quick easy cute fun: projects for paper crafters
Welcome to Stop #15 on the HJFTFI October 2011 Blog Hop! If you’re hopping in order, you’ve just been admiring Veronica’s spooky autumn sunset at Blugrass Stamper Studio. Wasn’t that lovely–and I can’t wait to see if she does a midnight moon version! Here at InkPaperStamps, The Dog and I are afraid to come out of our craft room–look what flew out of. . .[Read More]
If you’re like me, every time the ol’ craft room gets straightened up, there’s always a pile of patterned paper scraps that are just too pretty to throw away. Don’t agonize over those tidbits–just grab your trusty 3/4″ square punch! With a few scraps of coordinating cardstock, you can whip up a 9-patch quilt block card. . .[Read More]
Welcome to the InkPaperStamps stop on the VC Rocks Color My World Blog Hop! If you’re hopping in order, you’ve just been admiring Stacey’s creations at Stampin’ Stace. I just love the whimsy of her Flower Fest card! Here at InkPaperStamps, we’ve brought out our ink spots and sponge daubers to add color to our corner of the stampin’ universe. (To. . .[Read More]
Every year, the holiday season seems to arrive sooner than expected. This year, take the stress out of sending cards by joining a Christmas challenge. We’ve got a Just a Few Cards a Month challenge going at Stampin’ Addicts to make one or more cards a month and stash ‘em away for December. My goal is 10 cards per month. . . .[Read More]
How do you thank someone who is always there for you, no matter how tangled a web you’re caught in? You know, the one who carries the jumbo bags of potting soil that you can’t even budge over the the trunk’s lip. . . . . . installs the rain barrel in just the right place–which can only be pinpointed. . .[Read More]
Today is April 6–do you know what that means? Less than a month to Cinco de Mayo! A common misconception is that Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico’s independence day. It does not. (That would be Diez y Seis de Septembre, or September 16, 1810, when the people of Dolores responded to Father Hidalgo’s call for Mexico’s. . .[Read More]
Thanks to everyone who left comments and/or subscribed to InkPaperStamps as part of our stop’s festivities during the OWH Bunny Hop blog hop. As promised, The Dog and I have written a check in your honor to Operation Write Home. (This time, The Dog demanded her snack in advance, citing the extensive energy required to supervise.) These funds–$104.28–will help defray. . .[Read More]
If you’re like me, you find some techniques so captivating that it’s almost impossible to toss even the tiniest scrap of it. Polished stone falls definitely falls into that category for me. Eventually, though, the scrap pile gets too big and the time comes to do something about it. What to do then? When I can’t save it. . .[Read More]
--Holly & The Dog
