Butterflies, Butterflies

1 Week left of Sale-a-Bration. I have mixed emotions. At first I said I was glad it was only two months and now I’m saying I need more time with the Donkeys and the Berry Blessings Bundle! Who doesn’t love butterflies? If you do, you are going to love one of the newest items from the 2021/2022 Annual Catalog! The Butterfly Brilliance Collection will be available on 2 March—3 May… Read More »

Masculine Monday and how I goofed twice!

NEW ON TODAY’S BLOG I made two cards with the Sailing Home Bundle. Because I forgot I had the dies, I fussy cut 3 items for my card. A couple of days later I decided to make another card using the same stamp set but changing a couple of things. Again I fussy cut 3 items for that card. Next day I’m looking for a set of dies and come… Read More »

Here’s to You – March 2021 Paper Pumpkin Kit

Three cheers for mountain air, a sky filled with sunshine, and finding joy in life’s journey! Adventure awaits inside this month’s majestic, mountain-themed kit. With enough elements and embellishments to create eight cards and coordinating envelopes, the Here’s to You Paper Pumpkin Kit is the perfect pick for celebrating life’s little moments and mountain-high milestones! What makes March’s kit one-of-a-kind? The spectacular set of four free stencils—and a stamping sponge—that… Read More »

InKing Royalty Blog Hop for February 2021

Welcome to InKing Royalty’s February Blog Hop! During this year’s blog hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature balloons, so you are in for a celebratory treat. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at… Read More »

Less than 2 weeks for the end of Sale-a-bration!

Just a quick reminder that you have less than 2 weeks left to enjoy the free gift offerings from Stampin’ Up! for the January – February 2021 Sale-a-Bration event!!  One of my favorite stamp sets from the Sale-a-Bration Catalog! Sale-a-Bration items free with your order: Cards I’ve created with the Sale-a-Bration items: Thanks for stopping by today. If you should need any supplies to make this card, please visit my online… Read More »

Masculine Monday – Happy Birthday Gary

Today’s card features a fun-fold card. I saw a card like this on Pinterest but could not find any instructions on how to make it. So it was a lot of hit & miss for me in finally coming up with a template that worked! I’m also bringing back Masculine Mondays. I have a lot of masculine birthdays in the next several months so having Masculine Mondays will help me… Read More »

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope your day is filled with chocolates and love. It’s a kind of stay at home day because it will be snowing for the next 4 days! I thought I would share some of my favorite valentine cards I’ve made over the years. It’s amazing how much my style has changed. Also, my photography skills have improved (ha, ha) and the pictures I post now are… Read More »

Happy Valenversary!

I guess I lied about making the last valentine card yesterday! I had one more to make and the most important one of all. When David proposed in 1992, we decided that I could pick the day and he would pick the place. I picked Valentine’s Day and he picked the Loveland Ski Resort. So we were married at Lift#2 at a small cabin nearby. Since it was at the… Read More »

Heartfelt

What do you do when you are in a hurry to make a card (before the mailman comes that day) – you case it! Which is what I did for today’s card. I saw one by Su Mohr and fell in love the the simplicity of it and the fact that it was a masculine card which I desperately needed! The only stamping on this card was the greeting from… Read More »

Snow Front – Happy Birthday Dylan

Today’s card features the Snow Front Stamp Set. You can create tranquil scenes with this set, whether it’s evergreens with dainty deer or playful cardinals in a winter forest. Since Dylan’s birthday falls on the in February, I thought a winter scene was very appropriate. The mountains, deer and sentiment were stamped with So Suede Ink. The trees were stamped with Shaded Spruce Ink. The sentiment is from Rustic Retreat… Read More »