You are Turtley Awesome | Waffle Flower Crafts

Happy World Turtle Day! I’m celebrating with this card that features the following Waffle Flower Crafts products: I’m still in my Blue Era and loving those blue turtles! Here are my earlier projects: Under the Sea Trio Hello Duo Explore the Under the Sea Collection Monochromatic Card Design with Coffee Inspiration Some links are affiliate

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The Ultimate Coffee Cup | Not 2 Shabby

I’m so excited to be guesting for the Not 2 Shabby Ultimate Coffee Cup Die Set release that has been designed by LV Handcrafted. Let’s chat about the shaped card first: I combined these Not 2 Shabby products: The Thanks so much was cut using the coordinating The Ultimate Sentiments Universal Die. I used the

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Spring Summer Coffee Lovers blog hop | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Have you checked out the 2026 Spring Summer Coffee Lovers blog hop yet? There are 16 stops with loads of inspiration and over $400 in prizes! Today I’m featuring Brass & Bliss Craft Co. One of the 15 Super Sponsors for this years hop! They have a couple new caffeinated products that just released. Let’s

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Coffee Date with Marisa + Giveaway!

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog with a coffee date with Marisa! Marisa suggested we both use the Spellbinders Just Add Cake Birthday Cardmaking kit. I’m so glad that she did because I hadn’t dived into my kit yet. I’m going to share a sneak peek of my card but you’ll need to

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Bee Happy | Lawn Fawn

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Bumblebee I was inspired by the colors +theme. My card features the following Lawn Fawn products: My card was also inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics: My Concord & 9th color palette is: I can’t wait to see how you’re

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Unique Twilight Birthday Cards: Cupcake and Shaker Designs

Challenge: Design a Twilight themed birthday card for a female in high school This is when I say that I haven’t read the books or watched the movies. I just know it is vampires. I decided to design two cards, let’s chat about the cupcake one first: I decided to use the book cover as

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Monochromatic Card Design with Coffee Inspiration

I had an idea that I playing with in my head after I designed THIS card. I challenged myself to create a more monochromatic design with a caffeinated spin. I’m featuring: *retired I didn’t achieve full monochromatic but that’s okay. I’ve really been on a blue kick and I love how peachy corals so with

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Have a Happy Day | Lawn Fawn

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Frogs I was inspired by the colors +theme. My card features the following Lawn Fawn products from Doodlebugswa: Evidently, I’m still in my blue era. My card was also inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics: This is always such a

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Explore the Under the Sea Collection by Waffle Flower

I’m back with another card featuring the Waffle Flower – Under the Sea collection: This turned out a bit brighter than I’m used to but it’s growing on me. The sentiment was stamped on the stamp color panel as the stenciling. I’m featuring: In case you missed my earlier projects: Here are my other two:

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Curtain Call Smooch: Stay Positive

This is post #2 for this morning…click HERE for my Storie di timbri, carta e… It’s time for a new  Call Inspiration Challenge! We have a new sponsor,  Smooches, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Smooch!  A randomly selected participant in the Smooch challenge will be awarded their choice of a Paper Smooches stamp set, while the LEAD of the

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Storie di Tienbri carta e… Color Combos!

This is post 1 of 2 for this morning…click HERE for the Curtain Call Smooch challenge. Hello! Today is the start of a new monthly challenge over at Storie di timbri, carta e… (Stories of Stamps, Paper and…) We want to see your favorite color combos! Now how fun is that?! I have so many

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coffee is happiness in a cup

So, if you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you’ll know that I have several coffee stamp sets.   So, in honor of Monday’s National Coffee Day, my resolution was to post coffee themed cards this entire week! I combined My Minds Eye’s Jubilee collection with Verve Stamps! cardstock:  stampin’ up gumball green,

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Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: you’re the best!

Today is the day…in honor of National Coffee Day, Chaitali came up with this super hop: Coffee Lovers Blog hop Make sure you stop by her blog! Check out the sponsors! Something that is newly added to the hop: Flash Sponsors!  Every 3 hours there will be a giveaway posted on the FB Event page!

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you make me happy

Today is the start of my week long coffee inspired projects! Let the fun begin! paper:  pebbles home made  stamps:  sweet stamp shop coffee town  ink:  hero arts hues I was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches I’ve thrown the challenge out to my crafty friends Tonya, Kimberly and Katie.   Check out Kimberly’s awesome card

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Friends are the best gift of all

Hello & Happy Saturday! I have a couple cards to share today: cardstock:  pti white  paper:  stampin’ up gold soiree ink:  fresh ink mint reinker  other:  mambi sticker This is a fun mish-mash of products…something that I don’t generally do. The base panel is Designer Paper from Stampin’ Up called Gold Soiree.  The center image

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Neat & Tangled September Release Day: Turkey Talk

We made it…today is Neat & Tangled’s September Release Day! We do have one more set with coordinating dies to feature! Turkey Talk Turkey Talk Nice & Neat Dies I went super clean & simple on this set (translation:  postal friendly). I colored mr. turkey with distress inks: Project Life cards are so much fun

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hello boston!

Last weekend I was able to meet up with Thanh, Sparkle & Baby Boston! Here’s a sneak peek at my giftie packaging for Baby Boston: We’re huge Fruit-a-tarians and I’ve been keeping some of the plastic clamshell boxes: Why yes, the Altenew Sketchy Cities America, is perfect for Mr. Baby Boston!  I combined it with

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FUSION: sunflower

post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Neat & Tangled’s September Release! Hello and Welcome to the new Fusion: I totally started out trying to combine both the inspiration photo and the sketch.  I could not seem to get the ‘ole mojo to work with the colors!  That was super odd & frustrating

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Neat & Tangled September Release: Origami Map

Post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Fusion Card Challenge! Hello Neat & Tangled Fans! We’re on Day 4 of the Neat & Tangled September Release!  What have been your FAVES so far?  I know, I know…all of it 🙂 Today will certainly not disappoint you! Today we’re featuring Origami Map by Miriam

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