French Country Thank You – TTTC #193

I’m making my debut as part of the Tic Tac Toe Challenge Design Team with today’s French Country vintage thank you card.  Like most paper crafters, I have a large array of patterned paper from a variety of companies.  The patterns on this card are from the French Country collection by Graphic 45.  I love Graphic 45 papers for their uniquely coordinated designs.  I let the paper do most (almost all) the work here with…

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Happy Heart Day for CC2C

Welcome to another CASEing Coast to Coast stamping adventure and the first of 2023.  Karen Hallam in CA and myself, here in PA, have been enjoying our virtual monthly get-together for several years and are looking forward to another one.  This month it was Karen’s turn to choose our direction and she (appropriately) chose a Valentine’s Day theme.  HERE’S Karen’s uniquely creative card…I love the non-traditional colors which gives it such a modern look.  I…

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Sparkling Winter Wishes – TTTC #192

Have you made many or any New Year’s Resolutions?  I always make (and break) a few each year.  This year one of mine is to be more intentional.  I’ve never chosen a word for the year but this year I’ve chosen “intentional”.  By this, I mean that I want to slow down and give more meaning to the things I’m doing or even thinking about doing.  Now that I’m retired, I find myself wanting to…

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Fabulous “40” Birthday

I’m sharing a card I created for my oldest daughter, Elizabeth’s, big birthday.   It’s hard to believe that one of my children could actually be 40 already!  I know I’m aging but I don’t think of them as doing the same.  Nonetheless, here we are! Again, I reached into my stash to put together a special slimline card for a special girl on her special day!  Most products on this card are retired Stampin’…

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