“The funny thing is, the moment I am in one country, I am homesick for the other.” from Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say I’ve been on vacation, but I’m back in California now! Just like Allen Say’s grandfather, who grew up in Japan and immigrated to San Francisco as a young man, I feel like… Read More »
The Autumn 2016 issue of Take Ten magazine came out on September 1st, and I went to my local Barnes & Noble store right after I was done teaching school to pick up my copy. My sister-in-law Sherry had let me know that she has two cards published in this issue, and I was also… Read More »
If you’re experiencing a little Deja Vu, I can explain: I have a small pile of cardstock pieces on my worktable, pieces that I’ve cut into but they’re still useful for another project, or sometimes they are the start of an idea that I’ve put aside for some reason. I refer to it lovingly as… Read More »
It’s a radiantly beautiful day here in Northern California; 46 degrees and a bit cool for us, but if it’s bright and sunny I don’t mind a chilly day. Here are a couple of cards that we received this week from family back east where they invented fall and autumn colors 🙂 Kathy made a… Read More »
While this swap wasn’t something from the new Holiday catalog, it’s very unique and the colors coordinate nicely with another fall card that we made at the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators’ get together: The butterfly die cut is sponged in Pool Party ink in the middle and Bermuda Bay on the outside edges. The accents are… Read More »