Monthly Archives: August 2010

Today is a distressing day.  No – not emotionally.  Stampingly!  I love the new Distressing Essentials kit.  It has files for getting into skinny places, a sanding block, emery board for edges, a flat stamp to blend the inks and … Continue reading →

I love getting our Stampin' Up! magazine, Stampin' Success, in the mail each month, because it means fresh, new ideas.  This month, there were some samples of little "thinking of you" cards, and I CASED this one. I changed it … Continue reading →

In the Occasions mini catalog, there were shaped board books, and I had to get one to see what they were like.  They were, of course, adorable.  I got the bird one and did several things with it.  At the … Continue reading →

All the area kiddos are either back to school or will be there on Monday, I think.  And while I absolutely love having my kids around, I have to say I'll be thrilled to be out and about during the … Continue reading →

There are days that I just don't feel creative.  Ever have days like that?  My stamping mojo just goes on vacation for awhile.  It's very sad.  I have all these great ideas, but when I get to the stamp room … Continue reading →

You're going to love all the vintage Christmas products in the Holiday mini catalog!  The Deck the Halls designer paper is absolutely gorgeous and I am over the moon about the color scheme.  There's a lot going on with this … Continue reading →

This looks like our Oratorio Society.  We're all ready with smiles on our faces and our music up and our eyes focused on our conductor.  (Anyone in the Society who is reading this is laughing now.)  I am excited, though, … Continue reading →

This is one of my very favorite stamp sets – and it's FREE with a $300 (or more) workshop.  If you bump it up just a little to $350, you can also take advantage of the extra $25 in hostess … Continue reading →

One of my absolute favorite books is Eats, Shoots and Leaves.  It's a grammar book, but wonderfully clever.  Best of all, it was great to find there are other people in the world who carry around tools to edit signs … Continue reading →

I love getting together with stampers and just creating!  It's so much fun, and I'm always inspired.  Yesterday, Janet had this amazing top on, so I took pictures of it to "re-create" later.  Something happened when I printed it out.  … Continue reading →