Joy to the World! That song so reminds me of Christmas because as a little girl I was full of joy and glee waiting for Christmas to arrive. Of course though, what child isn’t? Right? Well, I feel the same way every single month when it comes time to reveal the card kit. This month
Thanks to my friends at Picket Fence Studios…I’m loving the You Are My Sunshine set! Here’s how I was inspired: I stamped out and cut two sets of the images but knew I needed to start of with this sweet one! The sentiment is from the Forever & Ever set. Can you spot the lavender
Back in the day, I use to make one layer cards all the time. Today is the first time in a very long time. With a bit of masking you can really make things pop. I managed to ink up the new STAMPlorations – Happy Zen Coffee Cups. It’s part of their newest release and
I’m in full Fall theme mode this week and paired up Echo Park Paper’s – Celebrate Autumn with Paper Smooches: I happily inked up Paper Smooches’ Courteous Cuties. Aren’t they, well, cute?! The sentiment is from I Heart Art. Everything is nestled on a Scallop Frame. I was inspired by the Paper Smooches October Sketch
Keeping things real here. I’m still a die hard blogger at heart. It’s an easier social media for me to view and comment on. Next month I celebrate 11 years…what? How could that happen? Although these days I’m always on catch up mode for blogs, please know that I’m trying!!! I was an IG late
Another Halloween card, trying to sneak in as many as possible. I should have used one of my other Halloween sets that I haven’t inked up but that dragon dude was already colored up so I added the others. Lawn Fawn’s Costume Party is so cute! I had to add a Zombie Mummy…just to add
Hello! I’m trying to do a catch up on supplies that haven’t received any crafty love yet. Today’s card uses the MFT Happy Birthday Circle Frame + BB Fall Friends. Loving the MFT Subtle Plaids paper combined with green + yellow palette. I’ve had the images from the BB Fall Friends waiting for me, inked
Hello and Welcome to the Collaboration Hop for CAS-ual Fridays and Coffee Loving Cardmakers! You should have arrived here from the Coffee Loving Cardmaker’s blog. If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the CAS-ual Fridays blog. I have two projects to share with you today so let’s get
The wonderful STAMPlorations is hostessing an event in tribute to Melissa Lane: Last October 2, Melissa Lane passed away. She was a talented cardmaker/crafter/artist, a mother of 4, wife, and servant of Jesus. Melissa loved to garden and she loved photography. Her favorite color was red, and she loved butterflies — so much so that many of
I’m so very excited to be joining The Card Concept for their 100th challenge! A big thank you to my friend Tangii Crain for the invite! Isn’t the photo inspiration beautiful? Here’s how I was inspired: I tend to be a literal interpretation kind of gal. That pink pumpkin changed looks at least three times
I’m so excited to be guesting for Uniko. They are a shop out of the UK – Owner and Designer is Beverly Brown. They carry stamps, dies and stencils. My project for today features one of their exclusive stencil designs from their Ink & Flip collection. I combined: The stencil is such a unique design
I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: This could easily be for any festive occasion. I designed it for a college music grad. The color palette is thanks to that retro graphic on the Target Gift Card. The shaker bits are from my stash and coordinate with
I’m so excited to be guesting for Uniko. They are a shop out of the UK – Owner and Designer is Beverly Brown. They carry stamps, dies and stencils. My project for today features a couple products from their Mid Century Modern collection. I combined: I went with a color palette that coordinates with the
This card took all morning to design and almost just as long to photog. I was inspired by the current Lawn Fawnatics color inspiration: I combined the following Lawn Fawn sets: I started to use the Sunday Stamps sketch but couldn’t add all the elements but I was definitely inspired by it. Thanks for stopping
Hello and Happy Saturday! I’m excited to be a Guest Designer for The Foiled Fox. Make sure you check out The Foiled Fox Store! My project was inspired by The Color Throwdown: Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you:
This is the reminder post for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that Twiddler’s Nook is the sponsor for the month of August: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: The team is featuring the theme of cute critters with an added
So I ‘had’ to buy the Stampin’ Up – Sweet Candy Canes | stamps + dies when it came out back in 2022. This is when I tell you that this is the first time I’ve inked them up. Sadly this set is retired but, although this is the first time I’m inking it up,
This month the Stay Crafty Challenge at a Blog Named Hero is: Sugar Sugar. We want to see anything that is sweet – cakes, chocolates, ice cream, fruit, honey, hot chocolate, or make a card for your sweetheart. Anything sweet is welcome! Here’s how I was inspired: Today I’m featuring the Hero Arts: I designed
I’m super excited to be a part of the Pretty Pink Posh August Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from my fabulous friend Jill Hawkin’s blog. If not, you’ll want to head over to the Pretty Pink Posh blog. Prizes: Leave comments along the way to win one of three $30 Gift Certificates
I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I love how that bunny fits inside the oversized postage die! I did have to trim a smidge off but it turned out so cute! Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers $2 shipping for orders over $35 and FREE