After a long day with a teething baby and dreary rain outside, my husband gave me the night off and told me to go to my craft room. I quickly obliged. I’ve been away for a couple of days, but my brain has been active. I watched a couple videos this last weekend of the …
A few months ago I joined a local rubber stamp club. We meet once a month at a local library, socialize, learn about local crafting events, do a group project, and have a card swap. I have tons of cardstock scraps left over from making Christmas cards, so I decided to make cards using mostly …
I was super excited to get my box from Simon Says Stamp this month. I watched several YouTube videos that made me drool. I think I was most excited to see the paper. I’ve been stamping so much lately, I almost forgot how much I love pattern paper. The kit came with a lot of …
It feels good being back in my craft room. I took nearly a month off. After helping my dad heal from surgery, I now have some free time again. But only a little free time… I now have a teething 8 month old daughter who is at the peak of her pain. Poor thing. So …
What a long month! So much happened for my family in December: my dad had a lifesaving heart surgery, which I brought him home to start his recovery, my 2 older sons traveled across the states, and my 7 month old daughter had her first Christmas. Now that my dad is more independent, the holidays …
Simon Says Stamp December card kit is adorable! Doodlebug Design’s Milk and Cookies paperline is the theme, and matching stamps and embellishments are included. I immediately thought about… Cookies! There’s a cute little gingerbread man stamp that inspired this card. I pulled out some coordinating cardstock and got busy. I started with a top folding …
A dear friend invited me to join a local rubber stamp group last month. At my first meeting, I met a group full of loving women who share the same love as me- paper and stamping. Our next meeting is this next week, and the November theme is leaves. How fitting it is that my …
Simon Says Stamp came out with an beautiful selection of Christmas dies this season. After looking at each one, I treated myself to one die- this one. Pine Needle Wreath. It’s so fun and versatile. I decided I would stick to traditional colors for this card. I picked red cardstock for the cardfront, and two …
I made a donation to Simon Says Stamp Crafters For A Cause Hurricane Relief in September. As a thank you, I received a box of goodies a few weeks later, which included this adorable Cozy Up stamp and die set from Concord and 9th. I wanted to wait for winter season to get here so …
I have been thinking for a few days how I wanted to work with this die. I finally pulled it out and went to work. I chose 3 colors of paper to use: black sheen, gold sparkle, and dark red. I also used a white card base. I began die-cutting red bows, black ornaments, …