I heard a saying by a friend of mine awhile ago that went something like this, “What is meant for ye shall not pass ye by.” Ever since I heard it, I repeated it again and again to my daughters. It is a fabulous way to look at life. It […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
I was so excited when I found the perfect envelopes for our client who prefers to send out big Christmas cards. What I mean by “big” is that he prefers the cards to be 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ instead of the usual 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″. I came up with this card, […]
Do you live in or around Durham, NC? If so, have you heard of The Scrap Exchange? I visited it for the first time on Black Friday, and it immediately became one of my most favorite places on the planet. You can buy anything and everything that you need to […]
Here is a fun way to present someone with two gift cards in one tiny package. For the template, click HERE.
Wow! I just about dropped my glue gun when I heard Mitt Romney say “binders full of women” during the Presidential Debate last night. Not because it sounded goofy, but because at the exact moment that he made that statement, I was putting the finishing touches on a project for a […]
This treat bag is so easy to make! Be sure to bookmark this tutorial because this project is one that you can make over and over again. Just use decorative paper to match the treat bag with the occasion you are celebrating! STEP ONE: Treat Bag Bottom STEP TWO: Treat […]
Even though my day-to-day creative endeavors revolve around making greeting cards, I love to digress every now and then and create something altogether different. When the opportunity came my way to participate in a campaign during this Halloween season for Martha Stewart Crafts, I jumped at the chance! Lately, I have […]
I was recently asked to judge a local version of “Project Runway.” All I needed to do was show up. I didn’t know anything about the logistics of the competition. I was pleasantly surprised when I showed up and learned that the participants were going to be working as teams […]