Tsunami Gives Thanks

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Mine was great – I spent Thanksgiving with family and friends, eating delicious food, watching movies, and catching up on some much needed sleep!  But – I am convinced that no one had a grander time than Tsunami, my two and a half year old Blue Maine Coon cat! Tsunami […]

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Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours!  I hope that you are surrounded by loved ones and thankful for much on this special day.  Among my blessings, I count the joy that each of you brings into my life! As you can see, Templeton Turkey has returned – in full regalia – to kick off the […]

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Eat Ham, Not Turkey!

Eat Ham Not Turkey

Meet my friend, Templeton Turkey.  Every year around Thanksgiving, he tirelessly campaigns for Americans to “eat ham, not turkey!”  Poor Templeton – even as he pleads “Why not try ham this year?” – he knows he is fighting a losing battle! According to the National Turkey Federation, turkey consumption has increased 108% since 1970.  Few birds are […]

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Vintage Lady

When I was growing up, I lived in a 2-story, turn-of-the-century farmhouse, complete with a dirt basement and a full attic. Whenever I was home alone, I loved to venture into the attic to explore its hidden treasures.  Visiting the attic was like visiting another world to me – for awhile, I stepped out of time and walked into […]

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Give Thanks

It’s hard to believe that in just a few days, we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving here in the U.S.  Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays.  I love setting aside a special day to thank God for our many blessings – to feast with family and friends -to reflect upon what is important in life.  As each year […]

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Jessie’s Mae’s ATC

Today’s ATC is the fourth card I’ve completed for the 10-month ATC Names Swap I’m participating in.  If you’d like more information about this series, see Dawn’s Name ATC. Jessie Mae provided me with a wonderful list of Favorites from which to draw inspiration for her card.  I knew that I wanted to use her favorite color, […]

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House of Treasure

Today’s card is the second ATC I’ve created in what appears to be turning into a series of house-shaped ATCs!  I created this card for Linda Abby for a recent shaped-ATC swap.  You can view the first card in the series by clicking on House of Dreams, House of Hope. Although the design elements used in […]

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With Love – Vintage Button & Lace Card

Every now and then, I come across an idea or project that I absolutely love – so much, that I move through those initial stages of inertia, then preoccupation, into action, then fruition.  Have you ever had that happen – you see somthing that inspires you so much, you can’t get the idea out of your mind […]

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Ginger The Glitter Giraffe

Today’s ATC features Ginger, the Glitter Giraffe – a glitzy creature roaming through the Exotic Jungle of my imagination – in a land first introduced by Wendilee, who chose Exotic Jungle as her theme for a recent Winner Take All swap! I discovered Ginger while on Expedition – specifically, while digging through a CTMH Level 2 Expedition Paper […]

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Patti’s Birthday Card

I created today’s birthday card for my dear friend Patti using elements from a QVC kit.  I chose these pieces because I love the colors and the hand-stitched background paper.  I also love the way the negative space within the chipboard seems to be “filled” by the color-coordinated paper!  What do you think of the pretty polka dot ribbon I stapled […]

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Wendilee’s Name ATC

Art is not created in a vacuum.  It is shaped by everything around us, and molded by both the past and present influences in our lives. Today’s feature is Wendilee’s Name ATC, the third card I’ve created for the ATC Names swap.  If you missed the details about this project, you can read about it here. Wendilee’s […]

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