Savor the Journey

The weekend after Christmas is here … and I hope this finds you full of peace, contentment, and the sublime joy of having savored a wonderful celebration of Christmas!  In keeping with upcoming changes at the New Year, it’s time for my final installment as a member of the Sugar Baby Design Team for the [...]

  The nativity scene always brings me to a peaceful feeling deep inside.   This sweet nativity stamp captures the appeal of the most wonderful Gift.  Look at those faces … ful of joy and also peace! This card is my contribution to this week’s SSS35 sketch challenge from The Sweet Stop.  The sketch is a [...]

 Are you ready for the weekend?   Of course, I’m kidding!  Yes!  At last the weekend is here again, and with it comes another fun sketch from The Sweet Stop as shown at the bottom of this post.  Oh yes …. I do know that many of us are involved in preparing for the upcoming celebration of [...]

Happy Weekend, everyone!  Now that we’re seriously into the countdown for Christmas, it’s amazing how quickly the time is zipping by!   Saturdays bring us the weekly Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, and I think you’ll really enjoy working with this one.  Square cards are among my favorites, and this sketch has some great additions for added [...]

Welcome to a new weekend, friends!   Have you been savoring the new holiday season?  Did you explore the sales of Black Friday?   Tex’s Tip:  Don’t forget to make snippets of time to do something you love to do ‘for you’ … whether it’s stamping, working out, crafting, reading, spending time with a friend … just remember [...]

Welcome to the weekend!  If you have some time to enjoy a bit of creativity, you’re invited to join the Sugar Babies for another weekend sketch from the Sweet Stop Challenge, SSS30.  Just use today’s sketch as your inspiration, then visit The Sweet Stop to upload your creation for a chance to win $10 toward stamps [...]

 *  Here it is … the welcome weekend!  I can slmost ‘see’ the happy smiles from here!  This also brings a sweet new sketch challenge from The Sweet Stop, SSS29.    Come on along and join us in the fun!  Follow the sketch, then upload it to Mr. Linky at The Sweet Stop for your chance [...]

“Times” will be changing!  (Well, for many of us in the USA, that is!)  Yep!  This is the last day for Daylight Savings Time.   Welcome to the new weekend, everyone!   Today’s Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, is SSS28!   It’s always fun to switch to a different card size/shape for a new way to spice up your stamping.  This [...]

Welcome to the weekend, everyone!  There’s just something about the weekends that makes me happy. Let’s take a look at today’s Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, SSS27!  I haven’t placed an image layer on a tilt in a very long time, so this cute sketch seemed like a lot of fun.  I hope you’ll enjoy it [...]

   Woooooohoooooooooooo!!  It’s Saturday, and that means it’s time for another Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge!   This week’s sketch (SSS26) incorporates a large, central circle … and I do love using circles.    I’ve long been a fan of using circles, so I’m tickled to be using this sketch.  Be sure to check it out at The Sweet Stop [...]

  Hooray!  It’s time for another Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge!   This week, Korin has developed another fun sketch … definitely enjoyable to work with this one!  I’ve long been a fan of using circles, so I’m sure I’ll want to use this sketch again.  Be sure to check it out at The Sweet Stop today, and [...]

*  At last, I get to share my excitement over being invited to become a “Sweet Stop Sugar Baby”, working with the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenges!   And what a sweet team Korin Sutherland has assembled …  I feel very blessed to have been invited to be part of such a talented group of stampers.   Here’s the [...]