Céad Mile Fåilte – “One Hundred Thousand Welcomes”! It’s the day of the Irish and I reached waaaay far back to my ancestors to bring you this Gaelic welcome. I even made some shamrocks for this card…. ….maybe that’s why green is one of my favourite colors! I love the concept that a 4-leaf clover […]
Stampin' Up!
A PROMISE IS A PROMISE!
The other day I promised to share how I created the flowerpot on this card.…… so in a few easy steps, here we go. Cut card stock to a 2-1/4″ square. Mark in 3/4″ from each side on bottom of square(as shown). Cut from corner to pencil mark on each side to form a flat-bottomed […]
STAMPIN’ UP! – IT’S MY ANNIVERSARY
Anniversaries are always a celebration and what a pleasant surprise to find this card in our mailbox yesterday……….. …..the crew at Stampin’ Up! Canada sent it to me – it’s my 5 Year Anniversary as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. It’s hard to believe that its only been 5 years – I’m having so much fun […]
STAMPIN’ UP! HIP NOTES TO CLOCKWORKS
Is saying “Hip” old school? Or is it new again? I’m not sure but the point is that I did play with the Hip Notes and Clockworks stamp sets! The Paper Players posted their weekly challenge…. …and I was immediately drawn not only to the colours, but that very intriguing picture! So the card that […]
A “CASE” FOR FLOWERS
Hello and a happy Monday to you! Is it possible that spring is now on its way for sure?? Overnight it warmed up from minus temperatures to plus temperatures – crazy – but I’ll take it. Bring on those flowers!And speaking of flowers, I saw the cutest card the other day… …… love, love those […]
STAMPIN’ UP! PETITE PETALS AND SEQUINS
Sequins, sequins, sequins – what shall I do with you? Well, the perfect opportunity came along with the Color Challenge from Pals Paper Arts. I added a touch of gold to the colour combination of Night of Navy, Wisteria Wonder and Smoky Slate! I heat embossed one petite petals design in gold and stamped the […]
BEAUTIFUL + FORM + SCOPE
These three words come from the Greek origin of the word “Kaleidoscope”! Here it is broken down for you:Greek kalos – beautiful + eidos – form + English – scope. The first known use of the word happened in 1817! Yes, I looked it up – I just had to know. Here is one of […]
MY TULIP GARDEN
Tulips are……..a girl’s best friend? Well for this post they are for sure! I saw a really cute idea for potted tulips on Candace Zentner’s blog and just had to make some for myself. Punch art is not something I do on a regular basis – but I’m sure proud of these cheerful little tulips! […]
