People Like You Make the World Beautiful

Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion 
Crazy is our Fame - Stencils - Anything Goes and/or Hello/Winter

Stamps, die cuts, and stencils by The Greetery
Stickles gold glitter used for candles

Black Ice Technique with Winnie the Pooh

Star Stampz - Inspired by a Song (who remembers the Winnie the Pooh song? Can be heard here on you tube. 

I made this card for a Black Ice challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. All you need is Staz-On black ink OR a permanent black ink. My Staz-on ink was bone dry so I used my Archival ink. You also need a metallic cardstock so I went with gold here. You swipe the permanent ink across your cardstock very lightly, then stamp your image using the same ink. Dry with a heat gun. It must be dry before going to the next step. Then, swipe some Versamark over top of that and add some clear embossing powder, dry with heat gun and you get these results. You can see the written instructions at Splitcoast Stampers here. Who doesn't love Winnie the Pooh? 

Speaking of black ice, we have plenty here today and I hope it melts soon. Can't get out of our driveway due to the ice but it's supposed to warm up to 50 F so let's hope it melts. We in NC haven't had any snow for 3 years so we are not used to this cold stuff sticking around. It started snowing/icing on Friday and here it is Monday. 

Stamps by Unity Stamps

Close up

 

Paper Pieced Snowmen

See if you can find the 5 snowmen hats I paper pieced!! 

Little Red Wagon - Piece and Long Life!
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Snowflakes

Snowmen by Mama Elephant
Snowflake embossing folder used for background sky
Watercolored with Art Philosophy 

It's Time to Celebrate You!

How fun is this watch card?  This is by The Stamp Market and I just fell in love with it when it came out in June. She offers the cutest card kit ever each month and this was offered back in June. It sold out fast and I missed it. Fortunately, she brought it back in November and said she would order more but we would get them the first week of January. So I have been patiently waiting and it came yesterday. I have already made 3 cards and I just love it so much!! All stamps and die cuts by The Stamp Market.

Expecting 1-4" of white fluffy snow tomorrow into Saturday. It's been 3 years since we've seen snow!! (oh wait! We just saw a 1/2" a few weeks ago but it melted pretty fast)

Inspired by - Gnomes or Sketch (I went by the sketch for this card)
Seize the Birthday - Use Something New (this whole set is brand new)
Craft Rocket - Something New (this whole set is brand new)
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Make Today Amazing

I made this for a guy who recently had a kidney transplant. He loves gumball machines and on Splitcoast they asked for cards while he recovers. No gumball machine stamp here but I thought of this cute "Bubble gum" image by Mo's Digi Stamps I have had for several years. 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch - Sketch 611

Digi by Mo Designs
Colored with Copics

Hey there, Valentine

My first post of the new year. Can't believe it's 2025. Next week hubby has hernia surgery (Monday) and Friday I will have a radiofrequency ablation on my neck. The ablation is not surgery, its where they go in with needles in the back of your neck and burn the nerves. Hopefully this will bring me some relief for months to come and I can craft longer since my neck pain has been limiting me with my crafting time. 

Heart's Quest Celebration - Valentine
Just Us Girls - Die Cuts

Die cut by Concord & 9th
Sentiment by Reverse Confetti

Snowman Scene - I'm Ready for the Tail!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate! We had everyone over for our annual spaghetti and it's always a hit!! Today I am relaxing and making a few cards for the new year. We had some stormy weather earlier but it's all clear right now. Emily, our daughter from FL was here for the week but left a day early due to the horrible weather they were calling for so she went back on Saturday. It was great having her home (and her dog Tino). 

You'll see us below baking our annual Christmas sugar cookies in our matching aprons I sewed a few years ago. 

Sunday Stamps - Circlin' Around #SSC350
Stamping Sensations - Winter Greetings
We Love Stamping - Winter

Stamps by Colorado Craft Co.
Snowflake stamps by Unity Stamp Co.
Patterned paper at bottom