Keeping things real here. I’m still a die hard blogger at heart. It’s an easier social media for me to view and comment on. Next month I celebrate 11 years…what? How could that happen? Although these days I’m always on catch up mode for blogs, please know that I’m trying!!! I was an IG late
Another Halloween card, trying to sneak in as many as possible. I should have used one of my other Halloween sets that I haven’t inked up but that dragon dude was already colored up so I added the others. Lawn Fawn’s Costume Party is so cute! I had to add a Zombie Mummy…just to add
Hello! I’m trying to do a catch up on supplies that haven’t received any crafty love yet. Today’s card uses the MFT Happy Birthday Circle Frame + BB Fall Friends. Loving the MFT Subtle Plaids paper combined with green + yellow palette. I’ve had the images from the BB Fall Friends waiting for me, inked
Hello and Welcome to the Collaboration Hop for CAS-ual Fridays and Coffee Loving Cardmakers! You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog. If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the CAS-ual Fridays blog. I have two projects to share with you today so let’s get
The wonderful STAMPlorations is hostessing an event in tribute to Melissa Lane: Last October 2, Melissa Lane passed away. She was a talented cardmaker/crafter/artist, a mother of 4, wife, and servant of Jesus. Melissa loved to garden and she loved photography. Her favorite color was red, and she loved butterflies — so much so that many of
I’m so very excited to be joining The Card Concept for their 100th challenge! A big thank you to my friend Tangii Crain for the invite! Isn’t the photo inspiration beautiful? Here’s how I was inspired: I tend to be a literal interpretation kind of gal. That pink pumpkin changed looks at least three times
Have you seen the new monthly Reverse Confetti challenge, Stock Your Stash?! The new challenge is the STOCK YOUR STASH Challenge! This is a chance to create a card to keep in your stash. (Of course, you could send it off right away!). Each month will bring a new theme. There will be a new Stock Your Stash
Hello! I picked up a couple of older Stampin’ Up sets from a bloggie friend and decided to ink them up. I’ve been wanting to get my hands on the Merry Cafe set and she had it and the coordinating dies for Coffee Cafe. Here’s how I was inspired: The pattern paper is by Stampin’
Happy Saturday! Any fun plans or do you get to craft all day? I’m headed out to a Seattle Flea Market…hopefully followed by big pieces of cake. Then later off to dinner + a movie. Yesterday I designed three different projects. Here’s one of them: I stamped up a bunch of the Hello Bluebird sets
Hello! I’m so happy to be up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog today. I’m sharing this project that features a bunch of Pretty Pink Posh + Echo Park Paper. I was thoroughly inspired by Kerry’s Sip and Share Sketch: Please pop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog for all the details!
I love the look of ink blending on cards and for some reason don’t do it that much on my own designs. I whipped up this card [actually it took me all morning]. The ink blending color combo was inspired by the awesome Samantha Mann. Yup it’s another belated Birthday card [sigh]. I
I’m not sure why so many cardmakers, like me, are so late in sending birthday cards?! I have a legit reason this time, all my cards are packed away so I started a fresh card for my stepson but didn’t have enough time to finish it last night before we had to leave for
Did you see that Ellen Hutson LLC is having a 25% off sale on select Essentials by Ellen products? I’ve curated a handful of projects for you to take a peek at. At the bottom of the post are affiliate shopping links at no extra cost to you. Happy Shopping!
We’re back with a reminder about the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5 theme of Flower. Our sponsor is Pawsome Stamps. For all the details about the challenge and the prize, please check out THIS post. Here’s how I was inspired: My card features the following products by Pawsome Stamps: Beary Christmas Hoppy Easter Coffee Besties Just Sentiments: Christmas My
I’m a huge fan of sketch + color challenges. They really inspire me and these days I need that for quick crafting. Today’s card is filled with products by Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen: Painted Florals Casual Greetings A2 Piercing Plate Essential Circles Essential Circles for Stitching Modern Graphics Vol. 2 I’m
Did you know that the 2022 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is going on right now? It started on Friday HERE. There’s still time to join in the fun, grab your favorite drink and hop along. There is a ton of inspiration and prizes. No link up this time so sit back and
Today is the day, it’s the Reverse Confetti 9th Birthday Release Day! We’re celebrating with a hop. The fun starts on the Reverse Confetti blog. You should have arrived here from Brandi Mahon’s. If not, you’ll want to start at the Reverse Confetti Blog so you don’t miss out on any of the fun!
It’s the final day of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti! You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month. Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our
It’s day two of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti! You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month. Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our May
It’s day one of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti! You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month. Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our May +