I have wonderful neighbors. One of them loves to bake, and she is very generous with her goodies. She knows I love – and therefore have to control – my sweets, so she regularly drops by a little parcel with just a few goodies for Mr. Maui Stamper and me. A couple of weeks ago … More Soft and Subtle Collaged Tags
Recently I’ve been cruising through a variety of challenge blogs. I’m not consistently participating in any particular challenge, but it seems that a good one really gets the creative process going. What makes a good challenge? Well, my simple definition is that when I look at it I’m inspired! Ha! Here’s my version of this … More Coffee and the ColourQ
Love making gift cards – 3 x 3 is fun size! I can’t take the credit for this – Peggy designed it for our Maui Stampers gathering last week, and I cockaroached it for my Hostess Club this week. (Cockaroach is a local expression and in stamping terms it would translate to CASE. And yes, … More Three by three
Trends are fun to watch and follow, but I have to confess I am not much a trend-setter. I’m not exactly late to the party, but I’m not at the head of the parade, either. I’ve played with flags and pennants a little, but it wasn’t until today’s card that I felt I came up … More Froggy thoughts
I need more Spice Cake Designer Series paper already – my package is just about used up: Fabulous Phrases and Gently Falling stamp sets Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Pool Party and Early Espresso card stock Spice Cake Designer Series paper More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso Classic ink pads Big Shot and a retired … More Grateful for Spice Cake
I’ve been playing around with my new Simply Scored tool and I’m very pleased with it: Simply Soft (Hostess) and Fabulous Phrases stamp sets Naturals Ivory, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Old Olive card stock Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Old Olive Classic ink pads More Mustard 1/2 inch scallop dots ribbon Simply Scored These … More Making it simple
What a perfect name for a stamp set! Raining Flowers and Fabulous Phrases stamp sets Whisper White, Melon Mambo and Early Espresso card stock Pocketful of Posies Designer Series Paper Baha Breeze, Melon Mambo and Early Espresso Classic ink pads Medium Jewelry Tag punch Big Shot; Two Tags Bigz and Fun Flowers Bigz L dies … More It’s Raining Flowers
Every time I need a Manly Birthday Card, I come up short. Today’s mission? Build up the Manly Card Stash: Fabulous Phrases stamp set Garden Green and So Saffron card stock Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper Chocolate Chip Classic ink pad Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots ribbon; Early Espresso Baker’s Twine Designer Buttons, Subtles Scallop … More Never enough Manly cards
All this yellow is guaranteed to bring a smile: 5th Avenue Floral and Fabulous Phrases stamp sets Whisper White, Wild Wasabi and Daffodil Delight card stock Ice Cream Parlor (SAB) Designer Series Paper Early Espresso Classic ink pad; Versamark ink pad Daffodil Delight and Peach Parfait Classic ink refills Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker Wild … More Sunny, happy yellow
Do you keep a “To Do” list? I can’t function without one – or two! My lists serve two functions. First and most obvious is that lists help me keep track of what has to be done and when it has to be completed. The second function is even more important; lists allow me to … More Caffeine + List = Inspiration
The Maui Stamper 