Click HERE for the Latina Blog Hop! Hello, and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today! You should have arrived from the Super Talented Laura Sterckx’s blog! If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which
Kelly Latevola…you know her and follow her, right?! This girl can pack some serious BAM in her projects and I was so thrilled that she asked me to be part of her Super Fun {CASE}ing Genius feature! I’d ♡ it if you’d pop on over to her blog and check it out!!! Big shout out
So, I’ve been on the causal look out for this Dear Lizzy set after seeing THIS card by Wida. I picked it up at a scrapbooking store when we flew to Vegas and did this with it: cardstock: recollections/110/white stamps: american crafts/dear lizzy/day dreamer, create a smile/botanical love ink: tsukineko/tuxedo, ranger/archival black, fresh ink chamomile,
Hello and Happy August! What? Really? I can’t believe it’s already August! I’m super excited to tell you that I’m a guest designer for a BRAND NEW Challenge blog….Pinterest Inspired Challenge If you know me, you know that I’m a challenge-a-holic! Check out the inspiration for challenge #1: source Here’s how I was inspired by
I’m a challenge-a-holic and they help me get through my stash. Here’s a great example, I picked up the 12×12 pad of Pebbles Cottage Living and haven’t used it until I designed this card: cardstock: bazzill/ash paper: pebbles’/cottage living stamps: verve/words of wisdom ink: ranger/archival/black The 12×12 papers are great to fussy cut blooms &
Stripes, I love them…polkas too but I’ve been having fun making my own stripe paper border: cardstock: stampin’ up night of navy/calypso coral, recollections/110/white stamps: stampin’ up yippee-skippee/gorgeous grunge ink: fresh ink pumpkin/navy other: mama elephant creative cuts/tag, stampin’ up baked brown sugar twine The horizontal stripes are made by using 0.5 inch strips of
Hello and Happy Wednesday! I don’t generally post so late in the day but since I had been working on this card since yesterday morning, I thought I’d go ahead and post it. I’ve been wanting to ink up my new Newton’s Nook stamps, Message in a Bottle. Love it and the coordinating dies. cardstock:
I was a busy girl the other day and managed to make several cards….although a majority of them won’t be posted until next week, I always feel so accomplished when I can be super productive. paper: carta bella/hello again stamps: paper smooches/sentiment sampler, blossoming buds ink: hero arts hues/black, stampin’ up white embossing powder other:
I’ve been on an ice cream kick…both consuming and creating♡ cardstock: hero arts mixed blush paper: crate/poolside other: crate poolside ephemera pack, pebbles glitter tape. The Crate Poolside collection is new to me….I took a Kelly Purkey class at Impress on Saturday and we had the collection to work with with it…for Christmas cards….more on
Hello again. I don’t generally post 2 cards in a day if I can help it but I decided to play along with Mojo Monday. paper: teresa collins/memorabilia stamps: verve/kind words ink: stampin’ up white embossing powder, fresh ink charcoal A dear friend of my Mom’s recently passed away at 90 years old. She was
I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: *replacements It is feeling a bit like fall these days. My favorite time of the year. I love Lawn Fawn’s new mug! Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me some products to play with. Here’s how I was inspired today: Today’s project features the following Spellbinders products from the City Holiday Collection by Yana Smakula: I also used these Spellbinder products: I’m also teaming this up for my Merry & Bright Monday self-challenge: Definitely
Today’s Simon Says Stamp – STAMPtember Collaboration is with Newton’s Nook Designs! I’m a big fan of Newton’s Nook and couldn’t wait to get inky. Here’s how I was inspired: Just a reminder that when the STAMPtember sets go out of stock, they will not be replenished. Get them while you can! The new Skate
Thanks to my friends at Altenew for sending me a box of goodies! Check out how it inspired me: My card features: I love the look of Scandinavian multicolored homes. I had fun die cutting the homes in different shades of pink, orange and green. Have you tried the BetterPress System? It’s so easy and
I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: This is definitely a softer color palette than I’ve been using lately. These are the Distress Oxides I stenciled with: I used Concord & 9th – Nectar cardstock for the base. Thanks for stopping by!
I’m super excited to be joining in on the Simon Says Stamp: STAMPtember festivities this year! First here are some promotions that are running through September 3rd: Today I’m featuring the following set by Simon Says Stamp: Click HERE for all of the new STAMPtember sets. I can’t wait to see the various collaboration sets
I’m super excited to be part of the Simon Says Stamp – STAMPtember festivities this year! It’s a month long party and it’s going to be fabulous. Today’s card features: If you’ve been following me, you know that I love all things fruit themed! I’m shakin’ things up! How cute are those critters and that
Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me product. Here’s how I was inspired today: I combined the following products: I love how the tone on tone betterpress looks with the Petite Criss Cross Press Plate. My card was inspired by: Freshly Made Sketches Color Throwdown Also my self challenge – Merry & Bright
New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! This month is the start of a couple changes to the challenge: Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Pixi Dust Designs: The sentiments are from Lawn Fawn: The cardstock: The
We’re back with the July Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Dragon ended on January 28th. The Year of the Snake started on January 29th and runs through February 16, 2026. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I went