Hey friends! Just a reminder about the blog candy contest!! I’m giving away a Skipping Stones Design Cupcake Cutie stamp set! Please note the date change…. Here’s a reminder on the rules: Here’s the deal… and you must follow these rules to qualify: * Create any card or piece of artwork that is based on any ONE of these 4 sketches. PLEASE NOTE: You do not need to use SSD stamps, but if you have them, we’d love to see…
I think one of my favorite phrases is “better late than never”. It seems to be my life’s motto lately. This has been a fabulous Christmas season this year despite crazy jobs and crazy sicknesses and all the other bits of life that seem to “take over” your life. I’ve really enjoyed this Christmas season even though some of my best laid plans did not come to fruition. (Sometimes you just have to let go of things that aren’t really…
Many of you know that I have a soft spot in my heart for furry creatures, especially dogs. Our sweet Sadie is a rescue puppy. Today I came across a GREAT opportunity to help out some of these special little friends. A Place To Bark is a non profit shelter founded by artist Bernie Berlin (how cool is her name??? Brent and my sister call me Bernie as a nickname – variation of Ernie, long story – sometimes and Berlin…
So far this month we’ve had 4 sketches from Skipping Stones Design. I’ve had loads of fun using them as a springboard to jumpstart my mojo/creativity. I’ve even jumped off the highdive a couple of times and left the comfort of my own little cozy box. Here’s a recap of the sketches and the cards that I’ve created with them thus far. You can click on any of the photos to view larger. Now I want to…
I’ve been a busy girl this past week. I have a lot of schtuff to upload to share, but the days are getting away from me with all this Christmas prep going on. Can u say CRAZY days? This weekend I played around with my Skipping Stones Design stamps again and created this fun little card with the Tropical Birthday stamp set. I really like this set! I tried a few different things with the images, but ultimately I decided…
I was working on a lot of projects this weekend. I can share two of them with you after Thursday when the recipient gets them. (She reads this blog from time to time so I don’t dare share yet.) Today I actually wrote our Christmas letter and printed it out and created a digital Christmas photo card to go with them. I created one last year, too, but never mailed it.. lol… I thought about reusing it and then remembered…
When Heather sent me this set several weeks ago I laughed and laughed and laughed. I love the sentiments! I couldn’t wait to play with the set! This weekend was the perfect chance, what with our crazy weather and all. We needed a little warming up around here! SSD Tropical Birthday Here’s Kim Teasdale’s Sketch Tuesday SSD02 for Skipping Stones Design: And here is my take on the sketch. It’s a simple, yet fun card. I have a hard time…
But the snow is so delightful? Uhm… sorta… the jury is still out on that one. After a LOnG and crazy day in Salt Lake doing this with Mrs Georgia White and her daughter Sue …. …. this is what I came home to: Sorry for the blurriness.. it’s difficult to take a decent photo at night while you’re shivering to death. Brrr. I could barely get in my driveway…. I had to back up to the curb across the…
I’m headed in to work today to take a client (Georgia White) up to Salt Lake City so she can set up a Christmas Tree at Primary Children’s Medical Center, tie loads of toys and goodies on it, and watch the kids faces light up. It’s a tradition. I‘ve been almost every year for the past 10 years. We woke up to a white wonderland this morning! We’ve got 5” of snow down here at home and about 6+” in…
Every year Primary Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) in Salt Lake City holds a Festival of Trees. The purpose of this festival is to raise money for families who have loved ones at PCMC and need help with their medical bills. From their website: “For 39 years, the Festival of Trees has been a “Gift of Love” to children at Primary Children’s Medical Center. The Festival is organized by a volunteer board of 84 women who enlist time and talents from…