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]
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]
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]
Ahhhhh, springtime. The ice and snow are gone, the wind’s blustery and the garden awaits. We’ve planted radishes, beets, spinach, cauliflower, swiss chard, a variety of lettuces and several herbs. So far, everything’s coming along splendidly! But alas, the only carrots that will sprout here this year are punch art ones. Oh well, there’s always. . .[Read More]
Do you ever look at patterned paper and see something more than just the pattern on the paper? I do. And when I looked at the white-on-black scrolls pattern in Love Letter, I saw butterflies. Lots of them. Everywhere. Day after day. 24-7. So I created this. That got the fluttering flock out of my. . .[Read More]
Yesterday’s mail contained the usual assortment. . . . bills. . . advertisements. . . wait, a hand-addressed envelope to me and The Dog?!? Yea! Now who was sending us something addressed by hand? Checking the return address, I saw it was from Seletta, who you may recall won our blog candy from the SAB blog hop. One sniff. . .[Read More]
--Holly & The Dog
