I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. Day Eight is We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Based on the song, I went traditional with my tag: Mondo Holly was my choice of stamps for today. I still kept with a Slate Gray tag, but layered with a vellum panel. The Holly has
I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. Day Seven is A Marshmallow World. Well, this one was easy for me in design but just getting the elements together was something that took a bit of time: Marshmallows make me think of cocoa and why not Peppermint Cocoa? I combined the cup from
I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. Day Six is Home for the Holidays. This one is a bit bittersweet for me….more about that in a smidge. I started off with another Slate Gray panel and used the circle die from Alpine Window. All those sweet images are from the Over the
Hello, and welcome to the Reverse Confetti December Creative Hop! You should have arrived here from Olga Matyushevskaya’s blog. If not, you’ll want to start over on the Reverse Confetti blog so you don’t miss any of the inspiration. I have a couple projects to share, here is the first one, I decided to
I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. Day Five is White Christmas. I had a ton of fun putting this one together: I combined: Mountain Holiday Over The River I used another Slate Gray tag base. The mountains have been filled in with Catherine Pooler’s Mint To Be. The girl’s outfit has
I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. Day Four is Sleigh Ride. I struggled with this because I don’t seem to have a sleigh in my stash. So I went with the modern version of a sleigh, a snowboard: Okay, I know you’re wondering why there is a coffee cup. Well I
I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. Day Three is Here comes Santa Claus. Pink and Red make my holidays. Love that combo. So today’s tag features the [retired] Fat Pants and Holly Jolly sets. The tag is cardstock from my stash using the Hero Arts Nesting Tags Dies. The Holly Jolly
Today is the Newton’s Nook Designs Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from my teamie, Tatiana’s blog. If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Newton’s Nook Designs blog. Here’s how I was inspired: I started off with the Argyle
I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. Day Two is Little Drummer Boy. Although I’ve been trying to keep my tags simple, what you don’t see are the multiple tags I end up creating to get to my final project. I always keep coming back to a very clean and simple design.
I’m playing along with Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas. Day One is Silver Bells. For how simple this tag is, it took a long time to finish. I was trying to go a different route that was more focused on a sentiment but I just couldn’t get the look that I was looking
Thanks to my friends at Waffle Flower for sending me some product to play with. I’ll be sharing a couple projects over the next week or so. Here’s my first one: I combined these Waffle Flower products: Did you know that butterflies symbolize hope – the ability to adapt and find joy in a changing
New month means a brand new challenge over on the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! Just a reminder about the changes to the challenge: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: The team is featuring the theme Green. How does that inspire you? My project features:
Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Cupcakes I was inspired by the overall colors, the cupcakes + strawberries. My card features the following products: I fussed with this card, a lot. I ended up trimming it down to 4.25×4.25. That seafoam green panel by Elle’s Studio
I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Yay for two themes that I need to design more of, birthday + florals. The beauty of this is that if you’re using the cover plate only, you can prepare multiple projects. I used 3 colors from an earlier project
We’re back with the January 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 Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Gingham I was inspired by the overall colors, the gingham and the daisies. My card features the following Papertrey Ink products from the Foiled Fox: My friends at The Foiled Fox are having a SALE: I love those daisies. In
Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 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 two choices
I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I really love those pretty dogwood blooms. I’m a huge fan of white space. By ink blending a bit of color, it helps focal point. Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE
In an attempt to motivate myself to design non-caffeinated holiday cards, I’ve started this new feature, Merry & Bright Monday. Every 2nd + 4th Monday I’ll share a holiday design. Here’s how I was inspired today: This card trio features the following products by Waffle Flower Crafts: I stamped the poinsettias on watercolor paper with
It’s Sunday and my day up on the Miss Ink Stamps blog. Here’s a bit of a sneak peek: Check out the Miss Ink Stamps blog for more photos! Some links may be affiliate at no extra cost to you: