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Well, a milestone has been reached in my card making career-- I am on a DESIGN TEAM!  Now, I have been a "featured Gallery" ow...

You know how sometimes you get an idea in your head, and it just won't leave you alone until you do something about it?  I bought th...

Well, it was a good long week of gardening, from carting and laying down much, to planting a new cherry tree, to filling the window boxes an...

One of the lovely ladies in my Stampin'Up! group is Windy Ellard.  I was interested in a small group of stamps that came with the Paper ...

Well, who'da thunk it?  Two years!!!  It all started HERE , and two years later, here I am, having the time of my life, and just so hap...

Well, I seem to have lost control of myself on these cards.  More, MORE, MORE seems to be the watchword here, and it just has GOT to quit! ...

Wow, what a beautiful weekend here in Michigan.  The sun is shining, the temps are WONDERFUL, and we were able to get out and do some much n...

Well, after my tirade (tirade, rant, whatever...) last Friday about using bright, saturated colors on masculine cards, I decided to put my ...

      Do you ever find, in your stamp collection, that sentiment stamp that you look at and say, "WHAT am I going to do with...

So, it has come to my attention that too many "masculine" cards are prisoners.  Prisoners of drab color.  I cannot TELL you how v...

Well, my computer SEEMS to be back to normal, now, but I am treading lightly. Today I made a card for the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop Challenge....

My server won't let me upload pictures.  I have no idea why, or even what that means, but I am NOT a happy camper.  Anyone out there w...

This week I'm finally playing along with Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger.   Somehow, I have been missing the fact that there is a ...

Also known as a weirdo.  Ok, maybe that's harsh.  Uh, let's say, "I march to the beat of my very own drummer."          ...

Well, Papa (aka Mr. Cardmaker) needs some new toys, so I'm entering a few challenges this week.  I was drawn in by the subject of this w...

This week has been too crazy.  Two birthdays, some very bad news for the family members, a new furnace in about 20 minutes, and I'll be...

Wow, we have the nicest morning here in Michigan, beautiful clear sky and the SUN!  I am going outside!  Well, today's Fix was a tough...

So, I am down to the wire to enter the Paper Crafts Connection's March Gallery Challenge  , so I am whipping together this posting.  Thi...

So, it seems that I do indeed make enough "wop wop" cards to continue with this "Friday Fix" idea! While I ponder wheth...

Ok, so there's two.  At least, in this instance. So, I got this urge to make a project or two with some vellum.  I find vellum to be a...

I have been asked about how this chipmunk card I made went over from Valentine's Day, and I finally have my report.  Well, it was a BI...

Well, I took the plunge and signed on with my friend Brian King to be an Independent Stampin'Up! Demonstrator.  I am SO not a big salesm...

Well, I decided that I was ready to do some new challenges.  So, I headed over to Runway Inspired .  Fashion becomes paper art.  Who'da...

Sometimes, while crafting away, I will make one or two too many elements that don't end up on my projects.  They usually just get tossed...

Well, I have to apologize for being MIA for a while.  That mojo-free moment sort of blossomed, and I had to hibernate for a week or so.  I a...

It's so funny, once you reach a certain age, what you remember about your childhood, and what can come flooding back to you with just th...