One week ago, Toby’s CHF worsened quickly. He refused to eat. No more dancing and barking in the morning. Panting occasionally, coughing and gagging intermittently. We have been monitoring for six months since he came home from his annual cardiology appointment with a Holter monitor. Of course, this had to happen on a weekend when…
Getting organized, focused, and finding purpose after resigning from Stampin’ Up! was a big job. After nearly 16 years, I needed to just get out and stop feeling guilty for not blogging every day (which I didn’t do any way). I chose a stop date based on the ending date for the last annual catalog….
About a month after you have sent a card of sympathy there’s a gap of lonliness the bereaved experiences, and you might want to send another card or drop by with a pizza. If you are too far away to mow the yard or deliver dinner, sending a card is always a good idea. Check…
Years ago Stampin’ Up! had Strawberry Slush and I was IN LOVE! Still am! This year Strawberry Slush is an InColor, which means it will only be around for 2 years. I bought everything they have in that color, from cardstock to alcohol markers. Strawberry all the things! The white panel is not quite 4-1/4″…
I have been waiting to introduce you to a place to donate your handmade cards. Apparently I waited too long because I forgot about writing this post! Ugh! Well, the nice thing about memory problems is that the memories are in there somewhere and when they come out, if you write them down, you have…
I love making sure my cards have a sentiment on the outside of the card, and the inside usually is left blank. But, let me introduce you to some stamps I found at Honey Bee Stamps. Honey Bee Stamps is a small-ish company with BIG stamp sets that are available for every occasion. This stamp…
I might have broken the creativity block just by making my own DIY Stationery in Favorite Colors! Let’s talk about the elements that make that happen. Die cutting these white panels was another one of those ways of getting the block broken. The set of Deckled Rectangle dies has multiple sizes, and this is one…
After making a dozen of those Deckled Squares, I had plenty of scrap white cardstock that I didn’t want to just toss in the recycle bin, so I took the strips and pushed them together to stamp randomly. I used my favorite color combination, and an old favorite stamp set ….. Flowing Flowers. Take note…
One of the things I did back in March when I couldn’t think of what to do in the Nook was to just die cut a bunch of these panels. Positive Thoughts stamp set had a coordinating die set, and this rectangle has the most adorable stitched edge. Don’t you just love it? I had…
