STAMPlorations 2nd Birthday Blog Hop:

Did you hear?!  STAMPlorations is celebrating their 2nd birthday all week?!!!  I’m thrilled to be their guestie for today! I made 2 birthday cards for the party: My first card was made especially for a Sweet Birthday Boy who turned 7.  cardstock:  white/recollections/110, mystery gray, ranger watercolor paper  stamps: stamplorations party mates/party time  ink:  fresh

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Happy Birthday Katie!!!

source Hello Hello! There’s a group of us that get together on a semi-regular basis…we craft a little, eat a little and laugh a lot.  Such an awesome group of gals that I all met through blogging!  Today we’re celebrating Katie Brooks’ Birthday!!!!! The fun starts at my blog!  Here’s my card that I made

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Lawnscaping + Caffeine = Happiness♡

This post will remain pinned to the top of my blog through Sunday…click HERE for my Super Special Birthday Blog Hop Post. Yay!  Did you see that Lawnscaping Challenges is having a Caffeine Blog Hop?!   I like love caffeine! The fun starts at the Lawnscaping Challenges’ blog!  I’m thrilled to be a guestie!  Some

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my ♡ is with you.

Did you see that SugarPea Designs & Catherine Pooler/StampNation have teamed up?  It’s super exciting that SugarPea Designs is this week’s sponsor over at StampNation’s Challenges!  Make sure you check out the fun challenge, you have a chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate to SugarPea Designs! I was able to create a just for

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StampNation Guest Designer: Sponsor + Sale + Sneak Peek + Winner!

Hello!  Today’s post wraps up my June Guest Designer spot over at StampNation.  To say everyone is fabulous over there is an understatement….super fun & friendly! I hope you pop over to today’s challenge post…it’s a fun one and there’s an awesome Sponsor!  Here’s a sneak peek of my card: Yes, the fabulous SugarPea Designs

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New York, New York…

make sure you check out my FOR SALE post. So yesterday I posted THESE thank you cards that were going to originally be my boy’s graduation thank you card design.  Then the girl said, don’t you have a New York stamp?  Heck yeah: I love all shades of gray…in clothing, decor and crafting!  The cardstock is mystery

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thanks & merci

make sure you check out my FOR SALE post. If you follow me on FB or IG, you would have probably seen this yesterday.  So Saturday, I had the pleasure of taking 2 classes from thee awesome Julie Ebersole!  After purchasing a bunch of new goodies from Impress, I knew I wanted to experiment with color.  One

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curtain call flip flops: let’s chill.

There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!   You have until June 25th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired and share your project! So much fun, eh?!  I was inspired by the water and the summer time theme!  BTW, Happy First Day of Summer! source: scrap-pygovka.blogspot.com So, I’ve had the We

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For Sale!

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Verve June Post Release blog Hop All items come from a non-smoking/no pet household All items to be shipped USPS Priority not included in price. Paypal only US Friends only at this time Papertrey ink Coin Purse Die $15 Papertrey Ink Green Thumb $15 Papertrey Ink

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Verve Stamps June 2015 Post-Release Spotlight Hop: Final Day!

It’s the final day of the June 2015 Verve Spotlight Hops! All of the stamps and dies you’ve seen this week are available in the Verve online store now! Sit back and relax for one last inspirational stroll as our sneaky Verve spotlight lands on Diva’s choice today. And to cap off this release, we’re giving away the

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Hello from Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

I’m so excited to be up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog today!  Not my usual posting date but I’m making way for a special post on Friday!  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost:

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coffee + you | Evelin T Designs

I’m super excited to be up on the Evelin T Designs blog today!  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: Meet me over on the Evelin T Designs blog for the full reveal and all the details!

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

Happy Friday!  I’m up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog today.  I’m sharing a card that features Mama Elephant.  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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What’s the Scoop | Inspired by Challenge – Sweet on You

Today starts a new Inspired by Challenge and it’s SWEET!.  There’s also an optional sketch challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: I’m a fruitarian and couldn’t believe that I didn’t have more sets with cherries!  I did find this [retired] MFT Stamps, Sweet on You set.   I teamed it up with their Crosshatch Polka.  It’s

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Life Happens | Reverse Confetti

I’m so excited to be up on the Reverse Confetti blog today.  Here’s a sneak peek of just some my projects.  Pop over to the Reverse Confetti blog for the full reveal and all the details. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Gnome One | MFT Stamps

I recently received an order from Doodlebugswa.com and couldn’t wait to dive in.  The newest MFT release is so adorable, check out the BB Hanging With My Gnomies: I’m LOVING the Woodgrain Whimsy 6×6 too!  Here are the copics I used: R20 Y04 | Y08 YR01 | YR02 YG01 | YG03 G02 BG13 | BG15

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Have a phonomenal day | Avery Elle

I love seeing all the beautiful Mother’s Day cards being posted on FB + IG.  Do you notice they are generally floral designs?  Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE flowers, both real ones and crafty ones.  If you took a glance at my IG feed though, I don’t gravitate towards them.  Most of my card

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Friday with Amy | Doodlebugswa.com

Hey, happy Friday!  I’m up on the Doodlebugswa.com blog today.  I’m sharing a card that features Sunny Studio Stamps.  Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Birthday Creative Hop | Reverse Confetti

Today is the Reverse Confetti May Birthday Creative Hop!  Every 8th of the month is the day we get together and hop.  There isn’t a normal new release this month, it has been pushed out to June but you’re going to love it.  More information on the Reverse Confetti blog. This month we have three

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You call it Coffee | CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

So I recently received my latest order from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.  I’ve always love their sentiments…check out the Stay Strong set: I’ve teamed it up with their Coffee Cup Fri-Dies.  When designing this card I realized that I never copic color on colored cardstock.  I colored in the word coffee with BG13.  I held my

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