Cottage Lane Stamper

Do your dies look like this? Slip sliding all over on your magnetic sheets? Mine do and they drive me crazy!  Most are okay except for my Layering Circles, Layering Ovals, Stitched Shapes and Rectangle dies.  I've been mulling an idea for a few months now.  The room in my craft loft is very limited so so were my ideas for a solution.  I have no available wall space. Then it occurred to me that I could use the inside door of a cabinet in my loft.  I was pondering an idea last night and as I was working on it this morning it was a little too labor intensive just to make it look pretty. I asked myself: Why am I going through all this trouble?  So here is my simple idea... ...that uses glue, magnetic vent sheets from the home improvement store, a piece of heavy board (that may be included with your vent sheets), or backing from our pattern paper or foam board and if you choose, some window sheets or Velcro.    ...

It's been a busy week with card club classes and my middle grandson's birthday. We had our "date" yesterday.  I take them out for lunch, one on one, a movie and then they  pick out their birthday present.  I enjoy just spending time with them this way.  Hoping that they enjoy it too and like the special time alone.      This morning I rest.  With my chronic fatigue I have to  pace myself, and this week I over did.  So, as I'm laying in bed I came up with this design.   I used three stamp sets, Sitting Here ,   At Home with You and Thoughts and Prayers for the tree branches.  I love all things "beachy" so I was going for a beach cottage affect here.   I used Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip (for the chocolate lab of course) and Soft Suede for the Bench.  I also used a little Soft Gray for the shadowing under the bench.   I stamped the door ...