My Own Monogrammed Card

I have made many cards for others as gifts. With all the cards I make I have never made a mongorammed card for myself. One of the blogs I read had a challenge to make a monogram card and I thought it would be a good time to make one for myself. For this card I used the sketch from Eat Sleep Stamp blog. I have enjoyed doing Tracy’s sketches. I paired it with the…

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A Blue Card for my Chemo Friend

As you are reading this today, I am on my way to New York to visit my daughter. It is a long drive (7 1/2 hours) so think of me as you are enjoying your day checking out all the gorgeous creations. Today’s card uses the sketch from a new website I found on Saturday. The Sketch Saturday Blog posts a weekly sketch. When I went to the website I really liked the sketch and…

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Grid Father’s Day Card

Happy Monday morning to everyone! Our schools are out for the summer now so I am sure everyone is enjoying the more relaxed morning. Get a cup of coffee and do some blurfing to see all the gorgeous goodies created for you. Since you decided to check out my blog, I have a great Father’s Day card for you. This card was made using the sketch from the Creative Belli Blog. They gave you a…

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Card Sketch A Day cards

Hello Everyone! Today’s cards are for Card Sketch A Day blog. Susan sent me the sketch for today. She does a great job of coming up with sketches and then sending them to friends who request them. I love to do this as I get the sketch before it is posted and then create my cards and send them to her. We then post them on the same day. If you ever need an idea…

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More Fun with Elegant Eggplant

I hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday! I will be busy making cards to share with you next week. I am headed to my daughter’s in New York for a visit before I start teaching my summer class. I will have cards for you so you don’t miss me and stop visiting. Today’s card uses a sketch challenge from the Paper Therapy blog. Karolyn posted a great sketch that I just had to use. Along…

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Card Purse Tutorial

Warning, this will be a long post as it is a tutorial and there are a lot of steps! Well this is my first tutorial so I will be interested in hearing what you think. Please leave a comment, but be kind as I am new at this. I needed a container to put some cards in that I was giving as a gift. Since card purses are all the rage right now I thought…

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