Savor the Journey

Hi there, everyone!   I’m here to share a fun way to make & give a gift card for this week’s TLC425 Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers!   Let’s get started! SUPPLIES: Cardstock   4.25″ X 11″ Patterned paper 4″ X 10.5″ Scoring Tool / Paper Trimmer Image of choice Embellishments as desired   (Optional) Adhesive Bone folder ~ [...]

Did you guess?   It’s more Christmas today! I couldn’t “just make one” with the trees4Christmas set … so here’s more! I managed to settle in at the stampin’ table for some crafty time time today, and found some stampy inspiration in the featured stamper challenge.  Congratulations to SCS’s cajojus on her week as FS291! Here’s [...]

Ready for a new challenge? The ShinHan ARTisans have a great new challenge this week:  Use a food theme & add some shadowing!    TTC23 Well, believe it or not, my personal stash of “food” related stamps is a lot more limited than I realized.   Apparently ‘food’ is something I think of when I am ‘not’ [...]

HHey, hey stampy & crafty friends!  There’s a great new challenge in town this week … Dare to Get Dirty!   Actually it isn’t ‘a‘ challenge, it’s lots & lots of challenges! If you aren’t familiar with the annual SCS Dare to Get Dirty challenges, just click here for the details to help you get started!  [...]

Oh My Goodness!! I’ve just received a message from “IrishGreenSue” (a.k.a. Sue), that I’ve been chosen as this weeks QFTD at SCS!!   QFTD = Queen for the Day at SCS … but the cyber “crown” lasts for a whole week!  So if you’d like a fun stampy challenge, please play along and share your creation [...]

Happy Weekend, everyone! It’s been a most unusual & busy week here, and even though I’ve been craving some stampy time, it has happened only in tiny little bits of time.   I’m just not willing to confess exactly how many sittings were given to this wintery card.   But at last, here’s ‘Blake’ the snowman! In [...]

Like many of us, I am a huge fan of music.   I remember singing on top of my Grandmother’s table (on my ‘stage’, at her request).  Later, I was blessed to have piano lessons, followed by marching & concert band in school.   The B-flat Alto Saxophone was one of the instruments I learned to play, [...]

It’s been quite a while since I’ve played along with the Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge presented on Tuesdays.   But … I had the time, and this one SCS CC348 definitely intrigued me, especially after seeing some of my favorite stampers showing off their initial samples.   Now one of the cool things about the SCS Color Challenge [...]

Welcome to a brand spankin’ new week, everyone!    Are you even thinking about Christmas? Well … I have a “me”-revelation to share!    I actually have my Thanksgiving turkey in my freezer … no kidding!   AND, I have two gifts purchased (but not wrapped) for Christmas!!   (Due to privacy issues, I shall not name the recipients [...]

Hi everyone! This one came about solely due to this week’s SCS Sketch Challenge, SC357. This is an easy, classic sketch, and I knew pretty quickly what I wanted to do. Not at all how we typically utilize “background” stamps, huh?    I stamped this one 4 times with SU Craft Basic Black ink, and clear [...]

Hello everyone!   Here’s to a brand new week, and the end of a beautiful changing month here.     I found a Halloween card that I shared earlier on SCS … but haven’t blogged, so I’m sharing  “Midnite & Jack” with you today.   This was for one of the wonderful Hope You Can Cling To challenges held [...]

Welcome. welcome!  This has been a continuous week of fun & inspiring challenges over at the SCS Dare to Get Dirty Challenge Forum!   It’s not too late for you to join in the fun and the chances for sweet stampy prizes! I’m glad to share a couple of my latest Dare To Get Dirty creations [...]

Hey there, Stampy Friends!   It’s crazy hot here in Texas right now, but I know of a very ‘cool’ place for some stampin’ fun this week!   We’re having the annual week full of fun challenges for the SCS Fan Club members, lovingly known as the ‘Dare to Get Dirty Challenges’.  Several DTGD challenges are posted [...]

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 [...]

~~~ Let’s start off this shiny new week with a “Keeping It Krafty” challenge from Outlines Rubber Stamps!  Just like it sounds, use kraft cardstock as a main ingredient in your creation.   Check out the Outlines Blog to find out how you can play along toward winning a $25 certificate from Outlines!   I took [...]