Wintertime New Year Wishes

Happy New Year!  Five days into this New Year and I’ve really been enjoying getting back my stamping mojo.  I’ve started by creating and actually sending some sweet little New Year notes.   For today’s notecard, I used a Power Poppy stamp set: Cozy Cupfuls.   I love all of my Power Poppy stamp sets and really enjoy coloring the beautiful images. Here’s a peek inside… I hope you’re looking forward to a brand new…

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Take Note: Card & Post-It Note Holder

It’s time for another CASEing (Copy & Selectively Edit) Cross Country adventure with Karen Hallam in CA and myself here in PA.  Each month, Karen and I take a turn deciding on the direction of our monthly project.  Sometimes it’s a theme, sketch or perhaps a color scheme.  This month, Karen chose the theme appropriately as it’s Back to School.  I know that no matter how old and removed I become from a school setting,…

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I Thought of You Today

What makes this hobby so much fun for me is all the different products that are available.  But have you ever thought that you can only use certain products or that you need to only use the latest products?   I’ve had that mindset for a long time but I’m slowly giving myself permission to use anything that makes me happy.  And heaven knows I already have a lot of paper crafting supplies that I…

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A Basket of Happy Sunflowers

Sometimes it’s the smallest stamps in a set that can make a big impact.  I used a couple of those sweet little images from Stampin’ Up!’s Bike Ride (retired) stamps and dies:  the basket and sunflowers to create this clean and simple Thinking of You card. I used a brand new stamp set for the sentiments both on the outside and inside: My Favorite Things, Thoughtful Greetings.  It’s a wonderful addition to my sentiment stamp…

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