Merry and Bright | Simon Says Stamp

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Gingerbread I was inspired by the theme and colors. My card features the following products: The color palette I used: The perfect ink for the gingerbread is Catherine Pooler’s Ginger. I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired!

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Sweet Christmas Wishes

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: The sentiment from the Tiny Gingerbread stamp set has been heat embossed in white on black cardstock. The pattern paper is from my stash. I couldn’t resist adding the glittery centers. Thanks for stopping by!

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It’s Fine, I’m Fine | Miss Ink Stamps

Hey Happy Monday! Today I’m sharing a Miss Ink Stamps project, here’s how I was inspired: My card features these Miss Ink Stamps products: The images were stamped and colored with copics. I’m running late today but I’m linking this one up to my self challenge – Merry & Bright Monday The Frosty Flakes stencil

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Thank you for being you | 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: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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Heart Duo | Waffle Flower Crafts

Thanks to Waffle Flower for sending me some products from their December 2025 – Love You More Collection. Today I have two cards to share: I’m shaking things up with this project: I’ve combined: *previously release My color palette is C&9: Here are quick steps for this card: Here’s a peek at my other card

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Grateful | Spellbinders

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Bright Christmas I was inspired by the theme and colors. My card features the following products: The color palette I used: I can’t wait to see how my teamies were inspired! Thanks for stopping by! Affiliate links at no extra

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Monsterous | Spellbinders

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog sharing this card: Hop over to the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog for all the details. Some links maybe affiliate at no extra cost to you:

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Friend | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: When I was deciding what I wanted to featured, I started off with the Mama Elephant – Placemat set. I haven’t used the Lawn Fawn Poinsettia set much so I went with that. I used some diluted acrylic paint for the splatters on the

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Warm Wishes | Pretty Pink Posh

I’m still playing with the November Release for Pretty Pink Posh! This features the following Pretty Pink Posh products: *previously released products Thanks so much for stopping by! Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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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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The Creative Blog Hop

Please click HERE for my Virginia’s View Challenge post. Please click HERE for my Curtain Call Lovely Leaves post. By now you have likely heard of The Creative Blog Hop and today I am here to share my story with you. Michele Ferguson (I Card Everyone) tagged me last week in her blog post HERE. I

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Virginia’s View Challenge #7: …and away we go…

Please click HERE for my Creative Blog Hop post. Please click HERE for my Curtain Call Lovely Leaves post. So excited to be a Guest Designer for Virginia’s View Challenge #7 Pattern Paper I love pattern AND color….always have and always will. I wanted to feature 2 cards that use paper from the same collection,

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☀☀ walking on sunshine ☀☀

Following in the lovely Chrissy Larson’s footsteps, I had Walking on Sunshine on my mind while making this project: cardstock:  pti  stamps:  recollections ikat background, butterfly reflections ink/head in the clouds/over the rainbow  ink:  hero arts hues, a muse/blackberry, hero arts dauber/butter cup  other:  paper accents vellum, whisker graphics black horizontal stripe middy bag, pebbles

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so sweet of you.

Here’s today’s card: cardstock:  pti  stamps:  stampin’ up/hello there    ink:  hero arts hues  fresh ink refills/tangerine/pumpkin & lemonade  other:  label from stampin’ up calypso coral celebration add on kit, embossing paste, memory box stencil We have a friendly challenge toss, so to speak.  Kimberly, Tonya and I have been challenging each other to use our Stampin’

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Crafty News!

        I’m super thrilled to announce that I’m continuing on the   2014 -2015 Chickaniddy Crafts Team   I’m super grateful for the opportunity to play with Heidi’s new collections! Make sure you stop by the Chickaniddy Crafts blog to see the NEW Design Team!  I’m looking forward to working with the

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cool priority mail

Here’s a quick card I whipped together while crafting with Kate & Kimberly last weekend: I was smart to pack my neglected Simon Says Stamp kits…I didn’t have to spend time picking out cardstock and pattern paper! All supplies are from the July kit! This fits perfectly with CAS●ology Letter and this week over on the

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Create a Smile Guestie: sending sunshine

This is my last week of guesting at create a smile This card is up on the Create a Smile blog today! This is such a clean & simple card.  I love the mix of the card base, which is a Fabriano teamed up with silver glitter paper.  The contrast between the italian paper and

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sweet summer treats!

Here in the Pacific Northwest we have been having an usually warm summer.  Quite frankly, I’m spoiled by our milder temperatures and know that I could never survive the seasons that the east coast and the south has. If I was about 30 years younger, I’d have mass quantities of ice cream to help me

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