Happy Birthday, Jessalyn!

Today my granddaughter, Jessalyn Simonis, celebrates her 18th birthday!  So exciting as I’m hoping it brings her closer to us since she is a legal adult.  Can’t wait to see what this next year holds. Stamp Set – Grassy Grove, Color & Contour, Hot Air Balloon Ink – Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Pecan Pie Cardstock – Mossy Meadow, Pecan Pie, Basic White Accessories – Brayer, Playful Alphabet Dies, Aspen Tree Dies, Hot Air…

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Cards for Kids

Last Monday I created some birthday cards for kids.  I was asked to help send cards for the Make A Wish Foundation Birthday Card Project.  What a great cause!  Bringing a smile to the face of a child is something I can get excited about. Because I wanted to make a stack of cards, I decided to use the Stack, Cut & Shuffle Technique; directions can be found on this post.  I cut enough to…

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Stack, Cut, & Shuffle Technique

Inspired by my downline, Cathy Schroeckenthaler to give the Stack, Cut, & Shuffle Technique a try.   It’s a great way to create a stack of cards quickly. Stamp Set – Heartfelt Hexagons Ink – Misty Moonlight, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody (retired) Cardstock – Misty Moonlight, Magenta Madness (retired), Basic White, DSP (retired) Accessories – Hexagon , Ribbon, Baker’s Twine, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Seal I made 3 cuts on my DSP, so I needed 3 card…

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