Sending a Big Squeeze

I have so much to do today and what do I send several hours doing? I made a card, just for fun. I order the Hero Arts July My Monthly Super Hero as soon I received the instock notification. I’m all about all things citrus and well, everything in the July kit is amazing. Think:

Read More »

Sending Birthday Wishes | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Hydrangeas I was inspired by the theme + colors. My card features the following Hero Arts products: Hero Arts Inks: I used Distress Oxide Black Soot for the center of the blooms. The stenciling was done on ColorWheel Cardstock: The

Read More »

Life InDex Inspiration Hop

Welcome to the July My Pretty Things Life InDex Instagram Hop! Follow along for inspiration and a chance to win! Here’s what to do for your chance to win a $25 gift card: The winner will be announced on the My Pretty Things IG page on Monday, July 20, 2026. Want to see more inspiration

Read More »

Seeds of Joy | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: If you’ve been following me for a bit, you know that I don’t have a green thumb. Thankfully my kids so. This is my kind of gardening. Thanks for stopping by!

Read More »

Crime Scene | Miss Ink Stamps

Any other Crime Show fans? I had to get these sets from Miss Ink Stamps – affiliate links used in this post. A big THANK YOU to my crafty friend Kari. I love her mini file folder designs and had to do my own version of it. She uses the old school Envelope Punch which

Read More »

Coolest Day Ever | chance to win!

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Poolside I was inspired by the theme + colors. My card features the following Lawn Fawn products: I also squeezed in these products: I used the following Concord & 9th cardstock: The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on

Read More »

Happy Birthday | Simon Says Stamp

I’m back with a birthday card. Did you catch my earlier Centenarian Birthday Card Request? You could be the lucky winner of a $20 Gift card: If you were following me last year, you might remember that I did a call out for Birthday cards for my former Mother-in-law’s 99th birthday. I’m doing it again

Read More »

Snowflake Soiree | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #55

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by The Greetery: These are the Catherine Pooler ink colors I used: *retired The Coaster and base are Bazzill – Marshmallow. My last card contains

Read More »

A Marshmallow World | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Seven is A Marshmallow World. Well, this one was easy for me in design but just getting the elements together was something that took a bit of time: Marshmallows make me think of cocoa and why not Peppermint Cocoa? I combined the cup from

Read More »

Home for the Holidays | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Six is Home for the Holidays. This one is a bit bittersweet for me….more about that in a smidge.   I started off with another Slate Gray panel and used the circle die from Alpine Window.  All those sweet images are from the Over the

Read More »

Peace on Earth | Reverse Confetti December Creative Hop

  Hello, and welcome to the Reverse Confetti December Creative Hop!  You should have arrived here from Olga Matyushevskaya’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start over on the Reverse Confetti blog so you don’t miss any of the inspiration. I have a couple projects to share, here is the first one,  I decided to

Read More »

White Christmas | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Five is White Christmas. I had a ton of fun putting this one together: I combined: Mountain Holiday Over The River I used another Slate Gray tag base.  The mountains have been filled in with Catherine Pooler’s Mint To Be. The girl’s outfit has

Read More »

Sleigh Ride | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Four is Sleigh Ride. I struggled with this because I don’t seem to have a sleigh in my stash.  So I went with the modern version of a sleigh, a snowboard: Okay, I know you’re wondering why there is a coffee cup.  Well I

Read More »

Here Comes Santa Claus | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Three is Here comes Santa Claus. Pink and  Red make my holidays.  Love that combo.  So today’s tag features the [retired] Fat Pants and Holly Jolly sets. The tag is cardstock from my stash using the Hero Arts Nesting Tags Dies.  The Holly Jolly

Read More »

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws 2020 Blog Hop!

  Today is the Newton’s Nook Designs Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from my teamie, Tatiana’s blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Newton’s Nook Designs blog. Here’s how I was inspired: I started off with the Argyle

Read More »

Little Drummer Boy | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day Two is Little Drummer Boy. Although I’ve been trying to keep my tags simple, what you don’t see are the multiple tags I end up creating to get to my final project.  I always keep coming back to a very clean and simple design.

Read More »

Silver Bells | Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas

  I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas.  Day One is Silver Bells.   For how simple this tag is, it took a long time to finish.  I was trying to go a different route that was more focused on a sentiment but I just couldn’t get the look that I was looking

Read More »