Happy 4th of July! It is sweltering here so I have taken refuge in my crafty space. I had so much fun the last two days tidying up my space and actually doing some card making that I had to do more today. I have not had the chance to play with my latest My Monthly Hero card… Read More »
I love that this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge is By The Sea! I had colored in some cute sea creatures from Sunny Studios earlier this week, so it only made sense to create a card with a couple of those. I made a little shaker card. How cute is the little dolphin and that octopus? I have… Read More »
I got a great questions from my stamping friend, Anita. I started to reply and realized that this might make a good quick post for everyone reading my blog. Anita’s question: I am having a bit of trouble deciding what brand of markers to start practicing with. I have one pack of Stampin up markers but I feel… Read More »
Hello! My school year is finally over for the summer and I actually had time to sit and play with my Altenew Artist Markers and some stamps I recently purchased from Sunny Studio. I love the stamp and die bundles from Sunny Studio. They are adorable and they always send me a little die as a thank you… Read More »
I have absolutely fallen in love with Concord & 9th’s turnabout stamps. LOVE these stamps. Today I pulled out the Many Thanks turnabout stamp set because I need a bunch of thank you cards. With the use of a MISTI or any stamp positioner and a template that I created, you can make a stack of wonderfully colorful… Read More »
May dragged by for me with one stressful day after the other. I am so happy to finally have time to sit down and make some cards! It’s the beginning of June and I’m just playing with my May craft kits! How crazy is that?! I love the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Flowers stamp set. The kit that… Read More »
I recently received a personalized stamp set from Altenew. They sent their customers a stamp set as a gift to celebrate their 4th Anniversary. I couldn’t resist playing with it and using it for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge! I love that they made a stamp just for me with my name on it!!! I feel… Read More »
I have had an exhausting, stressful May. Every May is like this. I don’t know why I think “this year will be different”. It just isn’t! One really special surprise that came after an especially grueling day was a wonderful gift that I received from Altenew. This is Altenew’s 4th Anniversary and to celebrate, they sent all of… Read More »
When you only have 10 minutes to make a card, you pull out a card kit! Luckily, I had this month’s Simon Says Stamp card kit sitting on my craft table and I had a great sketch for inspiration from this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge so the card was a quick one. Thank goodness for clean… Read More »
I feel like I’ve made a huge discovery by finding Sunny Studios stamps. I just love their cute critters and whimsical stamp sets. The lend themselves really beautifully to a variety of coloring techniques. I’m hooked! Today I used the Critter Campout stamp and die set along with the Fancy Frames Circles die cuts to create my card.… Read More »
How cute is this sentiment? Unleash your inner beast! I purchased this stamp set from My Favorite Things (MFT) a while ago and I’ve been looking for an excuse to make a little card with it. This is called Fierce Friends and it is really adorable. My daughter just got a kitten from a shelter, so this seemed… Read More »
Last month, I got my first Hedgehog Hollow craft kit. Included in the box was an offer for a tool chest filled with tools from Tonic and Nuvo. I see these tools all the time, but I only actually owned one of the items on the list. I decided to order it and add some new tools to… Read More »
I should never go into craft stores. I have enough in my stash and I always end up leaving inspired by things I find in craft stores. My last trip involved purchasing Papercraft Essential magazine. I was tremendously inspired by a series of cards they shared from the Lavinia Stamps company. The cards were magical! I was inspired… Read More »
I love coming home to find a box of crafty goodness on my porch. Have you ever been so relieved to get home on a Friday afternoon that you just sat down for a few minutes and ended up falling asleep for a couple of hours? That is what happened to me today. I was feeling a little… Read More »
I so enjoyed playing with my watercolor markers and the Art Impressions stamps that I purchased yesterday, that I decided to give it another go today. It is just so relaxing! I decided to put this in a frame today instead of turning it into a card. It felt like a frameable scene and not so much like… Read More »