ‘love’ when they’re gone? Right? This is the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches I followed – It is really fun!… [Read More]
Everyone has a Rainy Day
Friday. Friday. Friday. Yippee! Got a card to share today. I managed to squeeze in a little ‘me’ card making time. That makes me H A P P Y ! I have SO many card challenges pinned and I just can’t keep up. I want to try them ALL! Today, I went with The Paper… [Read More]
