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]

Artfully Asian: Rooster ‘neath the Plum Blossoms

Eight-layer gate fold card: Rooster 'Neath the Plum Blossoms

This eight-layer gatefold card was presented to David and Meijie at their California wedding reception this fall.   (For a close-up view, click on the image.  To zoom in further, click again.  Click here to peek inside.) Designed with the aid of My Digital Studio, the card incorporates Chinese tradition and references both bride and groom.

Kevin: He's Just that Cool

Recently, I told you about Kevin and the card I made in honor of Kevin’s 50th birthday.  Now it’s time to share the lovely party favors Kevin put together for each of his guests.  Wrapped in a reusable plastic baggie (lest departing guests encountered flood waters on their way home) were an LED flashlight, a screwdriver. . .[Read More]

My Digital Studio/Design Tool Saves Time, Brushed Gold

Eight-layer gate fold card:  Rooster 'Neath the Plum Blossoms

Welcome to InkPaperStamps and the Stampin’ Addicts My Digital Studio Blog Carnival.  MDS is a great digital paper crafting tool, helping you create digital and hybrid cards, scrapbook pages, calendars and more.  My favorite use for MDS, though, is as a design tool for traditional (stamps-ink-paper) cards.  This week, I needed a card for the wedding. . .[Read More]