Hip Hip Hooray | Mama Elephant Monday

I’m slowly transitioning from vaca mode and have a Mama Elephant Monday card to share! Today’s card features the following Mama Elephant products: I combined: My card was inspired by the Freshly Made Sketches by Donna Mikasa: The ink blending was done with Catherine Pooler – Lime Rickey. The images were stamped on watercolor paper

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Happy Birthday | Simon Says Stamp

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Cocoa Cafe I was inspired by the theme and gingham. My card features the following Simon Says Stamp products: The images have been colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and their blender pen. The Concord & 9th cardstock

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Love & Laughter | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: This is the card that I designed for my daughter’s birthday a couple weeks ago. Gotta love those Mama Elephant images! Thanks for stopping by!

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Thinking of You | Lawn Fawn

Lately I’ve been smitten with florals. I wanted to design a spring card for my husband’s Aunt. We’ve been sending her cards on a regular schedule. This one features the following Lawn Fawn products: I’m also linking up to the current Lawn Fawn challenge: I hope this makes her smile. Some links might be affiliate

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Sneak Peek | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Countdown & Sneak Peek of 4/15 – Petals and Promises Release by Brass & Bliss Craft Co! Get ready for another amazing release by Brass & Bliss Craft Co! You are going to love this one. Here’s a little sneak peek of one of my projects it features: *Petals and Promises Release This is when I

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Beautiful Day | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Gum Boots I was inspired by the theme and gingham. My card features the following products: The image has been colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and their blender pen. I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired!

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Sending You Joy and Cheer | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #52

New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Pretty Pink Posh: My overall color palette is The sentiment has been heat embossed in white. The Eyelet Rectangle has been cut from vellum.

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My Pretty Things Blooming Friendships Release— IG Hop

My Pretty Things’ Blooming Friendships Release is now in-store, and we’re celebrating with our very first IG hop!! This new collection celebrates community, kindness, and the beauty of handmade expression. Giveaway Info: My Pretty Things is giving away a $25 gift card to two lucky winners!! Here’s what to do for your chance to win

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a yawn is a silent scream for coffee.

I’m a happy girl when I buy new coffee stamps: cardstock:  paper accents vellum, strathmore watercolor  paper:  pebbles homemade  stamps:  verve coffee/one cup  ink:  staz on black, fresh ink black tea, T’s watercolor tray  other: hero arts gold shimmer spray, mme wood dots Actually, those coffee mugs are from a tea set. I wish you

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Curtain Call Wishing Well: oh happy day

Post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my International Design Team Announcement. cardstock:  strathmore  stamps:  whimsy stamps/tea time additions  ink:  memento tuxedo  other:  whimsy stamps/tea time additions die set, we r memory keepers journal card, circle die, studio calico wood veneer, misc acetate A shaker card! There’s a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:

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Stories of Stamps, Paper and…

Post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge. Hello! I’m super excited to announce that I’ve been asked to join  Stories of Stamps, Paper and… My first international Design Team! The designers on this team are wonderful and I hope that you’ll join in the monthly challenges!  

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keep it real

Hello! Keepin’ it real cardstock:  pti white, stampin’ up hello honey & bermuda bay  stamps:  stampin’ up dotty angles & hello love  ink:  fresh ink pool/harvest  misc:  freckled fawn arrow So Kimberly challenged Tonya and I to colour me! I really LOVE this color combo.  I substituted coastal cabana with bermuda bay. I used Stampin’

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love you

Happy Saturday! So Friday’s are really the start to my weekend.  Yesterday I may have rolled out of bed at 1:30 or 2:00 am…I know crazy!  I was super productive but this is when I also tell you that I have to take daily naps! Here’s one of the cards I made yesterday: cardstock:  pti

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Jingle Belles: September Sketch Challenge

Hello! I’m super excited to announce that I’m a guestie over at Jingle Belles I’ve had the pleasure of being long time bloggie friends with both Lauren & Stephanie….and I’ve had the utmost delight of being able to meet up with Lauren 3 times in the last year!  Call me lucky. So I was asked

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Fusion Challenge: good day sunshine

this is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Whisker Graphics/Project Life post. Hello!   I’m thrilled to tell you that I’m back on the Fusion Design Team!  So happy to be surrounded by such talented designers! Check out the new challenge: I decided to go with the sketch: paper:  chickaniddy crafts/scrumptious/back

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Whisker Graphics: dream in color

Click HERE for my Fusion Challenge post. Hello!  Today, I’m up on the Whisker Graphics Blog! I gotta tell you, I really LOVE Whisker Graphics/Divine Twine products.  They are super versatile.  You’ve seen some of my altered Middy Bitty Bags that I use for Gift Card Sets…Here and Here. Here’s a Gold Horizontal Stripe Middy

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two for me, one for you

Blogging live and late this morning! On FB other day, I posted my recent haul from Ellen’s.   The beauty of this particular purchase is that I had a Gift Card from Taheerah that I used!  Bonus points that Ellen is about 10 minutes away from me! Jennifer Rzasa challenged me to use all those in

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