Outdoorsy | Brass & Bliss – Creative Medley Release

Have you checked out the new Brass & Bliss Craft Co –  Creative Medley release? SAVE 20% on the Creative Medley Release! These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I combined for today: My card was inspired by the As You See It Challenge sketch: Don’t forget about the Instagram Hop! Although commenting is

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Tiny Umbrella | Brass & Bliss – Creative Medley Release

Have you checked out the new Brass & Bliss Craft Co –  Creative Medley release? SAVE 20% on the Creative Medley Release! These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I combined for today: Don’t forget about the Instagram Hop! I have the direct hop links in my earlier blog post HERE. The button and

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Holy Mackerel | Hero Arts

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Fish I was inspired by the colors + theme. My card features the following Hero Arts products: I used the following cardstock: I also used Hero Reactive – Pool Party + Hero Core Ink Granite. I can’t wait to see

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Spring Apron | Brass & Bliss – Creative Medley Release + Instagram Hop

We’re celebrating the beautiful new Brass & Bliss Craft Co –  Creative Medley release!!  SAVE 20% on the Creative Medley Release! These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I combined for today: I designed the Spring Apron into a Craft Apron. I couldn’t resist that sentiment from the Humor Phrases Set. Come on, we’ve

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Friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: This card was inspired by Tim’s Chips – invented in Auburn, WA. I added cork from my stash. Thanks for stopping by!

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Happy Holidays | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #54

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 Stampin’ Up Other supplies I used from my stash: *retired In case you were wondering, this is in my Stampin’ Up Cart – Dream

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Coral Reef Duo | Waffle Flower

I’m back with a card duo featuring the Waffle Flower – Under the Sea collection. Let’s chat about the swimming card first: I wanted to do an unexpected color combo. These are the Waffle Flower products I combined: I’m loving the corals and navy. Distress Oxide Ink color palette for the blending: Reef Silhouettes: Distress

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A cup of thanks | Pretty Pink Posh

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Kitchen Display I was inspired by the colors + theme. My card features the following Pretty Pink Posh products: The card base is Spellbinders ColorWheel Alabaster. The photos don’t really show the true copic colors: The cake is strawberry matcha.

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Discover Simon Says Stamp’s New Always There Release

Simon Says Stamp has a NEW Always There Release! There are so many amazing products! Today I’m playing with: I also added these Simon Says Stamp products: I also used Carta Bella’s – Roll With It – 6×6. The images have been stamped with Lawn Fawn – Crunchy Leaf and colored with Zig Clean Color

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May Edition | Woodblock Wednesday + Guest Designer

Edited to Add Winner: I used random.org to pick the winner: Erin Thiem 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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you can never have too much happy.

Hello & Happy Monday! Here’s an almost all Stampin’ Up card: cardstock:  stampin’ up chocolate chip/crushed curry/bermuda bay & very vanilla  stamps:  stampin’ up I like you/yippee skippee  ink:  memento rich cocoa, fresh ink chamomile  other:  pebbles glitter washi, stampin’ up banners framelits, stampin’ up modern mosaic embossing folders One of my new favorite fall

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Curtain Call Lovely Leaves Reminder: Fall

post 2 of 2 today…click HERE for my Cure for the Monday Blues cardstock:  PTI kraft, misc ivory  stamps:  precious remembrance/fall colors  ink:  fresh ink honey/harvest/pumpkin/cocoa, delicata gold  other:  mt washi There is still time to join us for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Lovely Leaves!  You have until September 10th at 8:00 AM CDT to be inspired

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you make life sweet

post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for Curtain Call Reminder:  Lovely Leaves Hello! I’ve been crafting at a much slower pace these days.  It isn’t that my mojo is lacking, it’s that I have been overwhelmed with so much inspiration these days.  It’s overload on my poor crafty brain. Here’s a clean & simple

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smarty pants.

So, Project Life/Pocket Scrapbooking. Love the concept of scrapbooking on a smaller scale. A big shout out to Sherry for encouraging me to get something done yesterday…although I finished up on it this morning. pocket scrapbooking cards: mambi/memories  stamps:  sweet stamp shop/monogram alpha, studio calico/scrapbook add-on/july 2013, avocado arts/days & months, avery elle/hipster-potamos  other:  mme

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The SRM Sticker September Challenge: the colors of fall

I’m so excited to announce that I’m the Guest Designer for SRM Stickers September 2014 Challenges How can you not be inspired by all this fun?! I decided to concentrate on the sketch and a fall harvest theme: paper:  fancy pants design/everyday circus, paper accents/vellum  other:  little yellow bicycle cork, srm stickers sentiment/fall & sentiment/life

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carbs, schmarbs!

post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Sweet Stamp Shop card. In motivation for us to use our growing Stampin’ Up supplies, Kimberly, Tonya & I have been throwing out weekly challenges. In this card, I used: Life’s Adventure & Yippee-Skippee {seriously, you just gotta own this set for the name}  I

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home is where the anchor drops.

Post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my carbs card. So many stamps, not enough time. I’m trying to catch up on my stamp purchases…what a problem to have, eh?  Obviously, I may or may not have a shopping issues (sigh), but I can’t resist cute stuff. Here’s a card using 2 new

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happy blooming birthday

Back to work…I’ve had the last 6 days off! Here’s a clean & graphic card: The bloom & sentiment are from the Stampin’ Up Flower Patch set.  It’s photopolymer and has coordinating dies.  Have I mentioned my new love for Stampin’ Up?   I stamped the bloom with Distress Ink/Crushed Olive and then used a

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Curtain Call Lovely Leaves: So Very Blessed

Please click HERE for my Virginia’s View Challenge post. Please click HERE for my Creative Blog Hop post. It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! I was inspired by: the colors leaves = fall = thankful Did you know that Neat & Tangled is now selling “Nice and Neat Dies“?!!! I used the A

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