Click HERE for the Latina Blog Hop! Hello, and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today! You should have arrived from the Super Talented Laura Sterckx’s blog! If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which
Kelly Latevola…you know her and follow her, right?! This girl can pack some serious BAM in her projects and I was so thrilled that she asked me to be part of her Super Fun {CASE}ing Genius feature! I’d ♡ it if you’d pop on over to her blog and check it out!!! Big shout out
So, I’ve been on the causal look out for this Dear Lizzy set after seeing THIS card by Wida. I picked it up at a scrapbooking store when we flew to Vegas and did this with it: cardstock: recollections/110/white stamps: american crafts/dear lizzy/day dreamer, create a smile/botanical love ink: tsukineko/tuxedo, ranger/archival black, fresh ink chamomile,
Hello and Happy August! What? Really? I can’t believe it’s already August! I’m super excited to tell you that I’m a guest designer for a BRAND NEW Challenge blog….Pinterest Inspired Challenge If you know me, you know that I’m a challenge-a-holic! Check out the inspiration for challenge #1: source Here’s how I was inspired by
I’m a challenge-a-holic and they help me get through my stash. Here’s a great example, I picked up the 12×12 pad of Pebbles Cottage Living and haven’t used it until I designed this card: cardstock: bazzill/ash paper: pebbles’/cottage living stamps: verve/words of wisdom ink: ranger/archival/black The 12×12 papers are great to fussy cut blooms &
Stripes, I love them…polkas too but I’ve been having fun making my own stripe paper border: cardstock: stampin’ up night of navy/calypso coral, recollections/110/white stamps: stampin’ up yippee-skippee/gorgeous grunge ink: fresh ink pumpkin/navy other: mama elephant creative cuts/tag, stampin’ up baked brown sugar twine The horizontal stripes are made by using 0.5 inch strips of
Hello and Happy Wednesday! I don’t generally post so late in the day but since I had been working on this card since yesterday morning, I thought I’d go ahead and post it. I’ve been wanting to ink up my new Newton’s Nook stamps, Message in a Bottle. Love it and the coordinating dies. cardstock:
I was a busy girl the other day and managed to make several cards….although a majority of them won’t be posted until next week, I always feel so accomplished when I can be super productive. paper: carta bella/hello again stamps: paper smooches/sentiment sampler, blossoming buds ink: hero arts hues/black, stampin’ up white embossing powder other:
I’ve been on an ice cream kick…both consuming and creating♡ cardstock: hero arts mixed blush paper: crate/poolside other: crate poolside ephemera pack, pebbles glitter tape. The Crate Poolside collection is new to me….I took a Kelly Purkey class at Impress on Saturday and we had the collection to work with with it…for Christmas cards….more on
Hello again. I don’t generally post 2 cards in a day if I can help it but I decided to play along with Mojo Monday. paper: teresa collins/memorabilia stamps: verve/kind words ink: stampin’ up white embossing powder, fresh ink charcoal A dear friend of my Mom’s recently passed away at 90 years old. She was
It’s been a bit since I’ve shared a project that featured My Pretty Things: I was inspired by the recent Freshly Made Sketches – sketch by my friend Donna Mikasa! I combined the following cardstocks: The sentiment was stamped in Concord & 9th – Honeysuckle. I did trim down the bow a bit. Affiliate links
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. It’s a bit of a sneak peek for a new release that is dropping next week! These are the Brass & Bliss Craft Co products I’m featuring today:
Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights: Long Holiday. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined the following Mama Elephant products: Here are my earlier cards: Holiday Calories Duo Holiday Joy Merry Little Cookie I can’t wait to see how the other designers were inspired! Some links are affiliate at no extra cost to you:
Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Coffee Mugs For today’s card was inspired by the colors and coffee theme. I combined the following Pretty Pink Posh products: The sentiment is by Riley & Company – Hocus Pocus. I put a couple drops of Catherine Pooler –
Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights: Holiday Calories. My card is a simple design using that sweet set along with Baking Spirits Bright. I’ve been smitten with this color combo and added washi again to my card. You might not readily tell but the cookie sheet has been stamped onto Concord & 9th’s Dove
I managed to whip up two cards yesterday, here’s the first one. I’ll share the other one later this week. This one features: *from Spellbinders Event. The plaid paper is from my stash. I designed this as a ‘quick’ thank you for my bonus daughter. She embroidered a cardigan for me for my birthday and
Today is the Mama Elephant Stamp Highlights: Baking Spirits Bright. My card is a simple design using that sweet sentiment set along with the Placemat Set – Creative Cuts. The base panel is actually made with strips of washi tape. Here are my earlier cards that feature the Baking Spirits Bright set: I can’t wait
Have you checked out the Catherine Pooler – Frosty & Festive release yet? It’s packed with goodness. Here’s how I was inspired today: I’ve combined: *previously released I’m loving that cover plate! I combined these inks: The Light Up the Tree cover plate has been cut from gold glitter cardstock. The sentiment has been ink
Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Acorns For today’s card was inspired by the colors and fall theme. I combined the following Altenew products: The distress oxides I used: The cardstock I used: I can’t wait to see how you’re inspired! Thanks for stopping by! Some
It’s here, the Catherine Pooler – Frosty & Festive Collection is now available in the shop! Check out today’s card: Today’s card features: The trees have been stamped with the following Catherine Pooler inks: The sentiment has been heat embossed in gold. In case you missed my earlier card: It features: I masked the upper