Hello and welcome to my blog. Ad you probably figured out I left my "Let's Go Fishing" Designer Series Paper (DSP) sitting out so I thought I'd make another card with it. The paper will be retired in 6 days and I have quite a bit left (as I usually do with all of my DSP). Please read on to see how I made today's card.The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Misty Moonlight card stock. It ..read more

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found a corner fold card with an orientation different than I have done in the past.  These cards are usually fun to make but for some odd reason I struggled with this one. Fortunately there was a video at the site to help me get it right. My problem is always that corner fold. Some papers don't like to fold as nice as others and this one caused me to ..read more

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you that's filled with lots of layers. I have not made a card with this many layers in a long time and I do love layers. Please read on to see how today's card was made.The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock.I cut a 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Berry Burst for the layer.Next I cut two 4" x 5-1/4 ..read more

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a birthday card to share with you using some soon to be retiring products. I feel I need to play with these more so I can justify my purchasing of them (which I can never do! LOL). Please read on to see how I made today's card.The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.My ..read more

Hello and welcome to my blog.  I found today's card on Pinterest. What attracted me to this card was the line of diamond dots and of course the use of more "Flowering Zinnias" 12" x 12" package of Designer Series Paper (DSP). You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how the card was made.The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Melon Mambo card stock. It opens on the ..read more

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you that allows you to use a couple pieces of your Designer Series Paper (DSP). I love finding cards that allow me to use my DSP and would work for retired DSP too. I found this card on Pinterest, you can see it here. I did change it a little.The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Melon Mambo card stock. It opens on the ..read more

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card to share with you using the "Enduring Beauty" bundle. I found the layout on Pinterest and thought I'd use one of the pieces I stenciled the other day. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I made today's card.The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is ..read more

Hello and welcome to my blog.  First, illness update: today I am feeling much better. The muscle is still sore and swollen from coughing so hard and so much but the coughing is more manageable now and I don't hear gurgling when I breathe anymore so that's a great sign. I might be able to sleep better without hearing myself breathe like that. It's been 13 days so it's about time I start ..read more

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card to share with you using the "Enduring Beauty" bundle. I had stenciled several yesterday, made a card and set the rest aside. I was closing windows on my computer and saw another card I wanted to make though I wasn't sure I wanted to use two of the flowers I had colored. After realizing how it was made I saw that it's only one flower cut in ..read more

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a versatile card to share with you. I made mine into a birthday card but it can be used for several other occasions. It's very easy to make and you can have the prettiest coloring you've ever done! I am amazed at how it turned out. Please read on to see how I made today's card.The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It ..read more