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Saturday, October 29, 2022

Tartan Thanks and some rambling thoughts....

 Hi everyone! It's unusual for me to post on a Saturday, but on this cool rainy day I've had some time to stamp. And think. At the same time, HA! 

Actually I've been thinking about this card for awhile. We had an amazing driver on our trip to Scotland and we got to know him very well as we covered the beautiful countryside.  We wanted the thank you card to be special and unique for him.

Of course that led me to buy new supplies, right? No, I don't often do that, but I did this time! I'll tell you about that in a moment, but first, the card. 


Here's how it went. I visited a blogger or two and like me, they have been stamping for a long long time. That led me to a new store called Stamp Simply owned by Sharon Johnson. The tag line is "Keep it Simple - Make it Pretty" and I was enthralled, remembering how much less complicated stamping used to be, and loving again the sweet vintage vibes. At the beginning, before I had much of any style, I was more shabby chic than anything else. 

So I couldn't have been happier to order ribbon again, and a few masculine papers and one set of stamps. The key dies are my favorites.  All will be listed below. 

How has your stamping style morphed since you began? Mine changes almost daily according to my mood. I like it that way. Changes came also based on who or what business I've been following. Anyway, all that to say that I really liked being able to create a masculine card with touches reminiscent of Scotland. And earlier days. I mean, it's been ages since I've used seam binding. And on a masculine card? Seems kind of like the fringes on a kilt.  Patterned paper is something else I've been using less of. Not today! Now that I've bought more, I'll have to use more. And so it goes!

Thanks for listening and for your visit! Now I really am going to get off the computer. 

Be yourself

          Have delight in your craft 

               Make something beautiful!  








Supplies
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WPlus9 - No One Else and dies
Stamp Simply - A Man Of Knowledge Stamps and Dies, Ribbon assortment. Papers from Craft Consortium - TARTAN, Patina, Metal Textures