My son Cole just made the St. Olaf Men’s Ultimate team and they had their first tournament down at Luther College in Iowa. Last year, you may or may not recall, I went to see my daughter play at the women’s event at the same location, and after having a freezing but fabulous weekend of watching ultimate, I returned home … Read More
It’s World Cardmaking Day 2018! I’m trying something a little different.
Happy World Cardmaking Day, my friends! This marks my 2nd year since starting to make cards wherein, much like International Scrapbook Day, I even knew it was a thing. It’s a thing! Today I’m trying something new: a sorta live video. Normally, I film my YouTube videos, drop out all of the audio, cut them up, splice them together, and … Read More
Present Participle List for October 2018
It’s October, my favorite month of the year, and you probably have noticed (or not) how little I have been posting about my personal life in this space. That’s going to happen from time to time so this is a small update of what’s being happening around here. Watching my daughter establish her life in law school has been a … Read More
Thankful for You Card Share
Not only am I launching a brand new class today, but a few new stamps and dies and today, I’m a guest on the Simon Says Stamp blog sharing one simple card project I made with some of my new products! I made a card a few weeks back using the same Oxide inks! Love this combo and the whole … Read More
Announcing my 30 Days of Thankful Mini Workshop for 2018 + new product releases
Happy October! Today I’m excited to announce the launch of a brand new mini e-course called 30 Days of Thankful 2018. This bite-sized online class is designed to help you plan and prepare to create a mini album (or printed digital book!) of gratitude during the month of November (or really, any month!). Watch the trailer here: 30 Days of … Read More
The Fall Issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine is live!
The brand new issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today is out and I’m excited to share the pages I contributed to our gorgeous fall issue! First things first: did you know you can read the entire issue online for free? It’s true! Plus, there a handful of wonderful free downloads as well, so… check the whole issue out online today … Read More
Peace & Joy card ( featuring a Tim Holtz STAMPtember exlusive collaboration!)
Hello friends! Today I’m excited to share some card projects featuring the exclusive collaboration between Tim Holtz and Simon Says Stamp for STAMPtember 2018! Tim has created a huge red cling rubber stamp set featuring a host of lovely images and sentiments, as well as a set of four exclusive stencils! In my video today, I’ll walk you through my … Read More
Thankful Leaves with Gina K. Designs & Therm O Web
Today I’ve got a simple card featuring some brand new products from Gina K. Designs and Therm O Web. If you haven’t tried any of Gina’s products designed for the Stamp and Foil system, they really are fun and versatile and when you do that whole peel and reveal to see the shine, it never gets old. For this card … Read More
Pretty Pink Posh Autumn Card Projects
Hello friends! I’m so happy to be a part of the Pretty Pink Posh blog hop today! If you’re arriving here from the one and only Jennifer McGuire’s blog, I welcome you warmly to my corner of the internet. Fall is actually in the air here in the upper midwest that I call home, and this card is a way … Read More
Happy Halloween (a STAMPtember® Card Project)
It’s official: I love Simon Says Stamp’s STAMPtember®! This actually marks my second official STAMPtember, and last year, I had no idea what all the hype was. This year? I am nothing BUT hype. Or something. But the fun part is that there are so many fantastic new products out and then, all the STAMPtember exclusive collaborations are coming, too. … Read More