Cottage Lane Stamper

I was minding my own business this week, scrolling through Facebook and saw the cutest double slider card made with the pillow boxes from the adorable January 2019 Paper Pumpkin "Be Mine" Valentine kit!  So I knew I had to try this! There was a double slider card video mentioned in the FB comments, which I watched and then watched about 3 others.  So for two days, off and on I tried to make a one for myself, unsuccessfully .  Luckily, (wisely) I used some regular card stock to make a template.  Nothing seemed to work, until I watched another video which was much simpler.  All of the videos of slider cards used regular card stock not the pillow boxes so a little adapting was involved. So, this morning I made a 4th attempt, and I finally had some success! I took a bunch of photos as I was putting it together, unfortunately my phone takes photos only when it wants to and it decided today was not the day it was going to keep any of them. :-( So I set abou...

Sadly, this morning, I learned of the death of a husband, of my former roommate and friend.  They moved out of state a while back and have lost touch.  He was such a sweet dear man.  I remember him, and have a photo somewhere, of his joy of receiving chocolate chip cookies from me, one Christmas.  The world has lost a little sunshine today. I perused Pinterest for a sympathy card and discovered a beautiful card, that I CASE'd from Holly Krautkremer.  The supplies are basically the same as I used on my previous post this week. The background layer is Crumb Cake, 4" x 5-1/4", the top Whisper White layer is 3-1/4" x 4", The vellum leaves are left overs from the August Paper Pumpkin "Blissful Blooms", the (I'm not sure what they are called, they look like Poppy heads to me) are in Night of Navy, the larger flowers are in Merry Merlot and the small flower is in Balmy Blue.  The background fronds are die cut out of Mossy Meadow with the Fros...

It's a busy month for birthdays.  I have 4 cards to make for the first week.  This card is for a dear cousin of mine who has stood by me through many trials these last few years.  She's cooked for me, carried my luggage, listened to me complain and hugged me when I needed it. Actually, she's my cousin's daughter, and we are 1 year apart.  We share a love of creating, (she makes beautiful quilts), gardening, genealogy, cooking (she's a terrific cook) and laughter, lots of laughter. I CASE'd this beautiful card from Aurora Lopez. This card is also created with the "First Frost" stamp set and the coordinating "Frosted Bouquet" Framelits.  This set came out as a suite in the 2018 Holiday catalog and the stamp set and Framelits have been carried forward, which thrilled me when I heard that!  It's not just for "Christmas" any more Charlie Brown! It has some beautiful sentiments and florals for the whole year. The card b...

Last night as I was switching my calendar over to the new month I spotted a birthday.  I've been trying to find out this friend's birth date for a few years.  It was easy when we worked together, I had a sheet in my desk that listed all my coworkers birthdays.  Well, last year I finally got the date!  And don't ya know, I missed it, it was last week.  So, even though this card is late, it's at least closer than I have gotten in YEARS! This sweet friend is one of the hardest working women I know.  She not only has a daytime job, but also works a ton of festivals with her husband and their food truck most weekends in the spring, summer & fall.  I've even helped out a couple times.  Typically they do":THE BEST" kettle corn, funnel cakes, but they also do fry bread tacos.  Since my retired "Tasty Truck" set not only has a food truck but also tacos, so I thought it perfect for her! I had gotten up in the middle of the night at about 2 a...

A good friend mine lost her brother, suddenly, this week.  Right now, on top of that, she and her husband are both in the midst of health issues.  Unfortunately/fortunately it happened on the day that I had signed up on Meal Train to bring them a meal.  It was good to be able to visit with her for a little while. I almost felt like I was imposing during her grief. Then I think about when I have lost people in my life, my husband, my dad & mom and it would have been nice to have someone there just to sit with me. I love this "First Frost" set that Stampin' Up! blessed us with in the 2018 Holiday catalog and then further blessed us by carrying the stamp set and Framelits (though no longer bundled*) forward after the holiday catalog ended.  The only disappointing part is that the Designer Series Paper is no longer available, and it's absolutely gorgeous, with a beautiful shimmer to it.  Here's the card that I created for her and her husband. I wante...