It is amazing to me how a "friend's birthday" can draw us back to our paper crafts.  Yesterday we were celebrating Daan's ...

I have used this punch very little. I decided it was time to give it a try. I had seen a card similar to this. I had all these paper scraps ...

When I first saw the "Seasonal Layers" thinlets die set in the new Stampin' Up catalog, I fell in love with it. I began seeing...

On June 15, our grandson, Stephen, graduated from Jones College Prep High School in Chicago, Illinois. He finished high school well. This su...

This was a card I made just because I wanted to. I had been working on cards for my class. There were some things I wanted to try and this i...

These are two of my favorite techniques. That was the topic for our June Create, Challenge, Encourage Stamp class. We made three cards using...

Saturday evening I wanted to make a Father's Day card for my husband. I wanted him to know how much I love him.  He was also a wonderful...

I seem to always be running behind these days. It is a challenge to just keep up with "today's" activities. April 30 was my so...

Sometimes I look around my desk and wonder why I don't just throw everything laying around in the wastebasket. Then I make a card with ...

Valentines Day sort of came and then was gone. Don had a neurology appointment that morning in Ann Arbor. In the evening we had our Parkinso...

The past week, here in Michigan, we have seen several days with really heavy, dense fog. I was inspired to try to create a foggy scene on a ...

This afternoon, I was able to get a card made for today's SCS sketch challenge. The card turned out to be a very simple "cl...

My card for today's challenge is not what I started out to do. I guess each part built on the previous part. It took me a while to decid...

I had been doing some research on different ways to use stencils. I came across a blog with wonderful videos regarding stencils and differen...

For some reason today's CAS challenge took me all day. It was a color challenge so it should not have been that difficult. Using color i...

What a beautiful stamp set. It often gets hidden and then when it comes out-------  It makes such beautiful cards. Here is one that I made a...

The sponging technique fascinates me. I love how simple it is and yet so elegant. With just a little ink and some type of sponge, you can ...

It is time for the third Cornish Heritage Farms Challenge. The theme for this challenge is "Pearls and Lace" and our hostess is Ci...

It has really warmed up here in Michigan today. Time to get some yard work done. But there is still time to stamp. Right. Here is my next c...

Many have asked me about making the top for the brick wall on my card. There are several steps but it is very easy. I used a light gray card...