One of my favorite things about the new year is the start of a new calendar! Who doesn’t love cracking open that new calendar and recording upcoming events? My daughter created a calendar for her desk this week using the Hero Arts Calendar Stamp Kit. I purchased this kit to use it in my 2018 planner, but it… Read More »
Have you ever had inspiration coming from so many directions that you couldn’t decide which project to try first? That is how I’m feeling lately! I’m taking classes, experimenting with new techniques and products and just having so much fun. It’s just the relaxing vacation I needed. There is so much to be said about a staycation. Today… Read More »
Taking classes, learning about new tools and techniques, and then practicing those new skills is one of my favorite things to do. I spent my afternoon just stamping and blending inks. It was so relaxing! I was browsing the My Favorite Things stamping site and found a new sketch challenge that just went up this morning. It of… Read More »
A day spent organizing will hopefully make future days of creativity more creative and relaxing. Over Thanksgiving I finished putting my craft room floor down and moving the furniture into the places where I wanted it to go. My husband helped me hang some shelves and storage pieces and I’ve been working to get this room functional ever… Read More »
We want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I was excited to receive a handmade card yesterday from my Aunt Terry! I love handmade gifts and cards and I have always encouraged my kids to give us handmade gifts whenever they can. We’ve also started giving each other “experiences” which involve a… Read More »
Did you do some last minute Christmas shopping today? I absolutely did! Tomorrow I will be doing some last minute grocery shopping early in the morning. Between shopping, cleaning and wrapping gifts, I did manage to find time to get some stamping in. Plus, I am entering this card in the Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #279. Check… Read More »
After making Christmas cards, bags, boxes, tags and gifts, it’s time to make the thank you cards! I really enjoy giving gifts to people who have helped me or who have brightened my day in some way. There are those amazing, extraordinary people who seem to know just what you need at the moment and those little gestures… Read More »
New Clearance Rack items have been added. Look at the deals!!! Check out the Decorative Label Punch or the Christmas sentiments die cuts. Check out the Sweetheart punch…keep in mind that Valentine’s Day is around the corner!! Shop online for these at mystampingstore.com or click the pictures below to take you to the online store. Whisper White… Read More »
Sometimes it’s nice to create a card that doesn’t require much, if any, stamping. The easiest way to do that is with the Big Shot and a great set of thinlets dies! I bought this set of giant Numbers Dies thinking that I would use it in my scrapbooks. I’ve been too busy with my unpacking and… Read More »
Card Making during the holiday season is somehow so soul quenching. I’m not sure why. It may be that we take time for ourselves and that quiet few minutes of creating refills our souls. I’m not sure. I just know that this is exactly what I needed to do today. I needed to let the world continue to… Read More »
Have you ever felt so inspired by something that you couldn’t wait to share it with everyone else? That’s how I felt about this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge and that is not until tomorrow, so I still can’t share it with you! Instead, I’ll share another card that I hope you feel inspired by. This week’s SUO… Read More »
There have been so many great sales this season. It turns out that crafting supplies, tools, and irresistible goodies have been no exception. What started out as an order for one set of unique dies for my Big Shot turned into a couple of orders for some fun stamp and die bundles. (In my defense, it was on… Read More »
There is no doubt about it: Crafting is relaxing. So much so, that even moving my crafting stuff around and browsing through my stash dreaming about my next series of projects is relaxing. As you know, I’ve finally started getting my new craft room together. I put in a floor and moved the furniture around to maximize the… Read More »
As you know, I have been slowly working my way through boxes and home improvement projects for the last year. Combine that with the parathyroidectomy I had at the end of October and I will tell you that I am absolutely exhausted! I decorated the mantle and included two small pre-lit trees on each side of the fireplace,… Read More »
Just when I was done unpacking, I realized that I can’t find any of my foil card stock! I also have to admit to myself that I have at least two more good weekends of unpacking ahead of me to finish the last corner of boxes. All the aggravation of selling, buying, packing, fixing up and unpacking has… Read More »