Savor the Journey

Happy Independence Day, America! My card is a sample for one of today’s many CAS July 4th challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.  Yes, you read that right!  Clean & Simple today!  It’s as hot as a firecracker here.  So if you’re staying inside to enjoy the air conditioner, come on along and visit your stamps and [...]

Or maybe I should call it, “Sweets for the Sweet”!?    Not a special occasion, but rather just concocting something sweet, and chocolate plus pink seemed like a great place to start!  This is such a sweet & fun stamp set, “Sweet on You“, from Our Craft Lounge.  The images are all yummy & fun to [...]

                           It’s WINNER Time!! I’m happy to announce that Joan V is the winner of my “Build a Blossom” stamp set from Our Craft Lounge!!   CONGRATULATIONS, Joan!! Joan V says:      I love this card. How pretty. This set is so cute and looks like it will bring years of flower making fun to cards. Thanks [...]

Welcome, welcome, to the official Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop!  At last we get to show you the new release sets that are available for your creative delight!   (And remember, you could win a brand new stamp set!)  First, here’s the hop scoop:   Comments from all sneak peek posts and today’s blog hop posts will be entered in the [...]

Welcome to the Thursday sneak peeks from Our Craft Lounge!    I’m here to share a  sneak peek with you today for one of the 11 brand new stamp sets from Our Craft Lounge, “Pretty & Pampered”.   It’s been a long time since I’ve wanted to make a shaker card, but I just “had to do it” when [...]

Okay … the ice has topped our roads again, and the little snowflakes have been blowing sideways down the street this morning.   Schools are closed again but it’s far too frigid outside for the kids to enjoy snow play.  I know that when Texas gets hit with this, other people across the US are getting even [...]

  Hey there, friends!  We’re right on the edge of a brand new, wintery weekend.  Overnight, Jack Frost coated everything in sight with a heavy frost here.  Our NorthEastern friends will be cozying up to the fireplace for another round of winter showing off.   I forecast a perfect time for hot cocoa & favorite ‘comfy [...]

Hey there, friends!    I’m here to share my card for the Our Craft Lounge OCLDT48 challenge.  We are all challenged to use two ribbons on our creations for this one … and the rest is up to you!   Check out the link above and come along to play!   Top-fold (tent) cards are one of my [...]

Welcome back, stampy friends!    Every Friday,  Our Craft Lounge gives us a challenge.  The new twist for 2011 is that each Friday will bring an “new” challenge type.  The challenge presented on January 7 (OCLDT47) is a color challenge of “black + red + kraft“.  My January schedule includes two stamp shows here in N. [...]

   Hey there, stampy friends!! Have you ever wished you could be a Guest Designer for Our Craft Lounge?   If it sounds like fun to you, be sure to check out the latest post over at the Lounge!    

Welcome to the weekend, my friends! Whether you are “near” or “far”, the countdown to Christmas is coming down to the 25th … and it’s almost here!  Okay … I’ll admit this … I have 92% of my gifts ready.   Yes .. that leaves a couple yet to be completed.   But, they are local, and [...]

Welcome to mid-December, 2010!   Hopefully we’re all well on our way to being ready for the coming celebration of Christmas, or your favorite holiday family time of togetherness.   I’m growing ever closer to said goals, although this month is always a tricky time for me.   Faith gets me through each year, and here I am [...]

Hi there!   Are you “amiss” (shy or remiss) in sharing this sentiment?!   No, I’m not attempting to make anyone feel the least bit of guilt in any way.   I’m just sending a reminder to myself as well as to others, that sometimes, we “need” to share our innermost feelings.   My beloved great-aunt talked with me about this [...]

Okay … I know … the Beatles’ song itself (All You Need is Love)  is so “oldie goldie” …  but I promise … it was marvelous in its’ day!    For now, it fits perfectly as is for my latest Our Craft Lounge creation, featuring the “Lola Love” stamp set.   Come on ….. Doesn’t the name of [...]

     I do!  I do!   I have a winner! ~ Is it YOU?!! ~ ~ Come on down … … …   Tina Carpenter!!        You’ve won the Hearts & Hugs stamp set from Our Craft Lounge!    I hope you’ll love it!