Valentine’s Day Pop Up Card

Would you like to see what I made for the grandchildren’s valentines?   Do you ever see a card creation and say -“That is perfect”- what do I need to buy to make it?  That was me when I opened a post of Deb Valder’s at Teaspoon of Fun. She had a pop up card with […]

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Perpetual Birthday Calendar

Years ago I purchased a kit from Stampin’ Up! that is a perpetual birthday calendar.  Without years shown and without days of the week and with only the days of the month listed, I can pencil in birthdays and have a nice stamped wall hanging for the office.  I held a class when the kit […]

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Jo Brooks February 2024 Shoebox Event

The shoebox event fell on Valentine’s Day this month and we had a wonderful time making valentines and then eating at the Carriage Shops Tea House- and our husbands were invited!  The men went and had coffee while we made our cards and then they joined us for lunch. Jo’s first card uses Stampin’ Up!’s […]

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Christine Dillon January 2024 Shoebox Event

What a great way to start the 2024 year of stamping with Christine Dillon as our hostess for the shoebox event.  We take turns each month designing two cards and making card kits for each person to construct at the event. . Christine used the Delicate Edge Dies to create the black borders on either […]

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Whimsy Stamps Winter Friends-Digital Stamping

I was looking at digital stamps at ‘Whimsy Stamps’ – ‘Wee Stamps’ and found a perfect one for my little granddaughter! It is called Winter Friends.   Looks like a party of winter friends! Yes, I found a Designer Series Paper – DSP, with all those characters and it was fun to add her name […]

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A Bronco-saurus Birthday

My dear grandson, Emmitt, turned 6 in January and he loves dinosaurs and Broncos- just like Papa!  He wanted a Russel Wilson jersey for his birthday, so we found a shirt for him and then I got out my dinosaur dies and DSP- Designer Series Paper to make a u-fold box card for him.  The […]

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Knights & Dragons Birthday Card

My grandson turned 7 on Christmas Eve, 2023, so another card was needed and since I was busy getting out Christmas cards, Paul took on the task of constructing the card!  He was home recuperating from major back surgery so he was glad to help out.  I made a castle card for Emma’s 5th birthday […]

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Piano Birthday Card

Today I have a card for you that combines digital files, quilled roses and leaves, stamping and punches!  With a plethora of tools why not? Had you ever done quilled roses and leaves? Well, no, but I decided to learn. You could change out the music sheet to a Christmas song, use poinsettia flowers and […]

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Joy Meadows December 2023 Shoebox Event

December’s Shoebox Event spotlighted Joy Meadows as our hostess, after which we played Christmas games and ate pizza! Joy had a snowflake birthday card for us to make.  The snowflake was glued at the very top and opened up for even more ‘sparkle’!  It fits a 6 X 6 envelope.     Here is a […]

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Light Up Candles Christmas Card

Take a look at one more Christmas card that I would like to journal before moving on to birthday cards! And it lights up when you press the little snowflake!   This was a kit that I ordered from… Let me guess….. Teaspoon of Fun? Yes, Sal!  They offered a kit which included the stamp […]

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