One of my absolute favorite things to do is give gifts. I love finding or making something that I know will be absolutely perfect for the recipient. It makes me so happy to see the smiles when they open it. Well, today my smile could be seen across the miles. I arrived home to a … Read more
I love coming home to find goodies in the mail. I received this cute little thank you card from Kay at Stamping to Share (SpeedyStamper) together with a great picture of her adorable family. I love being part of this larger community. I also got these awesome name stamps in the mail from Onyx Xpressions. … Read more
Remember, you have until midnight tonight to link-up your card using the exclusive Becky Fleck PageMaps sketch. There are some yummy creative goodies up for grabs … and if you’ve already linked your card, make sure you check out that gallery (3 pages and growing) of all of the great creations. And speaking of creative … Read more
I have several websites saved right now with projects I want to try. StampMonkeys Techniques has some fun tutorials for a Never Ending Card (reminds me of something fun I would have made in grade school) and a Wish Box (who wouldn’t want to receive a box for their wishes). These fun and funky tags … Read more
I spent last night putting together my new Clip It Up! (and watching Sweet Land … great love story). I was able to free-up three drawers in my storage units (which are now available to hold more stamps). It is larger than I thought it would be. The largest sticker sheets hang from the … Read more
When I returned home from my travels, I was greeted by a large pile of mail. I love to get cards in the mail … they always make me smile and remind me of why I love to send cards in the mail. This adorable card from my friend Lauren features vintage images from the … Read more
I think I'm addicted to making these origami boxes. When I first saw Karen Thomas (who now goes by Karen Elaine Scott I learned tonight) do origami on the Carol Duvall Show, I was amazed at how quickly she could make things come together. I have learned, that making lots and lots of the same … Read more
Thankfully, all of the men in my family love receiving cards for gifts … however, that means that I make a lot of masculine cards, which I think can be a bit more challenging than feminine ones (you can always stamp a flower). For this one I used a great tip from Dannie’s Designs on … Read more
Today was the last big push to finish up my holiday gifts. I decided to use one of the CardMaps Sketches from Caardvarks and Granny’s Kitchen paper by SEI to complete another card set. I choose my papers by laying the full sheets down on my work surface and alternating dark and light. Then I … Read more
These are one of my favorite gifts to make. There's been a bit of an "inchies" craze going around the blog world … well these are my 3/4 inchies. What they both have in common is that you have to look at your stamps and papers differently when you're only going to be displaying a … Read more