This morning my friend, Rosemary, and I went to pick blueberries. It was her first time going. We had so much fun and got some delicious blueberries. In fact we each picked eleven pounds. That’s a lot of blueberries! Tonight my kids, Lynn Ann and Jason, and my grandson, […] Read more »
A Day of Birthday Fun
Today was my birthday and it started with Lynn Ann (daughter) and Jason (son) taking me out for breakfast. Then Lynn Ann and I drove to Melbourne to pick up a purse she won by being the right caller on a radio station program. She had her choice of several […] Read more »
New Catalog Sneak Peek
Just a short post tonight as it’s late and I’m ready to hit the hay. So I got this great card in the mail today from my good friend and fellow demonstrator Grace Benjamin. I love the card and know this will be one I will CASE (copy and share […] Read more »
Say Goodbye to Aviary
Aviary is on the retirement list which means there is only a few weeks left to get it. This idea of combining it with Thoughts and Prayers stamp set has been very popular and I have seen several versions on many different websites and blogs. This is my version and […] Read more »
Say Goodbye to Up, Up and Away
Up, Up and Away is another of the great stamp sets that is retiring. It has some really great stamps and greetings. An added benefit of this set is without the baskets added to the bottom of the balloons you can group several together for a birthday balloon bouquet. The […] Read more »
Say Goodbye to Mouthwatering
This stamp set is enough to make your mouth start watering. It is on the retiring list and only available until the end of May. Lucky Limeade card stock is also on the retiring list. My card was inspired by Stampin’ Up! demonstrator Julie Davison. Notice there is a “bite” […] Read more »
Titanic, The Experience
Today my friend, Rosemary, and I went to Orlando to Titanic, the Experience. It is a 17 room exhibit of more than 400 memorabilia and 100 artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic. You have the option of walking through the exhibits on your own or as part of […] Read more »
Another Card with Nature Walk
We did another card using the stamp set Nature Walk this week because I wanted to demonstrate the technique used on the eggs and because I just love this set and really hate to see it retiring. The eggs are stamped with Early Espresso ink and they are “puffed out”. […] Read more »
Happy Nurse’s Week
This is national nurse’s week. My daughter, Lynn Ann, is a NICU nurse. I am so proud of her and all she does, not only taking care of those fragile little babies, but also the caring heart she has for their families. This is a card I made for her […] Read more »
Butterfly Z-fold
This was my first attempt at doing a Z-fold card which we made in last weeks stamp classes. It’s a little overwhelming with all of those butterflies so to make it easier for the class I made a template with a row of each large butterfly punched from Designer Series […] Read more »