Today, my dear ole Dad, Tom Putman, turns 75 years old! Happy birthday, Dad! Wow! Three quarters of a century! That's one hell of a milestone! It's especially sweet this year because, after three years of unrelenting health issues, and hospital stay after hospital stay, he is FINALLY feeling really, really good! I'm so grateful …
I hosted my monthly Stamp Club for the first time in my Too Cool Stamping Studio last night. Woohoo! It went pretty well, even though it felt weird not to be packing up all my stuff to take down to our usual spot at the fire station community center. Obviously weird in a good way! …
One of the most versatile sets that Stampin' Up! offers is the Lovely As A Tree stamp set! I love that it can create equally beautiful cards in both Fall and Winter themes. It's simplicity also makes it wonderful for sympathy, thinking of you, birthday, and especially masculine cards (and you know difficult finding masculine …
Why, oh why is it so difficult for me to make a decision about what to stamp? I see so many fabulous ideas out there that I want to try, but where do I even start? Ever felt this way? Well, I decided to fall back on one of my only-child childhood tricks to get …
Wow! That title sounds a little bit depressing, doesn't it?! I'm really not that big of a pessimist…I'm talking about bidding farewell to the greeting stamp sets called Think Happy Thoughts and Happy Everything. Both are currently available on the Last Chance Retired Stamp List, but they'll be gone in less than five days. Let's …
I had only recently earned the Starring You stamp set during the Spring Sale-A-Bration promotion, and now it's leaving for good. I couldn't let it go without trying it out at least once! Ack! With Independence Day right around the corner, I thought a couple of patriotic-colored cards would be appropriate. Along with the …