No stamping going on right now

Our son had sinus surgery yesterday, so I'm not getting any stamping done. As soon as he is not needing babying I'll get back to stamping. I want to do the latest OCC Challenge, and I hope to once things lighten up around here. Until then, check out the incredible brayer magic that Michelle Zindorf uses to create her cards. Wow!

Be blessed!

YIP!! Playtime!

So outside the (shirt) box!

This is the coolest card design that I've seen in awhile. It was done using Beate John's sketch challenge. Very creative!

Ribbon storage

Normally, my ribbon and fibers are kept in big storage drawers, all languishing together in a clumsy pile. Because of that I hardly knew what I had. I didn't have a really nifty storage solution for them that didn't cost a lot. I needed something small and easy to grab that would hold everything neatly and attractively.

Well, it dawned on me that I don't generally need big long pieces of ribbon at a time unless I'm doing a swap. So a smaller sub-set (think George Carlin) of my ribbon "stuff" would do me just fine. I could store the big cumbersome rolls away and just have what I'd need handy.

So, voila! My solution!

I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon going through my collection and cutting a few yards off each roll and winding it around embroidery skeins. I used rubber bands to keep them from unraveling. Now I have access to all my ribbons and some of my favorite fibers all at once! I can't believe it took me so long to come up with this. And I can easily see what I have and what I "need". ;)