I decided to whip up a quick card before some unpacking. Hmmm…3 hours later: I’m so happy to see that Ellen Hutson LLC has started up card challenges! If you’ve been following me for a bit, you know that I’m a bit of a challenge-a-holic. I happened to find a box with some of
I’m finally playing with some of my newest Lawn Fawn stash that I picked up from Ellen Hutson LLC. If you’ve been following me on IG, you might remember that I recently moved. I wish I could say that we’re all unpacked but we’re not. So for this card I was limited to what
I love the look of ink blending on cards and for some reason don’t do it that much on my own designs. I whipped up this card [actually it took me all morning]. The ink blending color combo was inspired by the awesome Samantha Mann. Yup it’s another belated Birthday card [sigh]. I
I’m not sure why so many cardmakers, like me, are so late in sending birthday cards?! I have a legit reason this time, all my cards are packed away so I started a fresh card for my stepson but didn’t have enough time to finish it last night before we had to leave for
Did you see that Ellen Hutson LLC is having a 25% off sale on select Essentials by Ellen products? I’ve curated a handful of projects for you to take a peek at. At the bottom of the post are affiliate shopping links at no extra cost to you. Happy Shopping!
We’re back with a reminder about the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #5 theme of Flower. Our sponsor is Pawsome Stamps. For all the details about the challenge and the prize, please check out THIS post. Here’s how I was inspired: My card features the following products by Pawsome Stamps: Beary Christmas Hoppy Easter Coffee Besties Just Sentiments: Christmas My
I’m a huge fan of sketch + color challenges. They really inspire me and these days I need that for quick crafting. Today’s card is filled with products by Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen: Painted Florals Casual Greetings A2 Piercing Plate Essential Circles Essential Circles for Stitching Modern Graphics Vol. 2 I’m
Did you know that the 2022 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is going on right now? It started on Friday HERE. There’s still time to join in the fun, grab your favorite drink and hop along. There is a ton of inspiration and prizes. No link up this time so sit back and
Today is the day, it’s the Reverse Confetti 9th Birthday Release Day! We’re celebrating with a hop. The fun starts on the Reverse Confetti blog. You should have arrived here from Brandi Mahon’s. If not, you’ll want to start at the Reverse Confetti Blog so you don’t miss out on any of the fun!
It’s the final day of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti! You’re going to LOVE all the new products for this month. Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time. We’re excited to announce a couple new teamies: April Joy We’re so happy to have the following designers for our
We’re back with a new Fusion Card Challenge! I know I say this all the time, but isn’t this a fun one?! This week I’m going with the inspiration photo! cardstock: recollections/white/110 paper: studio calico/atlantic, echo park/dots & stripes stamps: waffle flower bowtiful ink: memento tuxedo other: waffle flower mailable 3D bow I adore pale
So, I do consider myself fortunate. I’m surrounded by fabulous crafty friends both via bloggie land and IRL. We have an on-going crafty gathering on a monthly basis. New people are always welcome and out of staters too! Last Saturday Lenae and Vicki joined us! I always get the better end of the deal because
Challenge = Masculine Birthday Cards. My Minds Eye/Jubilee/Tangerine = problem solved. I love that MME collection. I teamed it up with Reverse Confetti’s Label Me Label Me Confetti Cut and Celebrate Cake Perfect for a co-workers birthday card! I was inspired by retro sketches Don’t forget about the Coffee Lovers Spring Hop! The fun starts
So, I always feel fortunate when I can meet up with a bloggie friend. There is always an instant connection because of the shared paper crafting passion. A couple years ago when I was able to go to CHA, I met up with Evelin. We’ve known each other for several years so I was
I’m up on The Alley Way Stamps blog today! It’s been so much fun guesting for them this month…..I have 2 cards up on the TAWS blog, I’m sharing one of them here on my blog: cardstock: strathmore watercolor, stampin’ up basic black stamps: the alley way stamps/tri-me ink: ranger archival black, target watercolor
There’s still time to join us over at Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge – Donut Delight photo source: howsweeteats.com My card today uses Chickaniddy Crafts – Twirly Girly Collection. Seriously, who doesn’t love a donut card?! Make sure you check out the Curtain Call blog for more inspiration. By the way, the Super Sponsors for the Spring
cardstock: mft steel gray, stampin’ up cherry cobbler/soft sky, strathmore watercolor stamps: altenew sketchy cities america ink: ranger archival jet black other: spellbinders large circles, target watercolors Hello! I made this especially for my boy. Bear with me on this post. My boy, my youngest, was a super quiet and mellow baby. Perhaps it was
post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my A Jillian Vance post. Just a sneak peek of my project over on the Chickaniddy Crafts Blog today. I’d love for you to stop by and say hi!
post 1 of 2…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts post. I’m thrilled to be on the A Jillian Vance Design Blog I’m trying to make more birthday cards this year. For some reason I’m always scrambling to make them at the last minute. Pop over to the A Jillian Vance Design blog to see my
Did you know that this week Neat & Tangled has teamed up with Cosmo Cricket? Cosmo Cricket has this great paper called, Just Add Watercolor. It’s amazing paper that you literally add watercolor to reveal designs! See how the hearts appear with splashes of watercolor? You can see them a smidge better in this photo: