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 …
It's high school graduation weekend in my neighborhood—go Homestead Spartans (my alma mater)!. Here is a great idea for giving a little financial boost to the new grad. Money is most appreciated, I'm told! 😀 I created this one for my niece, Amanda, who graduated last month from Indiana University (also my alma mater)! Go …
It was a very small Too Cool Demo Team meeting for May, but we still saw plenty of fabulous projects created by Carmen DeBruce! Here is a sampling… The paper flowers are made with layers of the Scallop Circle Punch with slits cut all the way around to make petals. Flower centers are from the …
I found a super-cool "wow" card online last week and I had to try it out! It's a telescoping card! Check it out! It starts out looking like this… Then you pull the satin ribbon tab and it starts telescoping open… Pull it a little more and it opens even more… Pretty awesome, don't …
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! …
I have another First Communion celebration this weekend, this time for my niece Maggie. Since I don't currently have any cross stamps, I've had to be a little creative for these types of cards. Last week, I showed you how to use the Lattice Die to create a beautiful cross design: Lattice Cross With Gilded …