I have always been a nature girl. Nothing revitalizes me more than time spent in the great outdoors. And nothing delights me more than an unexpected brush with Mother Nature every now and then. Two weeks ago, I met a friend for lunch. Afterwards, we walked her dog down the path behind the restaurant that leads to […]
WOYWW 7, Cat Chat, Updates
I thought I would start today’s post by sharing a second photograph I took of Tsunami that captures his full reflection in my coffee table – in part, because it’s one of my favorite photographs I’ve taken in a long time, and in part, because you’re going to need something beautiful to feast your eyes […]
2010 One World One Heart Winner & Special Announcement
Thank you for celebrating One World One Heart with me – the response to this event has been beyond my wildest dreams! As you know, I am very appreciative to all who read my blog – I cherish your support, your e-mails, and your comments. Today, however, I’d like to extend a special thanks to the 343 people who […]
SSDS Blog Hop Sketch Challenge: Celebrate
This weekend, Stamp Scrap & Doodle Saturdays has been hosting their very first blog hop. It’s been so much fun visiting the Design Team’s blogs in my spare moments! As part of the festivities, they kicked off Feb 12th with a versatile sketch challenge that has been floating around my head all weekend. Finally, I spent […]
Happy Valentine’s Day & OWOH Updates
Happy Valentine’s Day! In my world, today is a Super-Sunday of Sorts! Not only is it Valentine’s Day, but it is the first day of the Chinese New Year (it’s the Year of the Tiger!), the last day to register for my One World One Heart Giveaway, and my anniversary! How is that for some […]
Purple & Green Color Challenge: Create
Do you need a visual break from winter and all of the snow? Are you seeing red from one too many Valentines? Would you welcome a reminder that spring is just around the corner? Today’s ATC, Create, was designed with No Time To Stamp’s Stamp Simply Color Challenge #126 in mind. The challenge called for participants to […]
Sophisticated Valentine’s ATC
Today I wanted to create a sophisticated ATC for Valentine’s Day, so I combined two challenges – The Little Paper Shop’s Red Black and White Challenge with the Little Red Wagon’s Challenge #15 – Red With Bling – and created today’s ATC. I created the stunning red background by laying decorative transfer tape over white cardstock and adding black […]
Multi-Challenge Christmas Card: Decorated Tree!
It’s hard to believe that three days before Valentine’s Day, I am sitting at home making Christmas cards – but who could resist Susie & Vickie’s Christmas Club Challenge #3, which called for cardmakers to feature Christmas Trees this week? And, as Samantha from ABC Christmas Challenge asks, “What’s a tree without Decorations (and a little Ribbon) too?” So, in my […]
Bah Humbug #5: Holly
This week’s challenge at Bah Humbug is Holly. For some reason, this was my hardest card to create yet. I’m not sure if I was because I wasn’t feeling particularly Christmasy this week, or because holly elements seemed hard to come by, but I really scrounged through my stash to find elements for this week’s card! Once I found […]
WOYWW 6 – Cats – And A New View!
Today, the furr-purrs and I decided a new view was in order, so we packed our bags, so to speak, and went a travelling! Not that we went far – does the ever peaceful Tsunami look like he wanted adventure – or a catnap? But we did make it to the other end of the […]
Sir Stampalot’s Moving Challenge
I designed today’s card to celebrate Sir Stampalot’s move to their spacious new shop in Peterborough, UK! We’ve Moved combines older stash (a My Mind’s Eye Frame Up, a Paper Bliss House, black and white cardstock) with new toys (CTMH’s Around The Block Stamps, CTMH Black Archival and Dye Inks, and Skittles) for a dash of old school charm. If you’d […]