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, …
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January Stamping Fun with Cards
About a week ago, we got an invitation to a surprise birthday party my dear friend, Gail. The invitation was hand delivered by her husband and clearly specified 'no gifts'. Of course, those kinds of instructions I rarely follow, at the very least I wanted to make a card. For stampers, January is a great …
More cards in November
Stamping more cards in November, I decided that the prize winners from Autumn Jubilee needed a card to go with their prizes. Since I was mailing several at once, it was easy to go down to the stamping workbench and have some fun with paper and ink. Pretty paper bits were utilized in these cards. …
Autumn Jubilee Stamping Fun
One of the things my family looks forward to every year is a Thanksgiving card. I started sending them years ago, when it was very difficult to find them in card boxes in the stores. But I liked sending a card when it wouldn't get lost in the deluge of holiday cards. One year I …
Stamping Cards in September
My card making for September focused on supportive messages for a couple of friends having some health challenges. This seemed like a good time to participate in a card challenge at Just For Fun Stamps. The challenge for September was to take their design sketch and make a card using it as inspiration. Yellow cardstock …
Stamping fun in June
This month, I've had a need for several cards for different reasons. One needed to be a card that would be more suitable for a guy. I saw a cute stamp on sale of a pocket watch, so I got it to use with this embossing folder of clock faces. I embossed blue cardstock, then …
A Card for Mother’s Day
Normally I would show the card I made for my MIL before Mother's Day, but she reads my blog and I didn't want her to see it until she got it in the mail. The idea here can be modified for any holiday or occasion, just change the sentiment. I decided on yellow when I …
Stamping Fun in March
Now that I have a truly organized and wonderful stamping space, I made some cards for friends. There seems to be a constant need lately for support and cheering up. I got out this pretty lavendar rose paper, and it was easy to pick coordinating colors from the paper shelf, now that the colors are …
Autumn Jubilee Stampin’ Up Halloween Cards and Giveaway
Time to get out the Halloween stamps and get our cards ready to send. It will be here before you know it! I got out all the Halloween inspired stamps and goodies, and began auditioning various looks. One thing I knew I wanted to use was a neat new embossing folder that had a spider …
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Celebrate Birthday Card
A special lady has a birthday coming up, so it was time to get out the stamping stuff and get creative. I really enjoy making and sending cards, and every birthday and holiday is an opportunity to create something new. Starting out this time, I decided to use the embosser once again. I have some …
From My Carolina Home 