Dream Catcher

What is a dream catcher?  I knew WHAT it was, but I didn't know why there was such a thing.  So I googled it!  🙂  Here's what it says on http://www.dream-catchers.org/ : "Dream catchers are one of the most fascinating traditions of Native Americans. The traditional dream catcher was intended to protect the sleeping individual from …

Miss You

Hello, My elderly parents live 500 miles away.  I wanted to make them a card to let them know I always think of them and pray for them, even though they already know it.  I've been looking for a chance to use my new ornate background stamp.  Opportunity has arisen! When taking card photos, light …

ATC for My Friend

Hey Friends, It's been awhile since I've done an Artist Trading Card.  Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge this week is to make an ATC, so this puts me back into the swing of it.  As usual, I am making this trading card for my best friend, Patz.  She doesn't make cards, but she is collecting …

Under the Sea

Hello, Here's another entry for Simon Says Stamp Monday Nautical Challenge.  I made this card for a girlhood friend who is battling cancer.  She's a real trooper with a positive attitude.  I hope this card encourages her to stay in the game and not give up.  Instead of making a folding card, an easel die cut …

Anchored

 Hey Stampers,  This week Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is Nautical, so I went with white embossed watercolor paper and an anchor stamp.  Gelatos were just the ticket to blend colors on this special watercolor paper.  Let's get started! 110# Neenah Crest Solar White Cardstock American Crafts Bible Journaling, Be Still  MISTI Stamping Tool or …

Blooming Garden

Hi, I wasn't planning to make a card today, but when I don't feel like doing anything else, it happens.  Today I was inspired by Debby Hughes after watching her video on Simon Says Stamp.  Debby's website is Lime Doodle Design.  I'll put a link below.  You can watch her video to folow her lead …

Lacy Blossoms

Hey, I wanted to use something from my scrap pile, you know, the experimental items you made but didn't use on your project.  So I pulled out this white embossed panel.  I trimmed it down so it would have a border around it on an A2 size card.  Here you can see it. CARDBASE:   …

A Hug in a Mug

Hello Everyone, I haven't done Sunday Sample since the first Sunday in December.  I gave top billing to Kassidy, who as some of you know, was in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Designer Spotlight for the month of December 2016.  I need to learn how to "bump" the most significant posts to the top of …

One of a Kind

Hello Friends, I made this card for an elderly friend of mine who is in the hospital.  I wanted to enter it in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Go Fish, so that influenced my theme.  On the inside of the card, I wrote "You're one of a kind, so get better soon.  We need you in …

Paper Piecing

Hello all, How are you today?  I hope you are doing well and getting some time in for yourself to create something.  When I saw a card Debby Yates (designer for  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge) made, I just HAD to order the cat stamps and flower die she used and make a card that …