quick easy cute fun: projects for paper crafters
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]
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]
Do you need some quick and cozy thank yous? Dude, it’s December–of course you do! So get together with some old friends in your rubbah collection–for me, that’d be Pines, the moose especially–and tear through them in no time. First, ink the moose sparingly. That allows your image to have a nice fur-like texture. Then, frame the focal. . .[Read More]
The ‘Nice Coat, Joe’ artist trading card was created for Group 1 of the ATC swap hosted by Barbara (aka cre8tivestamper) at the Stampin’ Addicts’ 2010 Convention Meet & Greet. Traditionally, the Joseph’s Coat technique is done on glossy cardstock–apply color as desired, emboss an image with clear embossing powder, and finally cover the embossed image in a dark ink using a brayer or sponge. But wanting a little different. . .[Read More]
Ever have one of those days when somebody does something really, really nice for you? I recently did, when not one but *two* talented stampers I’ve gotten to know through Stampin’ Addicts–Holly (aka catrules) of Rubber Redneck and Jean (aka jlfstudio) of Rogue Thoughts . . . Jean’s Stamping Sutdio–gave me the Sunshine Award. The. . .[Read More]
When The Dog received a generous gift card to PetCo from our thoughtful neighbors, the grrrl and I had a little mother-dogter talk about the importance of saying thank you. It took her a while to make this card and write her thank you note. (A lack of opposable thumbs will slow you down like. . .[Read More]
We recently took everything out of my craft room to paint and put in proper furniture and storage. In the process, I sorted through boxes I hadn’t opened in years. One of them held this oldie-but-goodie. Oh how I miss In Full Bloom! At the first workshop I ever went to, that was the set that. . .[Read More]
Recently, Stampin’ Up! began offering French and Spanish versions of certain sets. Since my elder niece has been studing French, I decided to get En Ovale instead of Only Ovals. After all, what doesn’t sound just a little bit better in French?
--Holly & The Dog
