Hello, my lovely creative friends! I just love the look of the easy autumn card I have for you today. Do you have the Gathering Together DSP yet? If not, you really need to get this gorgeous autumn themed paper pack. There isn't a print in the whole pack that I don't really like - a lot! The fine gold detail accent lines just make this DSP pack over the top. Let me show you the simple, but elegant, card that I recently made to share with you.
Stamping and Musing Again
Friday, October 3, 2025
Autumn Wishes for You
Sunday, September 28, 2025
Go - To Fun Fold Idea
Hello, my faithful friends. It's been a really rough couple of weeks. Two weeks ago, I came down with a bad sore throat which morphed into a cold and really bad cough. The coughing was so violent that my heart went back into afib (an erratic rhythm) again and is causing definite problems. This has put me so far behind and I feel terrible about it. But my energy level is so low from this I'm having trouble getting anything done. I'm so sorry I haven't posted for a while and have been MIA. But today I have a wonderful quick fun fold that is one of my basic go-to card ideas. And I have 5 different versions to share with you. This should give you plenty of ideas on how to use this simple fun fold basic.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Autumn and More
Hey friends! Let's get back to some autumn ideas again. Today is a perfect fall day with sunshine and blue skies with puffy white clouds and temps requiring a sweater. Doesn't that sound perfect? It's been a great day to go out for a walk and just enjoy the beauty around me. It hasn't been quite cool enough at night to get the leaves to start changing to those glorious fall colors. But it's coming soon, and I want to be ready for it. Today's cards are featuring the Gathering Together DSP with a fun fold that's easy to do. Ready to get started?
Friday, September 5, 2025
Quick and Elegant Christmas Card
Hello stamping friends! I'm going to be skipping around on the seasons from now on. There's just so many Autumn and Christmas ideas I want to share with you. Today's card features the new Peace on Earth stamp and dies bundle. From the name I would have expected a Christmas themed set, but not so much. There are sentiments that work for caring about you and lovely sympathy words. But... that doesn't mean we can't make it into a very elegant card that is right up my alley when it comes to Christmas cards. I don't usually do too much of the cutesy genre for my own cards. This one would be perfect for my style. Maybe it will work for you too.
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Flash Back Time
Hey there! I've been working on the cards that will be sent out to the home-bound people from our congregation next week. It usually takes me at least several days or more to think about what the theme for the month will be like fall, Christmas, summer, etc and what I want to use to create the cards. With it being September already, that brings to mind going to the apple orchards to pick apples and getting cider and doughnuts of course. So far, I haven't found much in the line of apple orchards around here. That means I'm just working from memories right now. Then to add to my thought process, I had a devotion that was talking about the apple of God's eye. Figured I definitely had to work with an apple theme this month. Since I have nothing current from SU! that features apples, it was time to dig around in the retired stash to see what I could find. That's what I'm sharing today. If you're only interested in current items, you might want to bail now. I think the stamp I chose is from more than 5 years ago. Do you have any of those "oldie but goodies"? Come and join me for a little retro stamping!
Sunday, August 31, 2025
It's Pumpkin Time Again
Here we go, soon another month is starting, and time is marching on so quickly. September is almost here, and summer is over for those of us with family members back in the classroom. But it still feels like summer! It's 82 degrees, the sun is shining, and the grandsons are at a pool party. Doesn't that sound like summer to you? Alright, I'll get off my soapbox about the march of time and get back to the fun of creating no matter the season. I had lots of fun playing with the new Beautiful Pumpkins bundle that will be available in a few days. I do love all things pumpkin and add just a little spice and I'm in heaven. Well, close to it anyway. Today there's no spices involved, but there are pumpkins. So, let's get creating!
So, let's start by breaking down the basics on the two cards that are the same and then we'll go on from there. First choice was to decide what color to stamp these two sizes of pumpkins. Since I was planning on making a few cards with pumpkins anyway, I stamped several of each size. The detailed stamps were used first to stamp Timid Tiger ink onto Peach Pie cardstock. Then the more solid stamps were used to add Pumpkin Pie ink. There wasn't a major difference in the colors, but I think it was plenty to show up. The stems were stamped with Pecan Pie ink. Then these pieces were die-cut with the coordinating dies. The leaves were all die-cut from Old Olive cardstock. (Shoot, I'm getting hungry for a piece of pie! Did you catch all those colors? Peach Pie, Pecan Pie, and Pumpkin Pie - yum!! OK, enough about eating pie and back to stamping.
Friday, August 29, 2025
Another Friendship Friday
Hello, my friends and welcome back for another post focused on my stamping friends' creative artwork. We had our 51st wedding anniversary this month. Where did the time go? Amazing! And of course, some of my good friends sent us some beautiful congratulatory wishes. That means I can share these lovely card ideas with you too. Let's get going right away.
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Hi there! Hope you're doing well today. I was browsing around on YouTube and found an absolutely cool technique on the Robins Roost ch...