Cottage Lane Stamper

Christmas is over but not for me.  I won't be celebrating Christmas with my family until after the 1st of the year.  This year I'm giving my daughter, her husband and their three sons along with my son a pillow covered with one of my dad's flannel shirts that I saved after he passed away.  I have a cousin who is a treasure and great quilt maker.  She did the same thing with her dad's shirts so she offered to turn my dad's flannel shirts into pillows for me.  Many years ago my dad had a heart attach when he was in his 50's and to help him to stop smoking he always had Chiclets in his shirt pocket.  The grand kids would always hop on his lap and help themselves to one.  They no longer make Chiclets in a box with 10 pieces of gum, but I was able to find mini Chicklets in a small package. So each shirt has a package of Chicklets as well as a laminated photo of my parents' last Christmas together.  I didn't know when I took that photo that it would be ...

 Don't you love it when you can make the most of your beautiful Designer Series Paper?  I do!  I found this beautiful layout on Pinterest and CASE'D it from Nicole Belesimo from a few years ago.   Start out with one sheet of 6" x 6" DSP and cut it in half. Then cut each of the 3" pieces into the dimensions shown in the photo. The panels are number from left to right, top to bottom for the corresponding card.   Then cut your layering cardstock (Cherry Cobbler) into the following dimensions. Card 1: 3-1/4" x 2-1/4" (one piece) Card 2: 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" (one piece) Card 3:  2" x 5" (one piece secondary color/Garden Green) & 1-1/4" x 1-1/4" (three pieces) Card 4:  2-1/2" x 1-3/4" (two pieces) Card 5:  1-3/4" x 1-1/4" (four pieces) Card 6: 3-1/4 x 2" (one piece) Background layer: 5 pieces 4" x 5-1/4" (Garden Green) Card Bases: 3 pieces of Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock, cut...