Happy Mail: Sailing the Open Sea with Barb

Time to weigh anchor and set sail!

Look at the lovely card that recently graced my mailbox!  (For a close-up view, click on the image.) This beauty is from Barb F., the newly crowned RAK Queen at VCRocks.  It seems like almost every day, that girl has just come back from a post office run to mail another batch of cards.  She is. . .[Read More]

Merry Mailbox: A Delightful Card from Seletta

A wonderful surprise in my mailbox--thanks, Seletta!

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]

Canine Capers: Let’s Party!

Dogs.  The ultimate party animals.

Hard to believe, but we’ve now had Party Grrrl more than half her life. And what an exciting half a life it’s been!  She’s bonded with her daddy, dined on (among other things) some of her mommy’s finest cardstock creations and even practiced her manners. But mainly, it’s been one big non-stop party. And the party starts every day. . .[Read More]

Punch Art Idea: Playful Pup Says ‘Adopt A Shelter Dog!’

Take this li'l fella home!

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month–what better way to honor the occasion than with a punch art pup? (Okay, the *best* way to honor the occasion would be to adopt a shelter dog.  But we’ve already done that and maybe you have too, so let’s go with the punch art today.) There’s something special about a shelter dog.  Most of. . .[Read More]

Are you a first time visitor? (The Dog *loves* visitors.)

Are you my visitor?

Whether this is your first or 500th visit, The Dog and I want to say welcome, and thanks for stopping by to check out InkPaperStamps.  If this is your first time, here are a few tips to help you make the most of your time: Want a closer view of a project?  Click once on the image. . .[Read More]

All in the Family: The Dog Sends a Thank You Note

'I like you!!!'--how all the cool pups say 'thanks!'

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]

For Father: Cozy Card from Daddy’s Furry Girl

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This is the time of year when all creative canines begin to ponder:  what kind of Father’s Day card should I make for dear ol’ Dad this year? Last year, our party girl made this card to commemorate their first Father’s Day together as dad and dogter.  No doubt she’ll soon be asking for help. . .[Read More]

Double Slider Card: Memento of a Birthday Cruise

A little cruise down memory lane. . . .

My dad always looked up to his cousin C.L., so much so that he even followed him into the Navy.  So when C.L.’s 85th birthday came along, it was only fitting that the family put back out to sea to celebrate. Actually, it was a double celebration because C.L.’s son was also celebrating a milestone. . .[Read More]