Swallowtail

This is another of the cards from my Just Cards Class. While some of the stampers were working on it I happened to look out the window and saw the biggest monarch butterfly outside. It hung around for quite some time. I imagined it saw all of these stamped butterflies […] Read more »

Stippled Blossom

Sunday was the first of two special card classes. The theme was cards that say "I Care". Sympathy, Get Well, Thinking of You. Everyone had a good time and went home with ten cards. Here are a few of the gals who came.  Sylvia, Faith and Donna, Kelly and Cathy, […] Read more »

Reflected Image Technique

Cards that have an image that is reflected are very easy to make if you know how to do them. We made this card in class last week. Lovely As a Tree stamp set has been around for twelve years. Every year when Stampin'' Up! puts out their retiring stamp […] Read more »

Thankful for …..

When I got my copy of the Holiday Catalog I immediately knew that I wanted the Truly Grateful stamp set. I especially love the bunch of wheat and the greetings. How lucky I was to have won it at convention! So today I decided to use it along with the […] Read more »

This & That

This card was inspired by a convention swap I received. I wish I could give the demonstrator credit because I loved her card and even though I made a few changes to her design the idea belongs to her. But I can't give you her name because I accidently threw […] Read more »

Spinner Card

I had not made a spinner card in several years and forgot how much fun they are. There are a few different ways to make a spinner card and what I have found is that not all spin equally. Here are some tips I use: Use two pieces of cardstock […] Read more »

Great Sport – Great Birthday

I have always liked the stamp set Great Sport, in particular the main image with the wings and stars. I just thought I probably would not use the sport balls and so held off getting the set. I do have a grandson who plays high school sports but he doesn't […] Read more »

Sea Life

This card was inspired by a swap I received at convention. I changed a few things on it and came up with this. The stamp set is By the Tide which I have used often. The front panel of the card was scored 1 & 1/4″  down from the top […] Read more »