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 …

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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 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 shape on …

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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 …

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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 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 stamp …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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.  …

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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 …

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