Adventures | Color Throwdown

Sadly I have a TON of sets that need to be inked up. This one is an Ellen Hutson LLC – Summer of Stamping – Avery Elle Collab set, Camp Wanna Stamp. I knew I wanted to play along with the current Color Throwdown: When I actually started my process of picking out my supplies,

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Crafting Fuel | Miss Ink Stamps

Today I have a mult-tasking project. It is one for both Miss Ink Stamps and the Coffee Loving Papercrafters. In case you haven’t heard…we’re rebranded from the Coffee Loving Cardmakers to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters: We have a new blog home too: https://coffeelovingpapercrafters.com/ We hope you come over and take a peek, perhaps sign up

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Cozy Christmas | Hero Arts

This month the challenge is: Tea for Two – It’s about Two of Anything! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: I paired up two Penguins for the focal point of my project. The Fish and Bubble Confetti Die worked out perfectly. Do you make Christmas cards all year round? I

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Welcome Little Peanut | Lawn Fawn

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following Lawn Fawn products: The sentiment has been cut with: I was also inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge – Inspired by:

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Live Life in Full Bloom | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Did you know that Doodlebugswa carries the Concord & 9th 2024 Color Collection? Be sure to sign up for Restock Notifications so that you’re the first to know when it gets restocked in the shop. Here’s how I used the

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Happy Mother’s Day | Inspired by Challenge

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: I’m featuring the following products: The red + white washi is from Avery Elle. The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on a black cardstock

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Jolly Wishes | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #29

New month means a brand new challenge and sponsor over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that we are also the sponsor for the month of May: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following products: My overall

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Lunar New Year Challenge | May 2024

We’re back with the May Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Rabbit ended on February 9th. The Year of the Dragon started on February 10, 2024 and runs through January 28, 2025. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I

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January Creative Hop + New Release | Reverse Confetti

Today is the day, it’s the Reverse Confetti January Release Day!  We’re celebrating with a hop.  The fun starts on the Reverse Confetti blog.  You should have arrived here from Susan Wymer’s.  If not, you’ll want to start at the Reverse Confetti Blog so you don’t miss out on any of the fun!   What

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Reverse Confetti January 2022 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 so happy to have the following designers for our January + February ‘Fetti Friends: Kellianne Wilson Maria Russell Melissa Phillips Today

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Reverse Confetti January 2022 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 so happy to have the following designers for our January + February ‘Fetti Friends: Kellianne Wilson Maria Russell Melissa Phillips Today we’re

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Reverse Confetti January 2022 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 so happy to have the following designers for our January + February ‘Fetti Friends: Kellianne Wilson Maria Russell Melissa Phillips Today we’re

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You’re Awesome | Lawn Fawn

When I saw the Lawn Fawn – Cerealsly Awesome, I knew that had to get that set, plus a couple others.  I’m generally not a Valentine’s Day girl but this year the change in themes has been especially refreshing.  I managed to design 2 sets of 2 cards: This is my first set.  The overall

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You Warm My Heart | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #1

  Happy New Year!  I’m so excited to announce a brand new card challenge… Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge Today is the kickoff to a great year of challenges, inspiration and prizes!  Every month there will be a sponsor and this month is Reverse Confetti! For all the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge

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Happy New Year | Essentials by Ellen

  Sadly this will be the third year in a row that I won’t be hostessing a small New Year’s Day gathering.  This year it is because of the snow. To get me in the New Year’s spirit, I decided to ink up the Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen Wasabi set. I combined

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Let’s Celebrate | Reverse Confetti – SALE!

  Hey, did you see that Reverse Confetti is having 20% off their entire store? Today’s card was made especially for my hubby’s Great Aunt who is turning 100 years old next week!  How amazing is that?! This card was based on THIS design that caught my eye.  My design is 3.75 x 5.50 inches.

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Make a Wish! Waffle Flower

  I decided to play along with Waffle Flower’s Week 3 Challenge: I combined Waffle Flower’s: Nesting Coffee Cups Star Wish Panel Die Poinsettia Panel Die Snowflake Background Stencil Nesting Stitched Circles Tiny Terrarium The Blue + White challenge is a good one for me.  I don’t tend to gravitate to blues.  I stenciled the

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Boba Birthday | Mama Elephant

I’m back with another custom birthday card, this time for a Boba lover!  My boy told me it was one of his bestie’s birthday last week and when I started to ask him what kind of card I could send her, he said boba. Let’s start with the card base.  I found these at Target

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