Yarn Cards

Flipflopping Mama can be a very bad enabler. The other day, she evilly sent me the link to a stamp set by Stampin' Up, which I immediately fell in love with and bought.
(The whole set, with shipping, was around $30.)

Crazy, I know, but some things should count as therapy.
See this stamp? This stamp is for the therapy involved in receiving appreciation. This stamp compensates for the lack of appreciation from years of being a mother.

I haven't yet figured out what sort of excuse/therapy need this stamp fulfills, but I'm working on it.

A New Hobby

My friend Flipflopping Mama makes the coolest stamped handmade cards, so when my SiL Natalie started selling the new clear acrylic stamps for Close To My Heart, I decided I'd finally check out this whole card stuff for myself.

Some of my early cards (this one was my first) aren't very good. Even I can see that.

However, I started getting a bit better and more creative.
Besides, who cares, when it's this much fun making cards?!
This card I made from my favorite set, which I purchased from Natalie (click here if you'd like to contact her about Close To My Heart stamps.)

I found that making cards was a fantastic way to use up some of the leftover paper scraps from my album pages.
Plus, it was nice to be able to sit down and create something in just a few minutes. Scrapbooking is fun too, but takes more of a time commitment.

This one is my favorite birthday card, because I got to use all my favorite card elements; ribbon, 3-D stamps, glitter, and a window.