It’s getting close to Valentine’s Day, and I wanted to do something a little “unconventional”. I cut a 12″x12″ piece of Red Match Makers cardstock (V-118) to 12″x6″ and folded it in half. I scored the front 1″ from the fold, and glued the spine to the back.  The pattern cardstocks are from the Mia’s Cottage [...]

  I finally have all my Merry Wishes projects finished! Woohoo! I had so much fun making everything, and I can’t wait to see what everyone at work thinks of their goodies!   For my goodie bags, I stamped address labels and wrapped them around Hershey’s Nuggets. I put two in a trading card sleeve and topped it [...]

It’s a snowy Sunday and I’m taking advantage of the natural light and warm indoors. It may not be Santa’s workshop, but it’s my own Merry little studio! I’ve got all kinds of projects going on featuring TAC’s Merry Wishes cardstock collection. (Not to mention buttons, Scrappers’ Floss, and Crystal Stickles!)  I am altering the round tins and Christmas lunch [...]

I’ve been in charge of our church’s Card Ministry for almost 2 years now. I make and send out birthday and anniversary cards. When I first took over the Card Ministry, I was given a box of Current cards. I asked if I could make cards once the “store bought” ones ran out, and got [...]

 Okay, I just love this little guy! Here are a couple easy projects using Ginger Joy:    This first project is a quick tag. Just fold a 7″ x 2 1/2″ piece of red cardstock in half to measure 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. Hand draw “stitches” along the border with a Micron black pen. Stamp Ginger Joy [...]