I can’t remember where I first saw the pronouncement, but ever since I read that “pink is the new red”, I’ve been eager to experiment with the traditional Christmas combo of red/green, and use pink/green in a Christmas card! Today’s card features pretty purple DCWV cardstock, layered with Martha Stewart papers that Secret Santa Joyce brought me, and […]
Oh Christmas Tree
This morning, as I was looking over my most recently created Christmas cards, I made a surprising discovery: Each card features a Christmas tree as the focal point of its design! Although I hadn’t planned it that way, my love of Christmas trees shines through loud and clear! With that in mind, I thought it would be fun as […]
Doodlebug Christmas
This is the final Christmas card I made from my Doodlebug bag of scraps. Since I usually gravitate towards vintage colors at Christmas, it’s been fun working with such festive colors! I’ve also enjoyed playing with the painted wooden pieces – I’m sure I’ll find more uses for them in future projects. The cute Merry Christmas tag […]
Merry And Brite
Have you ever been inspired to create a project based on a favorite song? Today’s card, Merry and Brite, is the second Doodlebug Christmas card I created from my Little Bag of Scraps. The title is derived from the lyrics of the best-selling single of all times – White Christmas. I decided to research the song’s history and […]
Little Bags Of Scraps
In my spare moments, I often find myself sorting through my “little bags of scraps” – baggies filled with old treasures waiting to be resurrected into new life on current projects! My Doodlebug Christmas cards are a perfect example of what you can create from your little bags of scraps. They combine scraps from a Doodlebug kit I […]
Christmas Joy
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas all around the Paper Palace! Yesterday morning, I discovered a wonderful surprise. While visions of sugarplums danced through my head, my husband had merrily transformed our home into a winter wonderland! I awoke to a visual bouquet of angels and ornaments and vintage St. Nick. My eyes feasted upon stockings […]
Blog Candy Opportunities
In October, Mary Vogel of On Life And Creatingsponsored a blog candy contest to celebrate her birthday. As is often the case with these contests, I entered but forgot to check back to find out the results. By chance, we connected a few weeks ago and due to Mary’s follow-up, I discovered that I had won! […]
Believe
I have always loved the color blue. I love everything about it – its quietness, its serenity, its tranquility. Blue is freedom and expansiveness – it is sky and sea. Blue is a warm blanket that wraps itself around us and brings peace and comfort to frazzled lives. Blue speaks the language of our spirit. Last December, I made […]
A Surprise Visit From Secret Santa
A few weeks ago, while I was busy tending to my daily tasks, my husband appeared out of nowhere, grinning from ear to ear. After a few minutes of light banter, he revealed the reason for his visit. Behind his back was a large priority box. Since I did not hear the mailman come and […]
Green Beans With Garlic And Basil – Scrapbook Recipe
As long as I can remember, I’ve had a love affair with fresh green beans – or string beans, as we used to call them. Not canned ones. Not frozen ones. Not fancy french cut ones. Just pure, unadulterated, fresh green beans – the only kind worth eating, in my book! I’m always looking for […]
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 […]