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Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Flora with Irresistible Blooms — Hello

Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Flora with Irresistible Blooms — Hello

I used two stamp sets in creating the card I am sharing with you today.  I used Stampin’ Up! Irresistible Blooms stamp set and Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Flora stamp set.  I also used Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder and a die from Elegant Border Dies.  I think the mix of the two flowers creates a beautiful card.  Below is the diagram for creating the card base.

I am entering the Alphabet Challenge as their theme for this challenge is to create an easel card.

I am also entering Creative Creases Challenge as they are always a Fun Fold.

I found a diagram on Pinterest showing how to score and cut your card base to create the fun fold gate fold easel card.  I did not see a name, so thank you to the person who posted this so I did not have to draw a diagram.   The diagram explains well how the procedure is done.

My card base is Basic White card stock with mats of Shaded Spruce card stock.  I embossed the panel using Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder.  I adhered the mats to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  I die-cut a piece of Basic White card stock using a die from Elegant Border Dies.   I matted the piece on a Shaded Spruce card stock mat.  This mat becomes the easel.

I stamped flowers from Stampin’ Up! Irresistible Blooms stamp set and Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Floral stamp set. I stamped Real Red ink with Bubble Bath ink,  Highland Heather ink with Fresh Freesia ink,  Mango Melody ink with Lemon Lolly ink, and Bubble Bath ink with Fresh Freesia ink. I stamped Moody Mauve, then stamped Versa Mark over it and sprinkled Clear Embossing Powder over it, and heated it with a heat tool.  I used a Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Marker to color the inside of the flower.  The stop for the easel is a flower placed on the middle panel of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop the flower on the panel.

I cut a 1″ strip of Shaded Spruce card stock to create the belly band,  using my bone folder to break the fibers of the strip of card stock down a bit so it folds easier.  I embossed the strip using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder.  I stamped a flower from Irresistible Blooms stamp set in Real Red ink and then Versa Mark over it.  I sprinkled Clear Embossing Powder over it and heat embossed using a heat tool. I colored the flower using a Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Marker.  The sprig of leaves behind the flower is from Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Flora stamp set and is stamped in Granny Apple Green ink.

A flower is adhered to each of the inside panels along with the flower arrangement on the section that becomes the easel when the card is opened.  I popped Tinsel Gems around the easel, side panels, and the belly band.

A Basic White envelope gets a flower from Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Flora stamp stamped to the envelope flap using  Mango Melody and Lemon Lolly ink.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you took the time to linger and look at my other blog post and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!


Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

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June 1-15 Host Code: E4VQKYFF

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


Show hospitality to all your guests with the Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes nine elegant and detailed cards—three each of three designs. Whether you’re hosting friends and family, or want to invite someone over, this kit has what you need to create sophisticated and elevated cards!

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Welcome Inn

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you’ll need to create 9 elegant and sophisticated cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A coordinating photopolymer stamp set with floral designs and friendly, hospitality-themed sentiments.
  • A Night of Navy Stampin’ Spot and beautiful embellishments
  • Lovely floral details and precut vases

Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Old Olive

Don’t forget! This kit perfectly coordinates with the Countryside Inn Suite Collection (Item number: 161474).

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 May 2023 and 10 June 2023 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

ADD-ON

Welcome Inn Dies (Available for purchase starting 11 May, while supplies last).

Item number: 163192

$6.00 USD / $8.25 CAD

This add-on includes:

  • One coordinating vase die: 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ (3.8 x 3.8 cm)
  • One coordinating flower die
  • One beautiful leaf die

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

Card Cuts

  • Basic White card stock
    • card base — 8-1/2″ x 11″  see diagram above for scoring and cutting
    • art piece background — 4″ x 5-1/2″
    • flowers — 8-1/2″ x 11″
  • Shaded Spruce card stock
    • mats for side panel & card front — 2″ x 5-3/8″
    • mat for art piece — 4″ x 5-1/2″
    • middle mat — 4″ x 5-3/8″

 


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Stampin’ Up! Two Tone Flora with Quiet Meadow — Thinking of You!

Stampin’ Up! Two Tone Flora with Quiet Meadow — Thinking of You!

This is an easel card I am sharing today.  I used Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Floral stamp set and Stampin’ Up! Meadow Dies.  It turned out to be a beautiful card.  When I started it, I was not sure how it was going to turn out.  It only took me from Thursday until Sunday to get it designed and created.  I must learn how to make card faster.

I am entering the Can You Handle The Pressure? Challenge. Their optional theme for this challenge is floral.

I started with stamping flowers from Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Floral stamp set in Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather for two of the flowers and Daffodil Delight and Lemon Lolly for the other one. 

I stamped  flowers from Stampin’ Up! Daisy Delight stamp set and colored using Lemon Lolly, Bubble Bath and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers, next I die cut flowers  from Basic White card stock using Meadow Dies and colored them using Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers.

My card base is Basic White card stock cut 4-1/4″ x 11″ and scored at 2-3/4″ and 5-1/2″.  Fold as you would for a regular card, then fold a mountain fold at the 2-2/4″ score line.  This will create the part that become the easel to adhere your card front.

A panel of Basic White card stock is embossed using Timeworn Type 3-D Embossing Folder.  Arrange all the flowers on this panel, adhering with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Stampin’ Dimensionals.  On a piece of Basic White card stock stamp a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Quiet Meadow stamp set using Garden Green ink.  Fussy cut around the greeting and pop on the card front.  Pop Adhesive Back Flat Pearls around the card front.

A sentiment from Stampin’ Up! Charming Sentiments is stamped in Garden Green ink on a panel of Basic White card stock.  Half of the panel is then embossed using the Timeworn Type 3-D Embossing Folder.  The panel is then adhered to the inside of the card base.  Now a flower that has been created using  Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Floral stamp set is popped on the lower section of the panel in the embossed section.  This flower become the stop for the easel when you unfold the card.

Basic White Medium Envelope  gets a greeting and greenery from Stampin’ Up! Around The Bend stamp set stamped in Garden Green ink on the envelope flap.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you took the time to linger and look at my other blog post and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!


Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. 
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

May 15-31 Host Code: VH7HA3WG

Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


Show hospitality to all your guests with the Welcome Inn Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes nine elegant and detailed cards—three each of three designs. Whether you’re hosting friends and family, or want to invite someone over, this kit has what you need to create sophisticated and elevated cards!

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Welcome Inn

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you’ll need to create 9 elegant and sophisticated cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A coordinating photopolymer stamp set with floral designs and friendly, hospitality-themed sentiments.
  • A Night of Navy Stampin’ Spot and beautiful embellishments
  • Lovely floral details and precut vases

Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Old Olive

Don’t forget! This kit perfectly coordinates with the Countryside Inn Suite Collection (Item number: 161474).

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Subscribe to the May Paper Pumpkin Kit between 11 May 2023 and 10 June 2023 by clicking here!

Note: Supplies may be limited toward the end of the subscription period.

ADD-ON

Welcome Inn Dies (Available for purchase starting 11 May, while supplies last).

Item number: 163192

$6.00 USD / $8.25 CAD

This add-on includes:

  • One coordinating vase die: 1-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ (3.8 x 3.8 cm)
  • One coordinating flower die
  • One beautiful leaf die

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

 Card Cuts

  • Basic White card stock
  • card base — scored at 2-3/4″ & 5-1/2″
  • embossed panel — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
  • inside panel — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2′
  • flowers — 8-1/2″ x 11″


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Stampin’ Up! Two Tone Flora Meets Hues Of Happiness — Hey There

Stampin’ Up! Two Tone Flora Meets Hues Of Happiness — Hey There

The card I am sharing today is created using Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper and a die from Stampin’ Up! Two Tone Flora stamp set.

I am entering Krafty Chicks Challenge for this card.

I started by die cutting from a panel of Basic White card stock, the large flora die from Stampin’ Up! Two Tone Flora Dies.  This die cut is adhered to a panel of Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper, then adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I fussy cut flowers  from a panel of Hues of Happiness Designer Series paper adhering them to the Basic White die cut panel.  I stamped a greeting from Stampin’ Up! Charming Sentiments stamp set in Gorgeous Grape ink, fussy cut and popped on the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The inside sentiment panel is left blank for a note or maybe a future sentiment may be added, except for a few flowers at the bottom of the panel. The Mossy Meadow card stock vine is die cut using a die from Stampin’ Up! Dainty Flowers stamp set.

Basic White Medium Envelope gets a piece of Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper applied to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you took the time to linger and look at my other blog post and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!


Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. 
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

April 15-30 Host Code: VB7V429M

 Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


Say hello to mountain landscapes and new In Colors! This month’s kit features nine outdoors-themed cards in our new 2023–2025 In Colors plus exclusive FREE stickers.  We all love FREE! Want more? Get the cards & envelopes add-on (available 2 May while supplies last) and continue your creative adventure!

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Exploring In Color

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 card, 3 each of 3 designs, plus 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • A 7-piece all-occasion stamp set that celebrates good friends and great adventures!
  • 1 Copper Clay (new In Color!) Classic Stampin’ Spot.
  • Twine and die-cut accents
  • FREE stickers to put on your projects or anything you want—water bottles, laptops, coolers, and more!
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm).
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat

ADD-ON

Exploring In Color Cards & Envelopes

Available starting: 2 May, while supplies last

Price: $10.00 USD | $13.75 CAD

This add-on includes

  • 18 cards, 6 each of 3 designs
  • 18 coordinating envelopes
  • Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Boho Blue, Copper Clay, Daffodil Delight, Moody Mauve, Mossy Meadow, Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat


Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

 Card Cuts

  • Basic White card stock
    • card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
    • die cut panel of flowers — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
    • inside panel — 4-1/8′ x 5-3/8″
  • Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper
    • flowers
    • envelope flap — 2-1/4″ x 6″
    • mat behind the flower panel — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
  • Mossy Meadow card stock
    • vine on inside panel — 3″ x 5″


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Stampin’ Up! Two Tone Flora – Thinking of You

Stampin’ Up! Two Tone Flora – Thinking of You

Happy St. Paddy’s Day Everyone.  I hope you have had a blessed day!

The card I am sharing today is a box fun fold.  I used Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Flora stamp set, Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Thistle stamp set, one of the embossing folders from Basics 3D Embossing Folders and Fancy Flora 6′ x 6″ Designer Series Paper.

I am entering Use Your Stuff Challenge, their theme for this challenge is paper strips.

 

The greeting and inside sentiment are from Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Thistle stamp set.  I stamped both in Tuxedo Memento Black ink on a scrap of the Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper.

I stamped three flowers and leaves in different colors, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, and Fresh Fressia, Pear Pizzazz ink.  I popped the flowers and leaves around the Stampin’ Up! Irresistible Blooms circle using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Picture 1 Put tear & tape on each end where the white is.  Fold in half.

Picture 2  Adhere to the card base (see placement in photo above).  Once you have one side of the box adhered, you then put the little box inside. I found it easier to put the little box inside before I adhered the other side of the larger box.  Adhere it the same way you adhere the larger box.

Picture 3 & 4 shows how the box looks from overhead and a straight on view.

I adhered two pieces of Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper to the box before it was adhered to the card base.  Flowers and leaves from Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Flora stamp set are stamped in Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia and Pear Pizzazz inks.  They are arranged in the box and adhered with Glue Dots.  A sentiment Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Thistle stamp set is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black ink on a piece of Fancy Floral Designer Series Paper.  The inside of this card is a case of one Lisa Bernard created.

A medium Basic White envelope gets a panel of Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper applied to the envelope flap using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you took the time to linger and look at my other blog post and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!


Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. 
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

March 16-31 Host Code: 3CYSV79P

 Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


Good things take time, but you can start creating them now with the All the Little Things Paper Pumpkin kit! This kit includes nine cards, three each of three designs, with elegant designs and bright colors. The iridescent foil is the shining detail to bring your crafts together. You can make a card for anyone and for any occasion!

And don’t wait, because anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a FREE box organizer! This organizer fits perfectly inside your Paper Pumpkin box and is great for keeping your supplies from past kits organized, so you know right where everything is! 

This kit includes:

  • 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs, and 9 coordinating envelopes.
  • 1 photopolymer stamp set with celebratory sentiments.
  • 1 Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Spot.
  • Precut cherry blossom paper pieces with iridescent foil.
  • Unique embellishments and twine.
  • Adhesives to complete the projects.
  • Final card size: 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” (14 x 10.8 cm). 
  • Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce.
  • FREE box organize

Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

 Card Cuts

  • Basic White card stock
    • card base — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″
    • embossed panel — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
    • flowers, leaves, circle — (2) 4-1/4″ x 11 “
    • box – 2″ x 8″ scored at 2″, 4, 6″
    • little box inside box — 1/2″ x 4″
  • Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper
    • strips on card front — 4″ x 5″ cut into 5 strips
    • piece on inside box — (2) 1-7/8″ x 1-7/8″


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Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Floral

Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Floral

The card I am sharing today is created using Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Floral stamp set.  I also used a polka dot embossing folder, long tired.

My inspiration for today’s card comes from the color in the mood board and the flowers in this week’s Just Us Girls Challenge challengeJust Us Girls Challenge.  

I started with a Basic White card stock card base with a piece of Basic White card stock embossed partially using a polka dot embossing folder.  The embossed panel is adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Using stamps from Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Flora stamp set, I stamped three flowers in Polished Pink,  Highland Heather, and Gorgeous Grape ink and cropped using a die from the Two-Tone Flora Dies.  I stamped in the leaves in Shaded Spruce ink on a piece of Mint Macaron card stock and again using dies from Two-Tone Flora Dies I cropped them.

 I embossed a strip of Gorgeous Grape card stock using the Quatrefoil Embossing Folder.  I then adhered the strip over the Basic White embossed panel at the halfway point between the plain and the embossed.  Over this Gorgeous Grape strip, I popped the flowers and leaves.  Several Iridescent Sequins are popped around the card front.  A greeting from Stampin’ Up! Country Bouquet stamp set is stamped in Versa Mark on a Gorgeous Grape strip, sprinkled with Basic White Embossing Powder, and heat set using a heat tool.

I stamped a flower & leaves from Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Floral stamp set in Polish Pink and Shaded Spruce ink on a Basic White card stock panel.  I adhered this panel to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

A Basic White envelope gets a flower from Stampin’ Up! Two-Tone Flora stamp set stamped in Polished Pink ink to the envelope flap.

  Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you took the time to linger and look at my other blog post and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!


Questions? You can Contact Me.  I’d love to be your Demonstrator if you need any stamping supplies.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the screen to go directly to my online store.  You can Shop in my online store HERE

  • Ready to Join our team?  Click HERE  for more information. 
  • Want to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through the Customer rewards program?  The rewards program is my way of saying thank you for being an online customer.   Click HERE to learn more       
  • Check out Paper Pumpkin you will love it!  

February 16-28 Host Code: EP97EXSS

 Use this host code when you order $50  or greater and receive a free gift from me!  If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift.  The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in any active Catalog.


Celebrate with us! This month, we celebrate Paper Pumpkin’s 10-year mark! With something FREE!!

Did you say free? That’s right, this month’s kit includes a FREE stamp set to add versatility and creative possibilities to your projects.

ABOUT THE KIT

Name: Ten Years of Growth

This kit includes:

  • All the supplies you need to create 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs; and coordinating envelopes.
  • An all-occasion stamp set to recognize the people in your life who help you grow with greetings and beautiful botanical images.
  • 1 Polished Pink Classic Stampin’ Spot
  • Paper pieces and embellishments with digitally-painted designs and images.
  • Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • 1 FREE additional stamp set, which includes a plant and pot builder to make plant-astic projects!

Completed card size: 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ (14 x 10.8  cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Shaded Spruce, Garden Green, Coastal Cabana, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Polished Pink, Crumb Cake


Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card

 Card Cuts

  • Basic White card stock
    • card base — 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
    • embossed panel — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
    • inside panel — 4″ x 5-1/4″
    • flowers — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
  • Gorgeous Grape card stock
    • strip across card — 1″ x 4-1/4″
  • Mint Macaron card stock
    • scrap for leaves


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I finally had to bite the bullet as former Governor Zell Miller used to say here in Georgia.  My computer crossed over that cyber bridge and is no more so I had to buy a new one. It will not turn on and the Geek Squad could not repair it.   To me that is traumatic, I had the other one for so long and was used to using it. I’ve spent the past week trying to get it all set up and never realized how many apps you have that you depend on.  Writing this blog, I had to stop and download several apps that I use in writing my blog. I  believe we take too much for granted when using a computer.  I am hoping this one will be sufficient for the task.