SFYTT: Here’s the Scoop!

Although the weather in the Pacific Northwest has cooled down again, I have to say that I’ve had more ice cream this summer than ever.  I mean seriously, you can never go wrong with ice cream! paper:  pink paislee/hometown summer  stamps:  reverse confetti/love & ice cream  ink:  stampin’ up white embossing powder  other:  reverse confetti/love

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Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop: be your own kind of beautiful

Hello Hello!  I love it when I can play along with the PTI monthly blog hops!  There is soooo much inspiration and fun!  Here is July’s inspiration: Truthfully, I’m not much of a butterfly girl….don’t get me wrong, I do have the Life is Beautiful set & dies….but I realized I wasn’t a butterfly girl

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it’s pasture birthday…

TGIF!!!  I have so much to do but wanted to spend some time this morning to make this fun shaker card: cardstock:  recollections/110/white, stampin’ up crumb cake  stamps:  stampin’ up/from the herd  ink:  memento tuxedo, ranger archival black, various copics  other:  reverse confetti beautiful banners confetti cuts, stampin’ up in color sequin mix No foam

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xxx happy birthday xxx

Hello!  I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today with a fun birthday card! I’d love for you to pop over to check it out!  Here’s a sneak peek at the Neat & Tangled products I used on today’s card:

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liquid therapy

Happy Wednesday!  We call it my first Friday, since it’s my day off (I work M/T/Th).  I’m inking  up a new coffee set! cardstock:  ranger watercolor  paper:  dear lizzy/neapolitan  stamps:  a creative journey with melissa/coffee is my liquid therapy  ink:  ranger archival black  other:  paper smooches gift tags 2, kuretake gansai tambi, may arts twine

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sparkle.

I love colors and patterns….I can confidently put together pieces when it’s all part of the same collection, like Chickaniddy’s Twirly Girly.  Pale pink with orange and a dash of grey and silver…that makes me a happy crafter: cardstock:  chickaniddy crafts/silver surfer  paper:  chickaniddy crafts/twirly girly  stamps:  reverse confetti shine from within  ink:  ranger archival

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kaboom!

Hello and Happy Monday!  I have a FUN card to share today: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  stamps:  waltzingmouse/kaboom  ink: memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  create a smile washi I received my first Waltzingmouse Stamps order and I couldn’t wait to ink up the Kaboom set for my boy’s birthday card.  His ‘real’ birthday was on the 12th

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enjoy.

Happy Sunday!  It’s warming up again in the Pacific Northwest.  I was hoping the milder 70 degree temps were here to stay but it’s forecasted to be in the 90’s again today.  Although we don’t have central air in our home we did score a couple portable upright ac units after our last heat wave

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howdy.

Happy Saturday!!! So it’s been a busy 2 weeks on my blog with new releases by Reverse Confetti and Neat & Tangled!  The next couple of weeks will be me, catching up on challenges and such.  My schedule is slowing down, more on that in a smidge. First, here’s my card for today: cardstock:  recollections/110/white

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Neat and Tangled July Release Day: Woof + No Nuts

Hello and Welcome to the Neat & Tangled July Release Day!  ALL new products are available in the shop NOW. Today we’re featuring Woof + No Nuts First up is Woof, a fun dog/animal lover must-have set: cardstock:  papertrey ink kraft, recollections/110/white, mystery gray  stamps:  neat & tangled woof  ink:  memento tuxedo, stampin’ up white embossing powder,

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Avocado Arts: Just Fore You!

This is post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Curtain Call/Pretty Pink Posh post. Hello, I’m up on the Avocado Arts blog today! Here’s a peek at one of my cards that I’m sharing over there: supplies:  cardstock:  pti  stamps:  avocado arts/just fore you  ink:  zing embossing powder  other:  elle’s studio die

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Curtain Call Pink & Pretty: happy birthday

this is post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my Avocado Arts post and a special message. paper:  dear lizzy/neapolitan  stamps:  reverse confetti/beautiful banners  ink:  hero arts hues  other:  reverse confetti/confetti cuts/love note, doily, pretty pink posh sequins, vellum envelope There is still time to play with us at Curtain Call Inspiration challenge:

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Seize the Sketch: oh happy day

Delicata GoldenGlitz + Chickaniddy Crafts = ♡ If you haven’t picked up Delicata GoldenGlitz, you’re missing out.  My photography doesn’t capture the, well, Glitz of the ink but you gotta trust me when I tell you it’s pretty awesome. cardstock:  upcycled letterpress paper, chickaniddy crafts gold foil stamps:  lawn fawn/hello sunshine ink:  hero arts hues

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this ‘n that

Hello and Happy Monday! Can you believe it, I don’t have a card to share.  I didn’t have much crafting time over the weekend so Sunday was spent catching up on my DT assignments for the week.   Last week I published 8 blog posts that contained a total of 12 cards. I want to

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thinking of you

Hello! Here’s a card that combines some of my favorite things! I used Neat & Tangled Just Thinking of You Chickaniddy Crafts Date Night Stickers Chickaniddy Crafts Date Night Backwoods Lovin Chickanddy Crafts Date Night Plaid is Rad Chickaniddy Crafts Date Night Awesome Blossom I was totally inspired by Little Tangles Laurel Seabrook’s Inspired by

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Sweet Stamp Shop: bold & elegant

Hello & Happy National Scrapbooking Day!   In case you missed it from yesterday, I was up on the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog.  I’ve been featuring 1 stamp set – 2 ways. This time around I was super pleased with the results! The set?   Elegant Sentiments. So I’ve always gravitated to sentiment sets and

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Sweet Stamp Shop May Release #1

Click HERE for my Exclusive Top Dog Dies post. Click HERE for my Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge post. Yup, it’s that time of the month already: Sweet Stamp Shop May Release #1 If you haven’t joined the Sweet Stamp Shop Facebook page, I HIGHLY recommend it.  Mrs Sweet has been known to post some specials and sneaks of the

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Curtain Call Challenge Pink & Pretty: Waving Hello!

Click HERE for my Exclusive Top Dog Dies post. Click HERE for my Sweet Stamp Shop May Release #1 post. We’re back with a new Fabulous Sponsor, Pretty Pink Posh, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pink & Pretty!    photo source: 100layercake.com The LEAD of this challenge will receive a gift certificate to the Pretty Pink Posh Shop!

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Exclusive Dies from Top Dog Dies: Live the Life

Click HERE for my Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge post. Click HERE for my Sweet Stamp Shop May Release #1 post. Hello! Sharing a quick shaker card that I made: paper:  authentique anchored  stamps:  verve words of wisdom  ink:  hero arts hue other:  top dog dies butterfly finishers die set, pretty pink posh winter snow sequins

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