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I made some cards to enter into a special issue of Paper Crafts Mag that deals with masculine cards.  Well, that sorta didn't work out f...

I made a card for niece Jessica's birthday, recently, and I entered it into the CARDS Blog sketch challenge.  And, I was a winner!  Yay!...

Well, my computer died this week, and I went through MAJOR withdrawal symptoms.  I have a shiny new laptop now, so I am in the process of le...

Dead computer. Super ARGH.  Already spent the money for the new one, but it'll be 48-72 hours before the data transfer is done. Stay tuned.

So, cancer sucks.  Yeah. Someone close to us was just diagnosed, and that also sucks. Not only for him, but for those in the house who ta...

I have been playing a bit with my Claudine Helmuth stamp set called "So Retro" a bit lately. I guess I have been wanting more su...

Don't you love it when you get a new toy tool, and have to play work with it the second you unwrap it? Well, when I got my hearts tr...

Sometimes, things just work out.  And sometimes, weird works.  And sometimes, you just go on with your bad self. I had that kind of day, r...

Well, the nephew Jason is a graduating kind of guy.  He's finishing up, having a last summer at home, then off to college in the fall.  ...

Well, I was given some stamps recently, by a Ms. Windy Ellard.  I made THESE cards with them, and I LOVE the stamps so much.  She included...

Well, as of 9am EDT, today marks the OFFICIAL start of my tenure as a DESIGN TEAM MEMBER at Oozak.com Challenge Blog!  Uh, excited much?!  U...

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...