Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is Dad’s birthday.  He should be getting happy mail today.  I love this card, inspired by a CAS challenge to create a card inspired by America the Beautiful.  How about those amber waves of grain?  Look at the …

Composition Book Fever

I’m sick.  35 composition books from Target at @40 cents each.  Seriously, I do feel bad today….my throat hurts, my forehead hurts…stop ripping off the tape!  Ugh.  And yeah…there’s that composition book fever.  35 from Target at 40 …

Cow Piles

I call ’em cow pies…but uh…same thing.  This is a different sort of cow pile.  Ain’t they CUTE? a pile of COW PILES!  LOL. This was a SHE (Sidetracked Home Executive – FlyLady term) story in embossing.  sheesh.  …

Scrap Pile

Remember the scrap pile from my last post: SU! punched pieces…soon to be embellishments for my SMASH book! Die Cut pieces from PTI’s It’s A Jungle Out There die. I punched the TAR out of the scraps.  LOL.  …

Grand Soiree

I love the chandlier image in Stampin’ Up!’s Grand Soriee.  I had already unmounted this set a while back; I had not stamped the cover for the case.  I wasn’t feeling to good today, so I decided to do some …

PTI Order

I’m an SU! gal.  I spent quite a bit of time debating my purchase…but I need sentiments for inside my cards AND I need to get cracking on baby stuff.  Since my niece is gonna have a boy …

SMASH Book Ideas

Today, I’m sharing some ideas for I plan to utilize in my counterfeit SMASH Book. Story Jar – I have some clear paint cans…but…ya know…I can also print these on cardstock and use them in my SMASH journal.    Journal Pockets – …

Found Organization

Lots of thoughts combined to create this idea.  As a teen, I was active in 4-H and won many awards.  Among those awards were four silver trays / bowls.  They have been in storage for years.  If I’m …

Stamp Inventory…SMASH Book Style

I’ve struggled with how to inventory my stamp sets.  I hadn’t come up with anything useful in the several years I’ve been stamping.  I tried this: I stamped images in black on white cardstock, put it in a …

SMASH Book Quotes

One thing about SMASH books…anything goes.  Any subject, any type of everyday  material. Every once in a while, I come across an inspirational gem.  And really, don’t have anywhere to put it so I can be inspired by …