Sweet Shop Mini Envelopes & Matching Birthday Notes

Now that I have the awesome new Diagonal Plate for my Simply Scored Tool, I just had to create some of my very own envelopes!  How funny is it that I made my envelopes first, then designed some 3×3" note cards to match?!  That's a little backward, but what the hey! I made Two Cool …

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Sunday Showcase—Packed For Everything

What can you do with those stamps?!  That seems to be the concensus among my stamping friends when they first see the Packed For Everything Bundle on p39 of the Occasions Mini Catalog.  And, I have to admit, I didn't have the very good answers for them.  I wasn't quite sure how to best use …

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Party This Way Pennants Pop-Up Card

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 …

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Maggie’s Owl Birthday Party Card

A couple weeks ago, I had lots of fun with the Owl Punch when I created an awesome pop-up card for my niece, Maggie, who was turning 8.  She loves owls, and even has an Owl Punch of her own!  I found a fanastic design on DarleneDesign.com of the cutest owl birthday party and I …

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More Cool Projects From My Demo Team!

I had to show you a few of the latest projects created by two of my Demo Team members…     Shirley Meyer used the Lattice Impressions Folder and the Embedded Impressions technique here.  I love her use of the Have A Seat stamp—it always makes me think of how much I miss someone when I …

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