Saturday was a cold and drizzly day, perfect for doing some indoor crafting. I was in the mood to do some stamping, and decided to make some cards for the Safelight Project. The Project is picking up now that spring breaks are over, and donations are continuing to arrive in the mail. Thank you to …
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Stamping Thank You Cards
While watching a stamping video last weekend, a phrase caught my attention about mixing prints. I was enjoying Craftsy's free weekend and decided to try Cards With Dimension: Lovely Layers, Textures & Embellishments with Danielle Flanders. The class was fantastic and very inspiring, so I went to the stamping workbench to see what I could …
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 Halloween Cards
Getting farther into October, it is time to begin stamping cards for Halloween. Autumn Jubilee wouldn't be complete without some cards! I have so much Halloween fun stuff, thanks to Katie and her generous gift. I wanted to use some of the stickers and elements with the stamps, but I had more ideas than time, …
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 August
Stamping was lots of fun in August, with the Safelight Project and making some thank you cards for friends. When I have a number of cards to do at once, I sometimes will use elements from other cards I have received. I'll cut up those cards for bookmarks and gift tags, and sometimes I keep …
The Safelight Project Delivery and Winners
The Safelight Project has come to a close, and I want to show you the rest of the story. Cards and donations just kept coming, more bags were made, and the delivery has been done. The cards coming in were just extraordinary, such creativity and beauty! These from Cyndy R. were stunning. I have to …
The Safelight Project Update
The response to the Safelight project idea has just been incredible, so get ready for a long and picture heavy post. Thank you so much to everyone that has participated, with cards and donations for the gift bags. I have begun assembling the bags, and want to show you were we are at this point. …
