Category Archives: Cards

The Birthdays Continue…

By | November 6, 2018

They say great minds think alike, and this card may prove that point: My sister Karla also made a large, Beatles-themed card for Reggie’s 64th birthday yesterday (see detail below.) She printed the pictures and the song lyrics on vellum for a retro vintage look. What a cute and clever card; Reggie loved it! Yesterday,… Read More »

They Say it’s Your Birthday!

By | November 5, 2018

Happy Birthday to my husband! I’ve been waiting 46 years to make this card for you, and it’s really for both of us, since it’s only 6 days until my “64th.” Happy Birthday to us! P.S. You did lose your hair, and yes, I still need you!

Stamping With Sisters and Friends!

By | October 18, 2018

Pratt Road, Jeffersonville, VT Fall is my favorite season, and for the past few years Reggie and I have spent a week or so in Vermont with our family and friends. What a treat to be in New England when the leaves are changing color and the nip in the air tells us “we aren’t… Read More »

Moonlight in Vermont

By | September 26, 2018

My father-in-law Harold Degree was born on September 26, 1933 in Vermont. So today, as he turns 85 years old, we are celebrating his milestone by creating a special card! It’s always fun to design a special card for the occasion, and there are a few aspects of this card that I especially like. First,… Read More »

Do These Wings Make Me Look Fat?

By | September 14, 2018

You can put bat wings and a mask on the elephant, but he’s still not the Batman! That’s ok, though, because this elephant is one of the darling images in the new Trick or Tweet stamp set that appears on page 50 of the 2018 Holiday Catalog. I used my Stampin’ Blends pens in Smoky Slate… Read More »

Black & White &… Green?

By | September 12, 2018

Sometimes I get a request to make a card that is specifically tailored to the recipient. I was recently asked to to make two of these specialty cards; one for a man and one for a 12-year-old boy. It wasn’t until later that I realized that I had made each one with the same color… Read More »

Thankful for Fall!

By | September 5, 2018

Although it isn’t technically fall yet, when Labor Day is over and school is back in session, we feel the change of season approaching. Today is September 5th, the first day to order from the 2018 Holiday Catalog, and if you’re like me, you will welcome the chance to start working on cards appropriate for… Read More »

Would You Like Some of My Tangerine?

By | August 26, 2018

Hello, hello, I like your smile. Hello, hello, shall we talk a while? Would you like some of my tangerine? I know I’d never treat you mean.                               The Sopwith Camel, 1967 I must have been channeling The Summer of Love… Read More »

The Horse of the Weathervane

By | August 24, 2018

Now for something completely different! We have had a series of pink and flowery cards, but today I started working with a new Stampin’ Up! set, Country Roads, one that would be especially nice for masculine cards. Maybe this set is supposed to reflect the Old West, and it does, but when I look at… Read More »

Flower Garden Squared

By | August 20, 2018

I had been working on some cards using the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, and had a few 1.5 inch squares left over. As I was picking them up, I noticed that the front and back patterns on this paper coordinated very well, so I decided to pair them up for an… Read More »

Use Your Stamps in a Different Way

By | August 19, 2018

When I last used the botanical bouquet image from the Just for Hosts Very Vintage stamp set* (see page 227 of the Annual catalog) I stamped the image in black and then colored each leaf and flower with Stampin’ Blends markers. Sometimes you don’t have time for that level of detail, or you just want… Read More »

Color a Vintage Summer Bouquet!

By | August 17, 2018

The profusion of flowers in a late summer garden are the inspiration for this card made with the Very Vintage Hostess stamp set.* This bouquet, reminiscent of a botanical drawing in an antique book, is perfect for coloring with Stampin’ Blends markers in Petal Pink, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. Here are the… Read More »

Dear Friend (i love you)

By | August 15, 2018

I have definitely been in a pink mood lately, creating cards in various shades of pale pinks to deeper magentas. So when I decided to work with the P. S. You’re the Best set again, it’s no surprise that I picked up a sheet of Blushing Bride pink cardstock to start with. And then I remembered –… Read More »

P.S. You’re the Best!

By | August 14, 2018

Ah, nostalgia! You know how you can experience a scent, a fragment of music or an image, and you are transported back to an earlier, happy memory? When I started working with this stamp set, P.S. You’re the Best, I immediately remembered the typewriter that my parents gave me as a college graduation gift in 1977!… Read More »

Stamping Smart!

By | August 4, 2018

Every year I say that I will start stamping my Christmas cards early, but I always find myself rushing at the end of the year to get those cards finished! Can you relate? This year I did myself a favor and I actually sat down in August to stamp 20 Christmas cards; I “stamped smart”… Read More »