Cottage Lane Stamper

I am blessed with three gorgeous (biased of course) grandsons!  Luke 10, Jacob 6 and Davey 2.  All 4 years and 4 months apart.  They are the loves of my life (besides my own son and daughter of course).  As you can see, Davey wasn't having any of this picture taking, unusual for him. There is something about grandchildren that is so special.  Like when their eyes light up when they see you and even though they might be getting too old for it, still let you hug them.    My grandsons, especially the middle one, love interactive cards.  So I coupled a Twist & Pop card with the wonderful Valentine bundled Sealed with Love stamp set and Love Notes Framelits. Love, Love, Love that bundle!  Here's what I came up with:               Images © Stampin' Up   Here's the link to the Pop & T...

Well two days until St. Valentine's day.  Personally not one of my favorite holidays, I guess because it separates those of us that don't have a sweetheart from those that do.  I was married twice, first for 10 years and then after 17 years of being single and raising two kids, I married my second husband.  He was the love of my life, but life it not fair.  We only had 5 months of marriage, he died from cancer.  We did have two years and 8 months together and each day was filled with love, romance and lots of fun!  He would buy me the most lovely gifts.  That was almost 9 years ago.  So, to those of you who are blessed with someone to love and who loves you, treasure each day. I thought I'd share with you a few of the Valentines that I made this year.  I had other's but sent them out.  I have friends and relatives who are also widows and I try to send them Valentines.  Any thank you to my lovely sister-in-law, Lisa who gave...

Found this cute card on Pinterest so CASE'd it from Susan Stamps.  One of the reasons I chose it is that it looked like a quick card for my Stamp-A-Stack class, and it used a few pieces from one of my favorite stamp sets from the 2017 Occasions catalog - Sending Love. I added a couple of things, the little heart and rhinestone next to the sentiment.  Once you have all the pieces cut out it goes together very quickly. Here are the pieces you will need: Basic Black cardstock:  1 pc. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4", 1 pc. 2-3/4" x 2-3/4" Real Red: 1 pc.  5-1/4" x 4", 1 pc. 2-1/2" x 2-1/2, 1 pc. 5-1/4" x 1-3/4" Whisper White: 1 pc. 5" x 3-3/4", 1 pc. 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" DSP: 1 pc 3-3/4" x 3/4" I also cut a third piece of Whisper White for the inside that is 5-1/4" x 4" and another strip of the same DSP 4" x 1/2", this is optional.  I just think it gives it little extra on the...

Happy New Year! a few days late.  Well now that Christmas is behind us, sniff, sniff the next "holiday" we prepare for is Valentines! Yes, the candy is already on the shelves.  In our Occasions catalog that just came out yesterday they have this beautiful bundle called "Sealed with Love".  I think this bundle is just fabulous!  In the die cut package there are these cute little envelopes!  I'm just fascinated with them, they are so adorable.  Plus there are so many other cute dies, so many options!  And the stamp set is fantastic too!  Just love all the little stamps.  I'm sure we will be making one or two cards from this set in this month's classes.  I also bought the paper stack!  Such adorable papers, Valentine pattern on one side of each paper and the other side has a pattern that you can use all year long. These are all part of the Sending Love Product Suites.  I just love how they have everything...