Monthly Archives: March 2014

Two More Days

Two more days.  That’s how much longer you have to enjoy FREE products from Sale-a-bration!  It ends Monday at midnight, so don’t miss out! And those great Best of 25 Years sets will be going away, too,  The last day … Continue reading

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Card Making Day

It wasn’t World Card Making Day – or even National Card Making Day.  But in our little corner of Virginia, we made a ton of cards today.  Ok, maybe not quite a ton. Several of my friends and I got … Continue reading

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Woodgrain Flowers

I started out to create a whole different card today.  I wanted to use the Hardwood set from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalog to do a “whitewash” effect.  I was going to stamp in Whisper White ink and white emboss.  … Continue reading

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Weekly Deals

  There are some fabulous deals this week from Stampin’ Up!  I love the glimmer paper – especially the Champagne.  And the Soho Subway and Epic Day designer series papers are so fun.  Of course, the Core’dinations card stock adds … Continue reading

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Stippled Thanks

I’m happy to announce that Walter is no longer avoiding me after the attempted tooth brushing episode yesterday.  He sat under the piano and glared at me most of the evening, but we seem to be friends again.  Probably because … Continue reading

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How To Brush Your Dog’s Teeth

You probably know by now that we have two dogs – Hoss (obviously the larger one) and Walter.  They’re both rescue dogs.  Hoss came with the name.  The boys didn’t want to change it to something else, because they didn’t … Continue reading

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March Thank You Cards

Here are some samples of my thank you cards for online orders this month.  I love the Stampin’ Up! Simply Created kits – especially when I’m making a lot of cards.  Everything is cut out, measured and ready to go.  … Continue reading

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My Morning with “The Ladies”

For the past couple months, I’ve been going to a local assisted living facility and helping some of the residents make cards and other projects.  The first time, most of them said, “Oh, I’ll just watch.”  Or, “Oh, I just … Continue reading

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Hip, Hip Happenings

Here are some ideas for cards we’ll be making at the 35 Cards workshop next week.  It will be March 27 (at 11 a.m.) and April 5 (at 10 a.m.) and should only last about two hours.  We’ll be using … Continue reading

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She Believed in Watercolor Wonder

Mike had a bad day Friday, so I decided to make him a quick card before he came home.  (This isn’t it, by the way!)  I decided to take one of the Watercolor Wonder note cards, cut it in half … Continue reading

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