Roll with It | Echo Park Paper

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Vintage Display For today’s card was inspired by the theme and color palette. I had squirreled away this paper collection and it’s perfect for today’s challenge! First of all, this paper is glorious and has the right amount of texture.

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August Edition | Guest Designer – Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Vikki Hein Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, August 26. 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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Summer Cocktails | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… This is my final Design Team post for Doodlebugswa. The team is going away but the shop is still open! You’ll still see me posting projects on my own because I’m such a fan of Cathy! My card for today features: I wanted to share some of my recent

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Friendship | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! have a Brass & Bliss Craft Co card to share. It features the following products: I cut the leaves out with watercolor paper, spritzed them with water and used watered down Distress Oxide inks to color them. Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Halloween Felt Stitch & Create | Spellbinders

Hope this Raises Your Spirits! I love cute Halloween. Scary Halloween…not so much. I don’t do scary movies, scary rides, scary anything. But THIS little feline? Absolutely my kind of Halloween. Check out the Spellbinders Felt Fright Night Feline. It’s part of the amazing NEW Nichol Spohr’s Halloween Felt Stitch & Create Collection. I love being able to bring

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Hey Sunshine | Spellbinders + Pretty Pink Posh

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Ice Cream Cones For today’s card was inspired by the theme and color palette. I combined these Hero Arts products: I had so much fun putting this one together. Of course, I had to add the little fruit! Can you

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Oh Hey Duo | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: I kinda love how this card duo turned out! Thanks for stopping by!

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Merry Christmas in Red + Pink | Spellbinders

There’s something about pink + red for the holidays. I love it so much. Today’s card features the gorgeous Spellbinders Dear Santa Collection. I’ve combined: I also snuck in the bow from: Thanks to Freshly Made Sketches for the inspiration! I played along with their latest sketch challenge. Can we talk about those Dear Santa Ornaments?! I need to

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Happy 100th Birthday | Simon Says Stamp

Yesterday was my former Mother -in-Law’s 100th birthday! If you’ve been following me, you might know that I’ve been having a card drive for this awesome centenarian. It closes on August 31st, meaning the cards need to be mailed on or before that date. More details in a smidge, let’s chat about the card first.

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Dear Santa Postage Style | Spellbinders

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Seashells For today’s card was inspired by the sketch. I combined these Spellbinders products: I also squeezed in the sentiment from the previously released: Let’s chat about the new Dear Santa Collection → SO CUTE. Good grief, the possibilities are

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Squirrelfest 2014: you are one of a kind

Squirrel!! I tell you, cracks me up every time. cardstock:  mft steel grey, recollections white, papertrey ink vellum  stamps:  sweet stamp shop/cheeky & easily distracted, paper smooches fresh snow  ink:  black zing, copics  other:  mama elephant basic set/creative cuts, gold thread, studio calico woodgrain sequin stars, gold thread The squirrel and squirrel sentiment are (retired)

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baby, it’s cold outside

Adding 2 more cards to my Christmas card pile… cardbase:  american crafts  cardstock:  stampin’ up cherry cobbler/pretty in pink  stamps:  reverse confetti/seasonal sentiments  ink:  gold embossing powder, wplus9 white  other: japanese book, dcwv cork I actually started with a completely different design, worked on it much too long and it ended up in the recycle

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you warm my ♡

So, I’m kind of shocked that Thanksgiving is less than a week away.  Where has the time gone?  In true form, I’m freaking out that I don’t have very many holiday cards in my stash.  Every year I tell myself to join in more of the holiday card challenges, next year, for sure (wink).  I’m

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Neat & Tangled + Add A Little Dazzle = Freaking Amazing

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Curtain Call Pin Cushion post. This week, Neat & Tangled is teaming up with the Add a Little Dazzle team.  The fun starts at the Neat & Tangled blog!  Here’s the blog hop listing if you get lost along the way: Neat & Tangled Add a

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Curtain Call Pin Cushion: Happy Birthday

post 1 of 2…click HERE for the Neat & Tangled/Add a Little Dazzle Blog Hop! There’s still time to play along with us at Curtain Call Our Super Sponsor is STAMPlorations I used the Sketched:  Simple Gift A cute giftie image and a Happy Birthday Sentiment…perfect! iSpy Basic Grey’s Mint Julep. I thought the small

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Fusion Challenge: ’tis the season

post 2 of 2…click here for my A Jillian Vance Design hoop project and for deets on a Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! The new Fusion Challenge has posted! How are you inspired? cardstock:  papertrey ink  stamps:  avery elle/winter wreath  ink:  zing/white, paper source/picante  other:  american crafts glitter cardstock, a jillian vance/holly & swirls die

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A Jillian Vance Design: Holiday Hoop’la

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for the Fusion Card Challenge and I’ve announced the winners for my Blogaversary prizes! I’m up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog! Here’s a sneak peek at my project for today: Yup, I’m using another 3″ hoop! Pop on over to the A Jillian Vance Design blog

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Chickaniddy Crafts: pretty packaging

post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for my Paper Smooches Guest Designer post! Hello! I’m up on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog today sharing some Pretty Packaging! Here’s a peek at my supplies: I’d love it if you would pop over to the Chickaniddy Crafts blog to check it out!

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Stamplorations Guest Designer: Let’s have coffee!

Welcome to Day 2 of the November Stamp Release Blog Hop at STAMPlorations! For complete info on the hop, including how you can win stamps, click here. All the fun starts HERE. Today, we’re putting the spotlight on VIGNETTE: Eat Drink Be Merry. We’ll be picking one commenter to win this set so leave a comment here and

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