I needed to design a birthday card for my Mom’s birthday. I’ve been wanting to ink up the Mama Elephant – Oodles of Noodles set. I didn’t realize that I initially forgot to pick up the coordinating sentiment set. Oodles of Noodles Noodle Sayings Striallop Diagonal Creative Cuts I heat embossed the sentiment on
Did you see the new Catherine Pooler – At Home Collection? So much goodness! I picked up several of the pieces at Ellen Hutson LLC. Today I’m featuring: Bold Bits & Patterns Stacked Inspirations Sentiments This card combines Minted + Aquatini inks: This one teams up Melon Ice + Martini inks: I’ve linked up
Did you hear that Ellen Hutson has their Die Cutting section – 20% off?! I wanted to whip up a couple rainbow cards using some dies that are on sale through tomorrow. First up is the Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen – Essential Arches. I stacked them to include three colors [more
We’re back with a reminder about Challenge #2 theme of Hearts. Our sponsor is Pink & Main: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined a Unity Stamps/Graciellie Design Mug from Coffee With a Heart with the following items from Pink & Main:
My friends at Therm-O-Web sent me their newest release that contained Spring Fling + Rainbows Galore Toner Sheets along with the new foil, Mystic Rainbow. Today I’m sharing a project that features Rainbows Galore Toner Sheets along with the gorgeous Mystic Rainbow. Seriously, the Mystic Rainbow foil is gorgeous. I foiled both patterns so
Seriously, who would think skunks would be so cute. Lawn Fawn is killing me with these guys. Today’s card features: Tiny gift Box Skunk Add-On Quilted Heart Backdrop: Portrait Scent with Love Add-On You wouldn’t think so but it’s the Quilted Heart Backdrop that took me so long to decide on: White on White
It’s free shipping days, today and tomorrow at Colorado Craft Company’s store. I made this especially for today. It features the This is the Life set. That mouse has been made to be laying on top of that mushroom but I kept seeing it falling onto the mushroom. This is when I tell you
Happy Friday! Today I’m featuring the Mama Elephant Sweet Treats and Hot Cocoa sets. These stamps go together beautifully. The Hot Cocoa set wasn’t initially in my plans but I’m always happy to incorporate caffeinated images. I’m back with my pastel-y color palette. I’m trying out the set of Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers. More
Hello and Welcome to the Colorado Craft Company New Release. They have added the talented Kris Lauren as an illustrator! You should have arrived here from Amber Rain Davis. If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Colorado Craft Company blog. If you’ve been following me for
I’m a casual collector of airplane stamps. I know, hard to believe, I tend to be a #fullsetsyndrome crafter. Last time I placed an order at Taylored Expressions for their donut collection, I threw in the Gus & Gertie – Best Buds set. I designed this especially for the hubby. He’s a hobby pilot,
Yay for Tuesday! I’m probably one of the few people that look forward to Tuesday’s since I have Wednesday’s off:) paper: teresa collins/something wonderful stamps: reverse confetti/be a barista ink: memento/rich cocoa other: reverse confetti/label me & double edge scallop border confetti cuts, michael’s/glitter cardstock I consider myself super lucky to be surrounded by
Hello & Happy Monday! The weekend flew by since I was busy with the garage sale. I have a clean & simple card to share with you today: cardstock: mft/steel grey, cherry wood veneer stamps: neat & tangled/for the record ink: fresh ink/charcoal other: misc project life card, corner chomper I have some very
Good Morning! I’m so excited to let you know that I’m guesting for Two Paper Divas Make sure you check out their BLOG and their STORE! I had so much fun inking up Just Poppin’ By This set reminds me of the retro 50’s, dontcha think? I combined it with the always fun Cosmo Cricket,
Hello & Happy Saturday! I’m going into day 2 of my crafty garage sale! Cross your fingers that I sell everything:) Surprise, Surprise…I have a coffee card to share: cardstock: recollections/black, misc gold glitter paper stamps: precious remembrance/coffee love ink: stampin’ up white embossing powder, hero arts dauber other: studio calico wood veneer I even
paper: teresa Collins stamps: newton’s nook/winged wishes ink: ranger/archival/black other: reverse confetti tassel confetti cuts, gold tissue paper, stampin’ up gold sequin trim, recollections clothespin, bella creations library card, gold thread It’s time for a New Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Totally Tassel photo source: maggieholmesdesigns.com We have a wonderful returning sponsor, Newton’s Nook, for the Curtain Call Inspiration:
Hello! Today is my Whisker Graphics day. I wanted to share a fun packaging idea using the Whisker Graphics Middy Glassine Bags: I love that the glassine is sheer. It makes for fun “peek-a-boo” packaging, don’t you think? I filled this up with a large project life card, a journaling pen & of course, the visible colored
A girl can never have too much coffee…that goes for the liquid form and any coffee related crafting supplies! This card uses 3 new supplies, can you spot them? cardstock: papertrey ink kraft paper: studio calico stamps: create a smile/coffee first ink: ranger/archival/black other: cherry wood veneer paper, create a smile heart chippies, stamplorations latte
purple I don’t use it much in my designs but I love my Martha chunky wool yarn so I was happy to incorporate the lavender color into my card: cardstock: recollections/110/white paper: studio calico stamps: paper smooches hot concoctions/blossoming buds/I heart art ink: memento tuxedo, various copics other: paper smooches notebook basic die, Martha wool
Hello and Happy Monday! The weekend always seems to fly by, doesn’t it? I can’t believe we’re approaching Mid-May already! Have you seen the awesome May SFYTT? I was totally inspired by the sketch and gathered the My Minds Eye/Market Street/Ashbury Heights collection. I love it for the
Hello and Happy Mother’s Day to all the Momma’s, Aunties, Grandmother’s, Sister’s…..I received an awesome bouquet from my sweet girl: She even picked up a bouquet for her grandmother, my Momma. So SWEET. I feel so lucky and blessed to have my 2 kids! I have a