Back in June and July, while I was preparing projects for my Stampin’ Up! Convention Display board, I wanted to keep a good balance of the types of projects I was presenting. I had “happy birthday” and “thank you” and “you make me smile” but I didn’t have an invitation. As I glanced over my stamp sets, all stacked neatly on the shelf, I started to see how I could combine several different sets to make…
Back in January, you helped me to celebrate Jude and Jonas’ birthday, and in February you helped me celebrate Janelle’s. Today, it’s Jarah’s turn to soak up the birthday wishes. Jarah is the older sister of Jude and Jonas and Janelle’s daughter. Jarah is such a girly-girl. Since she was able to walk, Jarah has loved to dress up in princess costumes and dance around the room. She’s a smart cookie, that one. Here’s my…
This week I learned that I had just missed my friend’s birthday – and it wasn’t just ANY birthday. I missed Nancy’s 50th birthday. I never had an occasion to ask her birthdate (that’s a really bad habit of mine). Must. Be. Better. About. Gathering. And. Remembering. Birthdays. Anyway, I missed it. Although late, here’s my way of honoring her big day: Tips, Tricks and Reminders Color Palette. When I sat down to make Nancy’s 50th birthday card, I knew…
OK, OK. I admit that I went a little overboard with my dark and dirty card yesterday. Today, though, the clean and classy papercrafter is back with a Pals Paper Arts Challenge: PPA154. They offer up a combination of three colors, and we are challenged to make a project that features them. I’ll confess I was a bit puzzled by the combination at first – Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake – but the more I played around with the colors, the more I fell…
Janelle and I met in middle school, became good friends in high school and became great friends in college. I moved to Atlanta, and she is settled in Pittsburgh. Four years ago, Janelle and Jason (her amazing husband) welcomed twins – Jude and Jonas. When I call to chat with Janelle, the two boys always chime in to say “hi, BK!” and “I love you, BK!” I love it! CUTE STORY ALERT: Jason is probably…
