Category Archives: Hello

Beauty of Friendship: Hello

I think this card was just the thing for my BIL. (You know, I always have to run the masculine cards by my husband to see if he agrees with my assessment!) Way too early for fall color, his early-August … Continue reading

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Beautifully Penned: Hello

This afternoon and evening are the first two sessions of this month’s Jingle Jumps. (September’s sessions are open for registrations here!) I’ve been preparing for weeks, but next week is Camp Week, and I needed to design cards for that … Continue reading

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Sweet as a Peach: Hello

I have told stampers many times, “Don’t apologize, don’t explain!” When something doesn’t go as planned, just leave it alone. But on this card, I never even realized my mistake. Do you see it? Right! I adhered the “hole reinforcement” … Continue reading

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Floral Squares: Hello there

Last week I was frantically trying to get ahead of my birthday cards, and a wonderful card by Amanda Mertz was my kick-off inspiration. It gave me the opportunity to play again with the Floral Squares dies — this time … Continue reading

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Color & Contour: Hello

This spring I have been busy with many things! Stamping has been one of them, but also gardening, volunteering, walking to complete a StepBet challenge, and preparing for the June 10 garage sale. Doesn’t look like much, when I categorize … Continue reading

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True Love: A little note

What’s not to love about black and white patterned paper? Years ago, when there were only a handful of home design shows, I heard an interior decorator say that the secret to a beautiful room is a bit of black. … Continue reading

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Love of Leaves: Hello

If Celebrating Sunflowers and Forever Fern are my most-used new sets from the Stampin’ Up! 2020-2021 Annual Catalog, Love of Leaves is the set I reach for most often from the August-December 2020 Mini Catalog. Chris Smith was my inspiration … Continue reading

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Celebrate Sunflowers: A little hello

Here are some other views of the card in yesterday’s video. Remember, if you share the video on Facebook and I draw your name, I’ll send you this note card for you to keep or send to someone else — … Continue reading

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Posted for You: Special Delivery

Over two months after its debut, this stamp set finally saw ink this week! Posted for You is a lovely and inexpensive set and, with its companion punch, is so versatile! I thought I’d start out with the birds. (We … Continue reading

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Today’s Tiles: Hello

Here’s the first version of the card I made in yesterday’s video. This two-step stamping isn’t perfectly aligned. I used the Stamparatus — it seems like it should be perfect, right? Here we must consider the human factor: my eyes … Continue reading

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