Picking Friends

I didn’t think I was ever going to get around to using these fabulous Papertreyink acrylic stamps! For starters, I thought I could only use craft ink with them – so I ordered craft spots from SU. They sat unused as I tried to decide how best to get started.  Then a little birdie told [...]

One of My Favorite Color Combos!

I have several friends with birthdays this month and next month. And my Dad. Although, this card definitely won’t be for him! He’s more of the golf type. Not so much for doodle flowers. So I figure I should get to work on some cards for them! Anyway, to make a quickie card, I fell back [...]

DD’s Masterpiece

Before we left Saturday morning DD and I made this sweet card for Aunt Queenie (SIL – Amber).  I used a color combo that included Blush Blossom because that was the color of the piece of paper she chose to color on.  So we ended up with Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, and that [...]

Amber’s Kitchen Shower Card

Well here is what I threw together for my sister-in-law’s bridal shower tomorrow afternoon. Not too much stamping, but hey – what are you gonna do? This dp from Basic grey (Blush) is so fabulous I think it needs to shine on its own!
I started with a base layer of True Thyme cardstock. I put [...]

Finally! A new card….

It’s kinda on the simple side, but that is what I wanted. Ususally I don’t got for all of this “white space” but I’ve seen a few in the SCS gallery lately that look really crisp. So I thought I’d give it a shot.
I broke out my old Best Blossoms set. I’m not sure if [...]

I Guess I Should Get Started…..

Well, I (in a moment of insanity) agreed to make 200 thank you notes for SIL’s wedding. Her invitations have gone out, so I probably ought to get off my rear end and get to work. She has a shower this Saturday, so I figured I’d deliver them then. Guess how many I’ve done?
 NONE.
I have [...]

Beachy Cards for My Mom!

My mom bought the Beautiful Beach stamp set so I could make some fun cards for her. Well, I got a little stumped for interesting , beachy color combos. So I turned to my friend Laura’s Color Combo site (also linked at right under odds & ends) to help me — and WOW did it [...]

Tah Dah!!!! My First Coaster Book!

Well, here it is! My very first coaster book, put together with my brand new Bind-It-All. It couldn’t have been any easier. I started with two 4″ coasters. And 12 slighty smaller than 4″ pieces of SU Kraft cardstock, with the SU ticket-punched corners. I Modge-Podged one side of each coaster with this print paper, [...]

Another Doodle Card!

Here is another Doodle card I’ve created recently. This one is a tent card, and the inks I used to watercolor were all six colors in the In Colors family. We are having an iffy day for sunshine, so the picture looks a bit washed out – sorry! Just like in the other Doodle card I [...]

Introducing……Darcy and Knightley!!

Well, we settled on Darcy and Knightley – the fabulous men of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice and Emma, respectively. I knew we’d change our minds again on the way down, even after we swore we wouldn’t. Currently they are sleeping together under our couch. We got home around 3:00, and they have been playing [...]

See, We’ve Changed the Names Again….

Well, we’ve changed our minds AGAIN. Picking names for these two munchkins has been soooo difficult. Harder than baby names! Now, the for sure names are Tudor and Stuart (as in the Houses of…). And we swear we aren’t changing them again!!! Can you tell we have a little love for English history in our [...]

Bind-It-All Update!!!

Because I am sure you are dying to know — I finally tried my Bind-It-All. It is THE deal!!!! I love it!! I am going to make the cutest little coaster books — I can’t wait. And let me tell you about super-simple to use!! It took all of 10 seconds to figure out!!! I [...]

Doodles For a Friend

I made this card as part of a set I am sending a friend. I really like the simplicity of the one-layer look! I combined these two stamps from Doodle This with Karen Foster Snap Stamps. I think the two look cute together! It is really hard to tell in the picture, but the flower [...]

Anyone have a tissue?

Ever have those days where something that you usually deal with very well hits you like a ton of bricks, and you just want to go curl up on the couch? Welcome to my day. All I want to do is go home, put on comfy pj’s, and snuggle on the couch with my DD. [...]

Another Color Challenge Card!

I made this card using the same color combo that I used to make Rusty Butterfly. I love this combo paired with this Prima patterned paper!! Details for Emily’s color challenge can be found here. New challenges from her are posted on Tuesdays, and the combos are always great. It is a really fabulous way [...]