T day, I love this bear, and Union Ale House

Once again it’s Tuesday where several of us share a drink inspired post at the Altered Book Lover. My husband and I went to the Union Ale House In Virginia Beach for a nice brunch on Saturday. They serve $2 Mimosa’s and bloody Mary’s as a special, so I had a cranberry Mimosa and Hubby […]

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T stands for Coffee, Cards and Confession

It’s been a loooong time since I joined the T group at The Altered Book Lover with a drink and a life update. I’m sharing my Coffee, and some cards I made yesterday, and a small confession. Confession first = every time I have to get my blood drawn and fast, I eat something I […]

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Stampin Up Clever Cats Meets Tim Holtz Santa’s Helper Elf

Sometimes you just need to buy a new stamp set to get your “mojo” going again! When I saw this new set called “Clever cats” by Stampin Up, I knew I had to have it. The cat looks just like my Mojo when stamped in black. I started wondering what else besides a broom the […]

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WOYWW, Black and White Inchie Moon, Birthday Wishes

It’s been several weeks since I took a picture of my desk and shared What’s on my work desk, so here it goes! A rubber stamp that I didn’t use, yellow ribbon, scissors, punches, tape, lot’s of glue, garbage scraps and ink. I did just complete a card for the AAA Cards Challenge to make […]

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Happy 13th, Boy, Tag,bookmark, card

At Tag Tuesday the theme is numbers. I combined that idea with the design at Freshly Made Sketches, and the color challenge at Color Throwdown to create tag/bookmark birthday card for a 13yr old boy. I wanted the tag to be removable so I created a pocket out of acetate and attached with washi tape […]

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WOYWW, CAS, Embossed, Black and Gold, Male Birthday Card

My Nephew is turning 25 (how did that happen!) As he is a young male executive, I wanted a slightly trendy/classy masculine birthday card to send to him. With the help of a few card challenges, I came up with a black and gold theme that I think will fit the bill. The “New” item […]

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Woyww, white on white Elf

Joining in again with the crew at the Stamping Ground to show What’s on my work desk this Wednesday. I decided to enter two card challenges this morning. One at Let’s Squash It where you need to use an embossing folder, and the other at Sparkles Monthly where the theme is white on white. The […]

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T stands for Three, and time to celebrate

On Tuesday’s we share a beverage and what we’ve been up to with the crew at The Altered Book Lover. One of my neighbors children just turned three and had a unicorn themed birthday party, so I made her this happy pink card. I added stickles to the die cut unicorn, floral trim, and some […]

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Woyww, Autumn Birthday Card

Time to share what’s on my work desk again with you and the group over at the Stamping Ground. I needed to make a card for my nephew’s 20th birthday. I tend to use the number of years the recipient is with die cuts or stamps, so I wanted to do something different this time. […]

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Tag and Journal Spots, 25th Birthday, and Funnies

Happy Labor Day Weekend ~ I’ve been busy creating for a swap inspired by Tracie Fox’s Video (HERE) on making tags for junk journals. If you decide to watch the video, you can skip the first 8 minutes if you just want to watch her create. I watched her use her tearing ruler, and thought […]

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