Amazing Paper Grace

I decided to switch it up a little bit and play with some dark colors.  You’ll be surprised to find no design paper, no embossing, no border punches and absolutely no frills only for today.  This was actually a fun exercise, I decided that I wanted to make my own muted design paper.  I was […]

 
This is one of my favorite Wordsworth stamps that I’m tickled to use again…it’s a fabulous sentiment.  Today I did something different….I cut the sentiment in half so that I could use each part separately and I like the feeling that it’s a totally different stamp.  Faith normally appears vertically and the rest of the […]

All dressed up and nowhere to go!   That was me last night….I had a card ready, a card that I actually liked and no way to get it posted.  We had severe thunderstorms so my internet was out.  Not only that, my cable TV was out too.  So much for a back up plan, […]

I hope yours was a glorious day, mine certainly was.  It was just a day that everything clicked - I got so much done around the house.  Today I got around to pulling out a new stamp set that hasn’t laid around for years and years - so I’m assuming it’s pretty current.  The stamp […]

Oh……my……goodness, how long is too long?  I’ll tell ya, eight days without my blog is too long!!  I pined away for the daily list of blogs I read and being able to post to mine.   I am so doing the happy dance to be back, and with a quick card too!
This card is all about […]

If you’ve visited much since I began blogging, you may have noticed that I have a fondness for Wordsworth stamps.  I have a small collection and it’s been a dream come true to actually use them.  I have many more to go, but once I’m done you can rest assured that I’ll casually mention to […]

 
Another choice of stamp from my short stack.  I’ve been trying to think of a different way to work with this stamp and today, with much trepidation, I pulled out my brayer.  We were slightly reacquainted, but there  is still a lot of bonding to do.  On this card I really played it safe with […]

 I only have a moment for a quick post, but look - I found these beautiful shimmery creatures at Michaels this week.  Their wedding section, which I never noticed before, houses some magnificent treasures.  The stamp was in my short stack and the deal was clinched when I flipped through the Memory Box paper I […]

I love the vintage look, I have a ways to go, but it’s fun trying.  For this card, I took my design paper and punched the bottom with a Martha Stewart ribbon punch.  I threaded the panel with narrow ribbon distressed with Old Paper Distress Ink then wrapped a 2" strip of green cardstock around […]

I’m so glad to be back, and with a card!  My daughters graduation was so nice, and when I was looking through sentiments appropriate for a graduation card, I came across this one and set it aside in my "short stack"  (the pile of stamps I keep on my desk that whisper "use me first").

I […]

I’m so glad to have a card to post today.  I’m still participating in the Divine Design Challenge, and this is one of my very favorite scriptures.

 I saved this stamp until I could think of a pretty way to display it.  Unlike many others in my stash, I have used this one many times, it […]

Don’t you love it when you find the perfect stamp?  This is one of my favorite stamps and its blackened and stained back attests to that fact.  Every time I have used it, the sentiment resonates in my heart as true, and I am very blessed to say that it has never been truer than […]

 
Ah yes, a much calmer evening.  I stole away to my studio after an early dinner and tinkered around with a couple of new things that I have laying out for inspiration.  The first thing I pulled out for this card was the cardstock and the rest of the elements fell into place.  Once I […]