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Happy Birthday, Sister!

By | May 6, 2019

May 6, 2019 – My sister Karla is celebrating her birthday today, and now she shares the occasion with the newborn royal son of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan of Sussex! I used a bird image and a couple of flowers from the retiring 141477 Birds & Blooms Thinlits dies as the focal point of… Read More »

Eighty-Seventh Birthday!

By | May 1, 2019

I have always tried to make very special cards for my parents, so Dad’s 87th birthday card was a joy to create. The 141525 Best Birds photopolymer stamp set and the coordinating 141477 Birds & Blooms Thinlits will both be retiring when the new catalog comes out in June 2019! This is a darling set that I… Read More »

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!

Happy Halloween!

By | October 31, 2018

Greetings for all Hallows’ Eve! According to catholiceducation.org, “it was in Ireland, Scotland and England that All Hallows’ Eve became a combination of prayer and merriment.” I can thank my Anglo and Celtic ancestors, then, for the fun celebration that we call Halloween today! In keeping with the family connection, one of my relatives will… Read More »

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 »

Monoprint Card Backgrounds

By | October 6, 2018

A couple of years ago when I was visiting my sister-in-law Sherry in her Vermont stamp art studio, she showed me how she makes prints with her Gelli Plate, a monoprinting system using acrylic paints brayered onto a soft jello-like clear surface. After the paint is applied, she lays embossed cardstock onto the painted surface… 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 »

Dear Reindeer

By | September 19, 2018

There is another “dear” reindeer image from the Dashing Deer stamp set; this one with a damask-style design on the body, and another set of gorgeous antlers like those that we saw on the leaping copper deer a few days ago! Dashing Deer stamps and Detailed Deer Thinlits Dies (Holiday Catalog pg. 9) Aside from the images… Read More »

Falling for Leaves!

By | September 17, 2018

I know that fall will officially start in about a week by the calendar, but I’m already in the mood for cooler weather and autumn colors and images, including leaves! The new Falling for Leaves photopolymer set and the coordinating Detailed Leaves Thinlits Dies (on pg. 45 of the Holiday Catalog) are just what I was looking for: I made a… Read More »

Reindeer by Moonlight

By | September 15, 2018

It’s about 100 days until Christmas; not too early to start planning for your special handcrafted cards this year! Luxurious materials, colors and textures are perfect for holiday cards, so I’m happy to share this reindeer card with you: Dashing Deer and Detailed Deer Thinlits Dies on page 9 of the Holiday Catalog. First of all, I have… 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 »