Stamping is just so much fun, and even better when I have a challenge. Did you know that Impression Obsession has a challenge every month? You can win gift certificates to their store just by showing your cards made with their stamps. This month the challenge is Moody Blues. Not the band, LOL, the color. …
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Sending Sunshine for Safelight
When I saw Impression Obsession's challenge for the end of June, I knew just what I was going to do. The challenge theme of Sending Sunshine is at the heart of the inspirational cards I want for the Safelight Project 2019. If you don't know about that, click on Safelight link to see how your …
Coffee Card
Reading some of my stamper buddy's blogs this week (both Wendy's Made by Wendy Bellino and Heidi's My Little Stamping Blog!), I found out about a Coffee Lovers Card Challenge at Coffee Loving Cardmakers, so I had to go make one to enter. I didn't think I had coffee specific stamps, and sure enough, nada. …
Stamping a Special Mother’s Day Card
Mother's day is this weekend, and it is time to make a really special card. My dear mother in law loves my hand made cards, and I wanted to make a really nice one this year. Her favorite color is purple, so I got out some different purples to use on a lovely large flower …
Stamping for Spring
It is time to make a few cards for Easter and springtime, so I pulled out some of my stamping supplies. I had watched a video on Bluprint about windows in cards and was inspired to do one. I chose a large stamp with rabbits on it for the window, and punched out a scallop …
Stamping for Safelight
Valentines day is this week, and of course that means stamping time! I like having a place for my creativity to go, so again this year, I decided to make little bags for Safelight like I did last year - Valentine Goodies for Safelight I cannot imagine what this day must be like for …
A Basket of Comfort for the Recovering Heart
The day after Christmas, a dear friend had a heart attack, and then bypass surgery two days later. We went to help bring him home on New Year's Day, taking a gift basket for the recovering patient. I know from my experience with upper spine surgery just over 5 years ago, that after a week …
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Playing With My New Stamping Toy
Making cards is a really fun thing to do, sometimes nice to take a break from playing with fabric, and play with paper instead. I have some Craftsy videos on stamping, and in December I watched a bunch of youtube videos on stamping and playing with different techniques. One of them was on using a …
Making Christmas Cards
Making Christmas cards is one of the most fun stamping times of the year. There are so many little things in my stash I've yet to use from cute stickers and cut outs, to fun papers and stamps. I scored a few more items at the thrift shops recently too. One of the things I …
Treat Bags for Safelight
I am at it again, LOL!! I have too much fun with stamping and making up bags of goodies, so once again Safelight will get some fun treats, Autumn Jubilee style. I have a bunch of white lunch size bags, so easy to decorate! I got out stamps and stickers for some creative playing. This …
Autumn Jubilee Making Cards
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year, and for many years I have done cards for family and friends for it. I love the long weekend, the autumn colors, the Macy's parade followed by a day of family, football, food and friends. The emphasis is on gratitude, a day of reflection on all we …
Stamping Fun for the Humane Society
I still have a huge stash of stamping supplies, and was looking for another way to use some of it. When I received the gift of two boxes of papers, I found a number of dog and cat related papers, plus little chipboard and cardboard cutouts, and some other charms and such with animal themes. …
A Safelight Project for the Fourth of July
It seemed fitting that on the day we celebrate our Independence as a nation, the residents of the Safelight shelter might celebrate their independence in their new lives. Safelight is the name of the domestic violence shelter in our little town. This organization incorporates many services for domestic violence victims and sexual assault victims providing …
Mid Year Check in on Goals
It is coming up on the halfway point for the year, so it is time to check in with the goals for the year and see how it is going. Actually, pretty well!! The goals post is HERE. Since I am still working on the secret quilting projects, I can't show those just yet. But, …
Thank You Cards to Re-use and Recycle
When you get a handmade card, wouldn't it be nice to be able to pass it along for someone else to enjoy? I mean, how many of us get a card (and so few of those come in snail mail these days!) and enjoy the sentiment, only to throw it into the paper recycle bin, …
