A Spring Welcome

“Some houses are forbidding, cheerless and indefinably hostile.  Others seem to welcome the stranger who steps inside.  Dolly Clare’s was one such house.  I felt that I was heir to a great deal of happiness, and I blessed the shades of those who had lived in and loved this little home, and who had now [...]

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Handmade Vintage Easter Cards

I whipped out a few vintage style Easter cards last night.  I used the book Birds and Butterflies (vintage clipart from Memories of a Lifetime series) .  They are so easy a five year old could do this.  I just make a color copy, cut it out, and pasted it on cardstock.  I love ribbons, [...]

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March Winds

(Photo taken by my son in Vancouver, British Columbia)
“The March wind roars
Like a lion in the sky,
And makes us shiver
As he passes by.
When winds are soft,
And the days are warm and clear,
Just like a gentle lamb,
Then spring is here.”
-   Author Unknown

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Tree of Love Valentine

I love this contemporary stamp from Savy Stamps. The little word love was from a Stampin Up set I had.  I  kept the card simple as I wanted a more contemporary modern design.  I colored the stamp tree trunk and hearts with markers to get the colors different.  I used my stickles for the shiny [...]

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Who Loves You Valentine

I wanted to get an owl stamp for fall but never found the right one.  When I saw this little guy sitting on a branch with hearts, I knew he was the one I wanted!  I love the words that go with him, “who loves you?”  The stamp is by Great Impressions in Centralia, Washington.  [...]

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Paris Card

I’ve missed being at my art table making cards.  Today I had a birthday card to make and decided to use my Paris stamp set by Cavallini Papers & Co.  I wanted something a bit youthful and trendy so I thought of this stamp set.  I used blue and brown polka dot paper and ribbon [...]

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Decorating the Porch

The word for Creative Everyday this month is play.  I had more fun playing on my porch by decorating it for winter! I took down all the Christmas decorations this weekend and went shopping with the Christmas money my mother always gives me for a new wreath for the porch. I found one on clearance, [...]

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Owl Card

I was shopping yesterday and happened across this darling little owl stamp by Great Impressions.  I bought it for my Valentine Day cards but decided I could make a best wishes card with it as well.  My cards are usually very simple, but this one just needed a bit more embellishments to carry the tiny [...]

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