


stories of stamps, paper and… : warm winter wishes
Merry Christmas Eve! Today is my day up on the Stories of stamps, paper and… For those that don’t know, it’s an italian based challenge blog that runs monthly themes. The new challenges start on the 1st and run through the month. The month the challenge is Christmas with a Bow Throughout the remainder of

peace love and happiness
Here’s a set of cards that will make good New Years cards: cardstock: stampin’ up basic black/cherry cobbler stamps: paper smooches/pretty phrases ink: zing white, wplus9 white other: reverse confetti/double edge scallop border confetti cut, impress gold washi I’ve been seeing a lot of black base projects (check out the mambi blog) and love that

sprinkled with lots of love
Happy Monday! It’s fun to gravitate away from holiday themed cards: cardstock: recollections/white, stampin’ up/pirouette pink paper: teresa collins/nine & co stamps: reverse confetti/donut you know ink: fresh ink/chocolate & red currant other: cork, reverse confetti/donut you know confetti cuts The Reverse Confetti, Donut you Know set is filled with fun sentiments and I adore

Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: listing of blog sponsored winners
So, this is the final follow up post for the Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop All the blog sponsored prizes have been drawn and the winners have been contacted, if they left their contact information. HERE is a google doc that lists a majority of the blog sponsored give-a-ways. This might be a great time

Curtain Call Candy Cane: winter thank you
There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! You have until December 25th at 8:00 AM CST to be inspired and share your project! We have a new sponsor, Avery Elle, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Candy Cane! A randomly selected participant in the Candy Cane challenge will receive a $20 Avery Elle gift certificate, while the LEAD

have a cozy christmas
Good Morning! I case’d myself on this one: cardstock: recollections paper: crate stamps: a muse ink: fresh ink/charcoal other: pretty pink posh die, savvy stamps/deer head die This version was definitely not as messy. Here’s the funny thing, I finally made the resolution to sell all my vintage a●muse wood mounts stamps. I have them

★★Rock Star Commenters★★
Hello! I hope that you’ve had a chance to check out the special Pinterest Board for the Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop I feel so fortunate to be a part of this awesome crafting community! Check out these 24 25 wonderful people that took the time to comment on all of the links for

A Jillian Vance Design: anchor
I’m up on the A Jillian Vance Design Blog today! I’d love for you to pop over there to check out my non-holiday card. Here’s a sneak peek at which stamp set I used Simply Said: Anchor

happy winter
I had a friendly challenge with some bloggie friends…we altered some hinged tins. I totally forgot to take all the photos, Vicki was so sweet to give me hers and I’ll be sharing that this week. Here’s mine: All the paper is from the Chickaniddy Crafts Collection, Jolly Good. The enamel dots are MME/Freckled Fawn.

Spellbinders: thank you
Hello and Happy Friday! I have a card that I created using the Spellbinders Lavender Trike Etched Dies: I die cut mine with the Spellbinders Platinum 6 in white cardstock. I colored it with various alcohol markers. I love the intricate cuts, don’t you? The coloring possibilities are endless! I’m playing along with: Inspired by…All

SugarPea Designs: Hello Friend
Hello! I’m up on the SugarPea Designs blog with a pair of tropical themed cards. Here’s a sneak peek at one of them: Please pop over to the SugarPea Designs blog for the full reveal and all the details!

Reverse Confetti: Love is in the Air Blog Hop!
Today is the 8th of the month which means the Reverse Confetti Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Heather Hoffman’s awesome blog! If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the fun which is the Reverse Confetti blog! With Valentine’s Day around the corner I wanted to make up some treats to send to my kids. I

Hero Arts Awesome Add-Ons: With Brave Wings She Flies
I’m up on the Hero Arts blog with my teamie, Clare. We’re featuring some of the Awesome Add-ons for February! Here’s a sneak peek of my project but make sure you check out the post. You don’t want to miss out on Clare’s gorgeous project! Here are the Affiliate Shopping Links at no additional cost

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Blog Hop + Giveaway!
Today is the day! The Hero Arts February My Monthly Hero kit is now AVAILABLE! You should have arrived here from the awesome Lydia Fiedler’s blog! If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Hero Arts blog! Remember that you can now SUBSCRIBE to receive the kit monthly and never miss one! The Main Kit Kit

Reverse Confetti: with heartfelt sympathy
Happy Super Bowl Sunday. That means a crafty day for me 🙂 I have a non-traditional sympathy card to share today: I used the Reverse Confetti Rose Garden stamp + coordinating confetti cuts. Not your typical color palette for a sympathy card but I wanted the recipient to receive a ‘happy’ card. I used the following

Pinkfresh Studio: Best Wishes
Have you seen the newest Pinkfresh Studio Stamp + Die Release?! Make sure you check out the hop and comment for a chance to win! I’m up on the Pinkfresh Studio blog today, sharing a couple Friendship themed cards. Here’s a sneak peek of one of them: Eep! That tea cup! That sweet Mouse! For all

Heffy Doodle: You’re the best in the whole mewniverse!
Feeling super grateful to have received the Heffy Doodle exclusive Mewniverse stamp set! Cuteness overload in a mini stamp set! Here’s how I was inspired: Eep! That cat is just too sweet! I teamed him up with the Pebbles Forever my Always collection. I shared this photo last week: They’re Blick Studio Brush Markers, that’s what I

Pinkfresh Studio January Stamp & Die Release Blog Hop!
Happy February!!! Did you hear about the newest Pinkfresh Studio Stamps + Die release?! It’s HUGE! We’re celebrating with a blog hop! You should have arrived here from the Pinkfresh Studio blog! If not, you’ll want to start there, leave comments along the way for a chance to win! Check out the latest release: Oh yes,

Hero Arts: Joyous Birthday
The Hero Arts 2018 Catalog is now available! If you didn’t see it, I previewed another set earlier this week HERE. The new products will be available at Heroarts.com on February 15th BUT you can find them at your favorite retailers now! Today I’m featuring the K6270 Flowering Magnolia (also available DI482 Flowering Magnolia Frame Cuts). I did