The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Gears Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I tend to be a clean + crisp kind of gal. Those gears were calling to be on a project that is grungy….don’t you agree? The gears have been inked up
Hello and Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop! Each project will feature a stamping technique, I can’t wait to hop around! You should have arrived here from the awesome Elena Roussakis’ blog! If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Pinkfresh Blog. There will be four Lucky Winners!
The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Fishing Trip Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: I combined them with the Nestabilities Standard Circles SM Etched Dies. The fish have Distress Oxide inks that have been smooshed. I backed them with black cardstock to define their shapes a bit. The sentiment is
Hello and Happy Sunday! I’m sharing a card that was inspired by my Reverse Confetti teamie Melissa: I inked up the Something Wonderful blooms with Zig Clean Color Markers on watercolor paper. I layered two Pierced Round Top Layers. The bottom panel had the blooms inked up with Stone. A happy accident was that
Hello and Happy Saturday! We hope that you’ve been enjoying the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop! Remember to leave comments along the way for a chance to win! Today I’m sharing a card that was designed with: Alphabet Soup + Make a Fountain I quickly watercolored some coffee in each of the mugs. The latte
I’m thrilled to be a part of the 4th Birthday Celebration Hop for Winnie & Walter! I’ve been a long time fan and Shay is the sweetest! You should have arrived here from Vanessa Menhorn’s blog! If not, you’ll want to start at the Winnie & Walter blog so that you don’t miss out on
Welcome to Release Day! This week we have been celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release! The goodies will be available TONIGHT at 6 pm eastern!!! Place an order* of $60 or more (excluding discounts and shipping) and you will receive SugarCut – Hello FREE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!! *This Sweet Incentive promotion begins Friday, February 16th at 6PM EST. This promotion will not be
Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release Day Four Hello and Welcome to the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop! The new products have been shipping to retailers for a few weeks now but today is the day that everything is available in the Hero Arts Online Store!
This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release! The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th! Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Garden Topiary stamp set + coordinating SugarCut I went clean + simple with this one: I adore pairing
This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release! The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th! Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Otterly Adorable stamp set + coordinating SugarCuts Large Striped CoverPlate Definitely one of my favorites from this
Hello, we’ve been enjoying warmer weather in the pacific northwest! It’s always such a treat for us but I have to admit our last couple of summers have been a smidge too warm for me. I decided to play with the Hero Arts Stamp Your Own Succulents set: I used the Coffee Cup Tag Frame
A quick Mother’s Day card: My cardstock colors: Stampin’ Up Crisp Cantaloupe + So Saffron. I combined A Nice Cuppa and an older Paper Pumpkin that had the cups/succulents. The dies are Cups + Kettles Framelits. The green watercolor wash is ala Spectrum Aqua – Bud Green. I was inspired by the TGIF Challenges: ..and Color Throwdown:
Happy Easter – Happy Spring! We’re excited to have a semi full house for dinner tonight! I have 2 cards to share with you today. I recently received a Your Next Stamp order so I couldn’t wait to ink up Coffee Chick. My green based card was inspired by YNS owner/designer Karen. It is
Happy Weekend! I have a card that has a bunch of new goodies, I finally broke into the My Favorite Things Doodled Blooms (Sold Out) Card Kit. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve embossed so much on one project. I love all the added texture…do you spy the Lined Up Dots Background? The ‘vase’ is from
Hello and Happy Friday!!!!! This is going to be a pretty fun weekend, I’m taking a class at Impress on Saturday taught by my friend Kimberly! Sunday is Easter at our house with both Grandma’s, how lucky is my girl? We’ll be missing the boy but he’ll be happily recovering from a whole week in
Sweet Stamp Shop has been releasing the CUTEST stamps this month! Did you see the new Tax Day set? Total truth, don’t you agree?! That cat is ADORABLE! I combined Tax Day with the Muggin set. I hope you check out the Sweet Stamp Shop…they just released a couple new bundles yesterday that will be
I played with the Hero Arts Coloring Layering Peacock set. Check out all that purple I used💜 I’ve been steadily warming up to purple, have you noticed that? One of my favorite ways to incorporate purple is with the use of the Ombre’ Hydrangea ink. Here’s how I used the different inks: Solid body
I’m still working on my NBUS pile, today’s card used the adorable Waffle Flower Crafts – Bear and Bird + Ellen Hutson – Essentials by Ellen – Wonky Backdrops by Julie Ebersole: Let’s start on the bottom and work our way up, shall we?! Oh my, the Wonky Backdrops is perfect with the Hero Arts Hydrangea
I’m so excited to help Sweet Stamp Shop celebrate their new release, Graduation Day! This set will release on Wednesday and is adorable and comes at a great time for me as my oldest will be graduating from the University of Washington this June! She was definitely my inspiration for my card today: Eep, how
Hello and Happy Sunday! I’m pretty excited, I’m taking the girl and we’re going to my friends house to dye Easter Eggs, LOL…it’s my first time. The kids always went over to their Grandmother’s house to do that when they were growing up. Who doesn’t know that I LOVE green? Lotsa NBUS (Never Before