Sweet Christmas | Inspired by Challenge

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: panels I was inspired by the photo, cookies… My card features the following products by: I used the following cardstocks: I don’t use these Poppy and Memory Box dies enough. I love all the details. Think Cookie Charcuterie Board. I

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October 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, November 26th 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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Thankful for You | Altenew Ambassador + Gift with Purchase!

Thanks to my friends at Altenew for sending me a box of goodies! Check out how it inspired me: My card features: I stamped the Sweet Harvest apples onto watercolor paper with black ink. I colored it with Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers: Do you see the One of a Kind 3D embossed layer? I used

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Winter Cheers | Coffee Loving Papercrafters

I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog sharing this card that features Spellbinders. 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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Wonderful time of the Year | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… My card for today features: If you’ve been following me for a bit, you know that I love puns. The sentiments are stamped in Concord & 9th – Lemongrass. The Cardinal was stenciled with: The moose has been stenciled with the following: The lights have been stenciled with: Do

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October Collection Release | Hero Arts

Hero Arts has just released their October Collection, Best Gift Ever. It’s an amazing set of products that work year round..unwrap yours today! Here’s how I was inspired today: Let’s chat about the Just for You card: I decided to go clean and simple with this to really let the Letterpress plates do all the

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Yule Fuel Trio | Hero Arts

Two fantastic collections have hit the Hero Arts store: Today I’m featuring three cards that showcases the Yule Fuel Collection. Let’s chat about the Sassy Elf card first. This card combines: I love how the elf hat turned out using felt: Next up are the two Cup of Cheer Letterpress & Foil plate cards: Let’s

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Simple Thanks | Catherine Pooler Designs

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: panels I was inspired by the photo and the sketch… My card features the following products by Catherine Pooler Designs: I used the following Catherine Pooler Inks: Simple Thanks is not enough. I love that sentiment. It has been heat

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hey there.

A late {live} posting for me.  I’ve been behind on feedly {had to do the ‘ole mark all as read}, feel like I’m racing around in circles but hope things calm down today. Here’s today’s card: So, the other day we made a road trip to Oregon.  We picked up our airplane seats…why yes, they

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have a nice day.

No crafting for me yesterday so I whipped up a card this morning: Originally, those Paper Smooches friendly flowers were part of a panel of blooms.  I colored them using: picked raspberry distress ink squeezed lemonade distress ink mister huey’s sherbet It took me awhile to color them because I used a paintbrush.  I love the

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paper smooches: go to your happy place

Where is your happy place? I have many but one of my more consistent one is in the early morning hours…when the rest of the household is asleep and I’m in front of the computer or is that the computer is in front of me?  It’s how I start my morning…with, of course, a cup

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stripes & blooms

Hi ya! I have a little giftie that I put together for a friend. I love the Whisker Graphic bags, this one is White Horizontal Stripe Middy Bag: These are such multi-purpose bags…you can use them for envelopes or for goodie bags…so many other options for them too! I decided to combine it to be

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nautical happiness

So many challenges, not enough time. I’m a huge fan of all things nautical.  I love the Authentique Anchored Collection.  I teamed it up with a We R Memories Journal card. I was inspired by the paper players and I’m playing along with The Challenge #8 Have you seen the new design team?  They’re FABulous!

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vintage hi

Hello & Happy Tuesday! I love glittery goodness, do you?  I love it even better when it is glitter is ‘ready made’ like American Crafts POW Glitter Paper: cardstock:  PTI paper:  american crafts pow glitter other:  top dog dies vintage alpha die What I love about American Crafts’ glitter paper is that it is smooth,

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Focus on Foil Pinspiration

this is post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for the New Poppy Sketches challenge! Today is my Chickaniddy Crafts Day!   The design team is doing a Pinspiration challenge and I picked this as my inspiration: I would totally wear that tee, gray is my favorite color and my closet is chock full

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Poppy Sketches #6: this is the life

this is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Chickaniddy Crafts post! Hello! We’re back with a brand new Poppy Sketch with a Pop of Pattern: Our Super Sponsor is May Arts Ribbon May Arts so generously sent us product to play with and I worked with Diamond Chain Here’s how I

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let’s celebrate!

Hello and Happy Sunday! We’ve been experiencing some super fantastic weather here in the Pacific Northwest…it seems like it never extends into the weekend but it has this weekend! I have a fun layer-y card for today: papers:  fancy pants designs/memories captured  stamps:  reverse confetti label me/beautiful banners/whole lotta dots  ink:  hero arts hues/black, zing/white

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Curtain Call : Something Simple week 2

cardstock:  gmund savana, paper accents vellum  stamps:  unity  laughter, imagination, dreams ink:  hero arts hues, copic  other:  may arts twine There is still time to play with us at Curtain Call Inspiration challenge: Something Simple Our Super Sponsor is, Unity Stamp Company!  Unity provided each of us on the Curtain Call Design Team with an

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