Thinking Spring

Is easy to do here in NorCal. Not to brag, but the weather has been GORGEOUS. We had to turn the AC on the other day. Sadly, I haven’t had much chance to enjoy the outdoors, thanks to the fact that this kidney stone just won’t go away. I will say that I’m lucky the pain hasn’t been worse. Compared …

Super Sunday

Yesterday was my big Glitter Ritz class at Memories Live On. Everyone had a great time and learned a lot. For example, I learned to always add an extra hour to whatever you think the class time will be. Two hours just was just hopelessly optimistic. I brought my camera, fully intending to take pictures of my crafters in action, …

A Few Things

Just wanted to hop on quickly today to share a couple of tidbits. – Hambo Stamps is having a Super Bowl sale. The sale lasts until midnight tomorrow (Super Sunday), and you can get 30% off all stamps. Plus, one lucky winner will get their entire order (up to $100 worth) for free. – Today is the last day to …

Pretty Princess Card

How cute is Princess Gwendolyn from The Stamping Boutique? This stamp reminded me of an old stack of paper that’s been sitting in my stash for years. Back when my grandparents celebrated their 60th anniversary, I made two huge scrapbooks for them using the Once Upon A Time stack from DCWV. The books had so many pages that I think …

Card Cupids 3D Challenge

The current challenge over at Card Cupids is to make a 3D or Pop-Up Card. The sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps, whose images are among my favorites. Since the image I chose to work with was Harry Potter, I decided to make a magical card. It looks unassuming at first. But then. How’d it do that? I can’t really tell you, …

Hambo Hoedown "Kickoff" Challenge

It’s finally here! This is the inaugural week of the Hambo Stamps challenge blog, the Hambo Hoedown. That means I finally get the share the card that I gave you a peek at last Friday. Since this is the kickoff challenge, and everyone’s getting geared up for the Super Bowl, the theme of the week is football! I laughed out …