A Blog Called Wanda

Spellbinders Parcel & Post for Christmas!

Hi friends! I've been missing a bit here on my blog! So I say howdy! And I hope your July is rolling along nicely. I just needed a little break. I've been working a lot at my part time job and generally just feeling tired and crabby from the extreme heat we've been having here. Trying to take care of myself and get some rest. I've learned over the years to not try to create when I feel this way. There are some really good crafty things coming and I'm feeling the urge to create again. Today has something really cool that I loved making!!

With this post I wish you a Merry Christmas! LOL! Christmas in July has officially started in the craft room! This is the time of year when all the craft companies start rolling out their gorgeous holiday releases! It's strange to shift over to jingle bells right after 4th of July but the good thing is that my Christmas cards are already started!! Today's project is made with WONDERFUL and BRAND NEW items from Spellbinders (Just released today!) I will tell you that if you like this suite of products (Parcel and Post) then get your order in now! Spellbinders tends to sell out! I just bought the Pie Perfection products after waiting months for them to come back in stock!! 

I used the new Parcel and Post mailbox and additions, and hot foiling to make a pretty red mailbox, just ready for all those Christmas letters! My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered woodgrain cardstock, some gingham and a white oval. Then I featured the mailbox and greenery. 

 

I started by die cutting out all the pieces from red, green and white cardstocks. I used two shades of green for the branches and holly to make it more rich and layered. On the red pieces, I used Barn Door Distress Ink around the edges. For the sentiment I used matte silver hot foil with my Glimmer System. It looks so pretty!! 

 

Here's a close up of the top of the mailbox. I put in some festive candy canes, envelopes (with hearts of course), holly and peppermints!

 

I splattered on some white snow and also added white gel pen accents.

 

I inked the edges of the holly with distress inks, and then added some red gems to finish off everything. The mailbox is attached to the card with foam tape.

 

Here's a better view of that silver foiling! OOH LA LA!

 

 

That's it for today! Are you ready for Christmas in July?? Personally I am ready for Autumn! Ha! I couldn't resist making this card early though because it's so fun. I can't wait to also think of some Valentine ideas for that cute mailbox! 

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW SPELLBINDERS RELEASE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see all the supplies I used for today's card! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

Doodlebug My Happy Place Shadow Box!

Hi friends!! How was your 4th of July? I hope you enjoyed a lovely and fun holiday! It was nice here and the hubs of course had the day off so it was a nice long weekend together. We went to the zoo and I visited my favorite - the flamingos! We did some other fun running around in the amazing weather. After the heat wave of last week, it just felt so good to be outside! We are pretty low key about things for the 4th. Our neighborhood does a lot of fireworks so we can pretty much stand outside and see tons of them! Ha. Our church had everyone wear red, white and blue to services and that was super cool - to see everyone unified like that. It was awesome. And now, it's somehow July!! Another year rolling along so quickly. I hope you are doing well!! 

I'm here today to share another fun Doodlebug project! I made another Shadow Box Insert - with the new My Happy Place Collection!! It's SO freaking cute. You guys already know how much I love this one!! Guess what? A new collection is on it's way to me right now - Seaside Summer!! I about lost my mind when I saw the previews from Doodlebug. I CAN'T WAIT! Sea animals and beach houses and the prettiest colors....  Anyhoo, back to today's project! If you haven't tried a Doodlebug Shadow Box - please make one! I guarantee you will love it! Get some friends together, get everyone a kit and just enjoy an easy project together...

Here is my completed and framed shadow box! It's on our entry way table right now with some cute home decor items. The frame is re-used of course from my other shadow box project (LINK HERE). 

 

The next photos are of the finished box and also of the insert before I put it behind the glass, so you can see all the details. The kit comes with the stickers, and the gems, etc. that you need. I always add a few heart sprinkles in there too. Because that's my fav. 

 

 

 

I added a sticker here on the bottom of the frame. I used temporary tape runner so I can peel it off when I switch out the insert.

 

 

 

 

That's it for today my friends! Thanks for popping by to see me. It's always nice to have you here in my little creative space. Wishing you a great week. XOXOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below for the supply list for today's projects (Affiliate Links Used).

 

The Greetery - Release Day - Sweet and Sunny June 2022! Hooray!

Hi crafty friends! One last reminder! It's The Greetery Release Day! AWESOME!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS FOR SALE

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29TH AT 10AM EST!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!

****I'm sending this message out early this morning so you get notice asap. Trust me when I say that you will want to shop early! 10am EST! 

****I am always incredibly grateful when you use my shopping links! THANK YOU! It helps me out so much more than you know! Have fun shopping and creating with your new goodies! It's been my pleasure to share my projects with you this week! XOXO

 

The Greetery - Sweet and Sunny New Release - Day 2!

I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THEM BOTH! THANK YOU!

Hello creative and crafty friends! Welcome to Day Two of The Greetery Sweet and Sunny new release! Welcome - so glad to have you here today! Yesterday and today, the design team is sharing product reveals and projects made with all the new items from the Sweet and Sunny stamp/die/stencil release. All of the new products will be available for shopping tomorrow, Wednesday June 29th at 10am EST! Are you as excited as I am? Squeeee! I have three more cards to share with you today - so let's get started!

First up is a card featuring the brand new Botanicuts Hollyhocks Dies....swoooooooon. My finished card is a 5.25" x 5.25" square card made from white cardstock. I used layers of woodgrain paper, white, gingham, kraft and yellow to create a bright and happy feeling.

 

I googled "hollyhocks" to see some flower photos and I quickly discovered that Hollyhocks come in almost every color! I chose a pretty, bright, magenta pink.... I popped it with bits of yellow and yellowish green tones. It is so cheerful in person! This side view shows all my paper layers...

 

I die cut out the Hollyhocks dies from three shades of pink cardstock. I added accents with Copic Markers before gluing all the pieces together. You die set will come with a guide for putting them together - and it was very easy. Tip: I always cut out these kinds of dies from plain scratch paper and put them together first to feel comfortable with how it's all going to fit together. 

 

The sentiment is from the Opposites Attract set and I stamped it in brown ink - and die cut it from the matching die.

 

I added a pretty bow up in the corner because I felt like I wanted to add a darker color on the card. 

 

 

 

My second card for today features the brand new Jumbo Curiosity Die - Dragonfly! There is also a Jumbo Butterfly and a Jumbo Moth. These are amazing!! My finished card is an A2 white card base. My blue layer was made by ink blending Distress Inks to look like water in my Lotus garden....

 

 

There are some inspiration photos a bit farther down in my post... Basically I was inspired by a beautiful Lotus garden we have here in Sacramento! There are giant lily pads and pink lotus flowers...and tons of bright orange dragonflies! So I tried to create that feeling here. 

 

The Dragonfly Die comes with matching stencils which is very cool. It's hard to see in the photo, but the dragonflies were stenciled with three shades of orange. Then I coated them with glitter as if they're glistening in the sun...

 

Have you guessed which Greetery stamps and dies I used to make the lily pads and flowers??? The lily pads are the Botanicuts Geraniums dies and the flowers are from the Lemon Blossom set!

 

Everything was attached to the card with foam tape for dimension. I added some clear embellishments to mimic the water....

 

There are so many beautiful ways to color these dragonflies, and so many color combinations! I can't wait to explore this some more with more projects. I have some ideas already!

 

 

 

Here are my inspiration photos!! (If you want to see more pictures you can read my blog post about the Lotus Bloom from last year! Here's the link!)

 

 

 

 

 

My final card for the new release features the brand new Leaves All Around Dies and Stencils. It makes the most gorgeous simple green frame... I know I'm going to use this one a lot. (I also used it on my Honey Jar card from yesterday!). My finished card is an A2 white card base covered in gingham paper. I added a simple vellum layer, then that pretty new die....

 

Here is a close up of the image. Simple flowers and leaves - so good for many styles of cards.

 

I stamped the sentiment using Stazon black ink directly onto the vellum layer underneath. This card is very clean and simple and flat for mailing... Also great for mass production!! I added a few sweet pearls.

 

I added a few small accents to the leaves using Copic Markers. The die cut cut out the stenciled image perfectly!

 

 

Okay friends! That's it for all my projects for the new release! What do you think? What is your favorite item?? I have thoroughly enjoyed showing you all the new goodies!  Remember the new release is live for sale tomorrow - Wednesday, June 29th at 10am EST! I am so excited for you to create with these pretty supplies! I know they will bring you joy as they did me. 

PRIZE INFORMATION! The Greetery will be giving away two $50 gift cards,  To be entered to win, leave a comment on each blog for today and yesterday!  Random comments will be chosen and announced on The Greetery Blog! 

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE GREETERY STORE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the exact supplies I used for today's cards! (affiliate links used)!

 

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

Dana

Wanda

Angelica

Melissa

Dawn

Laurie

Kelly

Taylored Expressions - Bee's Knees Card Kit Launch Day!

I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! BE SURE TO READ THEM BOTH! THANK YOU!

Hi friendddzzzzzz! I'm buzzin' by in this blog post with some cutie pie beeeezzzzz and an awesome new card kit from Taylored Expressions! The new Card Kit is called The Bee's Knees! And it totally is the bee's knees! The kit is live now for purchase, and if I was a bettin' woman, I would bet that this one will sell out. It's perfect for Summer projects and all kinds of sweet things! I have two cards to share with you - made with the kit! CLICK HERE to purchase your kit now! 

First up is a card covered in beeeees! I used the large background stamp/stencil combo to make a whole panel of bees onto kraft cardstock. My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with blue and then kraft. I love kraft and yellow together!

 

The stamp/stencil combo is super easy to use. You stamp the black portion and then stencil the yellow and the wings. I used sponges and blender brushes. The wings were done with white pigment ink and I like how it looks on the kraft! It's hard to see, but there's also some glitter. Here's a close up of my layers.

 

I heat embossed the sentiment onto a black rectangle and layered that with vellum. I tied some twine around the top layer for a bit more interest and texture. I stamped/stenciled a second panel and used the bee die cuts to cut out some extra bees to pop up on the card. 

 

 

 

I splattered on some white paint and added a few clear droplets as my finishing touches.

 

 

 

My second card features the honeycomb dies from the kit and some of those chubby bees flying by! This finished card is an A2 kraft card base layered with some gingham from my stash and then white paper. I added a blue circle and glued on the yellow honeycombs. 

 

I stamped the sentiment and the bee trails in black ink directly onto the white panel.

 

 

 

 

 

I also stamped/stenciled another panel on white paper this time. I used light aqua ink for the wings. I wanted to show you what it looks like on white paper versus kraft paper. A completely different look!

 

The kit even comes with envelopes and the cutest envelope stickers!!

 

Here is the full kit contents! CLICK HERE to purchase!

 

That's it for this post! Thanks for buzzin' by to check out the new card kit!! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used to make these cards (affiliate links used)! 

The Greetery - Sweet and Sunny New Release - Day 1!

I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THEM BOTH! THANK YOU!

Hi friends! Are you ready for another beautiful new release from The Greetery!? I know I am! Yay! The new release is called Sweet and Sunny and it is just that - sweet and sunny! Beautiful florals, Summer insects, honey pots and more! It's delightful, beautiful and inspiring. Today and tomorrow the design team will share product reveals and projects to get your creativity flowing... Then the entire release is available for purchase on Wednesday, June 29th at 10am EST. In my cards for this release I used lots of bright colors...lots of yellow and pinks and greens. It was so much fun to create everything. I think you're gonna love this new release. Today I'm sharing three cards so let's get started!

My first card is a kraft A2 size card base, layered with gingham, vellum and white layers. Nothing says summer like light blue gingham and yellow! I used the brand new Honey Jar stamps and dies, the new Buzzwords stamps and dies and the new Leaves all Around stencils and dies... Lots of new new new here! 

 

All my ink pad colors are linked at the very bottom of my post. I think I found the perfect yellow combo for this adorable honey jar! The jar is stamped in three layers to get the perfect effect. The honey jar is the focus of the card and I placed it in the center of some pretty leaves. I added the honey stirrer and some bees buzzin around.

 

The new Buzzwords stamps and dies are so cute! Fun and witty sayings for honey and bees. Love. 

 

To make the jar topper, I die cut the piece from gingham (once) and white cardstock (twice) and layered the three pieces so it was nice and thick. I wrapped twine around it and added a sweet little blue heart. I matched the blue in the flowers too. So fresh!

 

I stamped some honeycombs up in the corner and splattered on some yellow and white inks. I added small bits of Diamond Stickles to the bee wings.

 

Here's a side view to see how I layered everything. This card was so fun to make! Use your MISTI to line up the honey jar stamps - so easy. 

 

Next up is my card featuring the gorgeous new Honeysuckle Stems Stamps and Dies! My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with orchid, vellum and white layers. I added yellow ink blending to the top white panel to offset that gorgeous orchid color palette!

 

I stamped and die cut all three of the Honeysuckle flowers that come in the set. The stamps are easy to line up - again with a MISTI. They are each slightly different and I put them all together and tied them with some twine and a bow. 

 

I used the Scripty Hello die in white paper and inked it in ombre to match the Honeysuckle flowers....

 

Here is a close up of my paper layers!

 

And a close up of the flowers.... I added some matching tiny hearts - well, because I love tiny hearts! LOL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For this next card, I went with a completely different style of card! I went very vintage, shabby chic with it! This card features the brand new Honey Bee Die, the new Honeycomb Corners dies, and lots of other Greetery Favorites! My finished card is a cream A2 card base, horizontally oriented. I layered with black, text, cream, vellum and more cream cardstock! It has loads of layers! But the star is that gorgeous Honey Bee Queen!

 

 

 

 

I die cut the Honey Bee from black cardstock, yellow cardstock and vellum for the wings. I layered the bee together and splattered on some white paint. I also added a bit of darker yellow to her body using a Copic Marker. The sentiment is from the Curio words set. LOVE it for this use.

 

Here's a close up of the paper layers. The text cardstock is from a paper pad from Joann's. I die cut the Honeycomb Corners and placed a few around the bee. You know I love some splatters, and I used both black and white paint on this project.

 

I had this cool crown embellishment in my stash and I glued it on top of the bee. I used the Greetery Pretty Postmarks stamps to stamp text and post cancellations onto the layers. I used my Distresser tool to shabby chic the edges up a bit. Everything was giving some Antique Linen Distress Ink too - with a big sponge dauber. 

 

 

Okay, friends, that's it for DAY ONE of The Greetery Sweet and Sunny Release Week! I will have three more projects tomorrow! I am so happy to be sharing these products with you. The new release will be for sale Wednesday, June 29th at 10am EST!  Have a blessed day. XOXO

PRIZE INFORMATION! The Greetery will be giving away two $50 gift cards,  To be entered to win, leave a comment on each blog for today and tomorrow!  Random comments will be chosen and announced on The Greetery Blog! 

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE GREETERY STORE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for these cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

Dana

Wanda

Angelica

Melissa

Dawn

Laurie

Kelly

Pinkfresh Studio New Release Blog Hop - Fancy Roses!

I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! BE SURE TO READ THEM BOTH! THANK YOU!

Yay! So much going on!! This post is for the awesome Pinkfresh Studio June 2022 New Release!! It's a blog hop to celebrate the new release!! Just when you thought Pinkfresh Studio couldn't think of any more beautiful florals....they did! OH MY GOODNESS! I am over the moon about this new stamp/stencil/die set called Fancy Rose Bunch and I couldn't wait to share my card with you today! Full prizes information and the link to the rest of the hop are at the bottom of my post. Welcome! 

My finished card is an A2 woodgrain cardbase, layered with white, pink and a bit of vellum too! I used the gorgeous new Fancy Rose Bunch suite, the new Heart Smiles stamps and dies and the new Floral Backdrop Coverplate to make this perfect Summer fresh floral card. 

 

Here's a side view to see my layers... I started by stamping the large floral spray in black ink onto white cardstock using my MISTI for good coverage. I used pretty shades of pink, green and yellow to stencil in all the colors! (There are six stencils total in this set, and the results are remarkable, down to the perfect shading on each leaf)! It was super easy to color in this huge image. I used both sizes of my blender brushes (supplies are at the bottom of my post) I die cut out the floral spray using the perfectly matching die. 

I stamped the sentiment and die cut it out with the matching die as well. Such a nice sentiment-perfect for a lot of occasions. With a different sentiment, I think this would be a great wedding card idea!

 

 

For the pink background, I used the Floral Backdrop Coverplate! SO feminine and pretty. I wrapped a strip of vellum over my layers before attaching my florals with foal tape.

 

 

 

 

Here's a close up of the Coverplate... I added some shiny pink gemstones to finish off the card. 

Thank you so much for joining me today! Nice to have you here for a visit! XO

Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel! They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25  gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops - the winners will be picked from the comments left on each blog!! Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on July 5, 2022 on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. Remember, you must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks. GOOD LUCK!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW PINKFRESH STUDIO RELEASE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for today's card (affiliate links used)! 

 

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE ALL THE BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS!!

 

Pretty Pink Posh - June New Release - You are DINO-Mite!!

Hi there! Nice to see ya today! Hope your first week of Summer is going great! We are in another 100+ heat wave all week so we are staying inside and crafting! Ha! We went to the Farmer's Market last weekend and the fridge is chock full of yummy summer fruits and veggies so we are all set! The one good thing about summer?? FALL is next! Lol. I'm not a summer person at all.... How about you?? What are you up to? Hope you are doing great!

Today I'm sharing my second card I made for the new Pretty Pink Posh release for June!! There is a big Instagram Hop going on this week and I'm in that hop today. Head over to Instagram to see all the cards and enter to win some prizes! So you remember last week I made a card with trucks??? Today I made a card with Dinosaurs! I channeled my inner child to make a super fun scene with these oh so adorable stamps!! 

My finished card is a 5.25" x 5.25" square kraft card base. I layered white circles, and some kraft hills, and the sentiment on a vellum strip...

 

How cute is that sentiment?? I stamped it in black Stazon ink onto vellum and added some brown hearts - you know - keeping it masculine but still cute! All I can think of is JJ Walker saying DINO-MITE and I am transported back to the 70's! My color palette was inspired by the 70's actually!

 

I stamped and die cut out all the pieces: trees, dinos, volcano... I colored everything with Copic Markers and added white gel pen accents for good measure. The leafy border was die cut from green paper and then inked with a sponge dauber and distress ink.

 

 

Here is a close up of the layers....

 

All the elements were affixed to the card using foam tape!! 

 

 

That's it for the fun for today!! Make sure to head to Instagram to check out the hop today!! The new release is perfect for all the 'boy' cards you need to make. Such a good addition of things to create with. PPP does it again!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies for today's card (affiliate links used)!!

 

Doodlebug - My Happy Place - Cards!

Hellllooooooo! Happy Monday! It's my turn over on the Doodlebug Blog today and of course sharing here too! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! We had perfect weather and we enjoyed dinner out one day and a great sermon at church. It's all good!! I am loving the newest collection from Doodlebug - My Happy Place Collection - and the infinite combinations of colors and themes!! I especially love that everything is grounded with graphic black and white... This collection really has something for everyone! I made two cards using lots of elements from My Happy Place....

Here are my bright, bold and fun cards! Both cards are sized A2 and have the same design sketch and card layout. I like this layout because I can feature three different papers on each card. I like to mix and match patterned papers! And Doodlebug makes it so easy!

 

I used elements and pieces from all the collection packs: Chit Chat, Odds and Ends... And I also used some black Mini Doilies and lots of Heart Sprinkles!

 

I love coffee and loved making this coffee-themed card! Black and pink accents of Sprinkles and Hearts make it perfect. I splattered on some black paint to make it look a little more artsy.

 

I gently crinkled the flowers and the word banner with my fingers before attaching them to the card. A little shabby chic never hurts! I added some hearts as the centers of the bike tires.

 

 

 

 

 

The sentiment on this card is one of the Stickers from the 12x12 My Happy Place Sticker sheet. LOVE!

 

I added a big pink heart to the front of the coffee pot....

 

 

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me! Are you making something fun lately? What are you working on? Summer is gonna go by fast I feel, so I'm trying to squeeze in all the projects! Have a great week and I'll see you soon! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used for today's cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

Pretty Pink Posh - June New Release Blog Hop - Loads of Love!

Hi friends! Welcome! How was your week? Hope you're doing great and enjoying Summer-time!  I'm here today to share a card as part of a big three day new release blog hop with Pretty Pink Posh! Yippee! All the new supplies, stamps and dies are already for sale in the PPP Store! Be sure to read to the bottom of my post for prize information and links to the other bloggers! 

So my card today features....Construction Trucks! What? Wanda, what are you up to girl? Trucks! The absolutely mostest cutestest trucks! I never thought I would stamp or say that! But I had a blast making this fun card! (There are dinosaurs in this release too and I'll be sharing that card on the PPP Instagram Hop next week!!)

My finished card is an A2 white card base covered in pretty rainbow plaid paper. I layered some white layers, with ink blending, and then my trucks! This card would be so fun for Father's Day or Boys' birthdays, or really any masculine card....

 

I love this sentiment!! I ink blended my background with blender brushes and Distress Ink and stamped the sentiment on top last. I stamped and die cut out all the elements and colored everything with Copic Markers. I added white gel pen accents of course.

 

 

The little accessories are super fun! A cone, some dirt and a shovel!! 

 

I wrapped some twine around the bottom white layer and then affixed everything with foam tape... Here's a side view to see the layers.

 

 

 

I added some hearts to go with the sentiment!! Really really cute.

PRIZE ALERT!!! There are THREE $30 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner for each day of the hop). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop comments. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 6/23/2022. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog!! Good Luck!!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE PPP STORE and THE NEW RELEASE!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see my supplies for today's card!

BLOG HOP LINEUP FOR TODAY!

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Wanda Guess

Alberto Gava

Raquel Arribas

Dana Kirby

Amanda Wilcox

Ashley Ebben

Gemma Campbell

 

New from Spellbinders - Flea Market Finds Collection!

Hi everyone! How are you? Things are good here in Sacramento and we've had the most perfect weather the past few days! We had a good weekend and we've been out in the front yard planting more flowers. Life is good and it's full on Summer now! I'm enjoying some iced coffee as I type this out. Lucky is passed out in a sunbeam on the floor.... I hope things are going great for you too. I have something very exciting and fun to share today. It's one of those posts that have tons of pictures (so grab some coffee or tea) and lots of information. My friend Cathe has her own brand new paper collection from Spellbinders! It's called Flea Market Finds!

I consider Cathe a friend, and she's part of our Northern California Crafty Girl Posse. She is so talented! I love everything she makes. I was really happy to be one of the first artists to work with her new paper crafting products! CLICK HERE to read a post from a while back when I visited her amazing studio.

The new collection is shabby-chic, vintage, retro, feminine, mixed media, stamping, goodness!! You know I love a good vintage inspired project!! The entire collection is available now for shopping. Also, further down in my post you'll see information about a current promotion that can save you money on your order! I have two cards and a rosette to share with you - all made with elements from Flea Market Finds! There are stamps, stencils, paper packs, sticker packs and printed die cuts. Everything is really nice quality and the colors are clear and vivid. It was a joy to work with everything. The collection launched this week - CLICK HERE to see the entire collection now. 

 

Here is the first card! It's an A2 cards base made from Woodgrain cardstock for a bit (more) of texture. I mixed and matched papers, die cuts, tags, ribbons, a key, and all that good stuff! The focal elements were the roses and the butterfly/moth. The roses were fussy cut from one of the patterned papers. Everything was splashed with lots of DIstress inks and paints... I'll talk more about the details further down in my post. 

 

And here is the second card I made! It's an A2 cream card base. I used some vintage music sheets from my stash, along with pretty elements from the new collection. Can you tell I really love the floral elements?? I have a big bin in my craft room with bits and bobs of vintage-y things for cards and I used some of those items for my projects. 

 

And here is my decorative rosette! You know I love a good rosette! I made the base using vintage music sheets. I cut the music into 1.5" strips and scored them with my Scor-pal at 1/4" increments.... The center of the rosette is one of the Flea Market Finds Stickers that I turned into a button using my fave tool - my Button Press! LOVE MY BUTTON PRESS!! I added a bit of ribbon and a little pink birdie. I stamped the banners onto flags made from cream cardstock.

 

SO MANY BEAUTIFUL STAMP SETS!!! I love the Circle Label Icons the best! I'm going to use them a ton!

 

For my 'friend' card I started with a background paper and inked it and distressed the edges. I used the green shutters and one of the new stamps - to stamp that pretty vine onto them. I fussy cut out the roses... I stamped onto the tag and the background layer. I used a generous amount of splashed on Vintage Photo Ink... I made some vellum leaves... And added the friend die cut.... You see...I just kept adding more pretty things!

 

Here is a close up so you can see all the layers and stamping!

 

For the 'ribbons' coming off the rosette, I gently crumpled them in my fingers to make them wrinkly... I love that 'vintage' word stamp. 

 

 

 

For this card I used a few different papers from the collection, and featured that pretty floral panel. I hand died some ribbon using Distress Inks and added a pretty glass button. I crinkled and crumbled everything and splashed it all with ink and water. 

 

I did some stamping in brown ink onto the bottom layer.

 

 

 

I used Staz-on ink and stamped on that pretty postmark on top of the flowers. I also really distressed the edges with my DIstressing Tool (see supplies). 

 

 

 

 

 

Right now Spellbinders is having a giant sale to celebrate their anniversary! Be sure to pop over to the website to see all the new things and to take advantage of the sale items and discounts!! There are so many pretty things - the new birthday collection is jaw dropping...

Thank you so much for hanging out with me today! I appreciate all of you, and your kindness and love! I hope I've inspired you to make something cool and vintage today. Take care! Love you! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see all the supplies used in today's projects! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

Doodlebug My Happy Place - Circle Mini Album!

Hi everyone!! How are you this fine Monday?! I hope you had a delightful weekend! Did you get in some crafting time? Or maybe some time outside in the sun? We had a good weekend and it's hard to believe it's already Monday again! I have something really fun to share with you today! After a very long wait, there is a beautiful new collection from Doodlebug! Yay! It's called My Happy Place and I am obsessed with the color palette!! For my first project, I made something I hardly ever make - a mini album scrapbook!! Oh, what a super fun project and a joy to create! I had fun mixing and matching papers and all the adorable embellishments....I hope you like it! There are tons of pictures in this post. The project was super easy too - I hope you try it!

The front and back of my album were made with super thick cardstock and die cut with a Scalloped Circle Die. The inside pages are slightly smaller, and various sized circles decorated with papers and embellishments. For the cover, decoration, I used two of the 12x12 papers and then went to town with stickers and Sprinkles and shapes. These colors are so beautiful together!! I splashed on some white paint and added hearts too! You know I always add some hearts. Here is the link to the super thick cardstock - it's the best for album covers or nice thick tags and swatches! I use it a lot!

 

The "love grows here" embellishment is a cardstock sticker - so beautiful!! I added flowers, hearts, splatters...all the good things! Look at that pretty scalloped edge on those circles!

 

I used some ribbons from my stash to tie around the pink binder ring. It just adds some more color and texture.

 

 

 

Here's the first page! Washi tapes, and stickers, and chunky twine...oh my!

 

 

 

Here's the second page.... There's no place like home....and a kitty cat!

 

 

 

And the next page...A slightly smaller circle with stickers, flowers and gingham....

 

Next up, butterflies and flowers Pretty in PInk! (and black...) LOVE!

 

 

 

The next page is a patterned vellum circle...adorned with a pretty sticker and a mix/match of Sprinkles and Jewels!

 

And the next page....

 

And the last page, and inside back cover. I added some pretty pom pom trim!! 

 

 

 

And this is the very back! 

 

One of the brand new things in this collection is this gorgeous key ring!!! Oh GOSH! It's lovely! I hope Doodlebug makes more of these! You can clip it onto your handbag, or tote or even on your scrapbooking bag (or scrapbook!) 

 

 

Thanks friends, for spending part of your day here with me! I hope you will go out and create and have a fun week! See you soon! XOXOXO

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TGIF - The Greetery Inspiration Friday - Garden Gloves!

Hi friends! Happy Friday! And it's definitely TGIF - which means The Greetery Inspiration Friday! I am sharing this card over on The Greetery Blog today and of course I had to post it here too! How are you my friends? How was your week? The first official week of Summer!! I had a very busy week but that's okay with me. I am enjoying being busy. Our weather has been perfection here and I'm so grateful it's not been super hot yet. We are celebrating 29 years together tomorrow for my husband and I (wow)! We met on a blind date! Yeah! Almost 30 years? Unbelievable! We will go out for a nice dinner to celebrate but that's about it. I am still very much longing for some time by the ocean but it hasn't happened yet. Gas here is about $6.50 a gallon and that has put the kabash on a lot of road trippin.

Anyhoooo I am happy to be here today sharing a garden theme card made from the latest The Greetery Release! I absolutely loved the Garden Variety Release! I couldn't resist making one more project with it! I thought maybe your goodies are arriving at your house too and you might like to see another card. My fav things from the release are the Daisy Days Suite and the Garden Gloves. I combined those two things into a pair of pretty gardening gloves. Mix in some gingham and twine..... My finished card is an A2 card base, layered with citrus green, white and woodgrain...

 

That new Scripty Hello Die is absolutely the best! It works on everything!!!

 

I started by stenciling the entire panel of the Daisy Days image. I used pretty summer shades of greens, yellows and blues.... On crisp white cardstock. Then I used the Garden Gloves Dies and die cut out the gloves. They cut out perfectly from the panel. EEP. I was so excited how they turned out.

 

I added my accent pieces in blue and added yellow hearts....And some white splatters....

 

 

Before I put the gloves on and assembled the final card, I wrapped some twine and tied a bow off to the side. The gloves are attached with foam tape.

 

 

 

Wouldn't this be the best card for that friend we all have who looooooves gardening??!! 

Thanks for popping in to spend some time with me today!! I am wishing you the happiest and loveliest weekend! I will see you on Monday with a super cute Doodlebug mini album!! XOXO

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Concord & 9th Feature Friday - New Release May 2022!

Whew! We made it to Friday! What a week it's been! SOOOO many projects and so many blog posts and fun stuff! Thanks for coming along and hanging out with me all week! I have one more post for the week - let's finish it off right! As you know, I'm one of the guest designers for the Concord & 9th May 2022 new release. Yay! I have two final cards to share with you, both made with brand new products. Everything is already available for shopping at C9 and it's my pleasure to share some inspiration with you! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thank you for keeping up with me and sharing the fun here with me all this week. XOXO

My first card today is showcasing the brand new SO KIND stamps and dies! (there are matching stencils too)! My finished card is an A2 card base. I used kraft and bright Clover green and pops of pink and yellow. This card feels very Summery to me. 

 

The suite of products comes with a big die that cuts out the letters all at once. You can use the outline or use the letters individually like I did here. The big "you are so kind" sentiment fills up a whole card. The matching stamp does the pretty leaves and flowers images onto the letters. Very cool. The tiny sentiment and banner is part of the set. I used the small flowers and leaves from the Picked Posie die set that was also released this month!! (Supplies are listed at the bottom of my post).

 

I was playing around with colors and I knew I wanted to use kraft and white... When I put that pretty Clover green next to it, it just popped!! So we went with green! LOL. I stamped and heat embossed the letters with white embossing. I die cut a second set of letters in green to be a shadow. 

 

 

 

This is so pretty! I really like the font on that sentiment so much!

 

Next up - BIG hugs and pretty paper!! This card features the new Positively Stitched background dies. There is one that die cuts out the cross pieces and a second one that does the pierced crossed that fit underneath. My finished card is an A2 card base. All the papers/colors used are from Concord and 9th! I showcased the Positively Stitched products as part of my background and combined them with the Garden Party Paper Pack.

 

Here is a close up of the two dies and how they go together. Use each one separately or together! I used the BIG hugs die set and die cut out aqua, gold and vellum...to match the patterned paper.

 

This card is nice and flat for mailing but still has a lot of design elements going on! I love using all different textures and patterns. So happy!!

 

 

 

 

Well, my friends, I'm sending you big mega hugs to finish out this fun and creative week!! I really do appreciate you so much and your kind comments and your support. Whew! That was a lot of cards to make! Ha. But I love it all and I love sharing with you. What are you up to this weekend?? Leave me a note!! XOXO

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The Greetery - Release Day - Garden Variety May 2022!! Yippeee!

Hi crafty friends! One last reminder! It's The Greetery Release Day! AWESOME!

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS FOR SALE

THURSDAY, MAY 26TH AT 10AM EST!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!

****I'm sending this message out early this morning so you get notice asap. Trust me when I say that you will want to shop early! 10am EST! There is a surprise waiting for you on The Greetery Website!! And it's a good one!!

****I am always incredibly grateful when you use my shopping links! THANK YOU! It helps me out so much more than you know! Have fun shopping and creating with your new goodies! It's been my pleasure to share with you this week! XO

 

 

The Greetery - Garden Variety Release - Day 2!

Hi friends! Welcome to Day Two of ideas, projects and product reveals for the gorgeous new "Garden Variety" release from The Greetery! The anniversary celebrations are continuing! What did you think of yesterday?? Do you have a favorite item yet? I love this release!! The only word I keep thinking is FRESH! Guess what?  I have three more cards to show you today! I am SO excited! Today is day two, the final day, of reveals. All of the new items will be available for shopping tomorrow, Thursday May 26th at 10am EST! Start making your list now! And there will be a big surprise when the new release goes live - so set your alarm for early shopping!! Yay!!

My first card for today features the brand new Garden Gear - Gloves suite of products! Pretty, perfect gardening gloves! LOVE! (Maybe my favorite thing from the new release). My finished card is an A2 card base layered with kraft and white and gingham... 

 

The gloves are a set of dies that has two gloves, two little tabs with the hearts and two longer little tabs for the top of the gloves. The stencils set makes a beautiful floral pattern in the right size and scale! In this photo you can see a close up of all the die pieces and my layers. I used the stencils, and stenciled white, pink and green inks onto kraft paper. Then I die cut out the gloves and the accompanying pieces. 

 

I used the Market Fresh words to make my sentiment. I added some twine and buttons to the gloves also. If you look closely you can see I added accents to the stenciling with Copics. I used the same ink pads as for my projects yesterday! (Supplies are listed at the bottom of my post).

 

 

 

As a finishing touch, I die cut a pretty butterfly from the Summer Curio die set. 

 

We all have that one friend or family member who loves to garden! The possibilities of fun cards is endless!!

 

My next card is a floral explosion!!! I think you're going to love these new dies and stamps!!! I am featuring the new Posy Pocket Dies with the new Seed Catalog Stamp on it, and the new Botanicuts Bluebells! I mixed in the previously released Wildflower Mix Dies and the new Plucked Dies. Oh gosh!! The perfect bouquet! And, of course, because Betsy is a genius, there are TWO sizes of Pocket Posy Dies! I used the large one on this card. My finished card is an A2 card base. Layered with cream and vellum, and lots of vintagey watercolory goodness!

 

Here is a close up of my bouquet. All kinds of flowers! The Bluebells are brand new with this release!! I die cut everything from cream cardstock and water colored with my Mini Distress ink pads and a water brush. Super easy.

 

And a close up of the Posy Pocket!!!! I stamped it in brown ink onto cream cardstock using the new Seed Catalog Background Stamp. The way Betsy designed the Posy Pocket, if you stamp a large image, it will remain in the right orientation after you put it together. I'm sure Betsy will do a video of this - it's so well designed and simple to put together.

 

My sentiment is a tiny little banner up in the corner with a heart... The layer on top is cream cardstock. I wrinkled it in my hands gently and then splashed on some Vintage Photo Distress Ink and water. I also used a distressed tool to make the edges frayed. (Supplies are listed at the bottom of my post) and made it look old and worn...

 

 

 

It was easy to tuck my flowers inside the wrap and attach the whole piece to my card. 

 

 

 

My third and final card for the new release features the new Garden Gear - Tools dies and stencils/stamps!! CUTE gardening tools?? Are you kidding??? Such a great idea!! My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered some gingham and some pretty scallops too.... The sentiments are so adorable - I dig you!!

 

Here is a close up of the layers I used for the handles. I die cut the entire spade out of white cardstock and then layered another set of each part on top. I die cut silver, white, woodgrain and teal cardstock and glued the pieces onto the main piece. The top was made using the stencils and stamps that match up so perfectly!!! I used the SSS ink pads for my pretty colors....

 

For my sentiment I did cut a circle and stamped some flowers and the sentiment onto it! EEP. I assembled some white cardstock, teal, and gingham along with a row of scallops to create my card layout. This card is so happy and cheerful!

 

I used one of the small accent stamps to add little bits of color all over the white layer!

 

 

 

 

Okay, friends, that's it for day two! I have thoroughly enjoyed showing you all the new goodies! I would LOVE to know what your favorite thing is?!! Remember the new release is live for sale tomorrow - Thursday May 26th at 10am EST! I am so excited for you to create with these pretty supplies! I know they will bring you joy as they did me. 

PRIZE INFORMATION!!!! The Greetery will be giving away three complete Garden Variety collections, comments from all the blogs are included in the giveaway so be sure to leave a comment on each designer blog!! GOOD LUCK! Wow, what great prizes!!!! The winners will be announced on The Greetery Blog just before the release goes live. XO

 

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DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

Dana

Wanda

Angelica

Melissa

Dawn

Laurie

Kelly

 

The Greetery - Garden Variety Release - Day 1!

Hi there! It's a very exciting day! We are here to celebrate the three year anniversary of The Greetery! Congratulations to Betsy! I am so honored to have been part of this awesome company since the very first release. It is a true joy to work with The Greetery! And I am so happy to celebrate this occasion! It's release week! 

Today, the team is kicking off a brand new, beautiful release from The Greetery! The new release is called "Garden Variety" and it is perfect for early Summer and anyone who loves flowers and gardening! It's all so very very pretty! Flowers, Garden Tools, New Botanicuts, New word dies.... I can't wait to share my projects with you! Today and tomorrow are project and product reveals, and then the release will go live for shopping on Thursday May 26th at 10am EST. I am quite sure you're gonna like it! Are you excited? I am! Be sure to read all the way to the bottom of my post for prize information and links to the other designers!

Today I have two cards to show you and they are made with the two brand new Print Shop products!! Print Shop Garden Goodness and Print Shop Daisy Days! Stamps, Stencils and Dies that all match together like a dream. I have really come to love stenciling!!

My first card features the brand new Print Shop Daisy Days Stamp/Stencil/Die combo! I also used the new Scripty Hello Dies! The florals fill the front of an A2 card perfectly and you can make your daisies any color combination! Or you could not die cut it out and use it as a full panel... My inspiration for my card was a country Summer... Yellow and Kraft!!  My finished card is an A2 white card base, covered with woodgrain cardstock, vellum, and then the florals. 

 

I started the card by stenciling the Daisy Days panel. OMG so so pretty!!! I used yellows and greens to make my bouquet! The stencils are so super easy to use and line up. Perfect every time. I splashed on some white paint on top and used the matching die to cut it out. It fills the entire front of the card. I love the detail in the cut out of the die. VERY classy.

 

I layered a vellum piece over my woodgrain layer. Then I wrapped a bit of twine around it. The floral piece is attached to the card with small foam squares.

 

The sentiment is a new word die set - Scripty Hello and I layered dark brown paper and vellum. It's really nice - the perfect size!!

 

Some of my stenciling tips: I use two sizes of blender brushes! I do the large areas with the bigger brushes and then go back with the smaller brushes to add shading and do the little flowers. For both of my cards today I used the SSS Pawsitively Ink Pads. The colors are vivid and clear and bright. They make sets of threes in each color for shading and they are awesome!! I really love the colors.  I am slowly collecting all the color sets - I buy three or four of the three packs each time. I loooove them both for stamping and for stenciling. I have a lot of ink pads and these are my favs right now!

 

My next card features the brand new Print Shop Garden Goodness Stamp/Stencil/Die combination! This suite is really cool and has a bit of a different twist... You can make the whole panel your card (as I did here), or you can die cut out the panel and it makes each element a separate piece! Then you can mix and match the small images however you like. Genius!!! My finished card is an A2 card base in white. I die cut a stitched edge around it and kept it super simple...

 

After I stenciled the whole panel, I went back and stenciled a few leaves, the strawberries and the butterflies to add as accents!

 

I shaded the leaves with two shades of green and then stamped the veins in a third color. Doing the shading really brings it to life I feel!!

 

For my sentiment I used vellum and gold glitter cardstock and that pretty new Scripty Hello Die!

 

 

Okay, friends, that's it for day one! We will be back tomorrow with more inspiration and more new items!! Can't wait to share more with you. And remember the new release is live for sale on Thursday May 26th at 10am EST.

AMAZING PRIZES!!! The Greetery will be giving away three prize packages that include a $50 gift card to spend right away, plus a Greetery tumbler with a 25% off code to use at a later date of the winner's choosing. To enter to win a prize, visit all the designers' blogs! The winners will be selected from comments left on all the blog posts! Good Luck!! 

 

 

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DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

Dana

Wanda

Angelica

Melissa

Dawn

Laurie

Kelly

Doodlebug Shadow Box Frame - Cute & Crafty!!

Hello my sweet and crafty friends! I'm here to share a super fun project with you! I think you're going to love it! I am so excited to share my Cute and Crafty Shadowbox project!! Have you seen the awesome Doodlebug shadow boxes and inserts? What a cool concept! I knew right away I wanted to make one for my craft room. So of course I chose the Cute and Crafty Insert!! This came together so quickly and easily and it looks cute on the shelf in my room. I also think this would make an excellent gift. There are so many inserts - for a baby shower gift, or a Christmas gift, or for someone who loves Halloween! I also really think this could be a fun group project to do with your friends. Be sure to check out all of them! (Here's a direct link to all the inserts)! Doodlebug has made it so easy to make this. I think it took me 30 minutes total! Yay for quick and cute, right?? 

I chose the brown frame for my project. I splattered on some white paint for a bit of an artistic look. (you know me with the splatters!) You could also easily paint your frame any color - and I may paint mine - but I'll decide later! The key is you can buy one frame and then you just switch out the inserts as the season changes.... The frames come in white, black and brown. The insert pack comes with everything you need to put it together. Here's my finished project!

 

I added some cute flowers and a sentiment to the bottom corner of my frame! Adorable paper flowers from Doodlebug of course! I tacked them on lightly with glue globs so I can take them off when/if I switch out the insert. 

 

In this photo you can see the finished shadow box effect! Isn't this the most fun thing ever???

 

Here is the frame and the insert kit....

 

The kit comes with a sheet of vellum and a pattern... Then you place the pattern behind the vellum as a guide, and attach all the goodies!! I swapped out some of the stickers with glossy hearts and glossy flowers from other Sprinkles packs. Some of my elements are popped up with foam tape. The guide shows you where!! 

 

Here is my started project.... See how I attached the vellum to the guide sheet with washi? SO SIMPLE!

 

And here it is DONE!! Before you place it in your frame you need to back the vellum with paper... You can choose white paper, or any other color. OF COURSE I chose some cheerful yellow gingham to back mine!!! 

 

This makes me ridiculously happy....

 

 

 

 

 

My shadow box frame is sitting on a shelf in my craft room!! A great gift for your crafty friends!!! 

 

 

 

 

 

The back comes allllllll ready for framing! A nice touch!!

That's it for me today! This is going to be a VERY busy week!!! I have blog posts almost every day! I told you I was busy making a lot of things!! Thanks for hanging out here with me. Let's have an awesome week together! Love ya! XOXO

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Hello Bluebird May 2022 New Release!

Hi everyone! I have some exciting newsssss! There is a fun and fabulous new release available from Hello Bluebird! Yipppeeee! New stamps, dies and the adorable critters we all love from Hello Bluebird!! I am lucky enough to be a guest whenever there is a new release and I get so excited because I know it will bring a big smile to my face. The new release is NOW available now for shopping only at the Hello Bluebird Website!! I made three bright, cheerful and colorful cards to share with you today. Lots of Copic coloring and some ink blending too. Yay!

First up is a big square card 5.25"x5.25" finished size.... I made a white card base and covered it with tiny gingham. I used the brand new Rainbow Square Die to make the red frame. The images are from the new Flower Friends Stamp Set and the previously released Bloom and Grow Stamp Set! I love that the scale is the same every time so it's easy to mix and match old and new stamp sets together. 

 

I stamped and die cut out everything and colored with my Copic Markers. I love to color! I kept a uniform color palette of red, yellow and aqua to make the card look polished. I adore that sentiment font!! 

 

This is so sweet! I stamped the sentiment directly onto the bottom layer of my card. The frame was attached to the card with foam squares to pop it up.

 

 

 

Those teeny tiny bees! Be still my heart! 

 

I made up a bunch of flower pots and then scattered them around the images to look like the gals are out in the garden! 

 

Next up is a more clean and simple card... The finished card is an A2 white card base, covered in teal gingham and then two layers of white. I ink blended the top layer with blues and greens using Distress Inks and Blender Brushes. The adorable images are from the Forest Friends Stamp Set. I used the balloons from the previously released Moose and Friends Stamp Set.

 

I created a little scene for my sweet hedgies.... And there must be mushrooms!!

 

All the images were colored with Copic Markers and then I added white gel pen accents. 

I used my MISTI to perfect line up the stamps for the balloon ties. :-)

 

 

And last, but not least, some cuties pie deer out in the forest frolicking around! This finished card is an A2 white card base. The Oak Tree Frames Dies covers the entire front of the card. The critters are from the new Forest Fawns Stamp Set and the Moose and Friends Stamp Set. 

 

I stamped and die cut everything and colored with Copic Markers.... I die cut the pieces of the oak tree and used Distress Inks and mini sponge daubers to add some color to the pieces.

 

 

 

How adorable is that sentiment???!!!

 

 

Okay friends - that's it for today - and the new release from Hello Bluebird! Thanks for stopping by to spend some creative time with me here!! I hope you have a wonderful day and I'll see you soon! XOXO

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Concord & 9th May New Release - Good Vibes and Posies!

Hi gang! Happyyyy Fridayyyyy!!! Oh man, it's been 95 degrees here already! Not ready! But Summer is coming! Hope you had a great week! Good to see you! I am a guest designer for Concord and 9th's beautiful May 2022 new release. Yippee! I have two projects to share with you today made with the new goodies. Everything is already in the store for shopping so I hope you find some inspiration and maybe something that you want to create with. My personal favorite thing from the new release is the Picked Posie Dies and Stamps. Pretty, modern, classic florals. Right up my alley. Let's take a look!

My first card was made with the new Picked Posie Suite and also the Stitched Vines background (another favorite thing of mine from C9). I used Concord and 9th beautiful cardstock also. My finished card is an A2 card base. I covered it with deep pink paper. My 'white' parts are actually cream cardstock for more of a soft/vintage feeling. I used kind of a different color palette for me. I popped in that deep red. Again, I felt like that was sort of vintage. What do you think??

 

For the sentiment banner, I die cut three of them from cream cardstock and glued them together for more of a statement. I stamped that gorgeous sentiment onto the top one. SO FRESH!!! 

 

The dies are in separate pieces so you can mix and match florals for any type of layout. I wanted a big floral spray focusing on those soft pink posies.

 

Here's a close up of that Stitched Vines Background Die - perfection!!

 

I added some white gel pen accents onto the flowers and leaves and also finished off with some white enamel dots. You know I love all the little details. 

 

 

 

All the flowers were attached to the card with foam dots for dimension. I put the flowers down first and then tucked the leaves in between. 

 

Next up is a fun and funky Good Vibes card! The finished card is a 5" x 5" square card from kraft paper. I used a retro 70's good vibes color palette and the new Good Vibes turnabout stamp and dies. I also put in some funky cute birds!! 

 

I used only C9 ink pad colors and cardstock for this card. Yummy orange, yellow, aqua and teal. Reminds me of the OP shirts I used to wear in junior high school! I used vellum as the background for the dies....To let that pretty background show through.

 

 

 

I splashed on a little bit of white paint and also used some white enamel dots as my details. This would make a great 'cheer up' or 'get well card' I think. 

 

 

I'm wishing you only good vibes today and a very very happy weekend!! Thanks for stopping by today to see me! Happy Crafting! Love ya! XOXO

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Hi everyone! Happy Monday! Quick Update!

Hi everyone!! Happy Monday!! I wanted to pop in real quick and check in with ya! I've been busy busy busy crafting here behind the scenes and I have so much fun stuff to share with you! My last two posts for last week and today have been delayed by the companies for various reasons - mostly having to do with logistics and products etc. SOOOOO I've got those things on pause. LOTS of good things are coming soon! It's making me crazy not sharing! Ha. On a very very positive note, there will be a new release from The Greetery later this month!! OMG you guys are going to love it so much. My cards are almost done and it's all so beautiful (as you can imagine)! So I'll just say hi and wish you a great week! Take care! XOXO

In the meantime, make sure to take time to stop and smell the flowers!

 

French Flower Pot with Resin and Chalk Paints!

Hi everybody! Hope your week is going great! I've been crafting night and day the past 2-3 days! I have so many projects and cards to make and share! Stay tuned! Today's project is something completely new and different for me! I made a resin/paint/wax project a couple weeks ago! My first one (except for the one I made in a class to learn how)! SO EXCITING! I have been a stamper and card maker for 28 years!!! Yikes! So I loooove making paper things of course. But I have been an overall crafty person since I was very small. I remember one time when I was around eight years old I made my own magazine. I still totally recall sitting on the floor gluing and pasting and writing articles. I used to do loom beading as a little girl too! And pretty much anything else. When I got to high school I discovered photography and that became my first artistic soulmate. I used to make cards from my self printed black and white photographs. Man how I miss being in a darkroom! Anyhoo I am doing the time machine rewind with you! All this is meant to say that it's time for me to explore again, and try some new things. Get the creativity flowing in new ways... Well, I have discovered resin and molds and chalk paints and transfers - oh my!! I'm having a lot of fun, and maybe I'll inspire you to try something new too!

Today's project started out as the necessity for a nice gift for my friend Liz. I bought this GORGEOUS orchid at the nursery to give her as that gift. But, me being me, I wanted to make her something... The idea came to me to 'make' her a pot for the orchid. The pot that the orchid came with was a plain white ceramic pot. I changed it into a faux stone French Fleur-de-lis pot! Let's look - lots of pictures ahead.

This was literally the most perfect orchid I have ever seen! Pristine and beautiful! 

 

 

And here is the white pot that it came with....

 

So now the fun part!!!! Look at all these fun supplies!!!

 

I decided to use that big chunky Fleur-de-lis mold!!!! It was the perfect size and scale for the pot.

 

The resin is a two part mixture. You mix equal parts of two different liquids and still it well... It pours into the mold totally clear, and then over a period of about ten minutes it turns white! It's realllllll fun to watch this happen. It takes around 10 minutes is all.

 

Here it is ready to pop out of the mold! At this point, it is still malleable so you can curve it or make it form to something else. But you only have a little bit of time before it hardens. 

 

I used Lock Tite Glue to affix the Fleur-de-lis to the pot. It has a gentle curve to it so I taped it while the glue dried. This is how it looked before any paint, etc. 

I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint to paint the pot. I used three coats and let it dry in between each coat. I was surprised how nicely the paint 'took' to the ceramic.

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the supplies and colors I used to make this project...

 

I painted the pot with gray and green paints and then splattered on white and black spatters to make it look like stone. Then I put on two coats of clear wax over the paint.

 

 

 

The final step after everything is completely dry, is to put on black wax!! I rubbed it with a stipple brush and a q-tip into the crevices and joints.... Looks so cool!!

 

 

 

It's amazing what a difference the finishing touches make... This is the pot with only paint on it....

 

And this is the pot after splatters, clear wax and black wax, and just a touch of gold too!!

 

That's it for me today, friends! Hope you enjoyed something a little different from me! It was such a cool project to make and I'm very happy with how it came out. Now I want to make all the molds and paint all the things. I just need more time!! What have you discovered lately? Do you have a new crafty hobby you're loving? I want to hear - leave me a comment! I'll be back soon with some paper projects. Until then, take care and keep on creating! XOXO

 

 

Doodlebug Down on the Farm Collection - Pop Up Card!

Hi friends! Happy Monday again! How did that happen? And how is it May already? I hope you had a really nice weekend! We have been super busy lately and I love that - getting out and doing fun things and going places. It's been so good to get fresh air and be amongst other people having fun! Last week we went to a two day conference at church and it was AMAZING! The first day we were at church from 7:30am to 10:00pm! I think I'm still tired! LOL. Saturday we went to a beautiful Spring Market and out to breakfast. It's been good here and I'm very grateful. Hope you are doing great too! I have SOOOO many things coming up this month. I am terribly behind and I'll be crafting from sun up til sun down this week. It's all good and I'm looking forward to sharing it all with you my friends!! 

Today is my day to post over on the Doodlebug Blog! I'm sharing my project here too, of course!! There are some new things coming soon (I can't wait) from Doodlebug, but until the new goodies arrive, the design team is working with the Down on the Farm Collection. I do love bringing new life and new ideas to some older products. 

Today's card is an awesome pop up made with dies from C9, and a custom envelope too! It's all super fresh - farm fresh! I used the Concord & 9th Card Stacks Die Set to make this card. The other elements are all papers, scrapbooking pieces and embellishments from Doodlebug of course! The main base of the card was made with the pretty red buffalo check paper. The bottom or 'ground' of the pop up was made using 12x12 green gingham. All the supplies are listed at the bottom of my post!

 

Here's a top down view.... I started with the barn and sun in the back, then the fence in front. Then I filled in everything with hay, the cow, flowers and chickens. Everything is SO cute! I used a white gel pen to add accents to each element. 

 

Here's a close up of the construction of the pop up card.... 

 

Since the paper is double sided, the back is already decorated!! I use the "happy birthday to moo" sentiment to make this a birthday card!

 

AND....the whole card folds flat for mailing! The barn and sun elements extend over the top of the back of the pop up die.... That means that I had to make my own envelope (which I love to do anyway)... If you don't extend over that back part, this folding card would fit into an A2 envelope.

 

I used my envelope punch board and a sheet of paper from the collection to make a 6"x6" square envelope. My envelope perfectly matches the card and that's something I really like!! Makes it feel even more special.

 

I even made a little seal for the back of the envelope!

 

 

Okay friends, that's it for today's project! Thanks for coming by my little farm today! I hope you have a great week!! XOXO

**If you're interested in that cool pop up card die - here is another post/another card I made with it so you can see more ideas! 

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Pinkfresh Studio April 2022 Blog Hop - Pretty and Graphic Florals!

Hi everyone! Happy Happy Happy Friday! I've got something fun to share today! Welcome to my stop on the awesome Pinkfresh Studio April 2022 New Release Blog Hop! If you're new here - welcome! This hop is so great - so many stops - so much inspiration! The link to all the stops is at the very bottom of my post so be sure to see everything! This new release, as usual, is full of gorgeous florals, beautiful hot foil plates, Innovative dies and more! They never seem to run out of ideas! Yay! I'm featuring a new floral set called Simplest Gestures (I used the stencils, hot foil, and dies) and the new Floral and Diamond Tiles Cover Plate. I also used the wonderful Pinkfresh Studio Ink Cubes and some of my previously released favorite products. All the supplies are listed at the end of my post. Let's get started!

My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered black and vellum and gold! This card did not turn out at all like I planned - it kind of took on a mind of it's own and ended up super bold and graphic! That cover plate in black is to die for!!

 

 

Here's a close up of the design of the cover plate. SO nice! I splattered on some white paint and mounted it right onto my white card base. The black and white contrast really shows the design off.

 

The main event is the beautiful floral spray! I hot foiled it in Matte Gold foil and then used the stencils to color in the flowers and leaves. I used the Pinkfresh Studio Ink Cubes and die more of a soft blend than an all over color. I added black gems to the centers of the flowers. I also splattered on some white ink here. I wanted another element and it came to me - butterflies! I used the same foil and the Small Butterflies hot foil plate - on vellum! They came out perfectly. I have never foiled on vellum before. LOVE. 

 

The sentiment was also hot foiled using the Perfect Sentiments set. Just a note!

 

 

 

With a different sentiment on it, I think this could make a really classic wedding card or shower card...or Mother's Day card!

 

Here's a sneak peek pic I took for my Instagram of just those pretty butterflies!

Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on their Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel!! They will also be giving away a total of TEN $25  gift cards along the hop. As per usual with blog hops - the winners will be picked from the comments from all the blogs! Pinkfresh Studio will pull the winners & post them on May 10th on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks! Good Luck!! 

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CLICK ON THIS LINK TO SEE ALL THE BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS!!

 

Howdy Y'all! Doodlebug Down on the Farm Collection Card and Gift Box!

Howdy cowgirls!! How are y'all today!? I hope you're having a lovely day so far, full of sunshine and laughter! Today, I'm up on the Doodlebug Blog with a project featuring an older collection - called Down on the Farm! It's ADORABLE and happy and fun! So many cute themes from this collection and it's perfect for scrapbooking too! Farm animals and gingham and florals...country themed for Summer!! I have several friends who have horses and love horses, so I decided to go with a horse themed card and gift box for my project today. Yee haw!

My finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with gingham, floral paper and white paper. Then I attached a pocket for a gift card! The gift box was made with the WRMK Pillow Box Punch Board and that can hold candy, or money or a small gift! I think the little pillow boxes would be cute as favors for a country party too! 

 

Here is the card - with a little paper bandana tucked inside with the coffee gift card! F-U-N!

 

And here's the little pillow box gift box! I made the box from blue patterned paper and then wrapped a strip of bandana paper around it. I used my awesome Deckle Edge Trimmer (supplies listed at the bottom of my post) to trim the edges of the bandana paper. I wrapped it with some chunky twine and glued on the horse embellishment!

 

When I attached the pocket to the front of the card I used foam tape only around the perimeter. That left the top open to tuck in the gift card. I glued the flowers to the inside of the pocket before attaching it to the card. The little paper bandana was made from a square of paper that I hand crumpled. The pocket was cut from one of the 12x12 papers in the collection and it's the perfect size for the front of a card.

 

I attached the cute horse Doodle Pop to the front of the pocket and then added the 'howdy' word bubble. Since it's not specific, this could be a birthday card, grad card or just because card!

 

 

 

 

Thanks, cowgirls, for stopping by today! Hope you have a happy and fun day today! I'll see you back here real soon, ya hear! XOXO

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Ahoy, Mates! It's the weekend!

Ahoy, Mateys!! Happy Weekend!! Do you have some fun stuff planned? We're going to a big craft fair event tomorrow morning outside in the fresh air and I am so excited! Then church after (we go to 7pm service)! Today is all about getting caught up on chores and laundry and all that jazz. I'm here today with a super fun and silly card made with adorable stamps from Rubbernecker! I picked these up at the Stamp and Scrapbook Expo a few weeks ago and have been anxious to color them in! I hope they make you smile - I mean c'mon - that little crab with a pirate hat and those crazy eyes? A pirate shark? It's all good! 

Side note - remember I did this blog post with Rubbernecker Dies - and a lot of them were sold out? Most of the dies are back in stock so if you wanted something, check again. The supplies are all listed at the bottom of that post!

Today's card is a beachy card for any occasion! It's time to start thinking about Summer crafting. My finished card is an A2 card base. I layered some waves and the Palm Tree Border (something I use all the time) and then the fun critters. Everything is colored with Copic Markers!

 

Here's a close up of my paper layers! The blue waves, the palm trees, and the beach! I added accents to the palm fronds using Copics. And I added white gel pen to everything. To make the beach, I used kraft cardstock and then a bunch of different colors of Copics to make dots to mimic sand! I kinda like how it came out. This made the perfect scene for my pirates.

 

I stamped and die cut out the shark, crab and parrot and colored them all in bright colors. They are attached to the card using foam tape to pop up off the page. 

 

The palm tree die set is three dies so it comes together perfectly! One die does the kraft part, one does the brown part (tree bases) and then the third die does the green tops. LOVE.

 

I created a fun little scene for Instagram!

 

 

 

A few teal gems and that cute sentiment finish off the card!

That's it for today! Wishing you a fun weekend filled with sunshine and margaritas! (And no pirates!) I'll be back on Monday with a Doodlebug project. Until then, keep it crafty my friends! XOXO

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Pretty Vintage Pinwheels!

Hi friends! Happy Monday! Did you enjoy a nice weekend? Did you celebrate Easter or Passover? We had a really lovely Easter weekend! We did tons of church activities and rested and enjoyed a rain shower and it was all good! We also binge watched every episode of The Gilded Age on HBO! Gosh, it was soooo good. If you were a fan of Downton Abbey then you have to check out The Gilded Age too! The same writer/creator as DA and this time the story is set in 1882 New York City. Marvelous!! This week is pretty busy here in the studio with lots of good things happening. I hope you have a great week! XO

Today the mail arrived and in the mail was an awesome package from Pretty Pink Posh! And I finally got my set of 3D Pinwheel Dies! Well, you know I ripped open that package and made pinwheels on the spot! Ha! I was so excited to get these pretty dies. I stopped everything! I mean, pinwheels, but with scalloped edges??? Yes please!! Sign. Me. Up. I made some vintage looking pinwheels out of a beautiful paper collection from Simple Stories. These are great for decorations: cupcakes, place settings, packages....even cards! You can use them on anything! Here are my pretty vintage pinwheels!

 

I can't even tell you how easy these are to put together! Paulina thought of everything - One die cut, one brad, done! The edge makes it perfectly festive.

 

 

These look the best I think with double sided papers!! SO PRETTY!!! I used my glue gun to attach the pinwheels to some paper straws. So easy to just stick in a cupcake and poof - you have a party! 

 

I used the stickers that match the papers to add embellishments to the centers of some of the pinwheels.

 

Supplies for this project!

 

PPP really did this right - see that small crease/embossed line?? That makes it so your pinwheels are perfect - without trying to curve the paper. Genius.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm definitely in the mood still for pretty Spring colors and butterflies!

 

 

Okay, sweet crafty friends, that's it for today! I also made my next Doodlebug project for next week. Stay tuned. I might make something else in the meantime.... What are you working on?? Stay crafty! XOXO

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Happy Easter 2022!

 

HE IS RISEN!

Happy Easter 2022!

From our home to yours!

 

 

Good Friday 2022 - Cross Project!

Hi everyone! Happy GOOD Friday! Easter weekend is here, can you believe it? The year is whizzing on by so fast! It will be Summer in a minute. I love Easter and I'm excited for all the activities and moments this weekend will bring. I have one final Easter project to share with you before the holiday comes and goes. I made this pretty cross to put in our bedroom. I used my favorite color and some pretty flower transfers. It was a quick and easy project and I love how it came out! 

I started with a wooden cross from the craft store. I painted it (three coats) with Fusion Mineral Paint in the color Azure. The transfers are the Brocante pack from Iron Orchid Designs. I also used my favorite gold paint for the splatters. Just a few supplies and about two hours. I love projects like this!! 

 

These transfers are SO incredibly pretty!!! 

 

I wrapped the transfer all the way around to the back of the cross, so it looks pretty from every angle.

 

I layered flowers, and butterflies, and some text too. In this pic you can see my gold splatters shimmering in the light.

 

 

 

This paint goes on like a dream! I like using a sponge/foam brush instead of bristles - just my preference.

 

 

 

 

That's it for today's project! I am sending out lots of love your way and best wishes for a beautiful Easter weekend! He is Risen!! XOXO

 

Doodlebug Easter Carrot Treats!

Hi crafty friends! Happy Monday and Happy Easter Week! I'm up on the Doodlebug Blog and here on my blog today to share some cute Easter carrots I made with the Doodlebug Hippity Hoppity Collection! Just in time for some Spring and Easter crafting. These fun paper carrots would be great at each place setting for your holiday table, or little gifts for friends and co-workers. They are super easy to make and fun too! I filled my treat carrots with chocolate eggs and can't wait to give them away! CLICK HERE for the simple directions to make the shape/template. This would also be a really fun project to do with the kids or grandkids! 

I used orange and green papers from the Doodlebug Floral Graph 6x6 Paper Pad and the Doodlebug Swiss Dot 6x6 Paper Pad. I used the carrot die cut from The Greetery to make the greens on top. I glued the greens inside before I sealed up the top end of the carrots. (Be sure to tuck the candy inside!)

 

This is such a cheerful project!! 

 

I used pieces from the Hippity Hoppity Collection Chit Chat pack to decorate the front of the carrots. I used some Chunky Twine, Bunny Sprinkles, and small green clothespins to add at the top for more decorations. I die cut pretty scallop circles in white cardstock to be the base for the messages.

 

I added stickers to the front and a few mini jewels too, for a little bit of shine! I used my paper crimper to crimp the top and bottom of the carrots and add a decorative element. Crimping also secures the tape holding them together. I die cut the carrot top pieces from different shades of green polka dot papers! So festive and fun. 

 

 

 

Here is the carrot in my hand to show you the size and scale. I used the full 6x6 sheet of paper for each one. 

 

Here's a close up of the top portion!

 

 

 

And here's a close up of the paper crimping! My paper crimper is like 25 years old!! I haven't used it in a long time, but I feel like I need to think up some other ideas! I can't believe I found it in my craft room! LOL. 

 

If you don't want to put them at each place on the table, I think they would be cute in a basket with some Easter grass as a cute decoration.

That's it for today! Have a super happy and wonderful Easter week! I looooove Easter week and can't wait for all the activities at church this week/weekend. I will see you back here real soon. Until then, happy crafting! XOXO

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Simple Stories Full Bloom Card!

Hey everyone! Happy Friday! Hope you have a great weekend!! I am popping in today to quickly share a card I made with the BEEEEEE-utiful new collection from Simple Stories! It's called Full Bloom and I'm in looooove! I will probably make some more cards later, but I wanted to share this one in case you want to check out the collection for your Spring and Summer cardmaking and scrapbooking! 

This finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered and mixed and matched elements from the collection, and some of my older supplies...and just a touch of vellum. Because vellum makes everything more pretty! 

I'll be back on Monday! CLICK HERE for more information on the supplies for this card! XOXO

 

Sowing Seeds of Kindness cards!

Hellllloooooooo friends! I'm here today to send you some seeds of kindness!! Remember a couple weeks ago I made the cute market cart card with the Honey Bee Stamps new release?? Well, today, I'm using more goodies from their new release! Yay! My two cards use the brand new Seeds of Kindness Stamp Set and the Seed Packet Die. I love anything that has that vintage seed pack vibe and these stamps are SO pretty! 

I made two cards that are basically the same - one in yellow and one in red. My finished cards are A2 card bases in woodgrain cardstock. I layered red and yellow cardstock and then a pretty scallop layer. I wrapped each card in vellum and twine before I attached the main elements...

 

In this photo you can see all the paper layers.... And isn't that lemon image beautiful!!?? I used my favorite watercolor paints to color the image. I cut out the image with small detail scissors. The kraft part is actually a seed packet!! I made it from kraft cardstock and lined it with gingham. I put the image on the top using foam tape. I gave a little splash of white paint too.

 

I put a doily under the vellum wrap and added some little flower and heart embellishments from my stash. I do love the watercolors with these images!! 

 

Here is a photo of just the seed packets before I put them onto the cards. They would perfectly fit a small note and/or a gift card. I could see putting one of these on a skewer in a plant to give someone??!! 

 

For me, it's all about the small details....

I have enjoyed sharing my take on the new Honey Bee Stamps release! Please take good care, and have a blessed and happy day today! Love you! XOXO

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Easter Tumblers and Tags!

Hello! Greetings and Salutations crafty friends! My project for today is happy and cheerful for Easter giving! I made a few super cute Easter tags to go onto tumblers as gifts for some of my friends in my Bible Study group. I wanted a simple and sweet little something to bring with me to share a bit of Easter joy. I bought the bright tumblers at Walgreens and added some Easter grass and a few candies inside. Then I made Easter tags to put on each one. I used supplies from Pretty Pink Posh, Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamp to make this project. All the supplies are listed at the bottom of my post! Cheers!

Here are my finished tumblers. I used double sided tape to mount the tags onto the front of them. The letters are their initials so it could be somewhat personalized for each person. A little bit of my favorite gingham paper and that ribbon... That ribbon said 2006 on the package! LOLZ. You never know when you might need something! Ha. 

 

Here are my finished tags! I die cut the tags from white cardstock and then used separate dies to add that pretty edge at the bottom. I stamped and die cut out the chicks and bunnies... I die cut out the circles and letters to make the initial part.

 

I colored those adorable critters with Copic Markers and added white gel pen accents to everything. I stamped the pretty sentiment at the bottom of the tags. I used two circles to bring emphasis to the initials.

 

I added a few little hearts to each one, and the ribbon at the top. It's all very Spring-y and Easter-y!! Makes me smile.

 

 

 

Here are the tumblers with the candy inside - before the tags.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love making gift projects like this! It lets me share my love of crafting with others and I like to make people smile when they get a little unexpected surprise. Have a fantastic day, and I'll see you back here soon with some more craftiness! XOXO

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Summer Vibes Beach Cards with Rubbernecker!

Hi friends!! Hope your week is going great so far!! Another warm week here in Sacramento. I love the nice weather but I'm really hoping for a little more rain before Spring ends! We had beautiful rain on Monday! And we've already mowed the lawn a few times! On to today's post... A couple of weeks ago we went to the Scrapbook Expo and it was so fun. Super fun to be out and about at a crafting event! There weren't really too many booths - I think everyone was just coming out of Covid hibernation. I'm hopeful there will be more booths at the shows later in the year... However, the largest booth was the amazing Rubbernecker Stamps booth. It had SO many products and SO many dies and SO many samples! I was inspired to say the least. I got a huge haul of goodies and I was so excited to create! I'll be posting my projects in the coming weeks and I get around to using everything. I have been a fan of Rubbernecker for the entire 28 years I've been stamping. I have lots of their old stamps! Back in the day they used to sell unmounted red rubber at the stamp shows and we would all stand around the bin with a mirror to try to see what the image was!! (Anyone else remember doing that??!) I was very impressed (pun intended) and their FRESH look and fun products. 

My first two cards with my new supplies have totally rad Summer surfing vibes! These cards were really fun to create. All the different dies are the right scale for perfect mixing and matching. And there are even tiny seagulls! Love. My first card for today was inspired by Miami Beach. Have you ever been there? One of the cool things is that all the lifeguard stations are painted differently with themes and colors. As you walk along the beach it's fun to check them all out. You can see some of them in THIS OLD POST from my blog! 

The finished card is a 5"x5" square card. I used several of the dies to create a beach day out theme!! Cheerful umbrellas and cool waves...what I'm longing for right now! My card base is white, then some yellow stripes, then a frame for my scene. All the supplies are listed at the bottom of my post. 

 

Here's a side view to see all the different layers. My sandy beach, the waves, the lifeguard tower.... So fun. The sentiment is from a discontinued Avery Elle stamp set and I thought it was perfect!

 

I die cut out all the pieces from Bazzill Smooth Cardstock. I splattered and inked and used a white gel pen to add all the finishing touches. The background is clouds!! I used a small piece of vellum to make the lifeguard tower window. Those fun seagulls have just a swipe of C1 Copic Marker to add some shading.

 

Here's a close up of my paper layers and also the sun dies...

 

I love these beach umbrellas... You can make them in so many different color combos!! I love crisp red and white.

 

Here's a close up of the Lifeguard Tower dies! The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder onto a black banner. Everything is popped up on the card with foam squares. Don't you wish you were here right now??!! I do!!

 

My next card is a sweet surfer beach van! My finished card is an A2 aqua card base. I layered white cardstock and then a white frame to create my scene. My beach van is in my favorite color, and I embellished it with some cute flowers and a surfboard! These are all my favorite Summer colors. I love those palm trees swaying by the sea.

 

There are a lot of pieces to making the van, and there is a guide sheet graphic on their website to show you where each piece goes. LOVE it when companies do that. Also, on unique thing about Rubbernecker is that their die sets are all on one sheet of metal....so you never lose a tiny die!!!! (I lose them all the time!) 

 

I used two shades of green cardstock to make the palm tree leaves and layered them all together.

 

The van even has little pieces for the mirror and the air vents. SO detailed and realistic. I die cut a little surfboard and decorated it too!

 

 

 

Let's go surfing!! 

 

The sentiment is from a cute set from Pretty Pink Posh! I die cut a circle frame out of the top layer and popped it up on foam tape, It's hard to see, but I also stenciled some pretty puffy clouds at the top of the base layer. 

 

Here's a pic of my favorite stamp set I got!!! I absolutely go crazy for anything crafty themed!!!

 

Guess what?? Rubbernecker is having a sale today!!! Everything is 20% off through today only - so if you have your eye on something, now's the time! Use Code Flash20! Yay!

 

That's it for today! Hope the rest of your week goes great. I'm ready for Summer Vacation! LOLZ! Thanks for stopping by today!

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Antique Window project with Iron Orchid Designs!

Hi everyone! Happy Sunday! I have a super fun project to share today - and it's not a card! Or even paper! I took a fun workshop last weekend at a local store and made a very cool antique window covered with floral transfers! This was my first in person craft class in more than two years. It was SOOOO nice to take a class and make something with other people. It made my soul happy - see the giant smile on my face?! I signed up for this class two months ago and literally I was waiting every day for it to be time!! The other ladies in class were very fun and nice and the teacher/owner was excellent! 

Have you heard of Iron Orchid Designs? It's a company run by two sisters and they make paint transfers, rub on transfers, molds and stamps - for making vintage furniture and home decor projects. The cool thing is - they are local here to us! They are very talented and their vision is amazing. I have tons of their products - and I really just need more time to make stuff! Here is the Iron Orchid Website - you are going to drool over the photos!! There is a store locator on the site also. I'm lucky that I have two retailers within about five miles of me!! (take my money....)

The project for our workshop was to use the transfers and place them onto antique windows. The owner/teacher searches out all these beautiful old windows and saves them for classes. So each person in class had a totally different window. I happened to get there first, so I got first dibs on my window. I chose this old, chippy, white, crackly window!! Some windows were brown, or more vertical, or less aged. But they were all gorgeous. Here's me - in the store - right after finishing.....

 

I took some more pictures once I got home, so my body isn't blocking the design. Whew, I was so glad it made it home safely. The glass is super old and fragile. Isn't this so beautiful????

 

Here is my window BEFORE! 

 

We all took our windows outside and 'washed' them with degreaser and clean water. 

 

Then we used rubbing alcohol to make sure the class was squeaky clean and ready for the transfers.

 

This photo is when I was laying out my design placement. You can see the giant transfer came in four sections. I had to trim off about three inches all the way around. We got to choose what design we wanted. So it was fun to see different designs on the other windows. I was smitten with that big sunflower and that cute little birdie. 

 

One section down!!!

 

And all the sections done! It took quite a while actually - to make sure every last little detail was transferred.

 

 

 

Here's another photo of my window out in our front yard. See how big my hydrangeas are already?? I can't wait for them to flower!! Initially I was going to hang my window in my craft room... But once I got it home it was too big. So now I'm going to put it in our master bedroom over my makeup table. We're going to put in a shelf that I can place it on and then maybe add some candles or a vase or some knick knacks?? It's VERY heavy so we have to find just the right shelf. This project makes me ridiculously happy!!!

 

The Treasured Home is the name of my local store and it's so pretty! I love taking pictures of paint brushes and art supplies....

 

And check out this cool mobile made from paint brushes!!!

 

This was the store sample for the workshop. This design is so gorgeous also! It was really kinda hard to choose which design. Guess I'll have to make another one!!

Thanks for popping in today! I hope you have a peaceful and lovely Sunday! I'll be back soon with some more projects. XOXO

 

TGIF - The Greetery Inspiration Friday - Happy Easter!

Hi sweet and lovely crafty friends! Happy Friday! And, it's a great Friday because I'm on The Greetery Blog with a project! TGIF = The Greetery Inspiration Friday! I am sharing an Easter card. It's only three weeks until Easter and I'm loving making all these pretty Easter projects. Easter is my favorite holiday for many reasons... I love the spiritual significance as a Christian, first and foremost. I love Springtime as the world awakens from Winter and the flowers bloom again. And I love Easter decorations and Easter candy!! Crafting for Easter comes easy to me and using beautiful supplies from The Greetery is basically a crafting dream!!

Today my card uses the beautiful Cathedral Die along with the Botanicuts Lily Dies and the Easter word die... I created a classic Easter vibe with a church window and gorgeous Stargazer Lilies. My finished card is an A2 card base made from my favorite woodgrain cardstock. My supplies are listed at the bottom of my post!

 

I started by die cutting the cathedral die from Woodgrain cardstock. I backed the cathedral die with vellum and then put bright yellow cardstock underneath to create a lit from within look! I die cut the Easter word twice from gold cardstock and glued them together for a thicker sentiment. I die cut out all the Lily pieces and leaves pieces from Bristol Cardstock. I used Bristol because the ink blends so smoothly on it and it's nice and thick for making flowers and leaves. I used the leaves from the Lily set and also the Palm dies set. 

 

Here is a close up of the spray of lilies. I made two large lilies and one small lily flower. I die cut the pieces and then used small blender brushes to blend Distress ink from the center out. Then I used a Copic Marker to add the more vivid streaks. I splattered on some ink too. I colored the stamen pieces with Copic Markers. The leaves were colored using blender brushes and Distress Inks.

 

Here's a close up of the leaves and the flowers.

 

I love using the clear enamel dots to mimic water on fresh flowers! It's hard to see in the photos, but I splattered on some gold paint to the window - subtle, but it really looks pretty in person!

 

 

 

 

Okay, that's it for me today! Go out and have an awesome weekend my friends! XOXO

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Happiness is Fresh Flowers - on a cute market cart!

Hi friends! We made it half way through the week already! Hope your week is going well! It's hot hot hot here - in the 80's this week! And, I'm feeling Spring and Summer vibes! I'm excited for my Bible Study group tonight. It's been a great series and I'm sad there are only two weeks left! We have been reading a great book by Rebekah Lyons and then doing small group discussions. I've made some new friends, and it generally just feels good to be amongst a group of people again with no masks! I've been busy in the craft room catching up on all the new things that have hit my desk in the past couple of weeks and I'm looking forward to sharing all that with you! 

Today I'm sharing a card I made with the new release from Honey Bee Stamps! I used the Market Cart Builder and the new Farm Fresh add-ons to make a happy cart full of sunflowers! I've seen some beautiful cards made with these dies, and I wanted to make it my own design. So I decided to go with all sunflowers and a crisp black and white awning! So fresh and cheerful! Supplies are listed at the bottom of my post!

My finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered with yellow gingham and then white. I used grass and fence dies to create the background for that sweet cart. I love it! I love the sentiments too - this would be a great card to bring along with a big bouquet of sunflowers to brighten someone's day!! 

 

To make the awning, I die cut the awning pieces twice - from black and white paper. I used my small detail scissors to trim the black pieces and then glued them onto the white piece. You can make any color stripes!! I stamped the sentiment and then die cut it out with the matching die.

 

I die cut out a whole bunch of pots, leaves and flowers pieces to assemble. I used Copic Markers to add some shading and then my white splatters too! I used all kinds of cardstocks....silver and gray for the wheel, woodgrain for the cart, gingham for the banner.... So many ways to customize it!

 

I used three pots of sunflowers on the actual cart, and then one on the ground next to it. I kind of like that it's all one type of flower...

 

This little sign is entirely too adorable!!

 

I had one little tiny sunflower left over, so I tucked it there behind the sentiment.

 

 

That's it for today!! I'll be back on Friday with an Easter card made with supplies from The Greetery! Hope to see you then! XOXO

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Pretty Pink Posh - Hoppy Easter Card!

Hey friends! We made it to Friday! Yay! It has been a crazy and crafty week around here! Thanks for stopping by each day to see all the good new stuff. I have loved sharing all my projects with you! I have one more post before I take a blogging break for a few days... One more card made with the new Pretty Pink Posh Release! There was a big Instagram Hop for PPP this week, and I wanted to also share this project here on my blog. It's a Hoppy Easter card! Full of bunnies, chicks, carrots and butterflies! I used lots of Copic coloring and Distress Oxide Ink Blending....and loads of Easter colors. Let's go!

My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered green gingham, more white, and then my ink blended panel. The card features the new Easter Wreath set and the new Hoppy Easter Die....

 

What is more Easter than a cute bunny and his chick sidekick? 

 

I stamped and die cut out the Easter Wreath, the extra images and the bunny and chick. I colored everything with Copic Markers and then added white gel pen accents.

 

I attached the wreath to the card using foam tape to make it pop off the page. I glued the script words over the opening of the wreath. I ink blended the bottom panel with green at the bottom and blue at the top to mimic the sky and grass. I used Citron Distress Oxide Ink and Tumbled Glass Oxide Ink and my trusty blender brushes.

 

Here's a close up of the wreath images! I used the brand new Limeade Flatback Pearls as accents.

 

 

 

Here's a close up of my paper layers!

That's it for this week!! If you're on Instagram, make sure to head over there to participate in the Instagram Hop and enter to win some prizes! I hope you had a good week and that you have a nice weekend in store. I'm taking a fun craft class today! In person! I signed up for it a long time ago and I'm so happy it's finally here! Yeah! I'll post about it on my Instagram Stories later today! XOXO

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The Greetery New Release Day! Yippee!

 

Hi crafty friends! One last reminder! It's The Greetery Release Day! 

THE GREETERY NEW RELEASE IS FOR SALE

THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH AT 10AM EST!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP!

I am always incredibly grateful when you use my shopping links! It helps me out so much more than you know! Have fun shopping and creating with your new goodies! It's been my pleasure to share with you this week! XO

 

The Greetery - Breath of Spring New Release - Day 2!

 

---->  NOTE: I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! FOR THE PRETTY PINK POSH BLOG HOP POST CLICK HERE! THANK YOU!

Hi friends! Welcome to Day Two of ideas, projects and product reveals for the gorgeous new "Breath of Spring" release from The Greetery! What did you think of yesterday?? Do you have a favorite item yet? The other designers are blowing me away with their cards!! I have three cards to show you today! I am SO excited! Today is day two, the final day, of reveals. All of the new items will be available for shopping tomorrow, Thursday March 17th at 10am EST! Start making your list! 

First up today is a French Vintage inspired card featuring the brand new Botanicuts-Crocus Dies, and lots of other Greetery goodies! The finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered with purple gingham and cream cardstock. This card is definitely a 'more is more' card and it brought me a lot of joy to sit and create it! I was inspired by a French country market, where you can gather up a bouquet of flowers (fleurs) in brown paper wrapping and smile on down the street! 

 

Here is a close up of the pretty new Crocus dies! My favorite Crocus color is violet/purple/dark blue. In fact, we have some popping out in our front yard right now! It was very easy to assemble these florals, and Betsy will include a guide in the package to help you. I used purple and lavender cardstock and used Distress Inks around the edges of the petals for a bit more detail and dimension. If you look closely, you can see the Botanicuts-Carrots carrot tops as filler greenery. 

 

I went really vintage with this card. The flower wrap die is a discontinued die from another company, but I think you could craft one by folding a square of cardstock!! I inked and splattered and stamped the wrap part. 

 

Here's another close up of the Crocus and greenery. I generously splattered on some white paint as well. The "Fresh Picked" words are from the Mason Jar set from The Greetery!

 

I used the beautiful Bold Alphabet Dies to die cut the French word for Flowers! I die cut the Spring Word Die in a pretty olive green.

 

In this photo you can see my paper layers and my stamping layers. I die cut a little tag for the flowers and tied it with natural twine. One little heart does the trick! I inked the edges of the tag with Distress Ink.

 

My next card features the whimsical and wonderful Curio Spring elements! Oh man. LOVE LOVE LOVE these! A little snail, a fern, a bird nest....all so pretty! My finished card is an A2 Woodgrain card base, layered with white and then inked all up in shades of Spring green and sky blue. I used the Curio II dies to make my card grid. Instead of using the frame from the Curio set, I used the other pieces to create my own grid! I wanted each item to have it's own little area.

 

The bird nest has three little eggs that fit inside!! The nest is two layered pieces. The leaves are separate and the eggs are separate so it's easy to die cut everything out!! 

 

The butterfly is from the Summer Curio set! I chose to used just two main colors to make my card. I inked each small square with Distress inks, just at the top. I die cut everything from colored cardstock and then used Distress Inks and Copic Markers over the cardstock to add emphasis. 

 

I glued on the big Spring word die! I added white and clear droplets to look like Spring morning dew. 

 

 

 

 

 

And my final card for today features the brand new Botanicuts-Pussy Willows and the new Amen Dies! A big burst of yellow! I always love to craft with yellow in the Spring time! My finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered with gingham and yellow cardstock. My big circle element and the Pussy Willows are cream cardstock. The Amen and Alleluia stamp set has smaller accompanying sentiments so my card says "can I get an...AMEN!" 

 

 

Here's a close up of the beautiful Amen word die...I layered dark brown paper and vellum.... Love. I die cut the Fit to be Tied bow die in yellow and inked over it with Copics in a darker yellow shade. 

 

Here's a close up of the Botanicuts-Pussy Willow dies. I used green, kraft and cream paper and then added accents with Copic Markers. These are such a great addition to the floral Botanicuts series!

 

 

 

 

Okay, friends, that's it for day two! I have thoroughly enjoyed showing you all the new goodies! I would LOVE to know what your favorite thing is?!! Remember the new release is live for sale tomorrow - Thursday March 17th at 10am EST!

As usual, Betsy will generously be giving away two $50 gift certificates for the blog hop. The winners will be selected from comments left on all the blog posts! Good Luck!! 

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DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

 Wanda

Angelica

Norine

Dawn

 Laurie

Dana

 Kelly

Pretty Pink Posh Spring 2022 New Release Blog Hop! Pretty Butterflies!

 

----> NOTE: I HAVE TWO BLOG POSTS TODAY! FOR THE GREETERY DAY TWO NEW RELEASE PROJECTS, CLICK HERE! THANK YOU!

Hi Crafty Pals! Welcome to the awesome and fabulous Pretty Pink Posh New Release Blog Hop! Yeah! Today, we're all featuring stamps, dies and stencils from the beautiful Spring 2022 release. Lots of happy things to play with and inspire you! All the details about prizes, and the list of crafters, are at the bottom of my post so be sure to read all the way through! If you're new to my blog today - welcome! Nice to see you!

My card for the hop is featuring three new products - new Butterfly Stencils, A Butterfly Shaker Die and the Smile Word Die. I went with a butterfly theme and some of my favorite colors! My finished card is a 5" x 5" square card - you know, to give that butterfly room to fly around and to showcase the stencils! 

 

 

I started by creating my pretty shaker element using the new Butterfly Shaker Die in a medium aqua/teal color. I filled it with teal and yellow gems, sequins and beads. The shaker element is the star of the show here!

 

I stenciled the background using new stencils and pretty inks with my blender brushes. I splattered the entire panel with white ink also. I added more gems to the front of the card to tie it in to the shaker element.

 

For the sentiment I stacked three 'smile' die cuts in black and affixed them to the card over a vellum circle. I like a pop of rich black against all the other bright colors. Makes the sentiment stand out!

 

Shake it up!!! 

Thank you so much for spending part of your day here with me as part of this fun blog hop! All the new stamps and dies are available now for shopping!

PRIZE ALERT!!!  There are THREE $25 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop comments from all the stops on the hop! Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 3/20/2022. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog next week. Good Luck!

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BLOG HOP LINEUP FOR TODAY!!

Pretty Pink Posh blog
Mindy Eggen
Wanda Guess
Melody Rupple
Raquel Arribas
Yoonsun Hur
Tammy Stark

The Greetery - Breath of Spring New Release - Day 1!

Hey, hey, HEY!! It's an exciting day! Today, the team is kicking off a brand new, beautiful release from The Greetery! The new release is called "Breath of Spring" and it surely is a breath of fresh air! Florals and bunnies and Spring icons, and more florals! It's all so very very pretty! I can't wait to share my projects with you! Today and tomorrow are project and product reveals, and then the release will go live for shopping on Thursday March 17th at 10am EST. I am quite sure you're gonna like it! Are you excited for Spring? I am!

Today I have two cards to show you and they are very different! One is a bold and bright floral and the other is a sweet pastel scene. Something for everyone I think!

My first card features the brand new Print Shop Spring Mix Stamp/Stencil/Die combo! The florals fill the front of an A2 card perfectly and you can make your florals any color combination. My inspiration for my card was Rifle Paper Co - so I went with bold colors (Distress Inks) and a dark black background. Oh, and pops of gold too. My finished card is an A2 white card base, layered in black, and then the floral. I used vellum and gold embossing for the sentiment. 

 

Here's a close up of the new floral. It's a set of stencils - super easy to use!! I added Copic Marker accents over the stamping and I also splattered the entire thing with gold paint. I used black enamel dots for some of the flower centers.

 

I heat embossed the pretty sentiment onto a vellum strip and wrapped it around the layers. 

 

I love these colors all together. Truly like a big burst of SPRING time!

 

Next up is a sweet sweet little bun bun holding an umbrella from the Spring showers! This card features the new Springtime Stamp Set and Dies. This stamp set pairs perfectly with the previously release hourglass dies!!! I chose to use the elements without the hourglass. My finished card is an A2 white card base, then a bit of gingham, then some blue and more white. 

 

The sentiments in the new stamp set fit onto the Christmas Time Banners - so you can use them to stamp and die cut them out as I did here. The umbrella is two step stamping - so easy.

 

That little bunny is just too cute. This stamp set would be perfect for baby shower invites, Easter, or Springtime!! 

 

I used a cloud stencil, Distress Ink, and blender brushes to ink a few clouds over the umbrella. The raindrops are stamps that are part of the new set. 

Okay, friends, that's it for day one! We will be back tomorrow with more inspiration and more new items!! Can't wait to share more with you. And remember the new release is live for sale on Thursday March 17th at 10am EST.

As usual, Betsy will generously be giving away two $50 gift certificates for the blog hop. The winners will be selected from comments left on all the blog posts! Good Luck!! 

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE GREETERY STORE!

 

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for these cards! (Affiliate Links Used)

DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

 Wanda

 Angelica

 Norine

 Dawn

 Laurie

 Dana

 Kelly

Doodlebug Cute & Crafty Pop Up Card!

Hello there my cute and crafty friends! Happy Monday! How are you??? I haven't been blogging that much lately, but this week there is going to be A LOT of content! I can't wait to share all of the things I've been making behind the scenes! This week's blog posts have Doodlebug (today), Pretty Pink Posh new release, and The Greetery new release! I hope you'll have fun joining me here all week as we celebrate Spring crafting and lots of color! 

I went through a pretty 'dry' period creatively lately, and I have had to learn over the years to just ride it out and not force anything creatively. It never works. In the meantime I have taken three part time jobs! Gosh I've been so busy and it's been wonderful to be out of the house. I also started a new Bible Study at church on Wednesdays that has been really good for my soul. The topic is on point for me! I am so happy that my creative mojo is now flowing again and the projects I have for this week are all ones I Iike a lot. Hope you've been doing great and I hope the renewal of Spring is making you joyful! Sending you a big crafty hug from my craft room to yours!

Today I want to share a fun pop-up card made with the Doodlebug Cute & Crafty Collection! It's my day up on the Doodlebug Blog too!  I just absolutely love this happy collection full of artsy, crafty things! And the rainbow colors make the collection just that much more fun. Pencils, Markers, Paints and more.... I used lots of elements from the Cute & Crafty Collection to make my super crafty pop up card! The pop up die is from Lawn Fawn (Supplies listed at the bottom of my post!) Let's Craft! This card would be perfect to send to your crafty friends!

 

Here's a side view so you can see all those cute art supplies inside! I added white gel pen accents to all the embellishment pieces and also added some tiny hearts and gems. I used stickers, sprinkles, and cardstock pieces!! 

 

Here is the front flap of the pop up card!! Live. Love. Create! 

 

I can't wait until we can all craft together in person again! Soon I think! 

 

The right side panel has this adorable ink pad and smiling stamp!

 

And the left flap has some sweet scissors and washi tape!

 

The box was made from a set of Pop Up Box Die cuts! It's soooo easy to make. I used Doodlebug 12x12 Gingham Paper to make my box. It folds flat like this for mailing - and fits into an A2 envelope! Genius right?? I added a pretty rainbow heart to the front. I will tie it with some twine to make it more festive.

 

 

 

Here's the top down view. To make the box, it's two die cut pieces that adhere together. Then you die cut three inside pieces to attach your design elements to. Pencils, Markers, Paints....

 

Here is my matching envelope! I decorated it with stickers and hearts. Then I went back and used my white gel pen to add some dots to it. This makes me ridiculously happy!!

Okay, that's it for today!! I'll be back almost every day this week! Hope you'll join me for the fun and creativity! Have a wonderful week, everyone! 

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Easter Tumblers and Tags!

Spring Cards with Doodlebug - and Gingham!

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! And, tomorrow is MARCH already! Yay for Spring time! We have had the most beautiful weather here in Sacramento lately. Super sunny and warm and just right for the changing of the season. All our flowers are blooming, and my crafty brain is starting to think of Easter and flowers and spring projects. Today is my day up on the Doodlebug Blog and for my projects I decided to focus on my all time favorite Doodlebug product: Gingham Paper! I used pretty die cuts and bright colors and lots and lots of gingham for my cards to share today. I hope this post brings a smile to your face, and inspires you to create. Have a great week ahead! I am soooo excited because we are going to the Scrapbook Expo this coming weekend! It's been more than two years!!! 

For years and years Doodlebug Gingham has been a staple item in my craft room. I have a stack of it on my desk about four inches thick! It comes in both 6x6 and 12x12 and I use it on everything! Today I was inspired by sunflowers and rainbows... And super happy colors. The small prints from Doodlebug (gingham, stripes, dots, etc.) can so easily work as 'neutrals' in place of plain cardstock. Try it sometime! I love this look and I really love to make die cut cards. 

For my sunflower card I used the Doodle Cuts Nesting Scallop Dies and the Doodle Cuts Hello There Dies. The flowers and leaves were all die cut from the 6x6 Gingham Paper Pad. The finished card is an A2 Kraft Cardstock base. I layered Florals, vellum and white....

 

For my 'hello' sentiment I stacked two die cuts made with black cardstock and then added white accents to them too. I attached to flowers to the card using foam tape so they pop right off the card. You could use this same card layout and make the flowers any color to match your theme or favorite color. I just happen to really love sunflowers!

 

Here is a close up of my paper layers. I used LOTS of white gel pen accents to add visual interest to the gingham paper. I added a small embellishment I made with two Doodlebug Buttons and Doodlebug Twine. Oh, and I love to add hearts to my projects, so there are a few hearts and Sprinkles too!

 

These die cuts are SO crisp!! I love the stitched 'veins' in the leaves. I used two different shades of green to make the leaves. 

 

 

 

Some wee hearts!!

 

My next card is a gingham rainbow! The finished card is a white A2 card base. I used the AMAZING Doodlebug Raindrops Vellum paper as my background layer. (This paper has shiny raised raindrops and it's so pretty), then a layer of white. I die cut the rainbow stripes and attached them to the card. I used the Hello There Doodle Cuts to make those fluffy clouds and the hearts. 

 

I absolutely adore this sentiment from the Cute And Crafty Clear Stamp Set. I stamped it in black ink directly onto one of the clouds. It fit perfectly! This would be a fun card to give your creative friends!

 

I generously sprinkled paper hearts and Mini Jewels all around the rainbow!

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it for me today! What is inspiring you lately? I always seem to get out the yellow this time of year! I'm ready for flowers!! Get out your supplies and create! Have a great week and I'll see you back here soon! XOXO

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Pretty Pink Presents for Pretty Pink Posh!

Hi guys! I'm back with another project I made as part of the Pretty Pink Posh 8th Birthday Celebration and new release! Today's project is part of the PPP giant three day Instagram Hop! If you're on Instagram, be sure to head over and see all the projects and leave comments to have a chance to win a PPP gift certificate!! So many pretty projects. Once again, a very very happy birthday to Pretty Pink Posh! The new release is available now for shopping!

For my card I decided that Pretty Pink Posh should have pretty pink presents!! The new Build A Gift Dies are wonderful! The right size and scale, so perfect for birthday (and Christmas) cards! My finished card is an A2 white card base layered with pink, vellum and then white. I used light pink, bold pink and gold as my color palette... So feminine and festive! I'm reminded that I need to make more birthday cards!

 

Here's a close up of those gorgeous presents! There are bows and ribbons....so pretty! And really easy to put together. 

 

I started by die cutting out a bunch of presents and bows and then I played around with the layout until I got the stack just right! I added enamel dots in pink and gold to finish off with a bit of sparkle.

 

Pretty Pink Posh has the most beautiful script sentiments. This die actually says "happy birthday to you" so I die cut it from bold pink and then snipped off the 'to you' portion to make it fit on my card. PERFECT!!

 

Here are my layers, and a close up of that pretty sentiment!

 

 

 

I can just picture these gifts in sooooo many color palettes!!! Can't wait to make some more!

Thanks for popping by today! Be sure to head over to Instagram and check out the birthday Insta Hop!!

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Happy Valentine's Day with Doodlebug and Pretty Paper Hearts!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, LOVELIES!!! I'm up on the Doodlebug Blog today celebrating Love Day! I am featuring the new Lots of Love Collection, along with some amazing Heart Box Dies from my friends at Concord & 9th. I created some heart treat boxes and decorated them with lots of happy things.... Who doesn't want some chocolate kisses on Valentine's Day?! I hope you have a fun day today! XOXO

Here are my treat boxes! Lots and lots of pink and red...kept it traditional from a color scheme perspective.... There are tons of photos in this post, so grab a cuppa and come along with me! This project would be SO great for party favors, bridal shower treats, weddings, and more... I'm completely smitten with the heart boxes dies! Really easy to create and so much fun. 

 

 

I made the boxes first and then used cute embellishments on top! How adorable are these sweet treats??!! I layered them with foam tape and added a sweet banner and some hearts!

 

For this one, I used flowers, leaves, and that pretty love you design.... This one would be good for any occasion!

 

 

 

Here are the heart boxes in progress. I used Doodlebug Textured Cardstock to make the boxes and then I used the 12x12 Doodlebug Gingham on top! The DB textured cardstock is the perfect weight for this project. It bends perfectly and makes such crisp folds. Just lovely. To make the boxes, you will die cut hearts and then the side pieces. Two side pieces and two hearts for the top, and two for the bottom. So you make two exactly the same and then they work as a box. Couldn't be easier!!! I used double sided tape and also a glue stick and liquid glue! Any type of adhesive works here.

 

Close up of the undecorated boxes! 

 

 

 

 

 

I filled mine with Kisses!! The boxes actually hold quite a few candies!

 

 

 

I AM sending you ALL MY LOVE today! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love you! Mean it! XOXO Happy Valentine's Day!

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Valentine's Day Decor - and my new typewriter!

Hello my sweethearts! I'm in the last minute scramble trying to post all the Valentine things! This month is flying by, don't you think? And it's time to celebrate looooooove! Last weekend the hubs and I went to the local Antique Mall and I finally found something I've been looking for - for years! I got my very own vintage, grungey, old, cool, Underwood Typewriter! I have found several in my search, but they were always too much money for me. I don't' want to use it, just display it and enjoy it... Well, I found my match on Sunday, and it was only $50! I couldn't believe it. I was like.... YAYYYYYYYYY! She's mine!!! It's in good shape and it has all the keys. Oh, and it weighs about five thousand pounds! LOL. So I jazzed it up with some roses from our garden, and one of our wedding photos, and some vintagey Valentines...to create a display in our living room! (I have this weird thing for old typewriters and flowers together!)

I'm sending you X's and O's and good Valentine Wishes! Hope Cupid strikes you! I'll see you tomorrow with a super fun Doodlebug Project!

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY 2022!

Happy Birthday to our friends at Pretty Pink Posh - Here's some cupcakes!

Hi there crafty friends! Happy Saturday! What are you doing this weekend? We don't have any big plans for the weekend - just some errands and church and maybe a walk in the park. We had weather in the 70's all this past week and our flowers are already blooming! We have lots of daffodils and a few tulips are trying to pop out too! So we might have to do some yard work already! Spring has sprung in Sactown! I hope you have a delightful weekend!

Today's post is part of the big celebration of Pretty Pink Posh's 8th birthday! There's a three day blog hop and then also a three day Instagram hop, prizes, fun, inspiration, new products and more! I am so happy for Paulina and Pretty Pink Posh and wish them many many more happy birthday celebrations! One of my favorite companies for sure!!

My card for the hop has a birthday theme (of course!) and I used the brand new Build a Cupcake stamps and dies and a vivid, happy color palette! My finished card is a white A2 card base layered with some teal, more white and a bit of vellum too! Those cupcakes are the star of the show! Who doesn't love cupcakes?? 

 

I love this font, and I love that there's a matching die cut so it cuts out perfectly to put on your card! I stamped and die cut out three cupcakes. I colored them with Copic Markers and added white gel pen accents and glitter accents too!

 

 

Here's a close up of those cheery cupcakes! The stamp set has add-ons like a cherry, a candle, a star and more! For the background I used the awesome Star Stencils from Pretty Pink Posh! I used two shades of yellow distress inks and my blender brushes to make the stars. They made the perfect background for a birthday card!

 

I used a vellum circle as the background for the cupcakes. They are attached to the card with foam tape. The sentiment is centered on the bottom and is also attached with foam tape. I used the new Sunshine Pearls Embellishments on my card. SOOOOOO pretty! My crafting always turns to the color yellow this time of year....

 

 

Here's another close up of the cupcakes! SO SWEET!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by on the Hop! If you're new to my blog - welcome! Hope to see you back again! Everyone have a great weekend!!! XOXOXO

SHOP THE PPP NEW RELEASE HERE!

PRIZE ALERT!!! There are THREE $50 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day of this blog hop!!)  Winners will be picked randomly from blog comments all along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 2/16/2022. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog next week! Good Luck!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for today's card! (Affiliate Links Used)

 

TODAY'S BLOG HOP LINEUP!

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Love is in the air!

Hi friends! By the end of this post you'll be humming the "up, up and away" song in your head! I have some exciting news and a happy card to share with you today. Hope you've been having a great week so far! It's almost Valentine's Day and I have a few heart/love themed projects to show you before the holiday comes. Today, my project is featured on the Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine Blog as part of their Valentine Week celebration! I'm so happy to be a guest on the magazine's blog. Super fun!

My card features stamps and dies from Concord & 9th's January Collection....and I totally love it all! My finished card is a white A2 card base that I covered with pink Cardstock. A crisp white layer (white hearts!) and then those awesome hot air balloon dies! I used a fresh color palette of red, white and aqua, with a few pops of pink. Let's look!

 

 

 

One of the (many) things I love about Concord & 9th is that they always think of the details! Like that little flag to go on top of the balloons!! I started this card by die cutting the gorgeous Stitched Hearts Background in white. Then I die cut out all of the balloon pieces, the hearts, and the clouds. I also die cut the 'love' word for my sentiment. I love the red and white stripes - feels sort of old fashioned and vintage.

 

Instead of using black for your die cut sentiments, use a dark grey instead. It gives the same effect, but is not as harsh as true black. I used grey to die cut the pretty 'love' sentiment that goes across the bottom of my card. I used woodgrain cardstock for the baskets to add some texture, and I kinda thought it looked like a basket!

 

I added pink hearts to the front of the balloons and also splashed on a bit of white paint. I created the banners across the balloons using Aqua Sky Cardstock and Vellum. I tucked in a few clouds behind the balloons. This is all so whimsical and fun!! 

 

 

 

I used foam tape to attach the balloons to the page. I love dimension on my cards, as you know! I think this is the perfect Valentine card! But it could also easily be a wedding card or a just because card. 

Thanks for spending part of your day with me! Have you been creating valentines? Such a happy holiday! 

Be sure to head over to the SCT Magazine Blog to see my project and get inspired from all the other wonderful projects!

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supplies used for today's card! (Affiliate Links Used)