Why does it take longer to get a dog into the groomer than it does to get a haircut? I had to wait 3 weeks for Takita to get into her Groomer. That was three weeks too long. She finally goes in today and man they are going to have to do their work on her. See what I mean? Just glad that she is healthy now and back to her normal self. . .... Read more →

Okay, I promised that this is the last post with this stamp set, but there are so many things that you can use this stamp set called Blooming with Kindness. On this card, we used Island Indigo and Pool Party. We stamped the flower with Pool Party and then used the Island Indigo Marker and marked directly onto the stamp in various places. Every card in the class was different. Like a friend and fellow... Read more →

Another card that we did in my Stamp Set of the Month class is this one that we combined 2 techniques. One is Block Stamping where we inked up our Stamping Block with ink and pressed onto the Card Stock. The other technique is a variation of the triple stamping, but it only used two pieces of paper. I guess it could be called Double stamping. Now that is silly, isn't it? Here is the... Read more →

Here is another ad that Stampin Up is putting into magazines. For us up in Canada, it isn't pronounced like our eh. Check it out. I have posted the Pay Pal Option for the regular price for our Christmas Paper Crafter's Affair in October. Stampingly, Diane Read more →

Yesterday I held my monthly Stamp Set of the Month Class. I have just started to hold these monthly classes. This month we used the Blooming with Kindness set. I started off easy ....... and then I guess I did a more complicated card. Here is the first one that we did. We did the Embossing Resist Technique. It has been a very long time since I used perfect Plum ink and paper. It just... Read more →

CHRISTMAS!!! I just love Christmas. From January, Becky and I always count down the months. Wow only 4 months until the Big Day. I forgot to announce the winner from the draw for leaving comments. Thank you all for the wonderful comments. Last weeks winner was Carol M. She won a spool of Pink grosgrain ribbon. And this weeks winner is Carol Yoshy. She won the Stitched felt hand made ornaments that can be found... Read more →

Carol Milgram kindly sent me some more pictures from the Stamp Camp last weekend. I wanted to share them with you. Tomorrow I will share another Stampin Up Ad. When the ladies got up to the cabin on Boot Hill, I gave them a tour of the cabin. Here is Norma Dalgleish and I up in the loft. Everything in this cabin is environmentally friendly. The power is sourced from solar and wind power. I... Read more →