We are in the home stretch for SoCal StampMania coming up this Saturday.  My friends Joy and Emily and I starting planning this event as a local gathering of Splitcoaststampers in the fall of 2004 when we had about 12 people get together for a shoebox swap.  This will be our 4th SCSM (plus we […]

This week the Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoast is Heavy Metal - using metal on cards.  I can never pass up a chance to run copper sheeting through my Cuttlebug, so this week I combined that challenge with the Ways to Use it Challenge (make a bday card using animals in 45 minutes […]

Have you seen the Doodlebug Paper Frills yet?  Omigosh they are sooooo cool!!!  And they are way bigger than I had pictured.  I decided to start with a single color $3.99 package to see what they are like and I was shocked to see that they are a full 12″ long!  I decided to go […]

Every other Wednesday is Stamp Morning at my house.  Even though I have to get up super early, which almost kills me since I’m soooo NOT a morning person, it always ends up being one of my favorite times of the week.  It started awhile back because my housekeepers could only come at 7:00 am […]

What a lovely Sunday!  Today I got to do one of my favorite things - spend the afternoon in a Tea Room with friends.  There is nothing better than a beautiful Tea - scones, tea sandwiches, chocolate and a variety of teas enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours or more.  Bliss!  The […]

I couldn’t help but be intrigued by a little game some friends have been playing - Take Two.  Julia Stainton, Lindsey Botkin and Trudee Sauer have been having some fun (check out their blogs from my blog roll!)….so my friend Taylor and I kind of decided to *steal* their idea (I hope they don’t hate […]

I’ve been wanting to give a shout out to my friend Sam Carnathan who created my watermark!  Sam has a degree in graphic design and she does custom blog banners and watermarks.  Her training has given her a special eye for detail.  Her main focus in banners is to make it pleasing to visitors while […]