Tag Archives: Birthday

She Loves You

By | October 9, 2016

It’s John Lennon’s birthday, and although I’ve never done a “Happy Birthday” post for him or any of the Beatles before, Beatles’ lyrics often inspire my work. Usually it is personal artwork rather than business-oriented cards that tend to show up with the Beatles’ words on them, especially for my husband, so today I thought… Read More »

Another Family Birthday!

By | October 2, 2016

Yesterday my sister-in-law Mindy had a birthday; today our nephew Joe of Colchester, VT is celebrating his. October in Vermont is well-known for Leaf Peeping, so I decided to go with a foliage season theme on his card: You may remember seeing this maple leaf out of Cajun Craze cardstock with the Boho Chic embossed… Read More »

Rabbit Redux

By | October 1, 2016

Ok, just kidding – this has nothing to do with the John Updike novel, I just decided to bring back my “Rabbit, Rabbit” card from last fall because I revamped it to give to my sister-in-law Mindy of Burlington, Vermont for her October 1st birthday today!   Unfortunately, I won’t be able to direct you… Read More »

Save the Date!

By | September 26, 2016

At the end of last year Stampin’ Up! came out with a Paper Pumpkin kit designed to make a revolving calendar page for every month of the year. However, we like to customize our kits, so some of us used it to make cards instead, and it’s been fun to pick a recipient for each… Read More »

It’s Birthday Time for a Sweet Girl!

By | September 12, 2016

Our baby grand-niece Piper will be celebrating her 1st birthday this week! And in case you were wondering what a red fox might want to say to a little girl on her birthday: (I computer-generated the inside sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock.) Piper and her mom, dad and big sister Cricket live in Vermont, and… Read More »

Now For the Halloween Swaps!

By | September 3, 2016

I’m glad I was swapping with Ann and Susan, because as I mentioned in a previous post, I don’t have any Halloween stamps from the current catalogs! But while my friends designed their swap cards independently of one another and they used different stamp sets, they did use the same colors of cardstock and ink,… Read More »

Beautiful Branches and Woodland Embossing Folder Together!

By | August 31, 2016

This is kind of a “good news/bad news” post. At the beginning of the month I told you about the limited edition Thoughtful Branches stamp set and Beautiful Branches Thinlits Dies that can be purchased, separately or as a cost-saving bundle, while supplies last: The good news is, as we were told, these products would… Read More »

When You Care Enough…

By | August 8, 2016

…to send the very best. Yes, I know that I’ve ripped that off – that phrase is connected to a well-known card company just like the term “kleenex” is to any box of paper tissues! But did you happen to notice that over the past few years, the big name greeting card companies have started… Read More »

Have Llama, Will Travel!

By | July 21, 2016

Well that was a trip! I’ve been trying to move my wordpress.com blog to a new location on the web for a couple of months now, and then all of a sudden – zip! Here I am, at my new address, faced with a blank blog template to fill with words, pictures and colors, just… Read More »

Best Fishes on Your 60th!

By | July 5, 2016

I have two brothers-in-law named Bob, but the one who is turning 60 today is the one who is getting this card in the mail to celebrate! It looks like I am still following Van Gogh’s advice to add some orange to a blue art project, but I really think it works, don’t you? (I’ll… Read More »

Take Ten Summer 2016 Design ChallengeResults!

By | May 28, 2016

Reggie and I were on vacation last week, taking a cruise to Alaska to celebrate our anniversary in April. The cruise season to Alaska doesn’t start until May, though, so we put off our trip until we could book the tour that we wanted. My husband especially loves birds and was thrilled to see Bald… Read More »

Retiring Stamp Idea #2 -Flip Over This Paper!

By | April 28, 2016

“Sitting in an English garden, waiting for the sun…” Well, actually I was sitting in my garden this morning, enjoying the California sun, but I thought using the retiring English Garden Designer Series Paper for our projects today would be great! This time I used the big, pink watercolor roses on the front of the… Read More »

Paying Attention to Details

By | February 14, 2016

. My grandmother, Nana, always chose the best gifts, and one year she gave me the perfect dress for my birthday. This was in the mid-1960’s, so it was kind of a Jackie Kennedy-inspired style, except made for a little girl. The thing I loved most about it was the colors – chocolate brown and… Read More »

Golden State #30 Birthday Card

By | January 28, 2016

My son John is an “authentic fan” of the Golden State Warriors NBA team, and since he is celebrating his 30th birthday today, I decided to have a little fun making his card: Not only does this basketball jersey card reflect my son’s new age and decade, it’s also the number of Steph Curry, one… Read More »