Playing with Poinsettia Place I fell in love with the whole Poinsettia Place Suite. I had a great time coloring and building these poinsettias with the Poinsettia Petals Bundle. With this card I used the Real Red Blends Combo with a few light touches Pretty Peacock to bring out some of the details. The Plush ...
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Team Stamp It Thanksgiving Blog Hop
Country Home Bringing Us Together Country Home is brought to life with the many colors of the Stampin' Blends color combinations that surprise you and sends a bright Hello to friends and family across the miles or next door. With so much time in our own homes, keeping our families safe, It is more important than ...
Halloween Team Stamp It Blog Hop
Halloween is Upon Us! In this crazy year of 2020, like everything Halloween will be a little unusual. I thought I would take a little trip outside the box and use the adorable Gnomes For The Holidays, in a Halloween inspired card. The Old World Paper Embossing Folder makes a great background for this ...
Team Stamp It Fall Blog Hop
The Regal Colors of Fall This gorgeous Sunflower from my garden is the inspiration for my fall card that I made for my daughter that has moved to Texas and will be missing the blooms of all my sunflowers this year. The Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle is one of my favorite bundles in this years annual catalog. I ...
Stampin’ Up! Steppin’ it Up! 100 days, 100 lives!
100 lives in 100 days. On June 23rd I finished reading The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma. I was inspired by the story of a single father that read to his daughter every night for almost ten years. It started with 100 days. Now as a single mother of 3 adult children and as a second grade teacher, at first I thought ...
Stamp It Group Blog Hop Summer Lovin’
Summertime and the Living is Easy! Summertime means gardening and flowers to me. This year, the unfortunate and difficult months of being resigned to living within the property lines of my home has led to a wondrous blooming of flowers and vegetables in my gardens. I am able to spend more time with my plants ...
Stamp It Group Blog Hop Father’s Day
Celebrating My Dad Sailing Home is a wonderful place to start. When I ponder "How do I tell my dad how special he is?" Especially now, when I see his brain robbing him of his memories. My Dad is 88 years old and still teaching me about life and the way to make it through the challenges life throws at you. In ...
Stamp It Group Mother’s Day Blog Hop
Mother's Day in Grace's Garden In this time when we are so far apart and wishing that Spring would hurry up and arrive here in the Northeast, I thought that playing with Grace's Garden Stamp Set and the Garden Gateway Dies was a perfect way to spend a rainy day. Of course I had to break out my Aqua Painter in order to ...
Paper Pumpkin Party?
Are You Missing the Friendship and Laughter with Your Crafting Friends? Last month I expected to be home for 2 weeks and I thought I would be able to catch up on my crafting as I eliminated my 2 hours of commuting and reduced my time in front of my wonderful 2nd graders. Little did I know that I would have a very ...
What to do While the Kids are at Home! Think Sale-a-Brations
Laughter and Creativity is Food for the Soul As we try to figure out what to do while the kids are home and the work place has become your kitchen table, know that finding ways to feed your soul and find happiness will go a long way to chase stress and fear away. I am a second grade teacher outside of Boston and will ...
Team Stamp It Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop
Sale-A-Brations Celebration!!!! I love the Honey Bees stamp set and the Detailed Bees Dies in the Honey Bee Bundle, found in the Mini Catalog, that make this card just adorable. However, Golden Honey Specialty DSP, A FREE Sale-a-brations product, is my favorite part of this design. First it has the gorgeous gold ...
Team Stamp It Vallentine’s Day Blog Hop
Happy Valentine's Day The Painted Poppies and Peaceful Moments Stamp Sets create such a lovely card for Valentine's day. I love the Peaceful Poppies DSP's artistically painted flowers. It feels like you have a bouquet of flowers in your hands. This card gets lots of shimmer and sparkle from the Wink of ...