I remember going to an art museum at Yale University when I was a little girl. Although the exhibits were beautiful, what I could not forget were the cards that were available for sale in the gallery gift shop. I remember that they were small notecards that were matted in white with beautiful abstract painting READ MORE
Category: Simple
A Beautiful, Lacy Easter Card that is a quick create…
I have been making Easter cards – at least a few for this year. I do not seem to send these out as much any more as the older generation of my family has passed on. The younger ones do not seem to be as “card intensive”. But it is a labor of love for READ MORE
Dainty Flowers for a Treasured Friend
Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration is going on now – or at least as of the time this post was published. I seldom just love everything in the Sale-a-bration flyer – or even the new mini catalogs. But both of these are exceptions to my usual rule! Don’t get me wrong: I come to love a lot READ MORE
In a dog-eat-dog world, there’s nothing like having a Christmas Scottie!
All of us have a style that emerges as we pick out stamps and dies for our collection. I have found that I have a hundred versions of various flowers…and that realization as I was organizing one day made me realize that I needed to branch out. My friend, Ro, is a critter person – READ MORE
A Rustic Harvest Easel Display…
It seems like Stampin’ Up! is always offering at least one “border print” in each season’s Designer Series Paper collection. For this fall’s Rustic Harvest, there is a beautiful confluence of chrysanthemums that are printed on a black background. (Is that like a “bevy of beauties”?) They are gorgeous – and they make a beautiful READ MORE
New to cardmaking? Try an Amazing Silhouette
Sometimes we need a quick thank you note – or a gift of thank you notes for someone special. Cardmaking does not need to be complicated or require huge amounts of supplies and stamps and equipment. Here is one from a beautiful stamp set: Stampin’ Up! Amazing Silhouettes. I decided to use some of the READ MORE
For Ukraine
I know that many of us are at a loss about what is going on Ukraine. My feelings swing between rage and horror. I know that there is very little that one person can do – but I want to do something. I guess there are many of us who feel that way. One thing READ MORE
There is nothing like the last minute to find inspiration…
As I confessed in yesterday’s post, I truly missed Valentine’s Day in favor of some of my other creative endeavors – or my attempts. (Playing with paper has turned into a very time-consuming pursuit…especially with all my starts and stops…) As I was looking at my latest goodies that were delivered yesterday in my latest READ MORE
Did you know that it is “National Send a Card to a Friend” Day?
Who knew? I didn’t until I got an email this morning about it. I looked it up because…really? Another holiday? But then I thought about how important it is to make every day a reason to celebrate. If you are having a good health day, you need to celebrate. If you are having a day READ MORE
Some Daffodil Daydreams for a cold winter day…
Is it cold and crummy outside? It sure is here in New England where we have more than half the region under a blizzard warning. I’m in southwestern New Hampshire, so we are saved from the high winds of the coastal storm. But we’re still thinking that we will have 8”-12” through the day. That READ MORE