I needed to design a birthday card for my Mom’s birthday. I’ve been wanting to ink up the Mama Elephant – Oodles of Noodles set. I didn’t realize that I initially forgot to pick up the coordinating sentiment set. Oodles of Noodles Noodle Sayings Striallop Diagonal Creative Cuts I heat embossed the sentiment on
Did you see the new Catherine Pooler – At Home Collection? So much goodness! I picked up several of the pieces at Ellen Hutson LLC. Today I’m featuring: Bold Bits & Patterns Stacked Inspirations Sentiments This card combines Minted + Aquatini inks: This one teams up Melon Ice + Martini inks: I’ve linked up
Did you hear that Ellen Hutson has their Die Cutting section – 20% off?! I wanted to whip up a couple rainbow cards using some dies that are on sale through tomorrow. First up is the Ellen Hutson LLC – Essentials by Ellen – Essential Arches. I stacked them to include three colors [more
We’re back with a reminder about Challenge #2 theme of Hearts. Our sponsor is Pink & Main: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the challenge post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I combined a Unity Stamps/Graciellie Design Mug from Coffee With a Heart with the following items from Pink & Main:
My friends at Therm-O-Web sent me their newest release that contained Spring Fling + Rainbows Galore Toner Sheets along with the new foil, Mystic Rainbow. Today I’m sharing a project that features Rainbows Galore Toner Sheets along with the gorgeous Mystic Rainbow. Seriously, the Mystic Rainbow foil is gorgeous. I foiled both patterns so
Seriously, who would think skunks would be so cute. Lawn Fawn is killing me with these guys. Today’s card features: Tiny gift Box Skunk Add-On Quilted Heart Backdrop: Portrait Scent with Love Add-On You wouldn’t think so but it’s the Quilted Heart Backdrop that took me so long to decide on: White on White
It’s free shipping days, today and tomorrow at Colorado Craft Company’s store. I made this especially for today. It features the This is the Life set. That mouse has been made to be laying on top of that mushroom but I kept seeing it falling onto the mushroom. This is when I tell you
Happy Friday! Today I’m featuring the Mama Elephant Sweet Treats and Hot Cocoa sets. These stamps go together beautifully. The Hot Cocoa set wasn’t initially in my plans but I’m always happy to incorporate caffeinated images. I’m back with my pastel-y color palette. I’m trying out the set of Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers. More
Hello and Welcome to the Colorado Craft Company New Release. They have added the talented Kris Lauren as an illustrator! You should have arrived here from Amber Rain Davis. If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Colorado Craft Company blog. If you’ve been following me for
I’m a casual collector of airplane stamps. I know, hard to believe, I tend to be a #fullsetsyndrome crafter. Last time I placed an order at Taylored Expressions for their donut collection, I threw in the Gus & Gertie – Best Buds set. I designed this especially for the hubby. He’s a hobby pilot,
Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me some products to play with. Here’s how I was inspired today: Today’s project features the following NEW Spellbinders products from the Wonderland Collection: I also used these Spellbinder products: *New this month These are the BetterPress products I used: Don’t forget about the Archival Ink
I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs…I’m a long time fan of all things nautical so I’ve been really enjoying the current papercrafting trend. Let me introduce you to the purple crab. I googled ‘crab colors’ and caught an article about a purple crab that was spotted in the Philippines. My card for today features: The
I’m so behind on my holiday stash for the year. I carved out some time to whip up this card: This card features: The photography took longer than the creative process, I took 30+ photos. The cardstock colors were getting lost in the photos. Concord & 9th cardstock: I ended up using a ton of
Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: summer We welcome a new teamie, MarDi! Her work is amazing! I was inspired by the theme + colors. My card features the following products from Brass & Bliss Craft Co.: So I actually finished this project about 5:30 am
I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs…I’m a long time fan of all things nautical so I’ve been really enjoying the current papercrafting trend. Today’s card features: I googled nautical color combos and went with this one: I think this might be a new go to color combo! What has you inspired these days? Thanks for stopping
New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! This month is the start of a couple changes to the challenge: Let’s get to this month’s challenge: Here’s how I was inspired: My project features these products by Hero Arts: Speaking of Hero Arts, make sure you check their SALE:
We’re back with the July Lunar New Year Challenge! The Year of the Dragon ended on January 28th. The Year of the Snake started on January 29th and runs through February 16, 2026. Make sure you check the challenge blog for the prizes up for grabs this month! For today’s new challenge post, I went
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:
Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: s’mores I was inspired by the theme. My card features the following products: The Love You S’more set was released in 2014! Lawn Fawn released their S’more the Merrier in June 2021. I used my Essentials by Ellen – Summer
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 US mailing address has three choices to pick from, they can win a $10 Gift Code to winner’s choice: If the winner is international, they will receive a $10 Gift Card