quick easy cute fun: projects for paper crafters
Welcome to Stop #20 on the Operation Write Home Bunny Hop Blog Hop! [Note to Early Birds: The hop officially starts at 9 am (Central Time) on Saturday, at which time all hop posts should be up. If you're here before then, be sure to circle back later to not miss any of the projects the OWH. . .[Read More]
Thanks to everyone who left comments and/or subscribed to InkPaperStamps as part of our blog warming festivites, which wrapped up Christmas Day. As promised, The Dog and I have written a check in your honor to Operation Write Home. (Okay, I wrote and The Dog supervised. . . after which tedious task she demanded a snack.). . .[Read More]
I’m not Jewish, so my knowledge of Hanukkah and its traditions is secondhand. But here are a few noteworthy points as I understand: The roots of Hanukkah date back to a time when conquerors controlled Jerusalem. (Okay, I know that doesn’t help a lot–but who can keep up ‘em all straight?) During that time, the conquerors used the Temple. . .[Read More]
Did you know that Stampin’ Up has a Riding Hood Red houndstooth designer paper? Actually, you can have houndstooth DSP in every color you like, if you have the ink pad (and some Love Letter DSP). I first saw this technique on this Hanukkah card by Yapha last year. Yapha used a brayer on that beauty, which was a winner in last year’s So. . .[Read More]
You might think that those jolly bits from Jolly Bingo Bits would ring in the New Year with a rousing night of bingo. Not these two li’l guys–they’re out sledding on the first snows of January. Wonder if they know that Chinese tradition holds that how you spend New Year’s Day determines how the year will. . .[Read More]
Journey with me, if you will, to the East to enjoy a Japanese-influenced creation. The central element of today’s card is a punch art paper lantern. In Japan as in China, red is a color of congratulations and celebration. Thus, a lantern such as this might be seen at a temple festival or matsuri. The bands. . .[Read More]
Think it’s getting too cold to use that Sizzix Island Floral Bigz die? Think again. Combined with a couple of strategically employed punches, this die can help you with Christmas cards for the lucky few on your ‘exceptionally nice’ list. Hey Rudolph, how was life on the island? (Click on the image for a separate view. Then to. . .[Read More]
Welcome to the new home of InkPaperStamps! We are thrilled to kick off our Blog Warming festivities by participating in Operation Write Home’s Be My Valentine Blog Hop! You are in for a treat today—some 100+ OWH cardmakers have loads of loveliness lined up for your Valentine viewing pleasure. And InkPaperStamps has favors for a couple of lucky Blog. . .[Read More]
--Holly & The Dog
