Amazing Paper Grace

 I looked up from what I’m working on to notice that it’s not afternoon anymore!!  Sorry!!  Yes, it is time for a winner.  As I mentioned, the name was picked by random org and I’ll look forward to hearing from the winner within 48 hours with an email and address to claim their prize. 
Before I […]

Last week we encouraged you to help us usher in the new year with a card to celebrate 2009 or to celebrate something new that you just got your hands on!  We’re back for another Flourishes Challenge and this one is called New to You.  This week all the Friends of Flourishes are revealing their […]

 
 Happy New Year!!!  Best wishes for the new year to all my wonderful readers and friends!!
Today I’m sharing with you a new release with Our Daily Bread Designs .  The two new sets available for purchase today are called Lift Up Our Hands andHe is Risen.  My sample is one of the four outstanding sentiments […]

Something exciting is coming!!!  I just want to get you ready for this because it’s gonna be bigger than you could ever imagine.  Well I don’t want to spill the beans but if you go HERE, you’ll find out what it’s all about it and where I fit in.  
So did you go look?  How exciting […]

 
Don’t be so "blue" this holiday season!  Join us for week three of the Festive Flourishes Friday Challenge!  The theme is just as it sounds ~ "You’ll be doing alright with your Christmas of white but I’ll have a blue, blue Christmas!"  Grab your favorite Flourishes stamp set and dress it up […]

Today I’m sharing a Christmas card that I’m adding to my stash.  No Design Paper on this one, instead a simple stamped background that is smudged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The greeting is stamped with pigment inks and embossed with clear embossing powder - a look that I love.  Lastly a little bit of […]

My daughter asked me to pull together something for her friends young daughter, so I decided to make her a little Christmas tree for her bedroom.  It’s full of birdies and it’s so sweet in real life!!   I can make different birdies for her for Valentines Day, for Easter and many of the upcoming holidays!

The […]

This Flourishes Friday is all about the crisp and clean winter white - dress it down with a monochromatic theme or dress it up with a sparkly flair. It’s up to you! The only requirement is dressing your favorite Flourishes set in winter white! If you want to play along, simply leave […]

I absolutely love the Spellbinders Labels One die!!!  Through the miracle of UPS, one came to my door today.  I’ve invested a bit of time into the other die cuts, but this one has always had my heart - I’ma tellin’ ya, it’s a must have!!  I’m in the middle of a million things right […]

I found these stickers at Michaels made out of fun foam and thought they were stinkin’ cute.  Then when I saw Taylored Expression Sketch Challenge #45 and knew I had to try them out.  To showcase this little guy I decided to cut a Spellbinder Frame using Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Ovals  and Spellbinders Classics Ovals […]

Today I’m sharing one of the November releases from Our Daily Bread Designs - I Wait for the Lord.  Here I’ve taken the candle image and over stamped it with one of the sentiments in the set.  I was looking for a subtle look and was trying to keep everything monochromatic for this card. 

The card […]

 
I was looking at magazines at the craft store yesterday and came across one I’m sure you’re familiar with - Take Ten; it features cards made in 10 minutes.  I’m so amused by the title, I mean, I’ve always thought who can really make a card in 10 minutes.   Sheesh, ten minutes in I’m just […]

 This week for Flourishes Friday we’re making it Festive Flourishes Friday and
you can join us in the fun! It’s all about the colors of Christmas-red and
green! So, grab your favorite Flourishes set and let your creativity flow!
That’s the only requirement! You don’t even have to make it a Christmas […]

 
Isn’t this little country church as charming as ever?  It reminds me of a rural church I visited with grandmother as a little girl.  More so, it reminds me of the little historic chapel in Virginia that I was married in exactly 26 years ago today.  I still can’t believe it myself, how blessed I […]

I made a quick card to play along with Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge 205 (SC205).  I actually even had another card ready, but sometimes you just look at the sketch and figure out what you want to do quickly.    Do you recognize the paper?  I guess it’s pretty obvious that this is my favorite paper this […]