Author Archives: Linda Tolson Yarbrough

Watercolor Christmas Season of Cheer

I think I am beginning to run into a creativity block – or maybe I need to switch from making holiday cards to something else for a while.  Today’s project was slow in coming together and truthfully perhaps I should … Continue reading

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Pining for Plaid – October 2017 Paper Pumpkin Kit

Today’s project required zero planning on my part thanks to Stampin’ Up! and their monthly subscription kit – Paper Pumpkin.  As I mentioned in a prior post, the kits for the months of October (featured here) and November coordinate with … Continue reading

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A Christmas Stocking & Cable Knit Sweater

Today’s project makes me wish I lived in a part of the United States that actually experiences a Winter season with snow.  Here in Texas we are lucky if we dip below freezing for a week or two so we … Continue reading

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Quilted Christmas Stockings on Wood Texture

As I mentioned on yesterday’s post, my project went into a direction that I had not planned on yesterday.  I had die cut several Christmas stockings and assembled the pieces but once my project evolved they no longer were viable … Continue reading

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Lovely as a Tree Outside a Window

Today’s card project became something all together different than what was floating around inside my head most of the day.  My original plan was a card with Christmas stockings but as you can see that is not what I ended … Continue reading

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Rustic Christmas Pines

I wanted to try a rustic Christmas card for today’s project.  In order to accomplish this look, I had to restrain my tendencies to use lots of glitter and bling on my projects and keep the design S-I-M-P-L-E.  I think … Continue reading

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Star of Light Starlight & A Special Announcement

Greetings to all my stamping friends.  I enjoyed my first play with the Star of Light stamp set yesterday so I selected this stamp set and the coordinating dies Starlight Thinlits for today’s project.  For a change of pace I elected to … Continue reading

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Star of Light Meets Hometown Greetings

I found my inspiration for today’s project while browsing one of the demonstrator share sites on Facebook today.  There was this “WOW” card posted by a demonstrator named Michelle Zindorf.  As I tend to do, I modified my card from … Continue reading

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Snowflake Sentiments and a Cable Knit Sweater

I am happy to report that while my hand is a little painful at times, that I am still able to hold my stamp blocks and crank the handle on my Big Shot so all is good in my world.  … Continue reading

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Happy Owl-oween from Spooky Cat

Have you ever had one of those days where it seemed it would have been best if you had just stayed in bed with your head buried under the covers?  Well I think today was one of those days for … Continue reading

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