Hostess code for September 16 – 30 2013 is: BQQKRXWY Stamp Set of the Month for October is Calm Christmas – join by 10 October 2013 Free Inspirational Sheets My granddaughter, Rachel who is 7 years old learned Sudoku! It’s amazing how fast kids can learn. My husband, David, is an avid Sudoku player and Rachel decided she wanted to learn how to do it. I’ve tried it in the past… Read More »
Hi Stampin’ Friends I wanted to share the only picture I have that was taken during my birthday party. It is of the 4 Rachel’s in our family. It is not a good picture because my granddaughter would not get out of the pool and dry off to take the picture. Oh well! Left to right (my niece, aunt, me and granddaughter) For today’s card, I decided to go shabby… Read More »
Hi Stampin’ Friends This weekend seems to have gone by in a blur! I have my head buried in trying to learn my way around wordpress. If you go do my site, you can see that I have a long way to go! Thanks to John and his blogger’s stamp camp, it will be so much easier. Today’s card features new stamps, and new card stock! I used the Postage… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Guess Which Stamps are Retiring Contest Mystery Hostess Contest Free Card Kit tutorial (Ombre Technique) Internet Hostess Club #2 now forming I had an "ah ha" moment when I was making this masculine card using the Dapper Dad Stamp Set. The watch in the stamp set looked just like one of my watches. So I decide to make the watch more feminine and stamped it in Pretty… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card features the vintage Tea Shoppe Clear Mount Stamp Set. Whatever your tea preference, this delightful, vintage-inspired ten-piece set has a cup just for you. Coordinates with the Modern Label and Scallop Oval Punches and the Chamomile Stampin' Around Wheel. Use the masking technique to stack the smaller tea cups inside one another for a charming effect! The tea cup was stamped on Very Vanilla… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends The title of this post is so appropriate for today. It started snowing but I don't think it will snow very much or stick but it is beautiful! This is the card I sent out to all my online customers for the month of December. The image is from the Winter Post Stamp Brush Set. It was colored in Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple and printed out… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends sAre you still full this morning? Well I am – I guess it's one of the few times out of the year that I can say I eat until I am beyond stuffed! My granddaughter Felicia made a peach pie this year and it was simply delicious! She loves to cook and she wants to go to culinary school when she graduates from high school. My husband made the turkey… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends I'm feel so much better – thanks for your prayers and good wishes. What a difference a day makes! For today's card, I wanted to make one that was shabby chic but not too frilly so I add a ribbon that you could scrunch up or add roses or anything that like. I wanted the simple shabby chic look if there is such a thing. I used the Blooming with… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends! I did early voting to avoid lines! Did you vote? Or will you vote today? Your vote does count! As I was making today's card, my husband was playing the guitar and singing Perhaps Love by John Denver in his room. That was our wedding song and the part I love the best was "If I live forever and all my dreams come true, my memories of… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card features the Tweet Leaves Stamp Brush Set and the Sassy Salutations Stamp Brush Set. The Tweet Leaves Set features a sweet little bird–surrounded by a lovely combination of leaves–that is just waiting to grace your autumn cards and papercrafting projects. It's perfect for making scrapbook page accents and coordinates with the Autumn Accents Bigz Die. The Sassy Salutations has multi-occasion salutations and a sassy font… Read More »
