Jun
20
2011
I needed to get a sympathy card in the mail today. I thought the serene greens in the English Rose pad would be a good choice, and I do think they were: The card is standard A2 sized, and it’ll go into an A2 Clear Box for protection and mailing. The paper pad, English Rose by Kaisercraft, [...]
May
20
2011
After yesterday’s post showing you a Webster’s Pages 6×6 Pad and coordinating Chipboard Buttons and Twine Card, I started receiving emails asking for a KIT with these items and some ribbon — so I made one for you – so glad you asked! But first I have another card sample using the same pad by Webster’s Pages: I have [...]
Oct
27
2010
In contrast to yesterday’s wedding card, this is very clean and simple, using SU Very Vanilla cardstock and an exquisite set by Verve. Take a look: Simple elegance = quick and easy to make, and that’s a GOOD thing! I absolutely love this set by Verve. It’s called Blessings and has 12 stamps for $24.00. [...]
Oct
21
2010
Count your Blessings – We all have MUCH to be thankful for. And with Thanksgiving approaching we are reminded to Count Those Blessings!!! Today’s challenge is wide open, but it has an overall theme of THANKFULNESS. Some ideas that come to my mind – a thank you note, a small hostess gift, a project featuring [...]
Sep
14
2010
It’s time for our monthly Stamp Simply Blog Hop and Autumn is the perfect time to get started on some of those projects we’ve been thinking about and putting off all summer. The Design Team at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store has come up with some GREAT project ideas and would like to share them with [...]
Aug
26
2010
A Color Challenge – Today’s colors are rich and so pretty together as we transition from summer into autumn. And autumn comes earlier to some of us than others. Our colors are Turquoise and Orange, with White OR Ivory as your netural and as always, adding Black for a little POP is totally OK, but [...]
Aug
25
2010
I couldn’t be more pleased to offer you a line of stamps than I am today. I have wanted to carry a line of Scripture stamps for some time now and am so pleased to offer you these beautifully scripted verses of Scripture by Verve. These lovely stamps are from Verve’s Plain Jane Collection. Plain Janes are [...]
Apr
01
2009
Today I made a masculine sympathy card using silk ribbon and I think it works perfectly! I combined SU’s Kraft paper with retired Soft Sky and my Taupe Silk Ribbon by May Arts is a perfect compliment and, I think, very suitable for a sympathy card for a man. Here it is: I used 2 [...]
Mar
03
2009
Sometimes there just are no words — but I’m Praying for You is always appropriate. I made a simple card today for such a situation. I used the colors from today’s color challenge at SCS — Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip and Pink Passion. Here it is: Not much explaining needed. That beautiful paper is Eva [...]
Feb
14
2009
I’ll start with the Chit Chat tonight!! The Ultimate Valentine Challenge: Do you remember a month or more ago I posted about Pat Adam (The Rubber Maid)needing to come up with 1,000 Valentines for Children’s Hospital in Detroit? The Ultimate Valentine Challenge was issued in the hopes of helping Pat achieve what seemed to be [...]