Many people tend to do gratitude journals in the fall around Thanksgiving. I think the perfect time to do one is at the beginning of a new year. We often spend time thinking about what we want to do differently and reflecting on what the previous year was like. My Mom’s birthday is in January and I decided… Read More »
Happy New Year my friend! I hope you had a wonderful evening and now you are ready to tackle the shiny New Year! I have a very happy card to share today! If you are a regular blog reader, you know that I am on the design team for Kinda Cute by Patricia and I LOVE it! Patricia… Read More »
We moved to Florida last January and proceeded to start decorating our house. I was really enjoying the weekend art and craft sales that I was finding on the little island where we live. Then March got here! Needless to say, I have a lot of bare walls that need some decoration. My husband has been encouraging me… Read More »
Have a wonderful holiday! I know this is a very different style of holiday for most of us. Be safe and stay healthy!!
It’s time to start making the gift bags, tags and gift card holders if you haven’t already! Needless to say, Christmas is looming and you want those last minute craft makes to be as quick and easy as possible! I started with some pre-colored digital images, dollar store gift bags, and some pretty foiled card bags from my… Read More »
Today the card that I am sharing is featuring a brand new release stamp from Star Stampz! You can see my card and the card created by a second design team member at the Star Stampz Challenge Blog. This month’s challenge theme is Anything Goes and we would love to have you create something and share it on… Read More »
Many of us are spending the holiday season without our usual family gatherings. I’ve been creating special cards for all the family and friends that I will not get to see in person. I also have a video tutorial to show you how to use digital images to create your cards. This will show you how to insert… Read More »
I have a quick and easy Christmas gift idea that you can make in an afternoon from items mostly from your stash! You will find a video tutorial below!! I created 2 of these recipe albums from those dollar store 4 x 6″ photo albums, patterned papers from my craft stash, and some stickers and ephemera… Read More »
This month’s challenge for the Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge is an anything goes challenge. You choose the theme and the layout! The only rule is that YOU have to be in the photo! You can create any size layout! I created a layout of a family dinner with my daughter and her beau in our new little… Read More »
I loved the digital images that I was given to create with for the Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge #181! I was excited to be given a snowman image for the Christmas theme challenge. When I received the image, there was a black and white image to color, a colored version, and background paper to go with it! I… Read More »
It’s time to make the Christmas gifts! I have been pulling some goodies out of my stash to start creating little gifts for friends and family. Today I found a little mini album that I thought would be a perfect backdrop for my Santa and Fireplace Digital Stamp from Kinda Cute by Patricia. I love this Santa and… Read More »
The more I use digital stamps, the more I love using them. I’m feeling even more that way as I pack up my craft supplies for our move to Florida. Digital stamps require no packing!! I was excited to get invited to participate in the Star Stampz Challenge Blog Design Team. Today is my first project share as… Read More »
Many of the stamp sets that you can purchase today are outline stamps and they require that you love to watercolor or use alcohol markers or colored pencils. We all tend to have a favorite medium of choice for these images. Sometimes, I just want to stamp the image and get my project done. I have a few… Read More »
November marks the last new stamp release of the 7 Kids Craft Store exclusive stamps. There are 3 great sets that we have to share with you on our last YouTube video hop! I’m sharing a set called Faerie Winter Dance today and I will share a combination of the other two sets tomorrow! I created a card… Read More »
There is nothing so satisfying as completing a task! I did 31 scrapbook layout challenges this month…all on time and all on prompt. This is a satisfying moment! Today’s prompt was about crowns and queens. We were given 3 sayings to inspire our layout. 1. Her courage was her crown and she wore it like a queen. 2.… Read More »