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World Card Making Day

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Yesterday was World Card Making Day, and I didn’t have any time to sit down to create at all! This afternoon, however, I set aside some time to make four cards that I need to get in the mail this month. The first two cards are a CASE of Maile Belles who created the card for Papertrey Ink’s August release. I didn’t change up a lot, but it was such a perfect design for a young couple celebrating their anniversary and an older couple who tied the knot this weekend. Not often the same card works for a wide age range.

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Both cards use Papertrey Ink’s Soft Stone cardstock and ink. The images came from the Monthly Moments: August collection. It’s rare that I make cards with one of these sets before I use them for Project Life, but every month has a collection of stamps that’s very versatile.  The Happy Anniversary sentiment is from Fillable Frames #4, and the Congratulations from “Banner Sentiments.” The red metallic paper die cut with Simon Says’ Holiday Shapes, and the metallic twine are from Paper Source.

My son-in-law’s sister just had a baby girl this week, and I want to get the card and a small gift into the mail since it has to travel across the pond. 

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I didn’t have any die cuts for a baby card, so the last time I ordered from Papertrey, I tossed the Wonderful Words stamp set and die into my card. Glad I did. They’re extremely reasonable, and it made for a quick card. The patterned paper is from an older Dear Lizzie pad called “Neopolitan.” The little hearts from Hero Arts have also been in my stash for quite a while. 

 

Last, but not least, a card for a friend in Colorado who’s birthday is the end of the month. We’re off on a little road trip this week, and then to Sarah and Adam’s for five days before heading back to Niagara-on-the-Lake for our annual Shaw Festival weekend with Karen and Mike. I had most of the October cards done and ready to mail, but this is the last one.

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This is my newest stamp set, “Sparkle and Shine.” You can build multiple messages with the different stamps. The dies were out of stock the very next morning after the release, so I’m still waiting for those. I like the message on vellum, but attaching it to the silver cardstock (Paper Source) turned out to be a challenge. (Didn’t have any trouble with the vellum on the baby card; go figure.) I finally pulled out a little silver clothespin and covered it with Wink of Stella shine. Now, however, the card requires a padded envelope! The ampersand die is from “Grand Ampersand” and the enamel dots are from My Mind’s Eye. 

I’m going to enter the last two cards in Virginia View’s new challenge: Clean and Simple. I love her challenges, and Clean and Simple is dear to my heart, but these are the only ones that are likely to make the deadline.

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Nothing like piling it all up on one post after hardly creating anything in several weeks. What little creative time I’ve had I’ve given to working through the book, You Can Learn to Draw in 30 Days. I have to say, I can definitely see improvement, and I’m looking forward to a semester at Sketchbook Skool that starts while we’re away.

 

 

Zoom In, Zoom Out on the Birthday Party

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Skylar turned three a week ago, and Matt and Betsy hosted a party for friends and family at their new house. Here’s Miss Skylar just before the company arrived.

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Tracy and Matt finished the swing set in plenty of time, and Matt and Betsy rented a bounce house as well.

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We’ve had just wonderful fall weather here, but the morning of the party it rained for a couple of hours. Fortunately, just as the party began, the rain ended and within the hour the sun had come out. It took quite a few towels, however, to get all the equipment dry enough for the kids to use. Some of the kids were eager to help as well.

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Here’s another Zoom Out view of the finished swing set. The area under the set is filled with rubber mulch. It looks like crushed Oreo cookies, but it’s shredded automobile tires.

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And a Zoom In on the birthday girl enjoying the double swing.

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And a couple Zoom In photos of kids in the bounce house.

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The amazing twelve year old:

 

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By the end of the afternoon some of the little girls were ready for some quiet time. We found them all settled in a corner “reading” books.

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All in all, it was a huge success. The kids definitely had a great time, and it seemed like the adults did as well.

 

 

A Trip to the Beach: Zoom In, Zoom Out

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I had another post planned for this week’s Zoom In, Zoom Out, but I’m glad I didn’t get it written. We’ve had a week of absolutely fabulous weather for late September, lows in the mid-50’s and highs in the mid-70’s. Yesterday afternoon I just couldn’t find much enthusiasm for any of the long list of projects on my list, so I suggested we take advantage of the wonderful weather and drive up to Charlotte Beach on Lake Ontario. One of our prime motivations was a last chance for a chocolate almond ice cream cone from Abbott’s.

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A photo of the ice cream cones would have been more appropriate, but I was so intent on enjoying mine it didn’t occur to me to take a picture! As we walked to the car to come home, I did at least capture the shop.

As we ate, we walked across the street to the park, and walked along the board walk. 

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The beach itself was pretty empty, but this was one of several sailboats out for a spin.

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One last shot for a summery Zoom In, Zoom Out! You can find others right here on Helena’s blog.

Final 2014 Scavenger Hunt Post

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Although it’s felt like fall for over a week now, I still have trouble believing summer is over! It’s so hard for me to let go of the sunny, warm weather knowing a long, cold winter is in front of me. I finished Rinda’s Scavenger Hunt last month, and you can see all my scavenger hunt photos here, but I do have a few extras to share.

First the alternatives:

A birdhouse. This was easy. We have one in our pear tree in our front yard. The first two years it was inhabited by wrens, but it has stayed empty this year.

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Tracy also has a decorative birdhouse that sits in the garden by our side door.

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A hot air balloon. One afternoon sitting on the lawn at the cottage on Conesus Lake, I looked up and saw this hot air balloon floating across the sky.

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When Sarah was here this summer, we visited the Avon Flea Market and I found some different horns:

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It’s so amusing to find them mixed in with such a random assortment of items.

As always, the scavenger hunt was lots of fun, and I’m already looking forward to the 2015 version. Thanks, Rinda, for hosting such a wonderful summer project!

September 2014 Papertrey Blog Hop

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It’s been the second crazed week in a row, filled with appointments and volunteer commitments, and almost no time at my desk. I’m managing to keep up with a daily sketching lesson, but that’s been about it. I realized this morning that today was the Papertrey Blog Hop, and I loved the inspiration piece.

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The first time I had to sit down and think about it was tonight after dinner. I have to admit it didn’t come out quite the way I envisioned it, but there’s no time to second-guess it either! I know my friend who’s undergoing chemotherapy will enjoy getting it in the mail so I’m happy to have a new card to get off to her.

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“Doodlie Do” is one of my favorite sets and I don’t give it anywhere near the attention it deserves. The cardstock is Enchanted Evening with a bit of Sweet Blush for the greeting. I tried to match the colors in the scarf and sweater with Copic markers, and added the touch of orange in the scarf to brighten up the flower. The card design is one of the sketches Nicole provided in the September inspiration post.

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Instead of buttons, I used the flower and leaves from “Doodlie Do” and added a few enamel dots. Off to see a few other entries before I head to bed. I’ll be back tomorrow with the final post for Rinda’s Summer Scavenger Hunt. 

A Happy Birthday Coming!

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Skylar will turn three years old on Sunday. They’re planning a party at home, and I’m sure to be back with photos then. I wanted to post her card today since the challenge for patterned paper at Virginia’s View ends tonight.

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The card also fits this week’s Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Tag It!

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This is another card made with the Simon Says August Card Kit. I just loved the patterned paper, and started with that. It’s been a bit cool for ice cream recently, but it’s supposed to warm up again. Hopefully it will be a nice day for the party on Sunday. 

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The images on the tag were colored with Copic markers and I combined stamps from two sets to create the sentiment. The ice cream cone has glitter added to it and I popped up the cherry with some dimensional tape.

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The inside of the card took way longer that the card itself. It took three stamp sets as well as some partial stamping to create the greeting I wanted. I’d get almost done, and the last stamp wouldn’t be clear. I think I did it four or five times until I finally decided it was good enough.

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It’s hard to believe that both my grandchildren will be three years old by the end of the year. Where does the time go?

 

Zoom In, Zoom Out in the Adirondacks

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Tracy and I spent a lovely weekend (Saturday-Monday) in the Adirondacks with our good friends, Bob and Cathy. Tracy and Bob traditionally do a two-night packback hiking trip to one or more of the 46 High Peaks. This year, however, they did two peaks in a day trip. That turned out to be fortuitous since Saturday was cold and rainy. We made the best of it, building a fire in the Great Room of The Ledgerock Motel, and having dinner at our favorite restaurant, Caffe Rustica.

Sunday dawned bright and cold, and we all took off to the Adirondack Loj. Tracy and Bob took one trail, and this year Cathy and I decided to hike as well. We made the nearly 5 mile round trip to Marcy Dam and back. It was lovely and peaceful. As you’ll see in the photos only a few of the trees have begun to turn color.

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Marcy Dam—on the way to Mt. Marcy, the Adirondack’s highest peak

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We were on the trail by 8 am so the clouds hadn’t “burned off” yet.

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Looking up the creek at the waterfall at the dam. Another one for Rinda’s Scavenger Hunt!

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And the Zoomed-In view

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One of the few trees on the trail that had turned color.

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This one’s on its way to orange. I loved the green and orange together.

Cathy and I were back from our hike by 10:30 and took off to Keene Valley. We discovered a wonderful Farmer’s Market/Craft Show on the way. We each bought a scarf, and some pastries for the guys when they came off the mountain. The produce was wonderful, and I picked up some late peaches that are delicious.

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I’ve never seen such skinny little eggplants. I’m not sure I’d know how to cook them.

After cleaning up at the motel, having a late lunch in Lake Placid, and walking through our favorite shops (but not finding much), we returned to the Adirondack Loj to wait for the guys. While we waited we walked down to the lake, and I found another Zoom In, Zoom Out offering.

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I always love to find a cairn along the way.

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And one final view of the lake.

It was great to get away for a weekend, and Cathy and I purchased a book at the Adirondack Loj Information Center on short hikes, so I think we’ll try to make our little hike a tradition in the future. Tracy has conquered 39 of the 46 High Peaks, so he’s thinking it’s going to take a couple trips a year to finish up while he’s still in good hiking condition. I’m happy to tag along anytime.

More  Zoom In, Zoom Out offering for this week are here.

 

 

Some More Cupcakes

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The cupcake card making continued for the better part of a morning, and here are two more. The first one is based on the current Retrosketch challenge.

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And it’s another entry to Virginia’s View Patterned Paper challenge.

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On our way to Canada last weekend, we made a quick stop in Buffalo so I could run into Buffalo Stamps & Stuff to pick up some stamp cleaner that I can’t seem to find anywhere else. I actually didn’t come out of there with too much extra, but I did pick up an Avery Elle stamp set “Cupcakes.” The store has a monthly coupon that I was able to apply to the stamp set. The sentiment is from Lockhart which I’ve owned for years.

The cardstock is Bazzil, and the patterned papers are from “The Good Life” by Fancy Pants (the cupcake liner) and “Mother Goose” by Graphic 45 (the stars). I used clear Stickles to add the glitter to the cupcake which shows up a lot better in a photograph than the Gelly Roll Stardust pen (which I love in real life!) I colored the cherry with a Copic marker and bumped it out with a bit of dimensional tape.

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The last cupcake card started with a stamp from Mama Elephant’s “Carnival Toppers.” This time I stamped the cupcake liner on some vellum and colored it on the back with a Copic marker.  Once again the Gelly Roll glitter pen looks “dirty” in the photo.

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I love this sentiment from the Mama Elephant “Carnival Toppers.” It was the sentiments in this set that prompted the purchase and started this cupcake card craze. 

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The card is a ready-made one by Memory Box, and it turns out to be an odd shade of pink. I finally found a Copic that matched it after trying a couple others that didn’t work so well. I added two strips of Little B Washi tape to the top and bottom of the card. 

I think that’s it for cupcakes. Now I’m hungry for one. I should head out to Deb’s. She makes the most beautiful cupcakes ever!

One Photo & 20 Words with Zoom In, Zoom Out

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I’m combining two favorite memes: Abi’s One Photo & Twenty Words, and Helena’s Zoom In, Zoom Out.

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They knew it would be a big project,
but they didn’t realize quite how many parts this swing set had!

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And now, a little update:

These photos were taken on Sunday night. By Tuesday it was beginning to come together, but it’s still not done. There are only a couple of hours of daylight left by the time Matt gets home from work, and it takes two to decipher the directions. The goal is to have it done in time for Skylar’s birthday party. That wouldn’t be a problem, except we’ll be in the Adirondacks for three days this weekend. 

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This one can’t wait. Last night she was able to go down the slide for the first time. She has her own tool set and is out there “helping” every minute.

Three Cupcakes

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I recently purchased a couple new stamp sets that featured cupcakes. Once I got going on the cards, I ended up pulling out some old cupcake and sentiment stamps and dies as well. The first two cards for today are for the current CAS-ology Challenge: Three.

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And I’m also linking the first one to Virginia’s View new challenge: Patterned Paper.

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This card combines an old stamp colored with Copic markers by Lockhart with a new sentiment from Mama Elephant’s “Carnival Toppers.” The patterned papers are both from the “Color Wash” line by Pink Paislee. In several photos, the Gelly Roll Stardust Glitter pen shows up as a dirty gray. Not so in real life as you can see in the close up.

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The next card is my favorite. I purchased the Savvy “Cupcake Set” nearly a year ago, and have yet to pull it out. It took me awhile to find the coordinating die, “Cake Plates,” but there’s really no excuse for waiting so long. I’m quite sure it won’t be a year before I pull them out again.

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I die cut the plate from a piece of Paper Source gold cardstock, and the cupcake papers from a sheet of orange vellum. I have no idea where I picked that up! The cupcakes and cherries were die cut from scraps in my scrap pile. I added some Dark Chocolate Ink to the top of the three cupcakes. The sentiment is an old one from Lockhart stamps that I bought at the same time I purchased the three cupcakes stamp for the first card.

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I love those cupcake paper dies! Hope you’re having a cupcake kind of day!

April Project Life

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April, you say? That was awhile ago. Indeed it was, but it’s been pretty easy to create the Project Life spreads thanks to my daily journal and a well-organized set of photos in Lightroom. I keep reading that one is not to worry about being behind, and actually I’m not as anxious about it as I used to be. In fact, I just got the photos from Betsy and Matt’s reception in May so I couldn’t have done those before now anyway! 

April was a busy month. We were in Chicago to help take care of Caleb while Sarah was in California, celebrated with them on Palm Sunday and got home in time for Easter here with Matt, Betsy, and Skylar.

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The first page documents one of the almost weekly dinners we enjoy with Matt, Betsy, and Skylar. Skylar discovered my tape dispenser and had the best time pulling off lengths of tape and applying them to everything and everyone. The little camera on the card with Matt and Betsy’s photo is an Amy Tangerine stamp by American Craft colored in with a Copic marker.

I love the Monthly Moments products from Papertrey Ink. I used the April Monthly Moments dies and stamps as well as some images from “A Few Pointers” to create the title card for April. The patterned paer is from “Kraft in Color” by Doodlebug Design. The Month in Review card above is a Cathy Zielske digital card.

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Skylar loves my old Kodak Holiday camera and pretends to take photos almost every time she’s here. This is one of my favorite photos from April.

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The word art is from Kitty Designs, “Storyteller.”

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This page documents some of the fun things we did with Sarah, Caleb, and Adam while we were in Wilmette. The Palm Sunday card was created from the image on the Palm Sunday bulletin at the Winnetka Presbyterian Church where Adam serves as Associate Pastor. I love the lower left photo pair of Caleb in a hobby shop. We stopped there so Tracy could look at the model train products. The minute we walked in, Caleb spied a Duplo set with his absolute favorite cars from the Disney movie. Once we told him he could have it, he never let go of it except to give it to the cashier! It’s still a big hit.

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We spent a wonderful morning at The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Caleb loved The Idea Factory and would have been content to spend the whole morning there. We knew, however, that there was a wonderful model train display upstairs which we all found fascinating. If you look carefully at the photo in the lower left corner, you will see a full-sized airliner hovering over the city of Chicago. It’s an amazing set-up!

This journaling card is one from the Project Life Midnight Edition. I stamped the words with the Papertrey Ink’s “Wet Paint II” set and used a sticker from a Simple Stories sheet.

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We were home in time for Easter Sunday. After church we joined Matt, Betsy, and Skylar for an Easter egg hunt in their backyard, and then joined Tracy’s family in Honeoye for the annual Easter dinner. For once it was warm enough to sit outside. The cute Easter Bunny card is from Papertrey Ink, and although you can’t see it in the photo, I added some glitter to the eggs. Once again almost all the photos this month were popped into one of Tracy Larsen’s Simply White photo templates.

Although I enjoy creating a few cards for the Project Life spreads, I’m happy with letting the photos and journaling tell most of the story. We are so fortunate to be able to spend so much time with family, and I’m very glad I’ve figured out a way to get a record of it into my scrapbooks.

Honors

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Birthday Honours: Seize the Birthday
 8/28/2025
Challenge Winner: 52 Christmas Card Throwdown     8/6/2025
Challenge Winner (No Topping) Seize the Birthday 7/24/2025
Shout-out: Just Us Girls 7/24/2024
PBSC Favourite: Penny Black Saturday Challenge
 7/19/2025
Caught Our Eye: Jingle Belles     7/17/2025
Festive Friday Faves 7/17/2025
Winner: AAA Birthday Challenge 7/15/2025
Headliner: The Paper Players 7/12/2025
A Cut Above: The Paper Players 7/5/2025
Festive Friday Fave     7/3/2025
Caught My Eye: Just Us Girls 7/3/2025
Top Three: Word Power 7/2/2025
Shout-out: Just Us Girls 4/10/2025
Birthday Honours: Seize the Birthday
 3/13/2025
A Cut Above: The Paper Players 3/8/2025
Birthday Honours: Seize the Birthday 3/3/2025
Honourable Mention: The Flower Challenge 3/3/2025
Festive Friday Faves 2/13/2025
Winner of the Week: Just Us Girls 2/13/2025
A Cut Above: The Paper Players 1/25/2025
A Cut Above: The Paper Players 1/18/2025
Caught My Eye: Just Us Girls 1/16/2025
Birthday Honours: Seize the Birthday     12/12/2024
A Cut Above: The Paper Players     12/7/2014
Team Pick: TicTacToe Challenge 12/5/2024
Team Pick: TicTacToe      11/23/2024
Top Three: Addicted to CAS     10/3/2024
Caught by Altenew: September Edition 9/30/2024
Honourable Addict: Addicted to Stamps & More 9/8/2024
Honorable Mention: Time Out 8/22/2024
Top Winner: Double D Challenge 8/20/2024
A Cut Above: The Paper Players 8/10/24
Honorable Mention: The Flower Challenge 8/4/2024
Birthday Honors: Seize the Birthday 7/11/2024
Team Pick: TicTacToe 7/6/2024
Caught My Eye: Just Us Girls 7/4/2024
Honourable Addict: Addicted to Stamps & More     7/1/2024
Runner-Up: AAA Cards 6/30/2024
Winner of the Week: Just Us Girls 6/27/2024
Winner: Inspired By     6/23/2024
A Cut Above: Paper Players 6/22/2024
Winner of the Week: Just Us Girls     6/20/2024
Featured Artist: As You See It 5/23/2024
A Cut Above: The Paper Players     5/11/2024
Honourable Mention: The Flower Challenge 5/4/2024
Winner: The Flower Challenge         4/4/2024
Top Three: Colorful Options 4/1/2024
Honourable Mention: Addicted to Stamps & Beyond 3/27/2024
Top Pick: Inkspirational 3/2/2024
A Cut Above: The Paper Players     1/13/2024
Challenge Winner: The Card Concept 1/10/2024
Honourable Mention: 52 Christmas Card Throwdown     1/10/2024
Top Pick: Inkspirational 1/6/2024
CAS on Friday Favorite     12/22/2023
Winner: AAA Birthday Card Challenge 12/15/2023
Honorable Mention: The Card Concept     12/13/2023
Challenge Winner: Seize the Birthday     12/7/2023
Birthday Honours: Seize the Birthday         11/23/2023
A Cut Above: The Paper Players     11/18/2023
Winner: Inspired By 11/5/2023
Top Three: Double D 10/31/2023
Festive Friday Fave 10/26/2023
Shout Out: JUGS 10/20/2023
Honorable Mention: The Card Concept 10/11/2023
Winner: The Flower Challenge 10/4/2023
Winner & Guest Designer: Seize the Birthday 9/28/2023
Chic of the Week: JUGS 9/22/2023
Shout-out: ColorThrowDown 9/12/2023
Team Pick: TicTacToe 9/2/2023
Honorable Mention: JUGS 8/4/2023
Fabulous Favorite: CAS Colors and Sketches 8/4/2023
Top Pick: The Flower Challenge 8/3/2023
Top Cups: Sunday Stamps 7/23/2023
Honorable Mention: Just Add Ink 7/13/2023
Top 3: Double D Challenge 7/4/2023
Top Winner: Double D Challenge 6/20/2023
Top Three: AAABirthday 6/15/2023
Top Three: The Four Seasons 5/28/2023
Winner: Just Add Ink 5/11/2023
Honorable Mention: The Card Concept 4/26/2023
Guest Designer: Tic Tac Toe 3/2/2023
A Cut Above: The Paper Players 2/11/2023
Top Three: Colorful Options 2/1/2023
Guest Designer: JUGS Month of February 2/1/2023
Birthday Honors: Seize the Birthday 1/26/2023
Winner: Just Add Ink: 12/22/2022
Winner: Time Out & Guest Designer 12/22/2022
Featured Stamper: Color Throwdown 12/13/2022
Team Pick: TicTacToe Challenge 12/10/2022
Honorable Mention: Just Add Ink 12/8/2022
Chic of the Week: JUGS 11/18/2022
Honors:Time Out: 11/10/2022
Designer’s Pick Tic Tac Toe Challenge 11/5/2022
Winner: Card Concept 10/19/2022
Princess: Freshly Made Sketches 9/29/2022
52 Christmas Card Throwdown & Guest Designer 9/7/2022
Seize the Birthday Challenge Winner 7/21/2022
AAABirthday Top Four 7/18/2022
Inkspirational Challenge Top Pick 7/16/2022
A Cut Above: The Paper Players 5/21/2022
Winner: The Card Concept 5/11/2022
Designer’s Pick: Tic Tac Toe Challenge & Guest Designer 4/23/2022
Perfectly CAS: Top Three 4/14/2022
Just Us Girls “Chic of the Week” 3/18/2022
Perfectly CAS Top 3 3/14/2022
Team Pick @ Tic Tac Toe 2/19/2022
Paper Players A Cut Above 2/12/2022
Top Addict: Addicted to Stamps and More 12/26/2021
Honours at Time Out 12/9/2021
Shout-out: Freshly Made Sketches: 12/7/2021
Chic of the Week: JUGS 11/19/2021
Top Pick/Guest Designer: CAS Mix-Up 10/31/2021
Addicted to CAS: Top Three 10/17/2021
CAS Mix Up Top Three 9/30/2021
A Cut Above: The Paper Players 9/25/2021
CAS on Friday Favorite 8/20/2021
HLS CAS Favourite 7/20/2021
Top 3: AAA Birthday 7/19/2021
Honourable Mentioon: The Flower Challenge 7/3/2021
Fusion: Honorable Mention 6/10/2021
Seize the Birthday: Birthday Honors 5/13/2021
Challenge Winner: The Card Concept 5/12/2021
Honourable Mention: The Flower Challenge 4/3/2021

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A Simply Stamped Card

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It’s Stamptember at Simon Says Stamps, where they celebrate stamping all month long, starting with a huge release of new stamps, dies, and stencils. As part of that celebration, the Wednesday Challenge is “Stamping.” There’s nothing but stamping on this card—rather unusual, actually—which makes it a great one layer card for mailing.

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Here’s my simply stamped card.

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The floral focal point was done with the stamp set included in the Simon Says June Card Kit. I love all the little pieces that come together to create a pretty bouquet of sorts. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink’s “Live, Love, Life” set. I used some of my favorite colors—orange, yellow, and green—thinking they are nice fall colors as well. Not really ready to admit Fall is in the air, but it is. 

Have a great weekend!

 

Zoom In, Zoom Out At the Lake

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Friday we spent the day on Owasco Lake. It’s one of the smaller Finger Lakes, closer to Syracuse than Rochester. Our friends had rented a cottage there for a month, and we finally managed to get down there right at the end of their time at the lake. It was a cooler day than most, unless you were in the sun where it was plenty warm. The cottage sits at the top of a hill, and there are several sets of stairs down from the lake. The photos were taken from the first lower yard; the cottage is up still another set of stairs.

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It was so cool when we left home, I didn’t take a swimsuit with me. Probably a mistake, but I wasn’t the least bit unhappy soaking up the sun sitting on the deck. Tina and Tracy enjoyed floating on the rafts, and Sue took out the little kayak.

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All in all, it was a lovely way to spend one of the last days of summer. Although, I must admit, the forecast for tomorrow is for one of the highest temperatures of the summer. Saturday, when we’re off on a little road trip to Canada, is expected to be in the mid-60’s and rainy. Such is weather at the end of the season in western New York!

You can check out the other ZIZO pairings at Helena’s blog.

 

A Bookish Birthday

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One of my very good friends is an avid (and very fast) reader. She easily averages more books a week than I do in a month, so the September Simon Says Card Kit was a perfect match for her birthday card. It’s all about books and reading.

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Here’s my first take with this stamp set.

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The patterned papers are all from October Afternoon’s “Public Library” line. I stamped a shelf for the books and plant, and found a perfect sentiment in Papertrey Ink’s “All Booked Up” set.  I love the inside sentiment from “All Booked Up” as well.

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Virginia’s View has a new challenge up for this month using patterned paper. It’s a perfect challenge for getting to some of those beautiful patterned papers in kits and my 6X6 paper pad collection.

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I’m also in under the wire for Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

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