April Edition | Woodblock Wednesday + Guest Designer

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Becca Yahrling Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, June 24. I’m back with another edition of Woodblock Wednesday! Although there’s no official sponsor, I wanted give away a prize. One lucky random project with a

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Happy Birthday | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Check it out HERE for more pics and a tutorial. These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:

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Best Wishes | Spellbinders

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: April Showers May Flowers I was inspired by the theme and colors. My card features the following Spellbinders products: The cardstock I used: The drink interior has been cut from watercolor paper and blended with these distress oxides: The olives

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Trust the Detours | Brass & Bliss Craft Co –

Here’s how I was inspired today: These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I used: I used the Martini Shaker as my vases. I have a super old swiss dot embossing folder in my stash that I used on both of the vases. I’ve been on a big kick thrifting and picking up

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Happy Trails | Catherine Pooler

Have you checked out the newest release by Catherine Pooler – Trail Mix – it is now available in the shop! Check out today’s card: My card combines: *previously released I had to use my silver cardstock that I have in my stash with the Glamper Life dies, can you say Airstream? In case you

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First Coffee | Catherine Pooler

Have you checked out this weeks new release by Catherine Pooler – Trail Mix – it is now available in the shop! Check out today’s card: Those Forest Friends! My card combines: *previously released I used the direct to paper technique with the new Getaway ink color. Then I die cut the Pet Specs die.

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Golden Poppies | Hero Arts

I caught the Hero Arts Golden Poppies set over on their Social Media and loved it. I finally inked it up and have so many color combo ideas. First up, here are the products I used: *on sale! We’ve been sending cards to my husband’s maternal Aunt that has cancer. She lives in a different

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Oh, Quack | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Balloons I was inspired by the theme and colors. My card features the following Brass & Bliss Craft Co products: *These products are on sale right now! The new Petals & Promises along with the last release – Botanical Daydreams

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Catherine Pooler | Trail Mix

Today is the day…the Catherine Pooler – Trail Mix is now available in the shop! I designed these especially for today: Let’s chat about the First Coffee card: I had so much fun with the new products! Here is what I combined for this card: *previously released The Catherine Pooler ink I used: Of course

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Life | Brass & Bliss Craft Co – Petals & Promises Release

We’re celebrating the beautiful new Brass & Bliss Craft Co –  Petals & Promises release!!  SAVE 20% on the Petals & Promises Collection! These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I combined for today: *previously released Here’s today’s card recipe. I use affiliate links at no extra cost to you: I stenciled the large

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Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge: happiness is brewin’

Click HERE for the Neat & Tangled October New Release:  Final Day Hello and Happy Friday! I’m playing with the Your Next Stamps team. Have you played along with the October challenges? You can pick one or both…click HERE for all the deets. Last time I used the sketch, today I’m using the inspirational photo:

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Neat & Tangled October New Release Day Four: Winter Trees

Click HERE for the new Fusion Challenge! So, how have you been enjoying the Neat & Tangled New Release Week?! I know, right?!  So many fun and fabulous new sets! Today we’re featuring: Winter Trees illustrated by Miriam! I was definitely in a watercoloring mood with this set: cardstock:  strathmore  stamps:  neat & tangled winter

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Fusion: Give Thanks

Click HERE for Day Four of the Neat & Tangled October Release Week! The new Fusion starts today! Check out the awesome inspiration/sketch: My card design is a combo of both, but I simplified the sketch: paper collection:  carta bella/a perfect autumn  trim:  wool yarn This card is an epic fail on the postal friendly

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Neat & Tangled October New Release Day Three: Warm Wishes

click HERE for the Your Next Stamp After Party! We are up to Day Three of the Neat & Tangled October New Release Week! I’m on a kick to design postal friendly cards: I managed to crank out 12 cards of a similar design for today’s post!  They are all postal friendly!  The other day

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Your Next Stamp October After Party: I ♡ U

Click HERE for the Neat & Tangled October Release:  Day Three Whew, wasn’t the Your Next Stamp Blog Hop amazing?!  There was so much inspiration!!!! Today is the After-Party Festivities! I’m featuring the new Scribbled Alpha set on this card…both on my background panel and in the Mason jar: Can you believe that I was

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Neat & Tangled October New Release Day Two: Little Santa Girl

Hello and Welcome to Day Two of the Neat & Tangled Release Week! Today we are featuring Little Santa Girl In my first project, I teamed her up with yesterday’s Falling Flakes: cardstock:  pti bag:  whisker graphics  stamps:  neat & tangled little santa girl/falling flakes  ink:  various copics, hero arts hues, zing white Isn’t she

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thanks a latte

click HERE for the Neat & Tangled October Release:  Day one So, in case you didn’t know…I love all things coffee.  I gravitate to all the fun coffee themed crafty stuff and love anything coffee oriented on Pinterest.  I WISH I had the luxury of spending oodles of time on Pinterest, but honestly, there just

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crafty fun.

This is what yesterday morning looked like: There are several of us that get together on a monthly basis and yesterday these girls came to play: Kate●Katie●Kimberly●Laura●Lisa●Tonya Katie’s sweet girl joined in the fun too! Last time the girls were over, they went left with homework.  Each girl took a Martha Stewart test tube to

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