Recover Quickly

Serina is my coworker and stampin’ buddy. She is as cool as a person can be, and she loves everything crafty (which makes her even more cool). Last week, Serina and her husband were headed in to work (Chris works near our building, so they commute in together) when their car was hit on the interstate. They were hit twice before swerving off the interstate into a concrete ditch. While both are safe and healthy,…

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A Simple Note at Christmas

If I were Oprah Winfrey, I would definitely include Stampin’ Up!’s Note Cards and Envelopes on my Favorite Things List.  Since I am not Oprah, my proclamation that I love these note cards isn’t quite as exaggerated and doesn’t get one minute of air time, but I’m going to give it a try, anyway:  “[clears his throat] Everyone wants a quick and easy way to communicate with loved ones this holiday season.  That’s why the next item…

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Kellett’s Tickle Monster Birthday

As I mentioned earlier this week, I am a proud uncle to four nephews and a niece. Kellett is the youngest of these children. He turns 4 today! When all the other children were growing up, I played a little game of Tickle Monster with them. “Hey! Come over here.”  As they approached, I’d whisper, “I’m gonna’ tickle the stew out of you.”  I was always greeted with a giggle and a huff as they…

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Make a Banner – Perfect Every Time

Yesterday’s project features the sentiment “Live in the Sunshine,” which was stamped on a piece of Whisper White card stock and then trimmed into a banner. With scissors, it is easy to mess up the two [seemingly simple] snips that would turn an ordinary slip of paper into a brilliant banner. Today I want to share a quick tip for easily making a banner out of a strip of paper. Here’s a close-up of yesterday’s project, followed…

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