happy.

Happy Wednesday! Here’s a card that uses a bunch of new goodies: I popped into J’s a couple weeks ago and was thrilled to see the Jillibean, Chilled Cucumber Soup collection! See that cute Ellie? Don’t you love her expression?  It makes me oh-so-happy. A big shout out to my bloggie friend, Evelin, who is

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Danielle’s special delivery blog hop!

Post 2 of 2 for me today…click HERE for my card inspired by CASE study. Hello and Welcome to Danielle Wall’s Special Delivery Blog Hop!  Danielle is the powerhouse behind Neat & Tangled and Little Tangles!  She had her lovely baby girl and we’re all thrilled for her! A big shout out to the lovely

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hello

Post 1 of 2 for me today…click HERE for a very NEAT Baby Blog Hop Can you guess how I was inspired? I used the Lawn Fawn Flutter By set along with Winnie & Walter’s, The Big, the Bold and the Happy set. Can you believe it, this is a one layer card!  I don’t

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neat & tangled blog hop!

Hello & Happy Monday! The Neat & Tangled team is hopping today!  We’re pleased to announce the Neat & Tangled Nice and Neat dies collection! You should have arrived here from Kristen’s fabulous blog.  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Neat & Tangled Blog! GIVEAWAYYou have

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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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January 2025 Edition | Woodblock Wednesday

Edited to Add Winner. I used random.org to pick the winner: Yay Congrats! Please note the next Woodblock Wednesday is: Wednesday, February 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

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Sweetening your day with Strawberries | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I love using the coloring stencils with the Lawn Fawn stamp sets! Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65:

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Happy Holidays | 2025 Stash

I’ve had the beautiful Hero Arts – Poinsettia Window | Color Layering Stencils, just waiting for me to ink it up. It’s a four stencil set and super easy to use. The inks I used on the stencils: Stencil 1 Stencil 2 Stencil 3 Stencil 4 The sentiment is: It has been cut from black

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Love is in the Air | Miss Ink Stamps

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:

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January Release Day | Miss Ink Stamps

Today is the January Release Day for the Miss Ink Stamps. I’m loving the new Snoot Boops! I combined it with the new Lucky Dog | stencil. I put the pups face on a wobbler! Check it out in action HERE. Check out my teamies over on instagram: Some links may be affiliate at no

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Slice of Cake | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. My blog post over on Brass & Bliss Craft Co shows the steps to complete this project HERE. I combined these products: Make sure you check out Brass and Bliss Craft Co Shop! The new release is 20%

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January Sneak Peeks – Day Two | Miss Ink Stamps

Today is the Day One of the sneak peeks for the Miss Ink Stamps New Release. I’m loving the new Postage Stamp + dies along with those sneaks of heart shaped dies! I also used these previously released products: Make sure you check out the instagram giveaway HERE. Check out my teamies over on instagram:

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January Sneak Peeks – Day One | Miss Ink Stamps

Today is the Day One of the sneak peeks for the Miss Ink Stamps New Release. I’m loving the new Fortune Teller set! So many elements to make a fun scenery! I used the frame from the Modern Typeset set! Make sure you check out the instagram giveaway HERE. Check out my teamies over on

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Panda-stic Valentine | Lawn Fawn

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Boys Room I was inspired by both the photo, colors + framed art. My card features the following products: I don’ t know if you can tell by the photos but the frames have been cut from white craft foam.

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January Release | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Today is the January Release day for Brass & Bliss Craft Co! Join us over on Instagram for a New Release Hop. Leave comments along the way for a chance to win one of two $50 Brass & Bliss Craft Co gift cards! Here’s the hop listing: The details are super easy: I’m so excited

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