Tsuruta Designs

Mama Elephant’s 14th Anniversary | Stampede Day 1 – IG Hop

September 15, 2026 No Comments

Mama Elephant’s new release is here! To celebrate their 14th year anniversary, MamaElephant will be giving away five $25 Gift Cards per Stampede Day to a random commenter on Mama Elephant’s Instagram, Facebook or YouTube channel in addition to their sitewide sale and free gift promotion! Make sure to check out the shop HERE. Here’s today’s Instagram Hop listing – 9/15 Stampede Day

Frosty & Festive Collection Coming Soon | Catherine Pooler

September 13, 2026 No Comments

Coming soon Catherine Pooler – Frosty & Festive Collection! Save the date, Wednesday, September 16th it is available in the shop. Check out today’s card: My card features: I masked the upper portion of an A2 watercolor panel and blended: Using the Holly & Berries layered stencils, I used these colors: Do you see the

Halloween Greetings | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

September 12, 2026 No Comments

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

Friendship | Pinkfresh Studio

September 10, 2026 No Comments

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Maps For today’s card was inspired by the theme + sketch. I combined the following Pinkfresh Studio products: I also used the Angie Blom Digital Designs – Let’s Go Travel Backgrounds to tie in the sketch. I printed it onto

Hey Pumpkin | Pretty Pink Posh

September 8, 2026 No Comments

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Although Doodlebugswa has discontinued the design team, I have plenty of products to still create projects. Some of the products may not be available at Doodlebugswa but I have the card recipe at the bottom of the post. My card for today features the following Pretty Pink Posh products:

Gourd Time | Simon Says Stamp

September 6, 2026 No Comments

I should be playing with some new summery sets but I had to whip up this card that features the following from Simon Says Stamp: I found out that Laura Davis’ is celebrating her Mom’s upcoming 90th birthday – here’s here instagram too – on September 30th and is doing a card drive. Well, I’m

I dream of a better world | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

September 3, 2026 No Comments

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Rolling Pins For today’s card was inspired by the botanical designs and color palette. I combined the following Brass & Bliss Craft Co products: That sentiment cracks me up and because there isn’t a chicken on the card but flowers,

Crafty Friends | Simon Says Stamp – STAMPtember Party!

September 2, 2026 No Comments

Yay for STAMPtember! Have you checked out all the fabulous products?! Find them here over in the Simon Says Stamp shop. Today there’s a Party over on the SSS blog with a listing of all the designers that are participating. Collect the different giftie codes, make sure you note if they are FREE with purchase

Sweetness | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #57

September 1, 2026 No Comments

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 Hero Arts: Cardstock + Ink: I just love that mouse from the What’s Cookin’? set! I wish they would come out with more additions

Livin’ the Craft Life | Simon Says Stamp + STAMPtember

September 1, 2026 No Comments

Simon Says Stamp celebrates this month with STAMPtember! There are so many amazing products! Today I’m playing with: I also added these Simon Says Stamp products: How cute are those crafty critters?! I’ll be back with more inspiration soon!

New York, New York…

June 23, 2015 40 Comments

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

thanks & merci

June 22, 2015 30 Comments

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

curtain call flip flops: let’s chill.

June 21, 2015 31 Comments

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

For Sale!

June 20, 2015 No Comments

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

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

June 20, 2015 80 Comments

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

Neat & Tangled / Freckled Fawn Collaboration Day 5

June 19, 2015 15 Comments

We’re so thrilled to be collaborating with the AWESOME team over at Freckled Fawn. Make sure you check out their blog for inspiration and a chance to win. I’m THRILLED to be sharing the Neat & Tangled blog with my friend Taheerah! Make sure you pop over there to see her Super CUTE project….and comment

Fusion: chocolate & coffee

June 18, 2015 31 Comments

We’re back with a new Fusion Card Challenge, check it out: PROCEDURES:1. Play with just the sketch challenge.2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.5. Please read the other considerations on the Our Rules Page before playing along. Aren’t the colors simply

StampNation Guest Designer + Giveaway!

June 17, 2015 15 Comments

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my A Jillian Vance Design post…comment to win! Hello! I’m into week 3 of Guest Designer over at StampNation! There’s so much inspiration and fun over there, if you haven’t joined, you should today! Here’s a sneak peek of my card for today’s Challenge: Guess

Happy Super Special Birthday!

June 17, 2015 11 Comments

Post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the StampNation and Giveaway post. Hello! I’m up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog today! We’re celebrating a Super Special Birthday! Here’s a peek at my supplies: birthday art chalkboard backdrop We’re having a party all week…You’ll want to pop over and comment to win!

Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Wrap Up and Winners!

June 16, 2015 27 Comments

My apologies, this post should have went up earlier but life has been a smidge busy! I wanted to announce my winners and do a recap of the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! In case you haven’t seen it yet, the winners of the Super Sponsor prizes have been posted HERE. With 34 Super Sponsors