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
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
Happy Saturday! Today is suppose to be a glorious day in the Pacific Northwest. Tonya & I are headed into Seattle and we’re eventually meeting up with Kate at the Starbucks Roastery. I posted this sneak peek over on FB yesterday. Which then became this: cardstock: stampin’ up hello honey, strathmore watercolor stamps: essentials by