Happy Monday. Well, it's not quite Around the World in 80 days. In fact, it's over 120, but whose counting. Oh... yeah... not me cos I'm retired now:-) The ship sailed from Pier 12 at the Brooklyn terminal in New York and I was lucky enough to be facing the downtown and the Statue of Liberty from my cabin. I know you have seen photos like this before from me, but it's a skyline that never, ever gets old. So, I hope you will forgive me if I share the sights from just before we sailed away on Wednesday. My... Read more →
Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Ann's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a great theme for us. I decided it was a great opportunity to make a birthday card out of a set that I originally bought from Pinkfresh Studios to make Christmas cards. (MMMM... note to self.... next time.... need to make card way ahead of time so that I can send them out before going on vacation!). The set is called Winterberries and is such a pretty set. I used it along with the matching dies and stencils. Here's a sneak peek:... Read more →
Happy Friday. It's the beginning of a new year and the restart of our Festive Friday bi-weekly card making challenges. Our INSPO list for this week inspired me to create a red and gold card featuring one of my favorite tags and butterflies from Alexandra Renke. Here's a sneak peek: Our Festive Friday challenge features a holiday and this week we are celebrating Chinese New Year. The great thing about the Festive Friday challenge is that you do not have to create a project that is specific to this holiday, all you need to do is incorporate at least 3... Read more →