Happy Valentine’s Day | Pretty Pink Posh

I’m wrapping up my Guest Designer spot for Pretty Pink Posh! I’m squeaking in on the first of February with my final project. This features the following Pretty Pink Posh products: *previously released product I designed the Bear with grey felt and fashioned a Valentine’s Day dress. A big thank you to Pretty Pink Posh

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Happy Holiday Fishes | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #50

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 Hero Arts: I snuck in these too: Here’s the story of these three Purrmaids, Mercats or how about Mermeows…They are sisters – Pearl, Coral

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Sending Hugs | Spellbinders

Thank you to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me some products to play with from the Sending Hugs Collection by Simon Hurley. Here’s how I was inspired today: Today’s project features the following Spellbinders products: I used the ‘hoop’ from the Gathering Stitches Etched Dies from the Nichol’s Needlework Collection by Nichol Spohr as

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Valentine Greetings | Pretty Pink Posh

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Hot Chocolate I was inspired by the theme + colors! My card features the following products: I used the Twinkle stencil for the splatters on the ceramic mug. See the Fringe Heart? I used my crepe paper stash on that!

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January Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! I’ll send you an email! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, February 25 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

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Love You Boo | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My cards for today features: I used the stitched circle from the Outside In Stitched Flowers in red and pink cardstock. The six circles were then centered onto the smaller die cut panel. The ghosts were stamped in Crunchy Leaf ink and colored with copics. The sentiment was heat

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Embossing Folders January 2026 | Spellbinders

I’m so excited to be sharing a couple projects I’ve designed for the Spellbinders January Club: This is how I was inspired today: I played with both embossing folders. First up is the Embossing Folder of the Month (2D) Cloud Nine. Here’s what I combined: Next up is the 3D Embossing Folder of the Month:

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Happiness Blooms | Spellbinders

I’m so excited to be sharing a couple projects I’ve designed for the Spellbinders January Club: This is how I was inspired today: Today I let the January Stencil of the Month – Poppy Perfection shine. It has been stenciled onto Seaside ColorWheel cardstock. I trimmed it down to fit into the frame from this

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You Color Me Happy | Spellbinders

I’m so excited to be sharing a couple projects I’ve designed for the Spellbinders January Club: This is how I was inspired today: Today I decided to go clean and simple with the Spellbinders Jan Stitch Die of the Month – Butterfly Dance. The blocks are cut from: The sentiment is from the Typewriter Adventure

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my friend

sigh…too many toys, not enough time. These adorable stamps have been waiting to be inked up! paper:  studio calico  stamps:  avery elle red & goldie ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  spellbinders circle die Red & Goldie Pure cuteness by JJ Bolton and her boy. How can you resist those images? I was inspired by

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May Inspiration Baking & Sewing: thanks a latte

This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Poppy Sketches post. Super Excited and Honored to be a guestie over on Mariana’s blog. She’s invited me to take part in her May Inspiration challenge: Baking & Sewing I was inspired by the photo & the colors: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black/so

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Poppy Sketches #5: hello

This is post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for Mariana’s May Inspiration Baking & Sewing challenge. Hello and Happy Monday! Yay for the long holiday weekend! We’re back with a new challenge over at Poppy Sketches Our Super Sponsor is The Cutting Cafe I played with the fun Polaroid set! Here’s how I

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Papertrey Ink May Blog Hop: happy birthday

It’s that time, the monthly blog hop for Papertrey Ink! Who can resist Aqua & Melon? My goal with these hops to to ink up a set that I haven’t played with yet, today is Sweet Speech I definitely have a love/hate thing with solid images…it’s hard to capture the image when you use a

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time to celebrate!

 This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts project. Hello, post number two for me today.  Evidently I thought today was the 25th when I was scheduling my blog posts earlier this week…more on that in a bit. I generally don’t like to post multiple times in one day

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Chickaniddy Crafts Focus on Shapes: Circles

Today is my Chickaniddy Crafts day!  Our assignment was to focus on shapes: Supplies:  Papers (DN140S01; CN14SP00; TG14OS08) Mini Sticker Sentiments (TG14EB05) This card has several layers of goodness but what I started with is a 4.25 x 5.5 inch panel of the glorious gold foil, Goldie Lox.   I randomly laid circle dies on the

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Avocado Arts: Oh Boy!

TGIF! Yay for long holiday weekends! I’m sharing the last of my Avocado Arts cards I designed for the May Release. This skinny card has the ‘staches heat embossed in brown and the card is finished off with an Elle’s Studio die cut: Next up is another skinny card that has been heat embossed with

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Neat & Tangled New Release: Final Day

This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Top Dog Dies post. Today is Neat & Tangled’s Final Release Day! You’re going to love today’s featured set Clouds paper:  fancy pants designs memories captured  stamps:  neat & tangled clouds  ink:  fresh ink navy  other:  fancy pants design tag, neat & tangled

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Neat & Tangled New Release: Day Three

Whew!  We’re on Day Three of Neat & Tangled’s New Release!  How are you liking the new designs?!  Aren’t they fabulous?!  Click HERE for Day One and HERE for Day Two. Today we’re featuring So Very Blessed paper:  carta bella hello again, strathmore watercolor  stamps:  neat & tangled so very blessed  ink:  hero arts hues

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