coffee = sunny smiles.

Happy Sunday! So I’ve had this Stamps of Life set, coffee4two, with the coordinating dies for, well, awhile.  I bought it from the fabulous Niki Garcia. I had so much fun playing with them yesterday.  It always makes me feel productive when I use something highly neglected for the first time Why yes, the cup

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hello pocket.

So when I saw THIS card of Larissa’s, I was so very inspired: cardstock:  PTI  paper:  basic grey highline  stamps:  paper smooches denim & daisies/chit chat  ink:  hero art hues, gold embossing  other: italian wool, freckled fawn enamel dots I have a TRUE appreciation for her die cutting…it took me awhile to die cut that

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Curtain Call Bow Tie: hello cutie!

Happy August! paper:  fancy pants burlap & bouquets  stamps:  waffle flower bowtiful  ink:  hero arts hues  other:  fancy fants burlap & bouquets flair, waffle flower bowtiful die set, reverse confetti circles ‘n scallops  (loosely cased from SU 2014-2015 catalog pg 10 lower left hand card) It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! We have

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Case Study 202: friends.

…and I’m back with my final week of Guesting over at CASE Study! In case you missed it, I’m guesting along with Awesome Tenia Nelson!  This month’s muse is the FABulous  Shari Carroll! Here’s this week’s inspiration: Seriously, what’s not to love? Here’s how I was inspired: stamps:  stampendous friends cup, stampers anonymous background text, a muse

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neon happy birthday

Hello! This card posted on the Neat & Tangled blog earlier this month but I also wanted to share it here on my blog: cardstock:  stampin’ up  paper:  house of three, teresa collins  stamps:  neat & tangled photo booth  ink:  zing white embossing powder  other:  neat & tangled neon yellow sequins  inspired by Case Study

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I Scream, You Scream…

So, for the past 1+ month, I’ve been only posting DT projects…I’m trying to get back onto the challenge wagon: august 2014 simon says stamp kit, lawn fawn enamel dots, glossy accents, hero arts hues, pinking circle dies. I recently received my August Simon Says Stamp kit and wanted to start using the sweet summery

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add lime…

Happy Monday! I’m back to daily posting and lovin’ it!  I spent several hours on Sunday craftin’ up a storm.   I’m smitten by the Reverse Confetti Fresh ‘n Fruity set! paper:  dear lizzy 5th & frolic, fancy pants design burlap & bouquets  stamps:  reverse confetti fresh ‘n fruity  ink:  memento rich cocoa  other:  reverse

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for you: fancy chickaniddy

Good Morning! I’m blogging live today with a card that I whipped up this morning.  It’s amazing what a girl can do when she wakes up at 3 am! paper:  chickaniddy crafts twirly girly, fancy pants designs as you wish  other:  may arts twine, jillibean wooden flag, cherry wood veneer paper This card was made

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Chickaniddy Crafts: Focus on Brads

The other day was my day over on  Chickaniddy Crafts! I’m featuring Chickaniddy Crafts brads! Supplies:  Paper (DN14OS02)  Mini Sticker Tags (DN14EB04)  Mini Sticker Banners (DN14EB03)  Mini Sticker Sentiments (DN14EB05) Brads (DN14EB06) I’m a huge fan of brads and I love Chickaniddy’s!  I mixed metal rimmed with a diecut embellished brad.   For added interest, I’ve

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CFC134: Hello

Click HERE for the PTI July Blog Hop! We’re back with a new CAS-ual Friday challenge! CFC134 CFC134: July 25-August 22 Theme: Choose a tic tac toe row (down, across, diagonal) and create something uber cool using those prompts. ·  Remember to keep your projects Clean & Simple! This is a pretty special challenge….it’s the

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Just saying hello | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: Shaker cards, I didn’t really start making them until just a couple years ago.  This one was easy to make: I’m going to tuck this into some happy mail that is going to my daughter. Here’s to a fantastic day!

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Hey Boo | Pretty Pink Posh

I’ve had that black polka heart floating around on my desk for a couple weeks. Of course it took me forever to find it this morning because I knew what I wanted to do with it. Today’s project features the following Pretty Pink Posh products: 💗 Circle Grid | stencil💗 Valentine Ghost Friends | stamp + die💗

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Hi There card set | Concord & 9th

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Pillows I was inspired by both the photo, colors and the Hi pillow. My card features the following products: These days I can’t get enough of all things sparkly so I have the two sparkly cards and the two clean

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January Release IG Hop | Pretty Pink Posh

You’ll want to hop over to Instagram for this hop. Leave comments along the way for a chance to win a Pretty Pink Posh $30 Gift Card. Here’s a peek at my project: Here is today’s instagram hop listing: Affiliate links at no extra cost to you:

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Squeeze the Day | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I love how this turned out. The twine is from my stash. Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE shipping over $65:

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A Waffle Lot | Lawn Fawn

I hope my idea translates to my project! I was inspired by: Freshly Made Sketches Lawn Fawnatics This is my Valentine’s Day card for my hubby. I used the following products: The Valentine’s Day sentiment is also the ‘pat’ of butter. If you know my hubby, you’ll know that the proportion is right..LOL Yes, those

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Par-tea | Miss Ink Stamps

It’s Sunday and my Miss Ink Stamps project day. I combined the following Miss Ink Stamps products: So evidently I’m on a purple and aqua combo kick. The sentiment, from the Tea Cups stamp set, has been heat embossed in white on black cardstock. I used a heart die from my stash to cut it

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Hip Hip Hooray | Brass & Bliss Craft Co

Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be up on the Brass & Bliss Craft Co blog. Make sure you check out Brass and Bliss Craft Co Shop! There’s also a Valentine’s Day Sale going on right now on the following items, 20 – 40% off: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:

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Spellbinders | January 2025

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me a couple of sets from their January Release to play with. I combined two of their designers: Today I’m featuring: Sorry, I struggled with the photography on this project, due to the size [smaller, it holds a gift card] and I think that the glitter cardstock

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Today’s Plan | Angie Blom Digital Designs

Hello and Happy Friday Eve! My project was inspired by the newest Inspired by Challenge: Gnomes I was inspired by both the photo. My card features the following products: I love working on digitals. Angie Blom makes it simple by giving you all kinds of files to work with. I use Avery.com and work with

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