“stepping” outside

Good Morning crafty gardeners,
When the July weather starts behaving itself here in Manitoba, I love to bring my projects outside and enjoy the day.  What better inspiration is there than our own backyards and gardens?  So….in celebration of summer, I decided to create a garden stepping stone to add to the numerous pathways in the gardens around…  |  read more »

Back to Kindergarten

Good Morning, Stampers -
One of my greatest joys in life is walking into the Kindergarten classroom and all the kids running up to me to give me hugs.  There’s no better feeling on a Monday morning, I’ll tell ya’.  And one of the best parts of the Kindergarten day is “Show & Tell”……..always an interesting part…  |  read more »

“fashionable” stamped layouts

‘morning Fashion-Lovers,
I’m not one to read high-fashion mags or watch all the FashionTelevision shows on TV.  I do, however, catch the odd episode of America’s Next Top Model or Project Runway.  I think if I wasn’t a farm-wife, mother-of-three & teacher……I would have been a home decorator or fashion designer.  Oh, you laugh, but I know…  |  read more »

Beachy Frame

Good Morning summer-hungry readers,
On returning from our family trip to Costa Rica this winter, I printed an endless amount of photos (thinking a mini album was in the works).  Well… winter is extremely busy here in hockey-Manitoba so those favourites were still sitting on my desk.  I found these cute, inexpensive (4×6 inch) frames and thought: “perfect…  |  read more »