Neat & Tangled Release Week: Day Two

Hello!  Welcome to the Neat & Tangled Release Week!   Did you miss Day one?  Remember to pop over to the Neat & Tangled blog for tons of inspiration! Today we are featuring a set called  Sunday School Songs paper:  carta bella hello again  stamps:  neat & tangled sunday school songs  ink: hero arts hues black other:

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Neat & Tangled New Release: Day One

Hello!  Welcome to the Neat & Tangled Release Week! So VERY excited since this is my first release with Neat & Tangled and let me tell you, you’re going to LOVE everything! Today we’re featuring Photobooth My first card is absolutely clean & simple: I love the look of heat embossing AND when it is

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huge thanks

2 words: Think Jaws cardstock:  neenah, vellum  stamps:  paper smooches surf and turf/briny blue  ink:  memento tuxedo, copics RV14, RV17, V09, V15, Y19, Y38, R14 & R46  other:  MME washi, Freckled Fawn washi, MME enamel dots. A big thanks to Katie Brooks for letting me borrow a couple Paper Smooches sets: Briny Blue Surf and

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Fusion: Happy Birthday

So, today is day 2 of my 2 day garage sale.  Here’s hoping that everything gets sold! Today I have a couple of cards to share, first up is a card that makes me happy: I’m trying really hard to build up a healthy birthday card stash.  One of my favorite happy colors is yellow.

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Sweet Stamp Shop: balloons

Hello!  Today’s my final post over on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog! I’d love for you to pop by and say hello! Here’s a sneak peek: See you over on the Sweet blog!

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Sweet Stamp Shop BONUS May Release: Happy!

this is post 3 of 3 for me today…click HERE for my post using Exclusive Dies from Top Dog Dies Click HERE for the new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Today’s the Day! Sweet Stamp Shop’s Bonus May Release! Happy Birthday currently on pre-order basis I used the Happy Birthday set in a super clean &

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Curtain Call Challenge: Pajama Party!

Click HERE for my post using Exclusive Dies from Top Dog Dies Check out the newest Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Pajama Party photo source:  catchmyparty.com We have a fabulous new sponsor, The Cat’s Pajamas, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  Pajama Party!  The LEAD of this challenge will receive a gift certificate to use at

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Exclusive Dies from Top Dog Dies: Congrats graduate

click HERE for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Hello! Here’s a super clean & simple card: cardstock:  pti paper:  authentique anchored  stamps:  winnie & walter the big the bold and you  ink:  delicata gold, gold embossing powder Have you seen all the chatter about the newest Exclusive Dies from Top Dog Dies? This uses one

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The Card Concept Guest: Given enough coffee…

This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Neat & Tangled post. Super Excited to let you know that I’m the Guestie over at the card concept Um, how perfect is the theme for me?! Love it! Here’s how I was inspired: paper:  echo park/for the record2 stamps:  stampin’ Up perfect

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It’s PSL time!

post 1 of 2…click here for my Curtain Call post For a lot of coffee drinkers, Fall is the PSL season P  u  m  p  k  i  n    S  p  i  c  e    L  a  t  t  e  cardstock:  papertrey ink   paper:  chickaniddy crafts/scrumptious  stamps:  lawn fawn/love you a latte/harold’s abcs  other:

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Fusion: A little chocolate…

post 2 of 2 for today…click here for my Snowman Shaker Card! The new Fusion Card Challenge has posted! Isn’t it fun?!!! This week I decided to focus on the photo inspiration: cardstock:  papertrey ink  stamps:  hero arts/a litte ink:  staz on black, watercolors other:  stampin’ up embossing folder & twine I love the Hero

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A Jillian Vance Design: in the meadow…

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Fusion Challenge Hello! I’m up on the A Jillian Vance Design Blog today! I’m featuring this shaker card! I was inspired by CAS(E) this sketch! Curious to find out what the shaker contains? Pop over to the A Jillian Vance Design Blog!

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Paper Smooches Guest Designer: ❅❅there’s snow one like you❅❅

I really can’t believe that I’m the  Paper Smooches Guest Designer! After the sheer excitement slowly subsided, I started to mildly panic.  Um, have you seen the designers and guest designers for Paper Smooches?!!!!  Gah, talk about talent…thinking outside the box and a whole load of clever ideas…. So here we go, I channeled…well, me.

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thankful for you

I needed a couple thank you cards…   I decided to work with the Fancy Pants Designs, True Friend collection. There’s something about the color yellow, so fresh, fun & happy! cardstock:  papertrey ink/kraft  paper:  fancy pants design/true friend  stamps:  reverse confetti/forever fall  ink:  zing/white  other:  confetti cuts/love note, paper accents/vellum, fancy pants designs/burlap &

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enjoy the adventure ahead…

I’m playing with some new Stampin’ Up goodies: The Stampin’ Up Four Feathers Bundle is so much fun.  In today’s card, I used the dies.  I masked them and smooshed them into my embossing pad and covered them with Gold Embossing Powder.  I love that look, don’t you? To bring even more gold into my

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given enough coffee…

In trying to keep up with a Stampin’ Up Sunday, here’s my weekly Coffee card: cardstock:  pti  paper:  basic grey/persimmon  stamps:  stampin’ up/perfect blend  ink:  hero arts hues, zing white  other:  paper accents/vellum, circle/pinking circles dies I used the Stampin’ Up set Perfect Blend A sweet 3 piece set with a great sketchy cup. I

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Stories of stamps, paper and… ★★Christmas is Coming★★

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the new Curtain Call Challenge! We have a new challenge over at Storie di timbri, carta e… (Stories of stamps, paper and…) ★★Christmas is Coming★★ For this challenge we will have Valentina‘s Creations as our sponsor!!!  The prize is a digital kit that the winner will choose in her shop!!! I did some quick stamping/embossing for a clean and crisp

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Curtain Call: Boho Bright

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Stories of Stamps, Paper and…new challenge! It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! photo credit:  chezboheme.com We have a new sponsor, Verve Stamps, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Boho Bright!  A randomly selected participant in the Boho Bright challenge will receive a $30 gift certificate to use at  Verve

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Chickaniddy Crafts: A Very Special Birthday

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for Paper Smooches Sparks Today, we at Chickaniddy Crafts have a super special post! We’re celebrating Heidi Sonboul’s Birthday today!!!! Heidi is the creative genius behind Chickaniddy Crafts! I used the Scrumptious Collection and made a card that makes me think of Heidi ★★Super Fun★★ paper:  chickaniddy crafts/scrumptious/nutmeg,

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