Conversation Blocks

I made these cute blocks a couple of months ago. I used Stampin'Up Newsprint DSP and the Broadsheet alphabet stamps. Love-love-love them so much. The wooden blocks were made by my Uncle David many years ago. I painted the blocks black and then cut the squares using my paper cutter. I used a varnish on each side after I finished adding all my stamped letters.
I started out with 14 blocks and had to figure out the words I wanted to spell out and any other holiday sayings I wanted to spell also. Then I stamped multiple letters and added the letters to different sides. That part took forever I must say.
It was an interesting project. I felt like I was creating a puzzle of sorts to try and come up with a lot of words. It's cute and I am able to spell Stampin'Up! and bzstampr to name a few.

I hope you like my block project. I think about my uncle, and the many talents he shared before he passed away, every time I look at them.

Well... it looks like we have a storm popping up. I better get off the 'ol computer and maybe read. Whoops... I hear thunder. geeze... better git!

Thanks again for taking the time to visit with me today.

Take care,
Debbie

Diabetes donation purse

This is a beautiful paper purse (all Stampin'UP!) that I made a couple of months ago. I found the tutorial from the VERY talented Lynn Pratt blog www.stampndesign.blogspot.com. Her sweet baby girl, Ashley, is five and was diagnosed with type I diabetes last year. With a donation to the American Diabetes Association in Ashley's name you'll get the tutorial from Lynn for making this purse.
The directions were very easy to follow as she walks you through step-by-step with plenty of step-out photos of how your purse should look along the way. She also gives you tips to make the process easy.
Visit Lynn's blog. You won't be disappointed.
Don't ask me how I got the ribbon handles to stand up on my purse. It just worked out for my photo shoot and I was tickled it worked after a few tries.

Thanks again for stopping by my blog.

Happiness always blooms in the Strawberry Studio.

Debbie