Guest Designer: 12 Kits of Occasions

Post 2 of 2 for the day….click HERE for my Your Next Stamp Guestie post I’m thrilled to be a Guest Designer for The 12 Kits of Occasions!  The April kit, hostess –Tracey McNeely, designed the Crazy for Coffee kit.  How appropriate, eh?!  Thank you Tracey for asking me to share in the fun of

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Your Next Stamp: Guest Designer

post 1 of 2…click HERE for the 12 Kits of Occasions Hello!  So happy to be guesting for Your Next Stamp for their exciting May Release! I’m featuring the new Little Notes stamp set and coordinating dies! Aren’t you loving the clipboard?!  Check out how the die is a 3 hole punch too!  I’ve always

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Happy Birthday Kimberly

Big Birthday Wishes to Kimberly!!!!  She is the super star of our crafty group, she’s our Make ‘n Take Queen!  This girl is chock full of talent and has a gigantic heart of gold.  She loves color and is a great colorista.  I love color and love to watercolor.  My card took a completely different

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Hero Arts: Happy Birthday

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for DeNami Design Hello!  I’m up on the Hero Arts blog today!  I wanted to share 2 cards using the same stamp set..I’m sharing one here and you’ll have to pop over to the Hero Arts blog to see my other card! I’m featuring the Make a Wish

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DeNami Design: I need…

this is post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Hero Arts post. Hello!  Today wraps up my guesting for DeNami Design!   For my final project I knew I wanted to do a coffee themed design: Isn’t the Cafe Clear Set so cute?  I did some quick masking and colored everything with my

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Sprinkled with lots of fun!

Nothing says birthday like donuts with sprinkles! I haven’t playing the Reverse Confetti’s Donut You Know in a while…mostly because I ‘misplaced’ the frosting die for the donut.  I tend to happily craft in a frenzy and when I ‘clean up’…I evidently tend to put dies into the wrong sleeve.  Well, I recently found that

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Happy Birthday Laura!

There’s a group of us celebrating our sweet crafty friend, Laura!  We met at a Julie Ebersole’s class at Impress.   I arrived a bit later than the other girls at the table and we stamped and chatted during the 2 classes.  All during class, I assumed Laura was Kimberly or Tonya’s friend…haha…nope.  We instantly

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Hero Arts: Dream Big

Hello!  Happy Friday!  I have a fun card to share today!  I’ve been lovin’ the Hero Arts Color Layering sets.  Today, I’m sharing the Color Layering Goldfish. I was so excited to combine the Goldfish with the Terrarium from the Stamp Your Own Succulents set.  I had to mask a smidge of his tail off

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Right at Home: Mix & Match

Hello!  Happy Friday Eve!  I’m doing a version of Nicole’s Mix & Match Challenge.  My twist is using a different manufacturer that she carries in the Right at Home Shop!  Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the new Color In Sentiments with MFT’s Sweet Treats Die-namics!  Seriously, it’s going to be an awesome day

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DeNami Design Guest Designer: Hoppy Spring

Hello!  I’m up on the DeNami Design blog today sharing a card with a custom panel! First up, I used the adorable Bunny with Flower image on a stitched tag.  I colored her with my Zig Clean Color Markers.  I made my custom panel by cutting strips of 1/2 inch cardstock.   I’ve been smitten

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Berry Best Belated Birthday | Lawn Fawn

  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

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Let’s Pretend it’s Still Your Birthday | MFT Stamps

  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

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Essentials by Ellen SALE ends May 17th

  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!

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Believe in the Magic | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5 – reminder

  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

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hi ya | Essentials by Ellen

  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

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I need coffee | Close to my Heart

  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

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May Creative Hop + New Release | Reverse Confetti

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!  

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Final Day

    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

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Day Two

    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

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Reverse Confetti May 2022 Birthday Release | Day One

  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 +

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