give thanks.

This is post 2 of 2…click HERE for my Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge If you know me, you know that I love a good challenge.  I don’t know what I would do without all the various challenge blogs out there.  It’s definitely overwhelming trying to keep up with everything.  Personally, I think challenges

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Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge: coffee and a good book

this is post 1 of 2…click HERE for my give thanks post Howdy! I’m having fun with the Your Next Stamp Design Team this month! Today, we’re playing along in the Fun Friday Challenge! You can play along using the sketch: or the Inspirational Photo: For all the challenge details, please check the YNS Challenge

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Fusion: You are my sunshine

post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Grateful post. Hello! Today is the start of a new Fusion Card Challenge: Super fun, right?! Today, I used the photo as my inspiration: cardbase:  michael’s  journal cards:  simple stories/a charmed life  other:  doodlebug enamel dots, canvas corp clothespin I used pieces from the Simple

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grateful.

post 1 of 2 for me today…Click HERE for my Fusion post. So, on Tuesday night I went to my last High School Open house.  It’s kind of weird to think of it that way.  My boy is a Senior this year. Wow.  This is the boy that wrote on his face with marker, gave

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Thankful

Hello!   Today is my day up on the Chickaniddy Crafts Blog! My assignment was to create a thankful card, and I had a ton of fun! Here’s a sneak peek: I’d love for you to pop over to the Chickaniddy Blog and say Hi!

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Curtain Call Smooch: You’re Lovely.

There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Smooch!  You have until October 10th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired and share your project! Our Super Sponsor is Paper Smooches I was super lucky to be able to play with Paper Smooches’ Blossoming Buds: This is definitely my favorite Paper Smooches Floral set.

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holiday cheer

So on World Card Making Day I had some crafty girls come over to help me celebrate! Lisa shared Sam E. Snowman with us and I had a ball with him: cardstock:  pti, michael’s card base  other:  a jillian vance/sam e. snowman,  paper smooches sentiment, memory box texture disperse Gah, look at his sweet face!

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oh yes, you did!

So, who has a card making hangover? LOL Lotsa fun yesterday, hope you were able to get crafty for World Card Making Day! Today, Darin & I are hoping to get out on a flight.  I always love to go to Friday Harbor, but we’ll see where we end up! It’s no secret that I

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sending you a latte thanks.

Happy World Card Making Day!!! So, today is my wrap up for my National Coffee Week.  I’ve had so much fun featuring some of my favorite coffee stamps.  Truthfully, the week barely made a dent in my coffee inventory.  I have several more coffee stamp sets on my wish list after the spectacular Coffee Lovers

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oh, hello.

Hello and Happy Friday! We’re up to day 6 of 7 here in coffee land. I have a card that I made speedy quick: cardstock:  pti  paper:  studio calico/brighton pier, paper accents vellum  stamps:  reverse confetti/be a barista/forever fall   ink:  hero arts hues, copics, zing white  other:  circle die Thanks to Lisa Henke for

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Fusion Card Challenge: a calm sea

This is post 1 of 3 for today…click HERE for my Neat & Tangled post and click HERE for my Whisker Graphics post! Hello! Welcome to the newest Fusion Card Challenge I took the month of March off from the Design Team and now I’m back!  Check out this fun challenge: I worked with the sketch this week: paper:

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Neat & Tangled: crafting is my jam

This is post 1 of 3 for today…click HERE for my Fusion Card Challenge post and click HERE for my Whisker Graphics post! Hello! Today is my day over on the Neat & Tangled Blog! Here’s a peek at my supplies: paris crafting is my jam I challenged myself to design a one-layer card….I don’t make many of those!

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Whisker Graphics: hello.

This is post 1 of 3 for today…click HERE for my Neat & Tangled post and click HERE for my Fusion Card Challenge post! Hello! Today is my day up on the Whisker Graphics Blog! I always have fun with Whisker Graphics and Divine Twine, you do know that their products aren’t just for packaging,

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Reverse Confetti: April New Release Blog Hop!

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my A Jillian Vance Design post! Today is the day!  It is the Reverse Confetti April Release Blog Hop!  That means all the new products that we’ve been sneak peekin’ to you are now available in the shop! You should have hopped here from the Awesome Kathy

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A Jillian Vance Design: happy blooming birthday

post 1 of 2…please click HERE for the Reverse Confetti April New Release Blog Hop! Hello! Today is my day up on the A Jillian Vance Design Blog! I had loads of fun designing today’s project and thought I’d sneak peek my AJVD Supply list: watering can die set {die}signer pocket showers of blessings {die}lightfully

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Countdown to Confetti Day One: Pineapples a Plenty + Leaping Lions

Hey there ‘Fetti Fans, it’s the Countdown to Confetti Day 1!! On the 8th all the new Reverse Confetti stamps, confetti cuts AND the limited edition Quick Card Panels will be available for purchase. We will be counting down the fun until New Release Day!  Let’s get started, shall we?! First up is a card using the

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Butterfly Reflections Ink Guest designer: my friend

So, today wraps up my Guest Designer gig at Butterfly Reflections Ink.   I have thoroughly enjoyed myself….Vanessa is awesome and I’m so thankful for her. Here’s a project I literally whipped up before leaving for Japan.  Yup, the kids and I will be returning from a lovely trip to Japan today. Isn’t the Avery

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