I was excited to see this week’s color challenge at Create with Connie and Mary – it is a color combination that I recently stumbled upon and liked. In fact, I posted a card in Lost Lagoon and Cherry Cobbler earlier this month, but it did not include any Smoky … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Weekly Deals and a Merry Gift Card Holder
First, the Weekly Deals… Happiness Is Project Life Accessory Pack Item # 135309Regular Price: $9.95 US/$12.50 CAN Discounted Price: $7.46 US/$9.38 CAN Window Frames Collection Framelits Die Item # 129021Regular Price: $26.95 US/$32.95 CAN Discounted Price: $20.21 US/$24.71 CAN Daffodil Delight 1/2″ Ribbon Seam Binding Item # 125583Regular Price: $6.95 … Continue reading
A Card and a Dog
First, the card…I made this yesterday with a group, and I think they were all impressed with how quick and easy it is to create beautiful wreaths with the “Wondrous Wreath” bundle. We also talked about the great potential of this set for all seasons. In this fall version, the … Continue reading
November Greetings a la Carte
Here is the “menu” for this month’s Greetings a la Carte. Most are held over from last month, and if you have another favorite from a recent class, please let me know – I may be able to accommodate you. If you are already signed up, please let me know … Continue reading
Ornamental Pine
Today’s card is also a mixed CASE of a few ideas I have seen. The great thing about this card is this…it is elegant and impressive without being complicated! You could easily make a lot of these to send at Christmas. This time I have the pinned samples of … Continue reading
Blog Candy Winner and Blooming with Kindness
I have a Blog Candy winner, chosen with the random number generator at random.org… Congratulations to Barbara V! I will contact you to get you your prize. Thank you for playing! For today’s card, I pulled out a set that I haven’t used in a while to make a sympathy … Continue reading
Festival of Trees for Just Add Ink #238
I liked the simple sketch this week at Just Add Ink, so I thought I would play along. Here is the sketch… I knew I wanted the circle to be broken up with the star punch, and then I couldn’t resist adding a strip of vellum embossed with stars. Vellum … Continue reading
Weekly Deals
Here are this week’s Weekly Deals… Large Triangle Punch Item # 133375 Regular Price: $15.95 US/$21.95 CAN Discounted Price: $11.96 US/$16.46 CAN Silver Stampin’ Glitter Item # 133756 Regular Price: $3.95 US/$4.95 CAN Discounted Price: $2.96 US/$3.71 CAN Twine Baker’S Early Espresso Item # 123124 Regular Price: $2.95 US/$3.95 CAN … Continue reading
Holiday Makeovers
The easel card on the left was one of the favorites in last week’s Card Buffet. It was designed by my upline, Mindy Gray. We also came up with some great holiday ideas for this card type, and I made one with “Festival of Trees”. I used stars, with the … Continue reading