Hi everyone!  It is amazing sometimes how things change.  I had planned on retiring from my job August 15, 2026.  Yep…very specific!  I am a full professor at one of the top 12 community colleges in the country.  I am also the Simulation Technical Coordinator for our Health Sciences Division.  I always tell people I know where all the dead bodies are in our building and I know how to program them.  I have LOVED my job at the college.  The end of November my wonderful chair of 23 years (yes…I had the same boss for 23 years – how many people can say that ..read more

And it’s Saturday again! This week our theme for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Hop is to a make a card with texture. Before I get to my card, I would like to tell all you wonderful people who have looked at my creations over the MANY years, that this will be my last card! I am retiring from my full time job as a Professor at a local college and my dear husband and I will be spending our time traveling across this wonderful country! I thank you all for stopping by and I know that Connie, Debbie and everyone else will continue to share FANTASTIC inspiration! Here’s the details… Pet ..read more

Happy Thursday! This week it’s sketch inspiration time… Here’s my card… Here’s the details… Parakeet Party – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded Glorious Gingham – two pieces 3/4 x 4, add to card front Basic White – 2 3/4 x 4 1/2, stamp blueberry image in Memento Black, stamp a second image on additional Basic White, cut out just the berries, color with Blends, add the berries using dimensionals Balmy Blue – 1 1/4 x 2, stamp greeting in Memento Black, cut into point, add to card front using dimensionals Add some blue Tinsel Gems 3 Pack to finish off All ready to send out! Don’t forget to head over to Cre ..read more

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to our Creatively Simple post where Connie and I take a theme each month and make ‘simple’ cards!  I LOVE simple cards! This month it’s Here’s my card for this week… Here’s the details… Bubble Bath – 4 1/4 x 11 folded Masterfully Made DSP – 4 x 5 1/4, wrap two piece of pink Sheer Ribbon around panel, add to card front Bubble Bath – 2 3/4 x 3 1/2, stamp image in Memento Black, round corners, add to card front using dimensionals Basic White – stamp inside of image in Memento Black, punch out using the Modern Oval Punch, color with Blends, add to card fron ..read more

It’s Monday again and you know what that means…it’s time for another AWESOME inspiration! This week it’s a cute egg decor… This was so much fun to make… Here’s the details… Lemon Lolly = 4 1/4 x 11 folded Basic Whit e- 3 1/4 x 4 1/2, run through the Crosshatch 3D Basic Embossing folder, layer onto Pool Party – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, add to card front Lighter than Air DSP – cut out largest egg with Pool Party/White print, use Lemon Lolly marker to add dot to center of each flower Lemon Lolly – cut out 2 zig zags, add to egg, trim off edges, add egg to card front using dimensionals Basic White – cut ..read more

And it’s Saturday again! This week our theme for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Hop is to a make a Peek-a-boo card… Here’s the details… Lemon Lolly – 4 1/4 x 11, fold in half, cut out the 2 1/4 x 3 7/8 label from front Basic White – 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 (cut two) – from one cut out the 2 1/4 x 3 7/8 label Azure Afternoon – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, lay the white layer on top and then place the next smaller label on the blue layer and cut out, add the white layer to the blue layer using dimensionals, add this to the card front so you can see through Daffodil Delight – cut out label, stamp greeting i ..read more

Happy Thursday! This week it’s color inspiration time… Here’s my card… Here’s the details… Lemon Lolly – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded Basic White – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, stamp greeting in Memento Black Bubble Bath and Soft Seafoam – 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, add each to card front at and angle then add the white panel Bubble Bath, Soft Seafoam, Lemon Lolly – cut out the envelope from each, fold and add to card front Basic White – stamp heart in each of the three colors, stamp bird three times in Memento Black and color using matching Blends, cut everything out and add to card front as shown Add small Basic Rhineston ..read more

Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome to our Creatively Simple post where Connie and I take a theme each month and make ‘simple’ cards!  I LOVE simple cards! This month it’s Here’s my card for this week… Here’s the details… Lemon Lolly – 4 1/4 x 11 folded Parakeet Party – 3/4 x 5 1/2, 1/2 x 5 1/2, 1/4 x 5 1/2, add to card front Basic White – 3 1/4 x 4 1/2, stamp HAPPY in Parakeet Party and birthday in Memento Black, layer onto Coastal Cabana 3 1/2 x 4 3/4, add to card front Cut out racoon and frog from Zoo Crew DSP, add to card front using dimensionals Add some blue Glossy Dots to finish of ..read more

It’s Monday again and you know what that means…it’s time for another AWESOME inspiration! This week it’s a cool postage stamp… This was so much fun to make… Here’s the details… Boho Blue – 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 folded Basic White – cut out second to largest postage stamp die, layer onto basic Black – 3 /58 x 4 1/4, add to card front using dimensionals Poetic Expressions – 2 3/4 x 4, add to card front Basic Black – 1 1/4 x 2 5/8, stamp greeting in Versamark, white embossing, cut into point, add to card front using dimensionals Paper Butterfly Accents – sponge small butterfly with Memento Black, add ..read more

And it’s Saturday again! This week our theme for the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Hop is to a make an Easter card… Here’s the details… Bubble Bath – 4 1/4 x 11, fold in half Lighter than Air – multicolor stripe, wrap two pieces of yellow and one piece of pink sheer ribbon around panel and add to card front Whisper White – cut out large label from the Thoughtful Expressions, stamp greeting in Basic Grey, add to card front using dimensionals Basic White, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly – cut out the detail egg from egg, and relayer as shown in the picture above, layer and add to card front u ..read more