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During the past 5 months, since March 13 or so, I’ve been making cards, lots of cards, or shall I say, hundreds of cards. Yes, in addition to baking and cooking, I’ve spent hours in my stamping studio or atelier for those of you who took French in school. I’m a member of a very…

If you’re like me, you save your paper scraps. I have trouble throwing stuff out, unless the scraps are really tiny or simply unusable in some way. So, the rest of my scraps are left on the table by my paper cutters, and they pile up over time. Yes, I’ve got DSP scraps, vellum scraps,…

Years ago when I started stamping, these things called ‘kits’ were nowhere to be seen. Fast forward ten years, and kits are all the rage, from monthly paper pumpkin surprise kits, to kits in the annual catalog. I love kits. Everything you need is included plus instructions, and oftentimes you can google the kit and…

I want to highlight a wonderful home decor item that is one of my favs, particularly on Independence Day. I learned how to make this project many years ago and have one hanging on the door of my office. Before we get started, I should say that this project will show up in my next…

It’s about three months now that we’ve been in some sort of lockdown mode due to Covid. As they say, there’s always a silver lining to a negative situation. In this case, my silver lining has been cooking and baking, filming How To videos and of course spending hours making cards in my stamping studio….

Since we’re still in lockdown mode here, and the new annual catalog is coming in days, I thought it was time to do some organizing and get rid of the old and make room for the new. During these past 2 months, which evaporated into thin air, I’ve made hundreds of cards, really, and needed…

I have to say that I continue to make cards, a lot of cards each week. I tend to work up a design and then make twenty or thirty and vary the cards slightly using different colors, sentiments, and die cuts, etc. I was in my studio the last three evenings and am still putting…

This sequestration has gone on long enough. We’re in week 6 or so, and as the days turn into weeks, the boredom is getting worse, not just for me, but everyone I talk to feels the same way. I’ve been cooking and crafting, and stamping is a LIFESAVER. Honestly, I have to repeat this. Without…

The days and weeks seem to go by rather quickly and as they say, “What’s a weekend?” If you know where that quote is from, let me hear from you and I’ll send you a card. I’m still stuck at home for the most part, but for a weekly jaunt to the grocery store for…

I hope you’re staying safe and following the corona protocols. Staying at home starts to get boring after awhile so I’m here to tell you how to beat the boredom. First, I’ve been making cards using the Lily Impressions DSP from Sale A Bration. I absolutely love this paper and I’ve posted card samples in…