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Christmas cards have been made and will be hitting the Post Office this week! Can I confess something? It’s been so long since I have made cards and blogged about it that I got nervous at one point and huffed. I know all about cutting out for 24 cards at a time, but I had…
Subtle messages are often unsaid, but felt through intuition, watching body language, and catching signals. The more quiet I am the more I am experiencing what Zig Ziglar has been quoted as saying that 84% of who we interact with are hurting. Is it because we are getting closer to November elections? The tension and…
My sweet granddaughter has just turned 13! I was there when she was born, and it doesn’t feel like 13 years or even 8, but here she is playing Mozart by heart and doing that hand cross over move. She just exudes confidence as an adult! I’m floored! When she and the family visited the…
As we open into the New Year, let’s give our imagination room to explore Stationery Trends for 2024. Where has this year gone? I can’t believe that we are having the Christmas lights installed this week! Listen to what Wild Apple had to say about stationery trends in 2024: “In the digital age, where screens…
Fifteen years ago, I was introduced to Stampin’ Up! through monthly card making events in Kerrville. I have been making cards since 1984, but the rubber stamps we used then were individual and poorly matched. I didn’t really have a source for the card stock or ink outside craft stores until those Stamp Camps in…
Are you making your holiday cards this year? Are you looking for more ideas to make sparkle and shine? Kathy Skinner and I have teamed up this year to offer you our own Holiday Card designs along with Gift Tags and Stocking Stuffer/Hostess Favors. We held a survey earlier this year to see how many…
Still rolling on the idea I have to show you upgraded Note Cards, I created these flirty thoughts of Birthday wishes using Splendid Thoughts and really bright colors. This Note Card is specifically for sending a gift card. Did you know these Note Cards are the perfect size for that? Even with the gift card…
I think I’ve mentioned in the past that much of what we stamp onto a card panel easily translates into a Note Card, so let’s take the Christmas card we made last month and turn it into a Gift Card Holder. You can see the A2 card IN THIS POST HERE. I have never recommended…
While I was making my mailing list out, I realized a couple things that make this annual card making session more important to me than making Christmas Cards: Plus, who doesn’t love getting an orange envelope in the mail, right? Colored envelopes and stamping a little something in that lower left corner is especially fun…
