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Happy Thanksgiving 2021!

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2021!

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS!

HOPE YOUR TABLE IS FILLED WITH LOVED ONES

AND YUMMY FOOD AND GRATITUDE!

 

Happy Fall Home Decor with Doodlebug!

Hi my crafty, Doodlebug loving friends! Happy Thanksgiving Week! I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday together! It's my day to post over on the Doodlebug Blog, and of course, here too! Today I'm sharing a Fall themed project made with the awesome Doodlebug Great Outdoors Collection! Fall is my favorite season (as you already know!) and I try to make it last as long as possible. We decorate for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. Until then, it's Fall at my house! Today's project is a wall hanging I made as a decor piece for the house. I modeled it after a 12x12 Scrapbook page and it would make a great scrapbook page too! Just add a few photos! One of the many things I love about being on the Doodlebug Design Team is that it has pushed me out of my creative comfort zone. I love making decorations and party items and all kinds of things other than cards. Today's project is along those lines. I never make 12x12 projects.... But you know what? I loved it! That big canvas, with lots of room to play! 

I started my project by gluing a sheet of yellow buffalo check paper to a piece of chipboard. Then I used the Great Outdoors 6x6 paper pad to punch out a bunch of 2" circles with a circle punch. I adore all the fall colors and patterns in this paper pad. The circles were hand folded into the shapes for the finished project. I used a cardstock square to fold the circles up. More on this below....

 

Once the circles were all folded, I centered them onto the middle of the large paper and glued them down using clear liquid glue. After all the circles were attached I splashed on some white paint for visual interest. My focal point is that adorable little squirrel! I die cut a white piece of cardstock and then used the Bon Bon Abigail Stickers to write Happy Fall. A few leaves add more accents. I also used a few Bon Bon mini doilies.

 

 

I attached pretty Doodlebug Buttons and hears and other embellishments to some of the circles. I really like that pop of teal blue in this collection, with all those warm colors. It's so pretty in person!

 

 

 

 

 

My work in progress! Circles punched out and folded - so easy - but such an impact visually. To fold up the circles, I cut a square of cardstock out and used that as my template. I centered it onto the circles and folded up the pieces with my fingers. Really easy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How adorable is that happy little squirrel? I love him! He makes me smile!

That's it for today! Hope you liked seeing something a bit different from me today! And, I hope I can inspire you to get out of your creative comfort zone and try something new. Heck, you might just love it too! See you soon! Happy Thanksgiving!! XOXO

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Lawn Fawn Sweet Christmas Gingerbread House!

Howdy friends! Happy Friday and happy weekend! Whatcha up to this weekend?? We have some fun things planned but nothing crazy. Feels good to be out and about again doing things. The weather here has been nice and cold and foggy - my favorite. Feels like the holiday season! One more week until Thanksgiving time and then I'll switch the house over from Harvest to Christmas! It's a process, right?? Our church set up this humongous ice skating rink and it's so beautiful. Can't wait to go to church Sunday and see it all finished with happy skaters.... 

Today's card is a candy confection made with lovely supplies from Lawn Fawn! I do love me some Lawn Fawn!! I had some new supplies in my stash that I haven't used yet...and some old favorites.... I decided to make a cheerful little Gingerbread House! The finished card is an A2 white card base. I covered it with those pretty candy cane stripes (LF Paper) and white, and icy aqua....

 

I started by die cutting out alllllll the pieces! I used four different die sets for this one! After I cut them all out, I used Distress Inks to add some shading and depth. Then I gave everything a good dose of Rock Candy Glitter! I wanted it to look like everything was covered in yummy sugar! Like you could eat it! LOLZ. I kept the colors simple: Kraft, red and white with just a bit of green and pink. So pretty!!

 

My little gingerbread friend is popping out the front door to say hello!! 

 

For the background I used the GORGEOUS new Stitched Snowflake Background Die!!!! OOOH LA LA LA LA LA!!!! FRESH! 

 

I used Kraft paper for my house and inked it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, then some white pigment ink, then splatters!! Does it look like a cookie!? I put a tiny piece of vellum behind the top window. And a few little hearts.

 

I stamped the sentiment onto black banner with white embossing powder!

 

 

That's it for today! Have a blessed and happy weekend, everyone! See you Monday with a Doodlebug Project!! XOXO

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Honey Bee Stamps new holiday release - WOW!

Hellllooooooo! Monday again already! I was super busy this weekend crafting and creating and photographing all kinds of crafty projects! Looking forward to sharing everything with you! Hope you had a great weekend! Only a couple weeks until Thanksgiving and then the rest of the year will be gone in a flash. Whew can't believe we almost made it through this hard, weird year. I always think - thank GOD for crafting! To keep me occupied and busy, and keep me from losing (all) my marbles. Creating and sharing definitely keeps me sane. Thanks for being here with me to share and enjoy our love of papercrafting!! 

Today's post features new items from the fantastic new release from Honey Bee Stamps! Their new collection is called Vintage Holidays and it's perfect. I literally wanted EVERYTHING!! Snowmen, flowers, mailboxes, word dies, snowflakes....all the good things for Winter Holidays!! I have three cards to show you. Let's get started!! 

First up is a card made featuring the new Anemone Dies and the Post Perfect Stamps and Dies. OOH LA LA LA LA LA!! You know I am already obsessed with Honey Bee Flower dies!! Well, the newest one is a gorgeous Anemone. So easy to put together and get a perfect result. I made a vintage postcard inspired card.... The finished card is a horizontal A2 card base made from woodgrain paper. I layered cream cardstock and then my design elements. 

 

I die cut the flower pieces from blue cardstock. Each flower has three petal pieces and three center pieces. We used to have blue Anemones in our yard, and they were so pretty. So I knew right away I wanted to make blue ones. But these flowers come in almost every color!

 

I used Distress ink to ink the centers of the flower petals and glue to attach them together. I only glued the very center, and then turned up the petals with my fingers. Super easy!!

 

I looooove that postcard stamp!! Vintage and fancy and perfect. I stamped two little postage stamps too - with my sentiment and a little heart.

 

I made the background using one of my favorite dies from The Greetery - to make it look even more 'postal'! 

 

The leaves that come with the Anemone Flowers Dies set are GORGEOUS! I am going to use them a lot - with other things!! Such a pretty shape.

 

Next up is some Merry Mail! A pretty red mailbox filled with letters and packaging and a sweet red Cardinal perched on top! The finished card is an A2 white card base. Then layered with gingham, white and kraft. I used the Merry Mail stamp set and dies, and the new Bitty Buzzwords Holidays stamps and dies.

 

I stamped white snow onto the kraft layer using white pigment ink. I stamped and die cut out all the images and then colored everything with Copic Markers. I added bits of white gel pen accents.

 

I love how the mailbox looks like it's open and all the mail is spilling out!! 

 

 

 

For the sentiment I stamped Merry in black ink and then die cut the word Christmas from red and vellum... SO classic!!!

 

 

 

And last, but not least, adorable sweet snowmen!!!! I used the Build A Snowman dies set to make my happy snow-couple!! This finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with teal, then more white and some vellum. I am OBSESSSSSSED with the Fancy Flakes background die!! Look at those gorgeous pierced flakes on the teal!!! 

 

The snow people are all separate dies so you can make them however you want! Several different hats, scarves, arms....all totally customizable! I used fun bright colors to keep it super cheery!!

 

A close up of those flakes! OH MY!

 

For the center piece I die cut a scalloped rectangle and the laid it sideways. I put a strip of vellum across it. 

 

I used a couple of shades of aqua Copic Markers to shade the snow people bodies and then added glitter to them so they look icy! I used Copics to add some shading to the scarves and hats also.

 

They are SO CUTE!!! 

Okay - I think that's a good way to start the week! Have a great one. I'll be back soon - not sure what's next - but I'll think of something! Sending hugs your way and good wishes for a blessed day! XO

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Jaded Blossom Stamps: Coffee and Birthday cards!

Hi friends! Happy Crafturday! Are you creating and crafting today? It's foggy here and chilly out, and I've got my coffee and I'm so content! Taking lots of pictures for upcoming blog posts and doing some stitching. It's a good day! Today I'm popping in to share some cards I made a while ago using the most adorable stamps and dies from Jaded Blossom Stamps! Oh gosh - they have the best stuff! They just had a new release this week, but I haven't ordered yet. I have my eye on some CUUUUUTE gingerbread items!! CHECK OUT their website here!

I'm sharing two cards today - and guess what? No holidays! LOL. I have a fun coffee card and a super cheerful birthday card. Let's look! First up is a mason jar card featuring my favorite thing- coffee! I used some new add ons along with some of their older stamps and dies to create this card. You might remember a while back I made two other mason jar cards (THIS BLOG POST) and today's coffee card is the same layout as the strawberry one. When you find something that works, use it again, right?? This finished card is an A2 kraft card base, layered with teal and white. I like brown and teal together - and always a pop of red, too. How ya bean?! Love it.

 

Here's a close up of my paper layers: kraft, teal, white, vellum, then featured elements. And also a close up of the tag element. I really love these mason jar stamps and dies. I use them all the time. My next idea is to make some tags with them!! I love that you can pop in a bit of gingham always. 

 

I colored those yummy coffee beans with Copic markers and added white gel pen accents. 

 

I die cut the coffee word from dark brown woodgrain cardstock. I love that texture.

 

I used matte silver cardstock for the top of the jar. And two kinds of pretty twine.... A few clear enamel dots and some hearts were my finishing touches. Now I need to go make some more coffee! LOLZ.

 

Next up is a bright and cheery birthday card sure to make anyone smile. The finished card is an A2 white card base, layered with aqua and white. I used the awesome Balloon Letters stamps and dies as my feature element. A month or so ago I bought the first set of the brand new ink pads from Simon Says Stamp - and they are wonderful! I love the bright, saturated colors and they stamped like a dream. Crisp and clean. I definitely recommend them. And, they just came out with new colors!! CLICK HERE to check out the ink pads.

 

I stamped the balloons and die cut them out. Then I stamped and colored that pretty cake and added some glitter (of course!)... I used the birthday word dies to add the sentiment. I kinda like how there are so many different fonts happening here. That's one of my fav things- fonts/combinations.

 

 

 

 

 

I added a few sparkly gems around the card to make it even more festive!! Wish big indeed!

That's it for my cards for today!! I hope I've brought a smile to your face and some creativity to your computer!! Wishing you a happy and peaceful weekend. Lots of love from my studio to yours. XOXO

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Happy Friday! The Greetery Release Day and SALE!

Hi Guys! Just popping in this morning with a reminder!! The Greetery new release goes live TODAY, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12TH AT 10am EST!! And, The storewide sale starts at the same time! Happy Friday! Happy Shopping! Can't wait for you guys to create with this new release too. XOXO

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Thank you for always supporting me!

 

The Greetery - Tags & Toasts - New Release Reveal!

Hi everybody! How's your week going so far? I hope you're having a great one! I've been busy in the studio a lot this week trying to get some pretty things made to share with you! And, today is a very exciting day! It's new release reveal day for The Greetery! This new release is called Tags & Toasts! Love it! It's a smaller release with two main product suites: Tag Team Duo and Year In Year Out. The new release will be live tomorrow, Friday November 12th at 10am EST! The Tag Team Duo line has stamps, dies, hot foil plates and stencils - everything works together to make gorgeous tags!! (I could have made 100 tags - so many ideas!) The Year In Year Out line has a fantastic 2022 die cut that you can use for New Year's cards and also for 2022 Graduations!! It also has stamps and stencils. I think you're gonna love it all! So happy to be part of the team today!

ALSO - BIG NEWS!! The Greetery will be running a 15% off storewide sale for two days - November 12 & 13! YAY! (Thank you Betsy) The sale will begin when the new release items go live in the shop at 10am EST on Friday, November 12, and ends on Saturday, November 13 at 11:59pm EST. 

First up - my tags! I used the Tag Team Duo Dies, Stamps and Stencils to make four Christmas tags. I used the same classic color palette for all four and I think these would make a nice boxed gift for someone. I love kraft, red, and black together. Something cozy and homey about those colors together. And pops of green and gingham too....  I always seem to need a tag for a gift or a bottle of wine.... These came together easily and quickly and what a fun time too!

 

 

Here are all four of my tags together. I also used a few previously release stamps and dies - that you probably recognize! All the supplies are listed at the bottom of my post!

 

The greenery and such is all stamping and the stripes and dots are stencils! LOVE IT. I die cut my tags from kraft cardstock. I die cut two for each tag and glued them together to make my tags nice and sturdy. I did the stamping in red and green first. Then I went over the stamping using the stencils. I inked harder on the edges and softer over the stamped parts. I kinda like how this turned out. For the tops, I used a small stitched circle die cut in red. A few splatters of ink.... The sentiments are all heat embossed in white onto black cardstock.

 

I used some gingham ribbon from my stash and tied on some buttons and bells to make it pretty!!

 

One of my tried and true favorite ways to wrap a present is in kraft paper with twine and greenery. I think it's just lovely - and perfect for anyone. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up today is my card made using the Year In Year Out supplies! I created a bright and happy New Year Card! Black, gold and teal - oh so pretty!! The finished card is an A2 teal card base. I layered one layer of white cardstock and then the pretty festive supplies. I used the Year In Year Out 2022 Die Cut, the 2022 Stencils and the Year In Year Out stamp set. I also used the wonderful Pinwheel Party Stencils and Dies.

 

I die cut the large die cut from white cardstock. I used the stencils to brush teal ink onto the numbers. I used my blender brush and yellow ink to fade some yellow onto the shooting stars part of the die.

 

I die cut the Pinwheel Party Dies from black cardstock and used my favorite gold ink pad to stencil gold over the black. SO CLASSY!!! I used matching teal enamel dots for the centers. 

 

 

 

For the sentiment I used the Year In Year Out stamp set. I used the small banner from the Cake Pop Banner Dies to heat emboss the Happy New Year words!

 

 

 

REMEMBER THE SALE STARTS FRIDAY 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'S RELEASE REVEAL:

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Angelica Conrad

Kelly Lunceford

Norine Borys

Wanda Guess

Gratitude Journal - with the new Doodlebug Collection!

Hello Friends! It's Monday and it's my turn over on the Doodlebug Blog today!  I'm so excited today to share a project with the brand new Great Outdoors Collection! Happy November - I love November! A time of gratitude and Thanksgiving... This new paper collection is perfect for so many occasions: Fall, Camping, New Home, Cute Animals Scrapbooks, and Thanksgiving. The theme and images that jumped out at me right away were the trees and leaves, and that gorgeously cozy cabin. So, I decided to make a gratitude journal using the warm autumn tones. And because I will probably give this as a gift, I made a small card to hold a Starbucks  gift card, and a straw decoration. A cuppa and journaling are the perfect blend! 

I made the journal myself by covering chipboard in awesome patterned papers and then binding it with my We R Memory Keepers Cinch Tool. Here are my three pieces in this project suite.

 

I gathered lots of trees and hearts and mushrooms from the embellishment pack... Then I grouped everything around that adorable cozy cabin. I used my sewing machine to sew some of the trees and all around the edges of the yellow patterned paper. (I need to get my sewing machine out more because I love this look for scrapbooking!)  I splashed on some white ink. I also used Great Outdoors stickers, Sprinkles and more.

 

Here's that sweet little owl up in the corner enjoying the view. And a close up of my stitching and layers....

 

I covered the front and back chipboards with the cool woodgrain paper. Then I added the layer that is stitched. I wanted it a bit shabby so I turned up the edges with my fingers.

 

I used the 'thankful' and 'so blessed' stickers to make it a gratitude journal.... The inside pages are a mix of kraft cardstock, white cardstock, Doodlebug Gingham and other Patterned papers... I added a little campfire out front. 

 

 

 

This Starbucks card from this Fall is the perfect match to the Great Outdoors collection! I made a small kraft card and used a pretty gift card die for this piece. This idea would also be great for teacher or neighbor gifts! Use whatever paper fits the occasion. Love it!  I'll write a note inside and give these gifts together. I think all my friends love coffee as much as I do!

 

 

 

I love that big buffalo check paper! And this is the prettiest shade of orange I've ever seen!

 

The front and back inside covers are finished off with this beautiful fall floral.

 

 

 

I decorated a few of the inside pages using washi and embellishments...

 

And this is the back cover! Those little owls are adorable! These warm fall colors, with a pop of teal, are so lovely. This entire new collection will warm your heart for sure.

 

And one last photo for today! Lots of you know that I am also a cross stitcher! I always have grand ideas for all the stitching I'm going to get done! And I love Halloween stitching the best!! I only managed to finish one piece this Halloween - this cute retro cat piece!! Maybe I should start Halloween in July next year so I don't run out of time??? LOLZ. Is it only me???

Have a great week everyone!! I'll be back on Thursday with a new release from The Greetery! YAYYYYY! You're going to love it and I can't wait to show you everything!! Take care and I'll see you soon! XOXO

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Holiday Fun with Spellbinders Supplies!

Hey everybody! Happy Friday! How was your week? This week went by fast (as always lately) and it was a great week! I celebrated my birthday this week and it was wonderful. On Wednesday (my actual birthday) I told my husband all I wanted was to go to the ocean.... And he planned a really nice day. On the way to the coast we stopped at the Korbel Champagne Cellars and I tasted some champagnes, and we picked up lunch at their wonderful deli... We headed over to the ocean and it was the perfect day! Sunny and warm, but not too warm and not too windy. I could not have asked for a nicer day. We ate a picnic lunch high on a bluff overlooking the waves and I soaked in some Vitamin Sea... Thursday we went to one of my favorite Vintage Markets and then out to dinner for a proper birthday celebration! For my presents, guess what I got?? Coffee and ink pads! LOLZ. Are there any more perfect gifts for me?? Hubs bought me the entire color palette of Pigment Ink Pads. I cannot wait to use them!!! So here I am rambling...let's get on with some cards, shall we?! Hope you have a great weekend! 

Today's projects are made with stamps and dies from Spellbinders! They seriously have the coolest die sets of anyone! When I was a new stamper I used to buy ALLLLLL the Spellbinders nesting dies! Did you? I still have them all! For today, I have a fall/thanksgiving card and a winter/Christmas card! 

How adorable is this scarecrow??? Gosh, I love it! The finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered some mini gingham and more white. I kept the layers simple because there's a lot going on here! 

 

I die cut out all the pieces using both textured and smooth cardstocks. I added bits of Copic Coloring to shade everything. I really like this type of crafting - die cuts and ink blending/Copics. I also added white splatters and white gel pen accents. Since all these pieces are so small, I used my Sidekick on my desk instead of my big die cutting machine.

 

I combined three different die sets for this card - mixed and matched all the fall die sets! He's not a scary scarecrow at all!

 

These pumpkins!! They are the perfect shape and size....

 

The only stamping is on this cute label on the sign. Happy Harvest!

 

All the wonderful Fall things in one card: Apples, pumpkins, corn, sunflowers.....

 

Next up is a cutie patootie gnome wishing you a MERRY Christmas! I love gnomes! This guy is called the Dancin' Gnome! He's cheerful and happy and full of good winter wishes!! The finished card is an A2 card base that I covered in stripes. The background is a GORGEOUS die from SSS (supplies are linked at the bottom of my post)... No stamping here - just die cuttin'!

 

I just love red, green and aqua! And, pops of glitter and silver cardstock.... One little pom pom for his hat! I shaded all the die cut pieces by using a small sponge dauber and Distress Inks. 

 

Here's a close up of that background cover die.... I layered aqua underneath crisp snowy white...

 

This die set actually has two pieces: Merry and Christmas! I used just the merry and layered red and silver together.

 

He has supah cute silver elf shoes! LOLZ! And striped tights!!

 

 

 

I attached everything onto the card using foam tape for dimension and interest. I would like to hang out in this snowy wonderland! I'm picturing him in the Alps, right??

So that's it for today! November always has a mix of holidays: Fall, Winter, Christmas, Thanksgiving...and it's all good! Thanks for stopping by today to see me. Sending love and hugs from my craft room to yours. I'll see you soon! XOXO

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Pinkfresh Studio November 2021 New Release Blog Hop!

Greetings! It's time for another beautiful release from our friends at Pinkfresh Studio! And today's my birthday! How nice of Pinkfresh Studio to have a celebration for me! LOL!  November's release is pretty and feminine and cool!! There are a lot of participants in the hop today so there's plenty of inspiration! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the hop! The new release is available now! My supply list is at the bottom of my post along with the link to the full hop! 

My finished card is a 5.25" x 5.25" square card! Lots of yummy layers: White, red, vellum.... It's all pretty for Christmas! This new stencil set is a pretty floral that would be nice in any color. I chose to make it into a Christmas theme by using fresh green and bright red inks. I am featuring the new Sweet Leaves Frame stencils and dies, along with some of my favorites from prior releases! A traditional color palette of red and green with a pop of pretty sparkly silver!

 

 

 

I stenciled the floral/leaves sprays using pretty inks from Pinkfresh Studio and blender brushes. I die cut them out with the matching dies. I laid the sprays out to form a pretty medallion effect. 

 

I used the classy Diamond Tiles Background stamp and crisp white ink to stamp the background onto red paper. I splattered on a bit of white paint for snowy effects.

 

I created a bow using vellum and red. Vellum also is one of the layers, and the backing for my sentiment. I used the Classic Holiday Words Dies and the Artistic Bow Dies.

 

Here's a close up of my layers....

 

 

 

Be Merry indeed!!! This font is so pretty and delicate - I used my Bearly Arts fine tip glue for this part.

 

 

That's it for my cards for today! Thank you for coming by to see me on this fun blog hop. Please make sure to stop by all the blogs and leave some love. I will see you back here real soon!

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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 today! The winners will be picked from the comments on all the blogs. The winners will be posted November 11, 2021 on the Pinkfresh GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks!!  All the details are on the Pinkfresh Studio Website!

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Hello Bluebird Holiday 2021 New Release!

Hi everyone! Happy Monday and Happy November! My birthday is this week! Scorpio power! Any other fellow Scorpios out there?? A LOT of my friends also have November birthdays!! And the rest of this year is going to go by in a nano second! Buckle up! I hope your Halloween was fun! Let's kick off the new week on a positive note with some cuuuuuute Christmas cards I made with the new Hello Bluebird release! The new items went live for sale on Friday night - so all the new sets are ready for crafting! CLICK HERE to shop Hello Bluebird. You guys know I LOOOOOOOOVE Hello Bluebird!! I always am smiling so big when I get to create with these adorable sets. I made three cards with three new stamp sets. LOTS of pictures today so grab a cuppa and sit down with me for a bit.

First up is a card made with the new "Sweet Christmas" stamp set. OMG the cutest little gingerbread boys and girls and their beautiful house! The finished card is an A2 white card base that I covered with pink striped paper.... 

 

Like, seriously, can you even stand it??? My process for making these three cards is this: First I stamp and die cut out ALLLL the images. Whew. Then I design my card layouts using the uncolored images. Once I have my design I choose my color scheme and my patterned paper. THEN I color! I use the color of the patterned paper to match my Copics. Once Everything is all colored, I go through and add glitter and white gel accents to everything. I set it all aside to dry. While the glitter is drying I do my background ink blending (the next two cards) and let that dry. Finally I assemble everything together into a card - the best part!! 

 

I stamped some aqua snowflakes in the sky and added that pretty sentiment!

 

I used a strand of lights from a previously released HB set - I think it fits perfectly on there! I used white pen to draw on the 'frosting' on the gingerbread kids! See him peeking out the window mischievously!? 

 

And this guy! Sitting on the window frame enjoying his lollipop!

 

Here's a side view so you can see all the layers....

 

This little guy is hanging the wreath on the front door! I love all this color!

 

The next card is another of my favorite things: Gnomes! I used the "Gnome for the Holidays" stamp set!! This finished card is also an A2 card base. I used the new ovals dies to cut an oval to frame my scene. I used a traditional color palette of red and green, with some pops of aqua!

 

 

 

I stenciled some clouds in the sky and a few snowflakes.... Another great sentiment!

 

 

 

Their little gnome home looks so cozy! I bet it's all decorated inside with a big fire in the fireplace!

 

And some snow capped mushrooms? Adorable!

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally - a happy card made with the new "Winter Skate" stamp set! I also used the slimline skating pond die!! Such fun little critters skating away on a beautiful day in the forest! I wish I was hanging out with them! 

 

I used a sheet of cheerful plaid as the background for this card. I edged the skating pond with Stickles Glitter Glue....and also put some on their skates. That little hedgehog makes me laugh.

 

 

 

I used distress inks to blend the sky and the pond....so fresh!

 

 

 

 

That's it for today! Kicking off November on a fun note! Have a fabulous week! There's some fun stuff coming - a blog hop for Pinkfresh Studio on Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by to see me! XOXO

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Happy Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

Well, I didn't manage to squeeze in another Halloween project this season! But I wanted to pop in and wish everyone a Happy Halloween anyway! So here's a project from 6 years ago that's hanging on our door! Wishing you a fun holiday full of all treats and no tricks!!

TGIF - The Greetery Inspiration Friday - Winterberry Postcard Christmas Card!

Hi there, crafty friends! Happy Friday! And Halloween weekend....and it's almost my birthday! EEP. So much going on right now!  I'm excited to be up on The Greetery Blog today!! It's The Greetery Inspiration Friday! I'm also posting the project here too so we can share.  Like a lot of you,  I fell head over heels with the new Christmas release earlier this month. It was all so very very pretty. So, today I'm sharing another idea for using the Winterberry Stamps, Stencils and Dies. Definitely one of my favorite things from the release. It is such a beautiful suite of products and it makes my retro loving heart happy. My card was inspired by old postcards and Christmas cards from the 50's and 60's so I used lots of glitter and classic Christmas colors.

 

My finished card is a horizontal A2 sized card made from red cardstock. I layered woodgrain cardstock and then cream cardstock. I created the background by ink blending shades of yellow Distress Inks. I also stamped over the ink blending with these stamps: Pretty Postmarks and Christmas Time in the Country. I inked the edges of the Postal layer with Distress Ink also. There's a lot going on here - but I love it all! 

 

I used the Winterberry Stamp/Stencil Combo to ink up that pretty floral spray and die cut it out with the matching die. I added lots of glitter! The sentiment is from the Snowflake Soiree Dies set - and I die cut it from silver glitter cardstock. A few pearls were added for dimension and embellishment. I made postage stamps using the smallest ornament from the Curio: Ornaments die set. I thought I needed some vintage postage stamps for this project! My goal was retro fun!

 

Here's a side view so you can see all the layers. I wish I would have remembered to take a photo of just the background... Sometimes I get too excited while I'm crafting and I forget to stop and take a photo!! I used a cream panel and blended yellows just in the center. Then I used accent stamps over the ink blending, and also some white snow splatters. I popped in a bit of teal with the traditional red and green.

 

I scattered a few pearls around the card and one silver snowflake. More is more!!

 

Remember how old Christmas cards had bits and bobs of chunky glitter? I tried to achieve that messy effect here. I used liquid glue and Rock Candy Distress Glitter - my favorite glitter of all time.

 

Here's a close up of the tiny ornament stamps!

 

 

 

 

That's it for today's card! This time of year is so strange.... One day pumpkins, one day Christmas cards.... I guess we'll just go with it! Ha! My heart is firmly in FALL mode still, but I keep making Christmas cards too! I will be sharing some super duper fun cards made with the new Hello Bluebird release - this weekend sometime. There's so much good stuff going on. Be well, and have an awesome weekend! XOXO

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Pumpkin Treats for Halloween Week!

Hi there! Where is this week going? It sure is flying by so fast! Halloween Week! I have one more project and then I'm going to have to save all the other projects for next year.... Should I start now perhaps? Lol! I hope you're having a good week! Today I'm sharing some adorable ADORABLE treat wraps made with a die from Taylored Expressions. It came in the mail last week (just in time) and I sat down right away to make these! Candy treats are so much fun to make and these are super easy too! 

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I used the Pumpkin Treat Wrap Die to make lollipop treats! Bright orange, happy jack-o-lanterns with a sweet surprise in the middle! I used pretty orange cardstock, distress ink blending, and cute twine. I was thinking - how could I use this shape for other things.... I think you could make them into Thanksgiving treats too - without to face! And maybe somehow make an easter treat? Maybe some bunny ears? I'll get the wheels turning on that. I used Dum Dum pops for the treats, but the Hershey Nuggets would work great too! The space inside is pretty large... Anyhoo.... On with the photos!

 

The die is all one solid piece to make wrap. Then there is an overlay piece and a stem piece. It comes together so easy. I was able to make four on one sheet of cardstock. You just cut and fold the wrap, add the over lay and the stem! I stamped the face using my MISTI for a nice dark impression. The die has holes already cut out in it for the twine to come through. No gluing it together! 

 

I splattered on some white ink to make it look festive. On the stem I used a Copic marker to add shading and then white gel pen and some TE Tiny Diamonds! You could jazz it up as much or as little as you want!

 

I also added a button when I tied the twine together. I glued on a little halloween banner too!

 

I used two shades of Distress Ink and TE Blender Brushes to add depth of color to the tops of the pumpkins! I think it makes it look so good when you die cut - to add just a pop of ink for more pizazz. These oranges blended together beautifully. So warm and rich. 

 

 

 

Here is a treat in my hand so you can see the size!

 

I used a piece of foam tape on the bottom to keep the lollipop from sliding around. Here's the side view so you can see how it goes together. The twine keeps it all tight.

 

Here's my little pumpkin patch! Aren't they adorable? SUCH a fun project! 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Nice to have you here for a spell.... I'll be back on Friday with a Greetery project - and I'm up on The Greetery Blog on Friday too! (with a Christmas card!) Have an awesome day! XOXO

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Fun Halloween Cards with Doodlebug!

Hi everyone! Happy Monday....just a few more days until Halloween!! Can you believe it? It seems like it took forever for it to be Fall, and now it's flying by like a witch on a broomstick! I wish I could slow this time of year! I have so many projects I want to make but it looks like once again they won't all get done! Waaaaaa! I love Halloween projects! So next year, remind me to start in August okay?! I hope you had a great weekend! We had glorious amounts of rain and the air is fresh and lovely. Time for coffee, blankets and kitten snuggles. My favorite things! Today is my day up on the Doodlebug Blog and I'm showcasing the Happy Haunting Collection once again. This time I made three cards to share with you on the DB blog and here on my blog too!

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I used the same card sketch/layout for all three cards and had fun mixing and matching all the awesome patterned papers from the Happy Haunting Collection. I love that Doodlebug put in hot pink and purple with the Halloween theme this year - it makes it that much more fun. All three cards are A2 white card bases. I used a card sketch from my Card Sketches Pinterest Board!

 

Each card started with a white card base and then a layer of black Doodlebug Textured Cardstock. Then I used three patterned papers: two top and bottom and then one in a diagonal strip across. Easy! And I love to use lots of patterned papers so this is a great layout. I die cut three white tags using the Doodlebug tags dies and splattered on a bit of black ink...

 

Each card has a SUPER CUTE Doodle-Pop as the focus: The haunted house, pumpkin and ghostie! I used the accompanying smaller layered stickers to add bats and smaller ghosties!! SOOOOO FUN! At the top of each tag I used a tiny bit of twine and a big gem for even more color.

 

I actually want to live in this haunted house!! To me it's not scary at all! LOL. I used black mini doilies on each card to 'ground' the white tags. The sentiments are from the Chit Chat pack.

 

 

 

Trick or TREAT!!

 

I love all the fun details here - especially the eyeballs! LOLZ.

 

 

 

These new shaker Doodle-Pops are seriously too much cuteness.

Okay, friends! Everyone is a kid this week! Have fun and enjoy the silliness of Halloween and go buy some candy and treat yoself!! I miss working in an office on Halloween. I loooooove when everyone dresses up and laughs and just has a bit of fun. My old office used to seriously decorate the office and it was so fun. I also love driving around on Halloween seeing all the dressed up people driving!! Hahaha. Happy Halloween! XOXO

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It's almost Halloween! Vintage card and rosette!

Hi crafty friends! Happy Friday! Today's post is my favorite kind of post.... I made this today, took pictures, and blogged it in real time! I love that.... When the mood strikes me to make something and I get to share it right away! So much of my crafting has specific rules and timelines etc. But today was purely my creative mood coming out! My husband is away today for work and I have the house all to myself (well Lucky is here!) and it's quiet and it's raining! I went out for a little drive to Starbucks and enjoyed driving around my neighborhood in the pouring rain and seeing all the fall leaves that have finally appeared. It's the perfect day! I got all my chores done and sat down at my desk. I'm running out of time (as always) to make Halloween things! The idea for this project has been in my head for too long. I literally went cray cray for this paper collection - Prima Thirty One. I bought it ALLLLLL. It's vintagey and cute, and fun, and retro and cool all at the same time. Oh, and there are pink pumpkin embellishments! EEEK. 

I made a pretty rosette decoration and a fun card using the super vintage pieces in the collection. I popped in some creamy orange and some pink, oh and a little bit of aqua. So fun to make this!! 

 

Here's a close up of the rosette! It's hot glued onto a paper straw for more fun decoration. It's about five inches across, including the crepe paper portion. I bought the crepe paper and the straws at Party City. The papers are all from the Thirty One collection. The ribbon is from PTI. All the supplies are listed HERE or at the bottom of the post.

 

The finished card is an A2 white card base. I used three of the patterned papers, some polka dot vellum and an ephemera panel to create the look. I also used some chipboard stickers and twine.... Loving this retro color palette.

 

Here's a close up of that most adorable pink pumpkin!!! The striped paper has a stripe that is light blue/aqua so I used ribbon in that color to add another color to the mix. The striped rosette has Gold Stickles around the edge.

 

 

 

It's super duper easy to make rosettes/medallions. No special tools needed! I score at 1/4 inch all the way down the strip of paper. For the larger rosette, the strips are 1.5" wide. For the smaller rosette, the strips are 1" wide. Just score and fold accordian style! That's it! I use a circle to keep my rosette shape and I use hot glue to keep it all together. This works better than liquid glue since it dries right away.

 

 

 

Love that vintage cat!

 

 

 

Here's a close up of my card's paper layers. I used some Nuvo Drops to add glitter in certain places on the card.

 

 

 

 

Okay friends - that's it for today! Wishing you a very happy, fun and creative weekend! I'll be back on Monday with some Halloween fun from Doodlebug! See you then! XOXO

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Happy Fall Friday! A new release from Jaded Blossom today!

Howdy friends! Happy Fall Friday! Yippeeeeee! It finally feels like fall here in California! I put all the extra blankets on the bed this week and we've considered turning on the heater a few times.... The house is fully decorated for Halloween and the pumpkins have been purchased.... My happy season is here!! And, today I have a Fall crafty treat for you! There's a brand new release today from Jaded Blossom! ALLLLL the pretty things for Autumn crafting. I have two projects for ya! I hope you enjoy the projects, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

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First up is a classically fall card....full of all the things I love to use for fall cards! Woodgrain, warm colors, cream, gold, vellum......oooooooh. This finished card is an A2 card base. I covered the front of the card with dark brown woodgrain and then a cream panel. So warm and cozy.... The stars of this card are those gorgeous leaves dies! 

 

I started this card by making the background first. I knew I wanted to use the solid leaves as the focus of my card, but I really wanted to use the outline die too.... Hmmmm. Then it came to me! I created a tone on tone cream background by die cutting several outline dies. I glued them onto the cream panel and trimmed the edges. It's perfect! I splashed a good amount of my favorite gold paint on top of this part and let it dry. Then I inked the edges slightly with Distress Ink.

 

Next I die cut two of the big leaves - in red and gold. I used my new fav technique to add gold embossing to dies... and I love how this came out. Here's how I did it: I took my Versamark ink pad and randomly smushed some ink onto the leaves. I poured a generous amount of gold embossing powder over the leaves. Then I used a paint brush to haphazardly remove much of the embossing powder.... Then I heated them. Super cool and shiny!

I am already obsessed with these Fancy Leaves Dies!! (I also used them in my second project for today) There's a lot to love about them - first off, they cut like a dream. See those perfectly perfect lines??? Dreamy. And they are priced really well too. A good bargain for such large dies. Yep, gonna put these in rotation a lot.

 

I heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder onto cream cardstock and die cut it with the matching dies. (I LOVE matching dies for sentiments, don't you?!) I wrapped a strip of vellum around that top layer. Everything is affixed with foam tape!

 

 

 

I tried to find these gems for you - but they have been discontinued... They were the rainbow drops from FSJ and I love them. You could easily use Nuvo Drops, Enamel Dots or even clear dots for a little accent.

 

 

Next up is a fun tag I made with the new Pumpkin Juice stamp set! I'm going to save it for a gift bag and/or a bottle of wine tag! I could also affix a coffee gift card to the back! I stamped the image using brown ink on cream cardstock. I colored everything in with Copic Markers and added white gel pen accents. Such a fun image! I die cut two circles and one of the gorgeous leaves from the Fancy Leaves set..... and it all came together quickly!

 

My fav go to for the tops of tags is the gingham/twine/button combo!

 

 

Here's wishing you pumpkin spice and everything nice today!! Happy Fall Friday!! Leave a comment and tell me what you're up to this weekend!! XOXO

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Doodlebug Happy Haunting Halloween Treat Boxes - BOO!

I know it's weird right now on the bloggy blog... One day it's Christmas, the next day it's Halloween! LOLZ. That's just how it's going right now. I love all the holidays that happen between October and December, so I don't mind. It does get a little confusion though!!

I'm up on the Doodlebug Blog today! BOO! It's Spooky Season...and of course Candy! Trick or Treat! One of my favorite crafting things to make this time of year is candy treats! It's fun to have Halloween - even as a grown up! I like to make little treats for my friends and co-workers. The new Happy Haunting Collection is so bright and colorful and playful. Pumpkins, ghosts and kitty cats! I knew I couldn't resist using the collection to decorate some treat boxes. I like to pop in lime green with orange and black for fun color contrast. Anything can be a candy container if you dream it up!!

Here is my trio of treats for today! Two candy boxes made from one of my favorite dies from Lawn Fawn - and black paper, and one clear box I bought at the craft store. They are filled with yummy pumpkin candies and made with lots of whimsy and love. 

 

I used patterned papers from the Happy Haunting 12x12 paper pack.... And elements from the Chit Chat and Odds & Ends too. I used some Sprinkles on tiny clothespins to decorate the tops and the closures. The die is a treat box assembled in two pieces. It's my go-to and you've probably seen it here many times before. (Supplies are linked at the bottom of my post).

 

For this one I wrapped the clear box with papers and put on that big awesome sticker from the 12x12 Sticker Sheet. Some cute purple bats to finish it off. Oh, and always some twine! That black and white twine reminds me of old fashioned candy stripes.

 

 

 

I die cut an oval in the front of this treat box and glued a piece of acetate to the inside to make a window - to see the treats! You could use a circle or even a star for this part!

 

I definitely want candy!!!!

 

I never thought I would say this - but that's one cute spider!

Thanks for having some playful fun with me today! Doodlebug is always fun and playful! I'll have another Doodlebug Halloween project in two weeks. I have a fun idea brewing in my crafty cauldron....we'll see how it works out. I hope your day is filled with all treats and no tricks! Until then, Happy Crafting! I will see you soon, my pretties!

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Christmas Magic with Concord & 9th!

Hi friends! I know it's been A LOT of Christmas here lately! Whew. Everyone is trying to get their holiday releases out early so we have time to create and craft. But, dang. It's been so busy (in the best way)!! I think we can get back to Fall crafting here soon, but first, today, I have some Christmas magic to share with you with stamps and dies from Concord & 9th! Greg, the owner, and I have become friends over the years and have shared a lot of laughs together and spaghetti wrapped in pizza (that's a whole other story).... He's the best. So when I saw the C9 Christmas release I let out an audible gasp! What??? How do they do it?? I told Greg, and he put the whole release to me in the mail. I am very blessed. VERY blessed. The C9 Christmas release this year has so much to love. I'm sharing two cards today, and I have more ideas brewing in my head... Can't wait to share these with you. They've been ready, but I was waiting for all the goodies to be back in stock!

First up - FA LA LA indeed! A pop up Christmas Village!! Adorable!! And, it folds down flat to mail it. Genius. GENIUS! I used the new Card Stacks Base Die (gonna use this a lot - couldn't be easier) to make the frame for the village. I used the Home For the Holidays Dies and the Fa la la die for the top. I combined some other previously released favorites and used the wonderful C9 color cardstocks....

 

Here's a side view to see all the layers and snow capped roof tops!!! Oh, and those treeeeeeessssss... And those teeny tiny lamp posts!!! Oh my.

 

I used some C9 snowflakes die cuts (from an old freebie set) and put them on a piece of twine for a sweet garland.

 

The background was made using the C9 Swirls Dies (one of my all time favorite crafting things).... I put the fa la la across the top using clear glue. Is anyone else singing the Who-ville song???

 

 

 

Here's the top down view.... The Card Stacks Base is a set of four dies. You die cut the main background piece and then three cross pieces. Glue them into place and then decorate! Believe me - I am challenged by construction cards - but this was so easy. I used the snow drift die to make little hills instead of straight cross pieces. I added glitter glue...

 

Here's the back. I die cut a second one out of aqua to put on the back to make it colorful. But you don't have to do this step.

 

Here it is folded flat!! You know I'm extra, so I have pieces hanging off the top. I will use an A6 envelope. If I kept it more simple, It would fit into an A2 envelope. Genius. 

 

Here it is folded from the bottom so you can see the construction.

 

I had so much fun making this project!

 

Next up is a card I made using the beautiful O Holy Night stamps set. OH MY GOODNESS. That font! The jumbo stamp! The message! I love everything about this. My first idea that popped into my head was "chalkboard technique" for that stamp.... So I made a chalkboard card. But then, after, as I sat and looked at it, it really just looks like a snowy blizzardy night sky! Either way?! LOL. I layered some plaid paper from my stash (from Michael's I think)...

 

 

I used the trees and house dies from the same set as the top card. But I made a little country church! I made a cross from woodgrain cardstock. I think it came out perfect. 

 

I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder onto black linen cardstock. After it was embossed, I splattered some white paint/snow onto it. Then I used white pigment ink and a sponge dauber to add some white ink (ie chalkboard style) to the panel. 

 

I want my entire life to be written in this gorgeous font.

 

 

 

A little fake snow for the photos....

 

The true message of Christmas!

 

 

 

So.... Picture me taking all these card pictures and then yelling to my husband.... "can you come in here and help me?" So now picture him standing there holding a handful of snow while I am all set with my camera.... "Cue the snowfall!" Yeah, we are weird but we have fun at our house! Ha.

That's it for the magic today from Concord & 9th! I hope I've inspired you to make something pretty. I'm wishing you lots of happiness and craftiness today. I will see you soon. XOXO

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The Greetery - Christmas Time Collection - Release Day is Here!

YAY! It's finally here - the release day for The Greetery Christmas Time Collection! I will update my blog posts with all the exact links once the release goes live in the store. My last three blog posts are all for this new release - so take a peek if you haven't already! Thank you for ALL the many kind comments this week! I read every single one. You guys bless me with your sweet words and kindness!!! THANK YOU!!! 

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The Greetery - Christmas Time Collection - Day 3!

Heeeeeyyyyyyy it's me again! Day THREE of our three day release week for The Greetery! Today is the final day of product reveals and projects. So now you can get your list ready for tomorrow. I'm dying to know what your favorite thing(s) is from the release! It's really hard for me to choose a favorite this time around. I loved everything! I can't wait to make more stuff too!! It's been my pleasure to help introduce the Christmas Time Collection. I have two more projects today to show you!

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My first card today features the Bake It Merry Product Suite! Stamps and Dies that are all about a baking theme! The stamps remind me of the S'mores stamps released last year - same fun look to them. Tiny cookies and oven mitts and rolling pin. EEK so cute! My card is an A2 woodgrain card base, layered with gingham (of course) and white. I kept a fresh color palette by using red, white and blue...with just one pop of green! The tiny cookies are my favorite!

 

Here's a close up of my layers. The sentiment is heat embossed in white onto a black banner. Red gingham plus kraft is perfection in my opinion!!

 

Here's a close up of those cookies!! I die cut them from cream cardstocked. Then I inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink, then covered them in Rock Candy Glitter. They really do look like sugar cookies!!! I put some vellum down on my cookie sheet (parchment paper!!) and die cut a little baby spatula. LOVE. 

 

I added two big snowflakes from the Snowflake Soiree Dies. They are ink blended with blue ink and then white paint.

 

 

 

Why do I suddenly want cookies???

 

Okay guys, this is probably the cutest thing ever.... A tiny oven!!! This collection is called Bake Someone Happy!!! A die cut oven that comes with matching stamps to decorate and embellish!! I decided to make a bright red Christmas oven!! I decorated it with white embossed accents and a little bit of holly too. The front of the oven (the door) opens, and the top opens up also. I'll show you in my photos. You can tuck in some sweet candies!

 

There are a million ways to decorate your oven... I adore these tiny oven mitts and spatula. Betsy thought of everything!

 

I put some kisses inside! I used acetate to make the oven glass. Here is the oven with the door popped open!

 

And here is the top - with the burners and the embossed accents. There's also a teeny cookie sheet!

 

 

 

Here is the top down view with both of the moving parts opened so you can see in!

 

 

 

I used the matching stamps to stamp my sentiment onto a tag, which I put on the back of the oven. What great little place cards these would be!!

My friends, we have come to the end of the reveal/release week party! WOWZA, right? Don't you just love it all? I know you guys are going to have so much fun creating with your new goodies! If you have questions about anything you can email me or find me on social media. I'm happy to help! I would be super grateful if you would come back here and use my affiliate link to do your shopping! XOXO

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Wanda Guess
Kelly Lunceford
Norine Borys

The Greetery - Christmas Time Collection - Day 2!

Hi crafty friends! Welcome to Day TWO of our three day new release party for The Greetery! The new collection is called Christmas Time! Be sure to look at my post from yesterday if you haven't already! We're doing three days of previews and projects and then the new release will be available for shopping on Thursday at 10am EST! I have two more cards to share with you today! I am over the moon with excitement about all the good things in this product release. It's amazing and I had the most fun crafting with the new stamps, dies, stencils and more!!

Today's cards feature the new Curio Collection additions and the new Christmas Time product suite (genius).... Let's get started!!

My first card today showcases the new Curio Ornaments Dies (YAY for more Curio items), the Ornament Box Tops stamps and dies, and the new Curio Divider/Details Dies! My finished card is A2 size and the Ornament Box Top fills the entire card front! I made my card to look like a box of vintage 60's ornaments. Can I even tell you how much fun it was to make this???

 

I started by stamping my ornament box in aqua ink. I stamped the accent pieces in red ink. And then die cut out everything. Note: There are two ornament box stamp/die sets: One is vertical (I used that one) and one is horizontal. The stamp is a giant red rubber stamp and the dies cut out the banner and the smaller pieces you see in red. Again, this is genius! I like this side view because you can see all the different elements. I wracked my brain on how to make it look old... Came up with the idea of stenciling a gingham background in Antique Linen Distress Ink and also I wrinkled up a piece of vellum and glued it around the opening to look like old tissue paper!!

 

The Curio Ornaments die set has so many wonderful Christmas elements. In addition to ornaments there is a Holly, Wreath and a little deer.

 

The new Divider Die is mounted inside the opening to make it look like a box of goodies. I used a 60's color palette of pink, red, green, aqua and gold. I also used lots of glitter and some gems. The more sparkle the better!

 

All the tiny details are what make these ornaments so pretty!!

 

The background was done using the Square Dance Stencils all in one color ink. It looks old and funky!! I splattered on a bunch of white paint on the box also.

 

Okay, kids, hold onto your hats.... Introducing the new Christmas Time (In the City and In the Country)!!! An hourglass concept that you can fill with stamps and dies to create a little Winter Wonderland scene! OMG do you love it??? My finished card is an A2 card base out of gray cardstock. The hourglass fills up the entire front. There are several pieces you can use to mix and match and create your own specific scene. Really lovely idea!! I used the City dies and the pretty die cut snowflakes at the top of my piece.

 

All the dies are separate so you can mix and match your papers. I used woodgrain paper, silver paper and white paper to make my hourglass. I ink blended the background and the little lake at the bottom using aqua/blue Distress Inks. 

 

The matching stamp set has these pretty sentiments that fit onto a gorgeous banner. Here's a close up of the die cut snowflakes background too.

 

I generously applied clear glitter to everything and my usual snow splatters.

 

I'm definitely a Christmas-in-the-city type of girl. Are you a city girl or a country girl? I stamped some snowflakes onto my card base to keep the theme going. I wanted it simple so no layers here. Just that big beautiful hourglass. 

 

That's it for day TWO of our three day extravaganza!! Be sure to come back by tomorrow - you won't be disappointed my friends! I'm loving it alllll! Hope you are too! If you have questions about anything you can email me or find me on social media. I'm happy to help! I would be super grateful if you would come back here and use my affiliate link to do your shopping! XOXO

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Keeway Tsao
Angelica Conrad

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Wanda Guess
Heather Nichols
Kelly Lunceford
Norine Borys

The Greetery - Christmas Time Collection - Day 1!

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! I am BURSTING with excitement about this week's blog posts.... Because it's release week for The Greetery! Yahooooo! There will be three days of inspiration and product reveals and projects this time! The new release is called Christmas Time! OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY are you in for a treat. Betsy has outdone herself with the new designs and it was a complete joy to create cards and projects to show you. It is my honor to help introduce all the wonderful new items! So....we will have blog posts Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and then the products will go live for shopping Thursday morning at 10am EST. Mark your calendars and set the alarms my friends!

Today the design team is introducing Winterberry Bouquet, Cathedral Dies and Stencils, Pine Wisp Dies, Abundant Joy Dies, Opposites Attract Holiday and more! It's all what I would call "classic Christmas" and it's all gorgeous. So let's get started!

First up is a card I made using the new Cathedral Dies, Pine Wisp Dies, and Opposites Attract. I also used some previously released items that I love: Snowflake Soiree and With Love at Christmas. My finished card is a 5" x 5" square card base make from kraft cardstock. My layer is cream cardstock and then the feature elements...

 

So, I love it when word stamps have matching dies! It's so polished and clean looking. I used the joyeux noel stamps and dies for my sentiment because the cathedral window reminded me of Notre Dame - I went with a French theme! LOL. The noel is heat embossed with gold embossing powder. 

 

Here's a close up of the new Pine Wisp Dies. PERFECTION. I die cut several out of cardstock and used Distress inks to color them brown and green. Kind of a water color effect. I used a water brush. 

 

I used the gorgeous Snowflake Soiree Stencils for this background. I only used two colors of ink - because I wanted it to be icy and blue. I also splattered on a good amount of snow (white paint)! 

 

I die cut the Cathedral Window Die Cut from dark brown woodgrain cardstock (supplies are listed at the bottom of my post). I used an embossing dabber and dabbed embossing ink randomly onto the die cut. Then I sprinkled gold embossing powder and made it messy with my finger. Once I heated it, it gave this nice patina of old wood!! I really like how this came out. I backed the cathedral window with vellum and it was attached to the card with foam tape.

 

Here's a close up of the top of the card. Poinsettias, Pines, and a big gold bow. Christmas goodness.

 

My second card today features the new Winterberry Bouquet stamp/stencil combo and the new Abundant Joy Dies. Again....classic Christmas! OH MY WORD. The results of this stenciling are fantastic!! My finished card is an A2 red card base, layered with woodgrain paper and then a postage die cut.

 

The new Abundant Joy Dies have a decorated layer and a border layer. Here I used silver cardstock and vellum. There is also a Hot Foiling plate the same design. Love. 

 

I stenciled and stamped the big bouquet image and die cut it out with the matching die. It fills up the entire front of the A2 card. I love that. I ink blended a bluish background for the die cut image to 'rest' on. I think it makes it pop off the page more. 

 

This is soooooo pretty in person!!!!

 

I attached the die cut to the card with foam tape. A nice flat card to mass produce for Christmas cards I think!

Okay, that's it for day ONE of our three day introduction to the Christmas Time Collection! What do you think so far? I'm so happy and excited for you to see the next projects too. If you have questions about anything you can email me or find me on social media. I'm happy to help! I would be super grateful if you would come back here and use my affiliate link to do your shopping! See you tomorrow!! XO

There will be TWO $50 store gift certificates given away each day of the reveal!!!  For a chance to win, leave a comment daily at each blog stop. Winners will be announced this week on The Greetery Blog. 

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DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!!

Keeway Tsao
Angelica Conrad

Laurie Willison
Wanda Guess
Dawn McVey
Heather Nichols
Kelly Lunceford
Norine Borys

Fall and Halloween Projects to kick off October 2021!

Hello my sweet crafty friends! Happy October! Yay! October and November are my two favorite months of the year. So excited for the sweet spot of Autumn to be here. All the activities and holidays and fall crafting are upon us. I'm wishing you a blessed and happy Autumn weekend! We are celebrating our wedding anniversary this weekend so that's super fabulous. Lots and lots of good things going on. 

I thought I would kick off October/Fall with not one, not two, but THREE cards today! I got a lovely shipment of supplies from Taylored Expressions and I couldn't wait to make some pretty things. So this is a long post with lots of good stuff. One Fall card, one Thanksgiving card, and one Halloween card. I got it all covered. LOLZ. I hope I put you in the mood for some pumpkin spice and everything nice today. XO

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I've said it before, and I'll say it again.... I have fully jumped on the Stencil train, and it has left the station! My first card is made with the gorgeous new Autumn Array stencils, stamps, and dies combo. The finished card is an A kraft card base. Lots of delicious fall tones and that beautiful floral is the star of the show...

 

This stencil set is GORGEOUS! The green leaves are a stamp, then the rest of the image is all stenciling. I used orange, yellow and red to make a Fall bouquet. It's so easy to get good results. The stencils line up perfectly and I used my Blender Brushes to add the colors. You can see I did some shading with two colors on the petals. 

 

The Handlettered series of stamps is fab!! I heat embossed the sentiment onto a vellum strip with gold embossing powder for a classy look.

 

I splashed the entire thing with gold paint... You know I love gold splatters. I may have gone overboard here!!!! It's a LOT of gold!!

 

Here's a close up of the AMAZING Swirls cut plate I used for the background. ACK. SO pretty!!!!!

 

 

 

Next up is my happy, not scary, Halloween Card. I used traditional colors of black, orange and white, accented with some purple and green. The finished card is an A2 card base. I used the new Full Circle Halloween stamp set and the great Layer It Pumpkins dies (hint - I used them in card #3 too)! I layered black, white and gingham papers for more fun.

 

I used the layer it pumpkins dies and the new Jack-o-Lantern cutting plate (to make the faces).... OMG these two things together are perfection!!! I used distress inks over colored cardstock to make the shading on the pumpkins. I splattered on some ink too. Aren't they adorable??!! 

 

I stamped and colored the Full Circle Halloween image with Copic Markers. I added bits and bobs of glitter too. I layered a stitched circle over the stamped image, with foam tape. I sprinkled on some bats for fun.

 

 

 

Another close up look at those pumpkins.

 

 

 

My final card for today was inspired by my very own home decorations! I have tons of pumpkins around the house - all types - felt, sweater, real, fake, tweed, etc. etc. So I got the idea - wonder if I can make a paper sweater pumpkin?! I think I succeeded!! This finished card is an A2 cream card base. I created it to look like my home! Wallpaper, and a table full of pumpkins!

I used the very same pumpkin dies as in the Halloween card above!! These are a great staple product for fall time. 

 

To create the sweater pumpkin I die cut the pumpkin from cream cardstock. Then I ran it through the cable knit embossing folder! Voila! It came out just right! I also made some pretty felt pumpkins using the best felt!!! (Supplies are at the bottom of my post)

 

I used a stencil to make some 'wallpaper' behind the pumpkin scene....then stamped my sentiment in brown ink. I wrapped some twine around the top layered pieces and used a bit of orange gingham to finish it!! I felt like the pumpkins needed some definition so I used Copic Markers to color directly onto the felt. It worked out just fine.

 

 

 

Happy FALL Y'all!!!

 

These are just a few of the pumpkins I have decorating my house! See the inspiration?!

 

 

 

 

Okay, friends, I'm off to go to the movies with the hubs and enjoy a lovely Fall weekend. I'm sending fall hugs your way right now! As always, thanks for stopping by today! XOXO 

Next week is The Greetery Christmas Release Week! OH boy oh boy oh boy are you in for a treat. My projects are made and I cannot wait to share them with you!! 

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Fun with Taylored Expressions! Fun graphic Christmas Trees - in pink!

Hi everyone! Merry Christmas! Yes, I know I'm a little early, lol, but I'm excited to share some beautiful new stamps and dies and stencils from Taylored Expressions! Taylor has perfects the stamp/stencil combo in my opinion. She has turned me into a huge stencil fan! Today TE is launching brand new product lines for Winter and Christmas and I'm excited that I got to preview and try some things early!! I love how today's card came out - with all the pretty retro pastel colors and pops of gold!

CLICK HERE to SHOP the TAYLORED EXPRESSIONS NEW RELEASE!

My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered gold glitter paper and then pretty pink paper for the top layer. I also used a classic vellum strip for my embossed sentiment. I love these colors together! Reminds me of the 60's.

 

This product suite has the big stamp of all the trees - which I heat embossed in gold... Then it has the matching stencils - which I used with Distress Oxide Inks and blender brushes... Finally it has the large matching Die - which I used to layer over the trees! I used foam tape strips to pop the pink part over the trees. The sentiment is from the Joyful Season Stamp Set (supplies are listed at the bottom of my post!)

 

I splattered white paint to look like snow all over my pretty trees....

 

I wrapped the vellum strip around everything before attaching it to my card base. Nice and polished looking!

 

 

 

I love making flat cards for mailing at the holidays! This would be easy to mail, but it still has a nice impact!

 

 

 

Are you ready to start Christmas crafting yet? I think I'm ready when I see all the pretty new things to craft with! But mentally I'm in Fall mode! LOL.

That's it for today's happy Christmas card! Thanks for stopping by! I will see you real soon! XO

SHOP THE NEW TE CHRISTMAS RELEASE HERE!

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Doodlebug Mini Travel Album! Fun At The Park Collection!

Hi crafty and scrappy friends! I know most of us here are card makers....but are you a scrapbooker too?? I started scrapbooking and card making around the same time - in 1994. One of my good friends from work was a Creative Memories Consultant and we used to spend hours making our big old scrapbooks. Those were great times! I love that part of crafting and really miss it - everyone working until midnight making things!! Yes, I have books and books of Creative Memories created pages.... And photos cut into shapes.... And all those decorative scissors. GOOD MEMORIES!!! The last huge scrapbook I made was from our trip to Alaska several years ago. We don't have kids and we rarely go on big vacations.... From time to time I will make a mini album for something though, and I remember how fun it is.... Long story - short - I'm here today to share a Mini Travel Book! Happy Monday! This project is also up on the Doodlebug Blog today! Yeah! 

This mini book was made with items from the awesome Doodlebug Fun At The Park Collection! This collection is brilliant! It's perfect for capturing those park memories, and planning parties, and TRAVEL! So many of the design elements are perfect for vacation scrapbooks! I've made a mini Summer Vacation Album today. I used my Cinch to bind the book together. All the elements are from the Fun At The Park Collection. The finished album is 4.5" x 4.5" big. I used both 6x6 patterned papers and 12x12 patterned papers. Then I used all the things to decorate my book! Let's look! Tons of pictures in this post, so grab a cuppa.

Here's the cover - it makes me smile. I used black eyelets on the outside edges so I could wind some Chunky Twine through to close the book with a bow. I matched the papers with black cinch bindings. The front and back covers are chipboard, as well as a couple of the inside pages. The other inside pages are thick white cardstock covered with patterned paper. All this thick paper and chipboard give the album a nice weighty feeling. CLICK HERE for the supply list!

 

And here's the back cover!

 

I tied the album shut with Red Chunky Twine - it looks so happy and cheerful!

 

I love that little seagull - he's funny! A big stack of luggage, sunshine and palm trees - my idea of a good time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next photos are each page of the album. You could make this with any of the Doodlebug Collections and it would be cute. I left spaces for notes and photos. I have an Instax camera that takes mini photos - can't wait to fill this up!

 

 

 

I put in a small glassine envelope for treasures, tickets and souvenirs!

 

 

 

 

I adore those smiling cameras!!

 

 

 

The inside back cover.... I am absolutely obsessed with these colors together. SO bright and happy.

 

A few up close and detail shots are next. I like to see the details, maybe you do too?!

 

Those stamps are Washi Tape!!!!! Each section comes apart like stamps! LOVE that!

 

 

 

Always making memories....

 

 

That's it for today's project! Maybe I'll do some more of these - cuz this was super fun! The craft room is in chaos right now because at the same time I'm making Halloween projects, Fall projects AND Christmas projects! Dang what a (super fun) mess I have going on in here!!! This week I'll be sharing some cool Christmas projects with you, so stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great week! XOXO

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Pretty Pink Posh - Autumn Greetings!

Hi everyone! Guess what today is? Officially the FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN 2021! Yayyyyy! Happy Fall Y'all! I'm giddy with excitement that my favorite season has finally arrived! Sunday morning we went to a local antique fair and we went out early in the morning....the air was crisp and cool and fresh....and it felt like Fall. And there were big poofy clouds. Thank you Jesus I exclaimed! After the hot dry summer we've had here, what a relief to feel some fresh air. Football has started, we already went to the apple orchards and our house is wall to wall decorated with Fall decor. Life is good today! I hope you're having a good week. Lots going on right now!

Today I'm participating in a big Instagram Hop to feature the new September release from Pretty Pink Posh. If you have Instagram, be sure to head over and leave comments for a chance to win a prize! I'm sharing the same card here today - as on Instagram.

My card features the new Fall Corners Stamp Set. I tucked it into the Easter Basket Die and added a sweet scarecrow! The finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered some olive/white gingham (very old from my stash), some kraft, and then white. I used lots of Copics to color this scene with really vivid colors. 

 

Such a cute guy! Tip: I chose my patterned paper first and then matched the green in his shirt and the leaves - for a cohesive color palette. This is one way to bring your cards to another level. Two different greens would have looked nice, but I feel like this looks planned and matching. I put a cute little acorn tucked into his hat.

 

Here's a close up of those gorgeous pumpkins!!! This floral/pumpkin spray is all one stamp. Super easy!

 

I die cut the Easter Basket out of kraft cardstock and then inked it with some distress inks and added white splatters...

 

I tied a bit of twine around the handle and added one orange enamel dot.

 

 

Autumn Greetings my friends!! I hope you enjoy the rest of your week. Thanks for stopping by my blog! 

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Fun with Waffle Flower - New Brushes and Stencil Mats - and adorable Coffee Shop Hamsters!

Hi friends! Happy Weekend! I'm wishing you an excellent morning and a great weekend! My husband and I have been so busy I'm not even sure what day it is. It sure feels good to be busy, but it's also weird, right? It's like we've lost our stamina to be out and about and we're extra tired. I personally think it's just been bad to be at home so much. I am beyond ready to be out in the fresh air and doing things. Fall is my favorite season and we've been trying to get out and do a few of our favorite things. Tomorrow we are headed to a local antique fair outside in the fresh air and I can't wait. Today is about getting caught up on emails and things. What are you up to!? 

Today's post is a love letter to my friends at Waffle Flower....and their awesome products! I have a card to share and also a new product suite they released this week. Lots of info and lots of pictures in this post. I am humbled by the generosity of Nina and Waffle Flower - always sending me things to try and test out. And everything is always wonderful. Can't wait to show you all the things today!

This card is a coffee shop for hamsters!!! Um, how freaking adorable is this!!?? A stamp set called Coffee Shop Hamsters!! And a set of Storefront Builder dies and some perfectly brewed sentiments too! I was smiling the entire time I was making this card. It was a joy! The finished card is an A2 white card base layered with red and gingham, then a white layer with clouds, then my little coffee shop. 

 

Can you just see me in the craft room smiling as I'm stamping this?? I made a cloudy sky with the Sky Scene Stencils and then stamped the sentiment onto a circle to look like a sign. The awning was made with the new dies and I alternated white and black segments. My dream café would look just like this - sorta French, sorta friendly and white cute gingham curtains!

 

I stamped and die cut out the hamsters, cake, coffee, table and chairs and colored everything with Copic Markers. Can you see the little guy inside the door getting ready to leave with his coffee?? I used vellum for the glass in the door and to make the CAFE sign over the table. 

 

The Storefront Builder dies set comes with everything! Curtains, awning, door, etc. Whatever you can imagine to create!

 

I made the red door and matched the gingham curtains over the big window and the door. These guys remind me of me and my husband - we looooove to go out for coffee! (and we're kinda fluffy too!)

 

 

 

I stamped a coffee mug on the vellum to make the door glass - love it!

 

Okay - so let's talk about the new Waffle Flower Blender Brushes Set! THEY ARE SOOO PRETTY!!!! Here is the full set....in the acrylic holder you can buy separately. It's so graphic and clean and nice.

 

 

 

The cute Waffle Flower Logo is on the back of each brush. I've already used them a few times and they are like BUTTAH. So smooth, especially with my Oxide Inks!

 

The other new products are Stencil Mats - there are two sizes of silicone mats to use for stenciling!! They have corners so you can line up your paper and stencil PERFECTLY. And the silicone is a bit sticky, so your stencils stay put... The other great thing is that they are so easy to clean.

 

 

 

 

There are new accessory bins too! I will probably use these for water on my desk. Lucky seems to thing they would be great for Cat Treats!! LOLZ.

 

There are two sizes of stencil mats.....

 

Easy clean up with a baby wipe! Love that!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alrighty! That was a long post with lots of fun! I love being able to share these cool new tools with you and share a happy card. Thanks for coming along on this creative journey with me. You guys are like family now - and I'm grateful for all the kindness you show me here. Thank you! Love you, mean it. XOXO

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Happy Haunting! With Hello Bluebird!

Happy Haunting! It's getting closer to Halloween Time! Yippeeeee! Hope you've been having a great week! I'm popping in with one more Halloween card I made with the new Hello Bluebird release that just launched!! I love their Halloween stamp sets. They are always so whimsical and adorable. Today's card is a sweet little Trick or Treating scene...reminiscent of my younger days when it was all about the candy!

My finished card is a 5.5" x 5.5" square white card base. I layered some gingham and black and more white (covered in clouds).... Then the feature element - those cute little haunters!! They're the BOO Crew! Under the bright moon, collecting their candies!

 

Here's a close up of my card layers... That purple gingham sets off the purple clouds quite nicely! SO fun!

 

I stamped and die cut out all the elements and colored them with Copic Markers.... I kept the color palette simple and bright!

 

My favorite cloud stencil, this time in purple! A spooky Halloween Sky...

 

The sentiment was heat embossed onto the 'hill' for a pop of white against black.

 

All the images and elements were attached to the card using foam tape.

 

Fun fact....I used to get teased and called "Wanda the Witch" when I was little. Remember Wanda from Sesame Street??? She has W's in her hair... So I am partial to cute little witches.

 

I ink blended a stitched circle to be the moon. Lots of golden yellow tones.

That's it for my spooky card for today! I'm wishing you a great day, and a great weekend coming up! XOXO

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Pretty Pink Posh September New Release Blog Hop! Cozy Fall Critters!

Hi crafty, fall loving friends! It's time for more Fall funnnnnn! There is a wonderful new release from Pretty Pink Posh this week, and it's ALL about FALL! Think leaves, and cute critters wearing sweaters (my fav), and pumpkins....and all that good stuff! This is Day two of a big, fabulous three day Blog Hop! All the details and the hop links are at the bottom of my post. So happy to be included in the lineup because you know how much I love Pretty Pink Posh!! 

THE NEW RELEASE IS ALREADY IN THE STORE FOR SHOPPING NOW! YAY!

My card today features three new stamp sets and dies! I used the Cozy Fall Critters, The Falling Leaves and the Fall Corners sets!! What's not to love...and everything goes together perfectly. The finished card is an A2 horizontal Kraft card base. I layered white, and created an oval for my little scene.

 

 

These new Falling Leaves stamps are the PERFECT size!! I'm going to use these A LOT. I stamped and Copic colored several leaves and added white gel pen accents. I wanted to create a frame of leaves around the oval.... I popped in some acorns too! 

 

Here are the adorable sweater wearin' cute critters!! I used a warm palette of gold and orange, and then popped in some teal. I love how they can hold leaves and acorns. I used bits and bobs of Diamond Stickles for a bit of glittery goodness.

 

I used the PPP Spooky Fence Die to go behind the critters. I made the hill by die cutting three of the Borders in green paper....Gotta get creative!

 

 

 

I used Distress Oxide ink and blender brushes to make a pretty teal/blue sky and stamped the sentiment directly onto the ink blending. I like how the color of the sky matches their outfits and sort of ties it all together. 

 

 

 

Here is the card pointed towards the window so you can see the sparkly bits!!! 

PRIZE ALERT PRIZE ALERT: There are 3 $25 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day)! Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop, from the comments. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 9/19/2021. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog. Good Luck!

CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE NEW RELEASE!

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BLOG HOP LIST FOR TODAY!

Pretty Pink Posh blog
Tammy Stark
Wanda Guess
Carly Minner
Dana Kirby
Tina Smith

 

Doodlebug - Fun At The Park Collection - Movie Night Party!

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend! Now it's time for MORE crafting! I am so busy - and I'm loving it! Thanks for coming along with me for all the fun the past few weeks. I have more good things coming!! And, gosh, I'm so excited today to share my first project made with the new Doodlebug Fun At The Park Collection!  I am in love with this bright color palette and everything is fresh and happy! This collection is seriously genius! Doodlebug does it again! It's a Disney Parks theme....but also a travel theme, and also a fun food theme....all rolled into one. And I know I already mentioned it once, but THE COLORS!!!! GAH. Love it so much. 

When I opened my box of goodies, the first thing that came to my mind was - Movie Night! So I went with that theme for my projects! We have all been spending a lot of time at home watching movies, right? So why not make it fun for everyone!? I made a party! This collection would be great for a Movie Party, an Oscars Party, or a Birthday Party. No limit to the creativity you can have with these fun supplies. I used the Fun At The Park Collection to create treat boxes and candy favors and a cute sign for the table...

 

I used some Oldie but Goodie dies for this project. (Popcorn Die and Fry Die)... But, you can find templates on the web to die cut out a popcorn box shape or fry box shape - so easy! One of the things I love about Doodlebug papers is that they are double sided. So whatever you make, it looks pretty on the other side (inside) too! I used polka dots for the popcorn box. I filled it with a cello bag and candies. I used the super cute buttons and twine to tie it off. I tucked in some accents attached to straws to make it more fun.

 

Here's my movie night sign! You could even make this into invitations - I cut the film strips off of the 12x12 paper pack and added stars and hearts and fuzzy alphabets. The alphabet is so cute!! 

 

I also made a french fry box filled with candies.... I love that polka dot pattern on the inside! My movie night would certainly include all these things: popcorn, candy, hot dogs, and soda!! MMMMM.

 

 

 

 

 

How cute are these fireworks???!!! 

 

I found some bright yellow and red candies at Walgreens.... And doing individual packs keeps the germs away right now.... The cello bags can be found at your local craft store - look in the cake decorating aisle!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, who wants to party with me? Maybe we could watch my favorite movie of the year - Cruella! (I can't wait until I can buy that movie on DVD and play it in the craft room!)  That's it for me today. I'll be back soon with another project!! Thanks for coming by today! XOXO

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The Greetery - Leaf and Blade Collection for Autumn 2021!

Hi everyone!!! Are you ready for a new release from The Greetery?! I know I am!! No doubt about that! I am sharing three cards today, made with supplies from the fabulous Leaf & Blade Collection! All the pretty things for Fall and Autumn occasions! Stamps, Dies, Stencils...and hot foiling too! It's all very pretty and very classy - just as you would expect from The Greetery. I used shades of Fall and warm color palettes for all my projects today - and that makes me very happy! Yippee! 

Everything will be available for shopping in The Greetery Store on September 10th at 10am EST!! YAY!!

The first card is FALL on paper! The finished card is a kraft card base that is 5" x 5" square. I used the brand new Rustic Wreath stamps and dies along with the Fall Foliage Hot Foil plate and dies....and the new Autumn Word die!! Oh, and for good measure, I also used the gorgeous Tartan Builder Stencils in gold and orange....

 

The Rustic Wreath Dies are BEAUTIFUL!! I die cut them from woodgrain cardstock and splashed everything with gold paint! The Autumn Word is die cut from dark woodgrain cardstock and vellum.... So elegant. My layers are: Kraft, Brown, Cream, Plaid, Cream.... LOTS of layers on this card. I love it!

 

Here's a good close up of the dies.... See how it's designed?? The bottom die serves as a template for the twig dies to lay on - so you get a perfect wreath. Genius I tell ya!

 

Here's my pretty fall plaid! I used the Tartan Builder Diagonal Stencils and only three colors: Yellow, orange and brown. SO warm, like a big sweater!!

 

Once my wreath was assembled, I added a brown bow with a shimmery golden enamel dot in the center. I wanted a leaf sprig in there too... I used the new Fall Foliage Hot Foil plate to make the leaves sparkle. I wanted to see how the hot foiling would look on textured cardstock - and it came out better than I had hoped!! I used matte gold foil onto the AC cardstock. This is super pretty in person!

 

 

 

I used my Distresser Tool on the edge of that bottom cream layer! 

 

 

 

Next up is a pretty Autumn Curio! I was really hoping that Betsy would do a Curio Dies set for Autumn...and she did! Yeah! This finished card is a kraft card base and then layered with some patterned paper from my stash. All of the elements were die cut and then edged with Distress Inks and accented with white gel pen.... SO MUCH FUN to make this card. Truly joyful crafting!

 

I am very partial to oak trees and acorns.... They symbolize Autumn, and so many other things to me. 

 

I used elements from the original Curio Findings along with elements from the new Curio Findings to make my Autumn themed curio box. I had fun mixing and matching things with a warm color palette. 

 

 

 

 

I used a few elements from the Pretty Postmarks stamp set too...

 

This makes me so happy!!

 

For my last card, I used the new Fall Foliage Stamps and Dies to make a bright and fresh Fall card! The finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered in a bit of orange gingham and then a white layer, and white circle to use as a frame for the leaves. 

 

I stamped and die cut all of the leaves out. I used Copic Markers to add bits of darker color to the leaves... Then I splashed everything with white ink... 

 

I tucked the leaves into the Crimped Circle to frame that pretty sentiment.

 

 

 

I do like a POP of teal in with my warm Fall colors!!

That's it for me - today completes the release week reveals!  All of the new goodies will be for sale tomorrow, Friday September 10th at 10am EST! CLICK HERE to shop The Greetery Storefront!

I cannot wait to hear what you think and to see your projects once you get your new goodies. This release has so much room for personalization and creativity for the Fall season. The possibilities are endless! XOXO

There will be TWO $50 store gift certificates given away each day of the reveal. For a chance to win, leave a comment daily at each blog stop. Winners will be announced later this week on The Greetery Blog. 

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DESIGN TEAM INSPIRATION FOR TODAY!

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Heather Nichols

Angelica Conrad

Kelly Lunceford

Norine Borys

Wanda Guess

Keeway Tsao

Hello Bluebird New Release - September 2021!

Hi everyone! So as you know, this time of year is crazy for crafting! One day it's Christmas, then the next day it's Halloween cards, then Fall cards, and then back to Christmas cards! It's pretty fun, though, because I love all of those things!! Today I'm showcasing something else I love - Hello Bluebird Stamps! Yippeee! They have a new release today and I made three cards with some of the new items. I'll share two today, and one a bit later in the month. Their stamps and dies are so fun and happy and they make creating cards easy! CLICK HERE to shop the Hello Bluebird Store!! The release will be live later today!

First up is a super fun card with cutie pie ghosties and happy pumpkins!! I loved making this card! I used the new Jack Dies and the new Ghostly Night Dies. I used the previously released frame and tree to create my Halloween scene. This finished card is A2 size. I used some gingham and black to keep a traditional Halloween color palette....

 

The background clouds were made with a stencil and some Peacock Distress ink for a pop of color. I die cut all the pieces out and then had fun deciding on a card layout...

 

Those little pumpkins, tho.

 

I used a few Copic Markers on my ghosties to give them cheeks and a bit of color to their 'bodies' 

 

This happy guy is hugging his favorite pumpkin!!

 

And she's a little witchy poo with her broom, flying through the sky! Adorbs. Hello Bluebird thought of everything - down to the little die for the buckle on the hat. All the details are what I love!!

 

Next up is a cheerful any/all occasion card made with the new Big Paper Hugs Die and the new Balloon Buddies stamp set!! The finished card is an A2 card base covered in plaid paper from my craft stash. This card could be for a birthday, or get well, or just encouragement. 

 

I had a lot of fun coloring these images!! I tried some new to me Copic techniques here, and I really like the result. My tendency is to not use the really dark colors....but here I did just that....and I am happy with how that makes the contrast kinda pop!! I also added more white gel pen accents than I normally would. I think it was nice to get out of my comfort zone!

 

I colored the balloons in a rainbow, but didn't put them all in rainbow order.... I added some tiny hearts too.

 

These adorable little critters would make anyone smile!!

 

 

 

The die set for the words says "Big Paper Hugs" and I chose to use only the 'hugs' part of the die. I also made the word go vertically instead of horizontally on my card - to fit the design. 

Okay, all you Hello Bluebird fans....just a little while longer until you can see and shop the entire release!! Hope you find some things you love and have fun creating too!! I will be back again tomorrow!!! (I told you I was busy!).... Tomorrow I will share my cards for the new The Greetery release!! XOXO

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Hero Arts September 2021 My Monthly Hero Kit! Cheerful Sunflowers!

Hey there crafty people!!! I'm sharing something yellow and bright today - sunflowers! MORE sunflowers! Yes, seems like we are all loving sunflowers this year! What is more cheerful and happy than that? Um, not much! Today I'm in an awesome blog hop to celebrate the new Hero Arts My Monthly Hero September Card Kit! So happy to be hopping today with the Hero Arts crew!!

The September My Monthly Hero kit celebrates the pleasures associated with the arrival of Autumn and the end of Summer. From cool, crisp days with blowing leaves, to wonderful fall blooms and pumpkins galore, this release and kit will get you in the mood for the changing season. The main kit features a big, beautiful sunflower image, which can easily be colored with the layering stencils, inks and brush also included. Two useful message dies in a lovely font round out the kit. And a matching die cut that makes card making a breeze. CLICK HERE to see all the details about the kit and add-ons. The kit has a value of $87.00 but it sells for $34.99! An excellent value.

I used the main kit for my card! I used the stencils with the matching die to create and cut that bold cluster of flowers - that take up most of the card!! So lovely. My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered some teal and then more white. The flowers are the star of the show. 

 

I started by stenciling the Sunflower Stencils (there are five of them that layer perfectly) with Distress Inks and the blending brushes. Then I die cut it out with the matching die. I splattered the whole piece with white ink!! I added brown gems for a bit of sparkle....

 

I affixed the flower cluster to the card at an angle, and used foam tape to make it pop!

 

I die cut the sentiment and the layer out from woodgrain cardstock and vellum....

 

I used just a bit of twine to add a natural element to the card.

 

 

 

This is the main kit - everything you need!

Hero Arts will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, September 12th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

THE FULL HOP LIST IS HERE ON THE HERO ARTS BLOG!

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Pinkfresh Studio Holiday 2021 New Release! Blog Hop fun and inspiration!

Hello Crafty Friends and Creative People!! Happy Monday! Let's have some fun! It's going to be a busy couple of weeks here on the blog and I have a lot of fun things to share with you! Today, we're starting the fun with a blog hop celebrating the gorgeous new Holiday 2021 Release from our friends at Pinkfresh Studio! Pinkfresh Studio always has the most classy and beautiful holiday releases, and this year is no exception!! So put on your Santa hat and let's have some Winter inspiration!! It's a big blog hop, with lots of prizes. Be sure to read to the bottom of my post!! Thanks for being here!

My first card for today has a cheerful retro feeling to it. I used shades of pink, mint and aqua to mimic the Christmas cards of the 1950's.... Soft and pretty! My finished card is an A2 card base in cream cardstock. I used the Diagonal Stripes background die and then the top features the brand new Holiday Ornaments Stencils and Dies.... (I am quickly becoming a big stenciling fan!!)

 

 

 

 

The sentiment is from another new stamp set: Under the Christmas Tree! I loved just putting a simple sentiment on this card!!

 

I started by choosing my pastel ink colors - and stenciling the ornaments and the pine boughs. Then I used the matching die cuts to cut them out so precisely! I used Antique Linen Distress Ink to gently 'age' the ornaments and the top cream layer. The small yellow starbursts are also on the stencils!! Easy to place them wherever you like.

 

I used two pine boughs in shades of cool green. I splattered some white paint 'snow' onto everything! Very festive!

 

The images are all affixed to the card with foam tape.

 

I added just a few blue Sprinkles to pick up some more aqua to the card! 

 

Next up is another Christmas card, featuring beautiful stencils! This one in traditional red and green with a pop of silver! I used the Holiday Botanical Stencils to create the pretty greenery frame. The finished card is a red A2 card base.

 

I stenciled all the different colors using the layering stencils and then die cut out the stenciled paper using a stitched rectangle die. I layered some vellum and then a red circle as my paper layers. 

 

I used the new Perfect Sentiments: Holidays Hot Foil plate (with silver foil) and die cut the words out with the matching dies! LOOOOVE!!! LOVE. LOVE. So fresh!! I die cut several snowflakes from silver glitter cardstock to make it nice and icy.

 

Here is a photo of my stenciling by itself. Isn't that nice? So easy to get this look with the layered stencils!!! 

 

I added a few white glitter sprinkles to the centers of the snowflakes.

 

 

That's it for my cards for today! Thank you for coming by to see me on this fun blog hop. Please make sure to stop by all the blogs and leave some love. I will see you back here real soon! CLICK HERE to shop the Pinkfresh Studio Store!

PRIZES AND SPECIALS:  Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel!! Also, they will be giving away a total of TEN $25  gift cards along the blog hop. The winners will be picked from the comments on all the blogs. Pinkfresh Studio will draw the winners & post them on September 14, 2021 on their GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks. Pinkfresh Studio is offering free US shipping on all orders $75+ from September 6th to September 12th. 

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

ENJOY THIS WONDERFUL HOP FULL OF INSPIRATION AND FUN!!

Sweater Season Projects with Pigment Craft Co!

Hi everyone!!! It's me again!!! I have had so many fun things to share with you lately! And, today, more fun things to share! Yay! Today is the last day of August and tomorrow officially (in my mind) starts my favorite season - Fall!! Or, Sweater Season! I know I'm hopeful because we're still having hot weather, but a girl can dream of sweaters and boots and hot coffees and fall leaves, right?! I'm so very very excited to be the guest designer today over on the Pigment Craft Co Blog. I was very blessed by the Pigment team to receive their new Fall product release. Everything is so classy and creative and gorgeous. I am obsessed with their aesthetic and creativity. I can't say enough good things! 

Today for the Pigment Blog (and here) I made a cute sweater card and a sweater garland to share with you. I used the Sweater Season Stamp Set, The Sweater Weather Stamp Set, The Fall Wreath Stamp Set, and the beautiful Latte Heart Background Die. Let's get started!

I used cream cardstock for all the elements of my projects today. Using cream instead of bright white cardstock makes everything just a bit warmer I feel. Also, I used a color palette totally out of my norm.... I have been seeing lots of projects with retro colors lately and wanted to give that a try!! Know what? I love it!! Here is the card....

 

And here is the garland!

 

 

This finished card is an A2 card base made from cream cardstock. I used the Latte Heart Background die in cream also. I mounted the background die over woodgrain cardstock for a textured look. Here's a close up of the background and also the small leaf clusters. The leaves are from the Fall Wreath Stamp Set. I started this card and garland by getting out my MISTI and stamping a ton of cute sweaters in all different color combinations. I also stamped the leaves. I die cut out everything with the matching dies....

 

I used two sweaters for the card and five sweaters for the garland. For the card I added buttons and twine for little pops of texture. I LOOOOOVE this sentiment!!! I stamped it in dark brown ink and die cut it with the matching die.

 

The Sweater Weather dies include two texture only dies - here is a close up of one of them...the detail is incredible. 

 

Everything was attached to the card using foam tape to pop up off the background. I can't wait to make some Christmas sweaters next!!!

 

 

 

 

 

For the garland I started with brown Chunky Twine.... I used five sweaters and four leaf clusters to make the garland. The sweaters are attached to the twine using little clips from my crafty stash. For the leaf clusters, I glued them onto the twine using clear glue.

 

It's already hanging up in the dining room!!!

 

I wrapped twine around the tops of the leaf clusters and tied a pretty bow.

 

This pink sweater uses the other textured piece from the die set - love it.

 

 

 

I feel like the color combinations and possibilities are ENDLESS!!!! 

 

 

Yeah! I was SO glad to share this with you! One of my favorite projects all year for sure. CLICK HERE to shop the Pigment Craft Co shop. They are a small, woman owned business, and I want to show her so much love and support as she grows her company. 

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Doodlebug Card Trio with Cute & Crafty!!

Hello MY cute and crafty friends! It's Monday, and I'm happy to be here sharing a fun trio of cards I made with the awesome Doodlebug Cute & Crafty Collection! This project is up on the Doodlebug Blog today too! Yay!  I am never going to get tired of using this collection!! My cards today will be perfect to set aside to mail out to my other crafting friends. I am featuring the DoodlePops as my focal point on each card. I used the same card sketch layout for all three cards - to feature lots of different patterned papers! This card sketch/layout is a good one to feature patterned papers!! 

Each of the three cards is a white A2 card base. Then, I went to town with all the fun stuff!!

 

Each of these three DoodlePops is just too cute! One card features the sewing machine, one the craft caddy, and one a little shaker of glitter. Fun fact: My sewing machine is actually that exact color! It's so pretty - SO this is totally me!  I used the Doodlebug Textured Cardstock for my bottom layer, and then layered three different patterns on all the cards. I used white circles to feature the sentiments and the images.

 

I used stickers from the 12x12 cardstock stickers sheet for my sentiments. 

 

How adorable is that little shaker DoodlePop??? I love it!!

 

I used the Doodlebug Twine and Doodlebug Buttons as accents and texture on all the cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it for today's Doodlebug Project! I'm expecting a new design team package any moment from Doodlebug with the new collection to work with! Yippeeeeeeeee! I'm sending you a crafty hug, and wishing you a wonderful week ahead. XOXO

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The Greetery - Pretty Flower Pots!

Hi guys! It's me again! And I'm back with more yellow, and more flowers! I was on The Greetery Blog yesterday with a TGIF project and I wanted to share it here with you, too! Happy Crafturday/Saturday my friends!

My card features some of the newer stamps and dies release from The Greetery this summer.... The Pretty Pot Dies and the Container Garden Stamps and Dies. The finished card is a white A2 card base, layered with yellow, vellum, and more white. This card is bright and sunny! The idea came to me when the Pretty Pot die came out.... I wondered - hey, does the Container Garden floral spray fit into the pot?? Well...guess what? It does! Nice!

 

Here's a top down photo to show all the layers.... You can see I used foam tape to mount my flowers/pots to the card and also to mount that top layer of white paper.

 

To make the pots, I die cut them from Kraft cardstock. I used shades of Distress Inks and splatters to make the pots look like aged terra cotta/clay pots that have been out in the garden for a while... The sentiment was heat embossed onto a banner with white embossing powder.

 

I used my MISTI to ink/stamp the Windowpane Plaid background stamp onto a white panel. I also used my MISTI to stamp the flowers. Everything lines up so perfectly - thanks to Betsy. I used Copic Markers to add a bit more shading, and then a white gel pen too.

 

I die cut the floral spray using the matching Container Garden Die. I tucked it inside the pot - I love how this looks!! I wish I had this pot of flowers in my garden!

 

 

Okay friends! Last project for the weekend.... But guess what? I'll be back on Monday!! Next week we have this on tap: Doodlebug and Pigment Craft Co! Take care until we meet again! XO

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Honey Bee Stamps - Thankful Sunflowers - New Release!

Hi everyone! Happy FRI-YAY! How was your week? I hope it was a good one! My week was super duper busy. Lots and lots of assignments and crafting, and a haircut, and all kinds of other good things. I have crafty packages arriving on a daily basis now - that big rush before Fall and Christmas crafting. So many great things are coming. And I can't wait to share everything with you! I hope you have a great weekend!! XO

Today I'm in a big Instagram Hop for Honey Bee Stamps! They had a new release this week called Autumn Splendor.... It's amazing, of course!! Everything is already in the store for shopping. There are some prizes in the Instagram Hop, so if you have Instagram, head over to see the projects and enter to win a prize too! Yay!

My card today features the brand new Sunflowers Dies and the brand new Buzzwords/Fall Dies....along with some of my old favorites from Honey Bee. My finished card is a white 5"x5" square card. No stamping on this one, just lots of dies, and distress ink blending!! Sunflowers are one of my favorite things this time of year...they are my go to end of summer flower. And I love yellow too!

 

I started my card off by die cutting the pieces of the sunflowers. I used pale yellow cardstock for all the petals pieces, and two shades of brown cardstock for the centers. I used shades of yellow/amber Distress Inks to shade all the petals and then splattered on some brown ink. I inked the edges of the brown centers and splattered on some white paint only on one side.

 

Here is a side view of the sunflower layers. The yellow parts have three sections. I affixed mine together with foam tape so they are thick and full. I used liquid glue to affix the centers.

 

I die cut two sections of the Farm Fence Die and inked the pieces with Pumice Distress Ink. I die cut the word thankful from brown woodgrain cardstock. I think this would be a good Thanksgiving card! I may also end up framing this in an open frame and using it as a home decor piece. What do you think?

 

I used two shades of blue Distress Inks to make my background (to look like bright blue sky)... Tip: Use smooth Bristol cardstock for your ink blending! Much easier to blend on this smoother paper! I added just a little bit of gingham paper to match the brown in the flowers. I wrapped some pretty natural twine around the fence part too.

 

 

 

Lemme tell ya....these dies are fantastic!! Like buttah. See the perfect embossed details??? Love it.

 

 

That's it for today's card. Hop on over to the Honey Bee website to see this beautiful new release! Today, I'm up on The Greetery Blog with a TGIF project! Whew I told you there's a lot going on! I will post that card here tomorrow probably. Take care, and I'll see you real soon! Thanks for coming by today! XO

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We Go Together....Like Burgers & Fries!

Hey friends! We go together like...rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong! I'm dating myself, but every time I hear the phrase "we go together" I sing the song from Grease in my head! LOLZ. Today's card is funny and punny and lots of fun! I'm featuring stamps from Jaded Blossom and they are oh so so cute! I have really been enjoying using their products! Today I mixed up three stamp sets to create a fresh and colorful greeting. Lots of Copic coloring, some ink blending, and bright colors - just my jam!! I hope you're having a good week so far. We go together like....stamps and markers! Ha!

My finished card is an A2 white card base. I layered another layer of white paper wrapped in gingham and twine....then my focal circle with the images. This is a good card layout for pretty much any type of card. Just a touch of some patterned paper and the focus on the images....

 

I stamped the images and colored them with lots of Copic Markers. I cut them out by hand - super easy. The faces are not already on the stamps, so I used the Fresh Faces stamp set to add them. I LOOOOVE that I can choose from a bunch of different expressions to add to the images!! They're cheeky and cute!!

 

The sentiment stamp set has loads of different sentiments that match the different stamps in the stamp set. We go together like....

 

I used the Waffle Flower dies to create a blue scalloped circle and a white circle. I used blender brushes and Oxide ink to add just a bit of blue to go behind the burger, fries and soda.

 

 

 

The images are mounted onto the card using foam tape to pop them up off the page.

 

I'm craving french fries now....are you?! 

That's it for today! I'll be back on Friday with some more fun things!! Have a wonderful, crafty, happy day my friends! XOXO

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Autumn Blessings my deeeeers!!!

Hello my dear ones (deer ones!) Happy Monday!? Already?? This month, another month, has flown on by. But, for me, that's awesome.... Because it's one week closer, one month closer to FALLLLLLL! I'm so giddy and ready for Autumn this year. I've already fully decorated our house with all the fall things. Pumpkins, leaves, pillows, candles, tiered trays.... I got it all going on. It's like when you enter our house you're entering "Fall Land" and it makes me happy. We have to find the things that make us happy right now. The air is just very slightly cooler in the mornings. As a photographer, I notice that the light is changing to being a bit warmer. The days are getting shorter. These are all things that make me happy. College football starts in a couple of weeks and I'm hopeful we can actually go to some games this year. I'm COVID weary like everyone else, but Autumn brings hope. We had a nice weekend here and now it's time to kick off a crafty week! I hope you are doing great where you are!! 

My card today is made with some of my personal favorite stamp sets from Hello Bluebird! Everything they make is so dang adorable that it brings a smile to my face! The finished card is a white A2 card base that I covered with mini gingham from my stash. I used woodgrain paper and die cut a stitched oval from the center to make my frame for the cute images....

 

I put white cardstock under the oval cut out piece and attached that piece with foam tape to pop it up. All the images are attached with foam tape also. Here's a top down view of my layers.

 

I stamped and die cut out two deer friends, the branch, the squirrel, leaves pile and apples. Then I colored everything with Copic Markers. To me, early fall is apples, not pumpkins. (weird I know).... So I kept orange out of my color palette even though this is a fall card. I popped in red instead of orange. I really like the color way on this. I used some pumpkins in my photo staging to warm up the photo.  I stamped the sentiment onto the white paper under the oval.

 

I colored up these cutie pies for the Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge to post on my Instagram....

 

Aren't those the sweetest stamps you've ever seen?

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it for today! I am sending you a big hug and wishing you a very very happy week ahead!! I'll be back later this week with some more fun projects. Hope to see you soon! XOXO

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Honey Bee Coneflowers Dies - and Sending Lots of Love!

Hi guys! Happy weekend - I hope you are doing well and enjoying the weekend. I'm sending lots of love your way today with a bright and bold flower card! I finalllllly got a set of these beautiful dies! They sold out twice before I finally got to order some. YAY! They are the Honey Bee Coneflowers Dies set. They are a total knockout!! They are back in stock as I'm typing this, but I can't guarantee for how long. POW POW POW. Sometimes, a crafty thing comes along and takes us all by storm. After I sat down to make my project, I see why. Super easy, and SUPER great results! Let's get started!

My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered a big chunky Kraft layer and then my flowers and sentiment. The star of the show are those flowers and leaves. Yellow Coneflowers are actually one of my favorite flowers. They are so happy and cheerful.

 

Here's a good side view of the flowers. There are four pieces to each flower (for the petals) and two pieces for the center. There are also two sizes of leaves. The dies have a deep embossing to them too. Really lovely. I die cut all of the petal pieces from yellow cardstock. I used both distress inks and Copic Markers to add the shading to the yellow pieces. When I glued them together, I glued the tops all flat, with no foam tape. Then I inserted foam tape under the yellow parts to make just those parts pop. 

 

One of my favorite stamp sets is the Sending Love sentiments from Waffle Flower. The bold font fit perfectly with the scale of this card. 

 

Here's another side view and close up of my inking and shading.

 

My flowers, before I glued them onto my card....

 

A few weeks ago, we went to our local flower farm and I gathered all of these flowers.... This was the inspiration for my card today!

 

I splattered on some white paint to the background layer and the flower centers. I also used Distress Inks to shade the green leaves. I added a few clear droplets as my finishing touch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today to see my happy Coneflowers!! I hope I made you smile, and inspired you too. XOXO 

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Doodlebug Cute & Crafty Composition Books!

Hey crafty friends! Today I'm sharing another fun project made with the Doodlebug Cute and Crafty Collection! I'm up on the Doodlebug Blog today too!  I am totally in love with this collection for making cards and presents for all my crafty friends. How nice to have paper, stickers and embellishments that are all centered around our favorite pastime - crafting! Yippee! Today I am sharing how I reuse and recycle other things using my Doodlebug supplies. Just about everything or anything can be covered in paper!! I made two composition books and a small organizer (or pencil) bin to show you today. These would be great to give a crafty friend, to send in the mail, or even would be fun if you wanted to host a creative event! There is no limit to how you can decorate and personalize this project. I buy the inexpensive composition books at Amazon or Staples! 

 

 

 

 

 

I started each composition book by covering the front cover of the book with the 12x12 patterned papers. That was my foundation... Then I used all the other supplies to decorate the books. Flowers, gems, stickers...I love it all!

 

I really like to layer all of the things! Different textures and shapes! The Flowers are from the Cute and Crafty Bits and Pieces pack. The scissors are a Doodlepop! I also added some tabs.... Perfect for organizing your thoughts.

 

I used pieces from the Chit Chat package, the Odds and Ends package and the Bits and Pieces package. It's so easy to craft when everything matches perfectly.

 

These are the plain composition books and the tin I started with. I always save cool tins and boxes to repurpose! (oh and I love cookies, LOL). I like this size because it holds a gift card and some candy and you can make a matching card too.

 

 

 

This book cover has a camera theme! I added a strip of repeating pattern across the bottom of each book. This one has cameras!

 

That's my motto: Eat, sleep, craft, repeat! (maybe I would add drink coffee!)

 

Here's the cover of the organizer bin. A simple stitched circle out of patterned paper. I covered the bin with patterned paper and added a sticker scalloped border. I added the saying with foam tape and a layer of hearts paper.

Get your creativity flowing and see what else you can cover with paper and stickers!! Wishing you a very happy day today, and always. Thanks for always stopping by and for your kindness and support! XOXO

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Pretty Pink Posh - Happy Halloween Shaker Card!

BOO! How about another fun Halloween Card? A shaker card! Yippeee! So fun and festive! Today is an Instagram Hop for the Pretty Pink Posh Halloween release!! I'm happy to be part of the Instagram Hop, and I also wanted to post my card here too. I used the brand new Boo Shaker Die and the brand new Happy Halloween script die.... This card was really fun to make!! I hope it makes you smile as big as a jack-o-lantern! Be sure to pop over to Instagram to see the hop and leave comments for a chance to win a prize!! 

My finished shaker card is an A2 white card base. Layered with some tiny gingham, then another layer of white as my foundation. The shaker is the star of the show.... And I added some bats for good measure! All the supplies are listed at the bottom of my post. 

 

I love the scripty font of this halloween die!! It's the perfect big size for a card front! I stamped some yellow stars on the background after I glued on the words. In this photo you can see the side of my shaker. I used two layers of foam strips to make it extra tall for more goodies inside!

 

I used one of my favorite die sets ever from PPP - these stitched leaves - to make a pretty leaf for the top of the pumpkin. I tied on a bit of twine too for good measure.

I used liquid glue to add the face to the acetate. 

 

I went batty! Ya know, this card needed some bats!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today! This week is super busy on the blog - I love it! So many fun crafty things are happening. I love this time of year when we start showcasing Halloween and Fall!! Stay tuned.... I'll be back again on Thursday with a post for Doodlebug. Yippee! XOXO

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Pigment Craft Co - Fall 2021 Product Release!

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! It's going to be a great week with lots of fun creative things happening! How are you? Did you have a good weekend? I sure hope so. There's no signs of Autumn here in Northern California yet....but I've already started decorating for Fall at our house! I can't resist! It's my favorite season. Here's hoping we get a cool crisp whiff of Fall air soon!

Today's post is very exciting!! I am so super honored to be joining in with some other crafting friends to help launch the new Autumn/Fall 2021 Release from Pigment Craft Co! Gosh, when my box of goodies arrived, I was so happy! Everything, I mean everything, is beautiful and fun and classy and creative. I am such a super fan of Pigment Craft Co. There is a big Instagram Hop today - that's where you can find all the prizes and promotional codes - so please head over there after you read my post. The release is live now for shopping! Enjoy!

I made two cards to share today.... This first one was made with the new Pumpkin Patch stamps and dies, the Hello Autumn Split Sentiment, and the Tile Builder Background die. The finished card is an A2 card base from white paper. I layered craft on top (with that pretty background) and then featured fall colors for my stamping. 

 

 

 

Here's a close up of that pretty background die..... And that cool sentiment! The pumpkins and the sentiment are popped up off the paper with foam squares for dimension. I used the traditional Fall color palette of gold, orange and olive....

 

The Pumpkin Patch Stamp Set is a layering set, so you can actually use three different shades for one pumpkin - so cool!!! 

 

 

 

These stamp sets are so classic and classy.... I'm imagining Thanksgiving cards, and table place cards....and gift tags.... 

 

A tiny bit of twine and an orange enamel dot to finish off the top of the card!

 

My second card is a big, bold, beautiful Fall Wreath! Be still my heart! This finished card is a 5" x 5" square card made from cream cardstock. I layered my favorite woodgrain paper and then another layer of cream cardstock....then the pretty fall colors!

 

I stamped the background of that top cream layer - using a small pattern builder stamp and Antique Linen Distress Ink. It's just the most subtle pretty pattern, but makes a difference in how the card feels. I also edged that layer with distress ink. This has a bit of a vintage fell to it.

 

I stamped the wreath three times: gold, orange and red inks. I used two different shades of each color - you can see the subtle tones in the stamping. Then I die cut out all the pieces and arranged them to use each color. All of the pieces were splashed with my favorite gold ink.

 

I stamped the sentiment in black Stazon ink onto a vellum strip and wrapped it around the front of the card layers before attaching everything to my card base. This same set of stamps - stamped in green - would be a whole different look and really fresh for spring!! Love it. 

 

That's it for today's post! So happy to be able to share one of my favorite stamping companies with you! I AM OBSESSED. Seriously - everything is so marvelous! I'll be making more projects using these supplies in a couple of weeks! I'll be a guest on the Pigment Craft Co Blog. Can't wait. The new release is available now! 

Be sure to head over to INSTAGRAM to leave comments and enter to win prizes, see the shipping discount info, and all that good stuff!! **Personal note: Pigment is based in Canada! I have ordered from them before and it took less than one week for my goodies to arrive. They are super fast and efficient with shipping, so don't worry! XO

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The Greetery - Nouveau Notes Collection - New Release!

 

Hi there everyone! Welcome - thanks for stopping by today! I have something VERY exciting to share with you! A brand new, gorgeous, release from The Greetery! It's a 'mini' release but I don't think there's anything mini about it! It's beautiful! Angelica concepted this one and she and Betsy brought it all to life. Stamps, dies, stencils, FOILING plates, and more!!! All with a stationery theme! Everything you could want to use to make your own boxed stationery sets. A stationery box die cut that's super easy to put together, florals, note card dies.....on and on. I love this idea so much. There is only one reveal day (today) for this release. Then, everything will be available for purchase FRIDAY 8/13 in The Greetery Store at 10am EST. 

I have two stationery box projects to share today and LOADS of photos. I was really inspired and had a lot of fun with making these to share with you. One box is in muted, classy tones and the other one is is bright, happy tones. Let's look!

First up is this stationery box made with the box die, the new Floral Delicacy bouquet stamps and dies, as well as some other Greetery products from past releases. I used grey and pink as my color palette. The box holds A2 sized cards. If your cards are relatively flat, you could fit up to five in there. You know I like my cards chunky, so there are three inside my box. 

 

Here's a close up of the new floral spray: Floral Delicacy....

 

Here is the box in my hand for scale. It's perfect for gift giving!! To make the box, I started with gray cardstock. I used clear Versamark Ink and the Fond of Foliage background stamp to stamp onto the gray paper. Love the tonal look of this. I also splashed on some white paint. I wrapped vellum down the center of the front and added the word 'notes' using the Slim Alphabet dies.

 

The box die comes with a die that cuts this beautiful edge for the inside of your box....

 

 

 

Because I love taking pictures of pretty stuff....

 

I used the new Handmade Labels stamps and dies to make a label for the back of my box! Always so cool to put a handmade tag on something!!

 

Here are my notecards that are inside the box. I used the new Deco Frames Dies and the Everyday Labels stamps and dies to create my card set.

 

 

Isn't this art deco font so beautiful??!! So classy. I'm thinking weddings, and retirements and lots of other occasions! The dies are so detailed and pretty.

 

 

 

 

 

For my second stationery box set, I went in a different direction. My inspiration was one of my favorite artists: Mary Engelbreit! Do you see the reference? Gingham and red, blue and green...and so much cheer! One of the cool things about the Stationery Box die is that you can trim it down to fit the smaller notes! The cards inside are made with the Crimped Note Cards Die and it makes a 4" x 4" card. 

 

See how different that pretty floral looks with different colors?? I love it both ways! I popped on some big bold black and white checked paper on the flap. The box is made from red cardstock. Then I used a white gel pen to add dots as accents. 

 

Also inspired by Mary Engelbreit - the Bloom sentiment! I used the Always in Bloom Stamps and Dies (one of my favs from The Greetery) and decorated the outside of my box. BLOOM!!!

 

I used another one of the Handmade Labels stamps to stamp the back of my box.

 

 

 

I used the Pretty Postmarks stamps and some floral stamps to make my own postage stamps as decorations!! At first I was going to put them on the back of the box, but it ended up looking too busy. The pens in the photos are for sale from The Greetery also! They are sooooo pretty.

 

Here are my small note cards inside this box.... I used the Opposites Attract sentiments and pretty blooms to make these all occasion cards. So nice to have ready made cards on hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seriously, the possibilities are ENDLESS!! Are you excited to use these new stamps and dies?? I can think of a million ideas already. It was hard for me to decide what to make first! This is a great suite of products to have in your stash. I am especially looking forward to seeing what everyone else has made to share today. 

That's it for today! Remember, all the new items will be for sale FRIDAY, August 13th at 10am EST! Be sure to check out the blog hop today! 

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PLEASE BE SURE TO VISIT ALL THE DESIGN TEAM BLOGS

FOR INSPIRATION TODAY! Start at The Greetery Blog!

Laurie Willison

Dawn McVey

Keeway Tsao

Angelica Conrad

Kelly Lunceford

Wanda Guess

Pretty Pink Posh August New Release Blog Hop - let's kick off Halloween 2021!

BOO! Did I scare you? I'm here today with all treats and no tricks! There's an awesome new release from Pretty Pink Posh, and I'm part of a super fab three day blog hop to help showcase the new release. AND....it's all Halloween! Yippeeee! I am READY for all the fall things (even though it's 100+ degrees every day this week).... I'm still ready! LOLZ. I love making Halloween cards, and Pretty Pink Posh has the absolutely cutest stamps and dies every year for Halloween. This year is no exception. I'm very happy to share a card with you today. The release is already live for shopping in the PPP Store. I hope you're having a great week. Thanks for joining me today! 

My finished card is a white A2 card base. I used traditional black and orange colors with pops of yellow, green and purple. I kinda feel like Halloween can be any color - but I like it bright and saturated! I used the brand new Halloween Wreath Stamps and Dies along with a couple of previously released stamps and dies. I colored everything with Copics and added bits of glitter for a cheery card.

 

 

I stamped the Halloween Wreath and die cut it out with the matching die. I die cut a circle to place behind the wreath and stamped the sentiment onto that circle. LOVE the fonts in this one!!

 

When I assembled the card I mounted the circle with the sentiment onto the card and then popped up the wreath over it with foam tape. The little kitty cat is from the Halloween Pals stamp set. 

 

I die cut a couple of stars and added glittery orange enamel dots for some sparkle. You can also see my paper layers in this photo. I used the PPP Stitched Strips in black to frame a strip of gingham paper. 

 

Those little ghosties are the cutest thing ever!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

All treats and NO tricks today!!! XO

That's it for my project for today. Remember this is a big three day blog hop - so be sure to check out all the inspiration!! The release is live in the PPP Store for shopping now. There's going to be an Instagram Hop next week with more PPP Inspiration!! I'll post my card on Instagram, and here also - another fun Halloween card made with the new release! 

PRIZE ALERT!!!  There are 3 $25 gift certificates up for grabs (one winner each day). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 8/16/2021. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog! Good Luck!

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BLOG HOP LINEUP FOR TODAY!

Pretty Pink Posh blog 
Carly Minner
Gemma Campbell
Tammy Stark
Wanda Guess
Tina Smith

 

Fun with Doodlebug - Cute & Crafty Pocket Letter!

Hi everyone! Is it just me, or did this week go by in like five minutes?? Whew! The good news is, it's almost Friday! I'm up on the Doodlebug Blog today with a super fun project! Have you ever made a Pocket Letter? It's one of my favorite projects to make and send - especially to my crafty pals! And, it's a great way to use lots of pretty elements from a paper collection! Today I used the awesome stuff from the Doodlebug Cute and Crafty Collection to make a happy, colorful Pocket Letter! There are a million different ways to decorate and embellish a Pocket Letter. The main thing is to just have fun with it! Here's another one I made a while ago!

To make a pocket letter, you start with a clear Trading Card plastic protector page and then start creating! The finished letter folds into thirds and fits into a business sized envelope (4" x 9") for mailing. Sure to make the recipient smile! Here's my pocket letter for today! 

 

Each little rectangle is approximately 2.5" x 3.5" like a trading card. Each pocket is a tiny space to create! I love to use sequins in some of mine to make is sparkly. I used a Fuse Tool to seal the top of the plastic once the sequins are inside. I am obsessed with the Doodlebug Rainbow Sequins in those tiny jars. I used the Cute and Crafty 6x6 Paper Pad and the 12x12 Paper Pad for the various pockets. I also used stickers, the Chit Chat elements and the Odds & Ends elements. No limit to what you can create! All the supplies are in the list at the bottom of this post!

 

Craftiness is Happiness!! See those pretty sequins? So fabulous! 

 

For this pocket, I used pretty pink polka dot paper and added white and silver sequins. Then I tossed in a cute pie stamp! The top is fused shut using my Fuse Tool, so they won't shake out!

 

Eat sleep craft repeat! :-)

 

Some of my supplies for this project! 

 

I buy my Trading Card Pages from Container Store, but you can find them most anywhere! If you're not familiar, the Fust Tool is a long skinny tool with a wheel at the top. The wheel gets very hot and you run it along the plastic and it melts the plastic together to seal up crafty things!

 

A little "extra" embellishment on the top to keep it closed once I fold it up! For these top two pockets I used the same pencil paper and made it go across two pockets as the background for the large word pieces!

 

Here's my bright yellow envelope. I found this one in my stash. So I decorated that too of course!

 

Happy Crafting! As my last step, I added hearts and enamel dots all over the place to make it even more cheerful and colorful. I think we should put Doodlebug Hearts on everything!! 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope I made you smile! How has your week been going? I hope you are well and happy! Take care, and I'll see you soon! XO

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TGIF - The Greetery Inspiration Friday - You're a Peach!

Hi everyone! Happy Friday! I'm really happy to be featuring this project here today, and over on The Greetery Blog! TGIF! (The Greetery Inspiration Friday) My husband and I love to go to Farmers Markets in the Summertime. We are very lucky to have a lot of great markets nearby (we live in Northern California) and it's so nice to be out in the cool mornings choosing fresh produce and flowers. The past two weeks at all the markets there have been peaches, peaches, peaches everywhere! So I was inspired to make a peachy keen card to share with you today. We are even going to a Peach Festival on Sunday! So this card just seems appropriate! I hope you are having a gorgeous Summer day where you are!

 

This is a big, square card. The finished size is 5.5" x 5.5" and I made the card base by folding and scoring a sheet of Neenah cardstock. I knew I wanted to balance the orange/yellow of the peaches with blue... Orange and Blue are opposites on the color wheel so they always look great together. I used the brand new Jumbo Jar along with those gorgeous Peaches released last year... All the stamps and dies are from The Greetery of course!

 

I stamped and die cut out several peaches using the Peachy Keen Stamp Set and matching Dies. I also stamped and die cut out several leaf clusters. I used the brand new Jumbo Jar Die Cut to make a mason jar for my fresh peaches. The lid is made from Silver metallic cardstock. 

 

I stamped the "you're a" stamp from the Just Peachy Sentiments stamp set - and heat embossed it in white onto black cardstock. I die cut the word "peach" from white cardstock and inked an ombre effect using the two ink colors from the peaches. I used vellum as the background. I tried a LOT of color combinations to get the peaches the color I wanted!! (All the ink colors are listed in the supplies). I finally found the right balance of yellow and orange...

 

I used the beautiful Fit To Be Tied dies to make a Kraft paper bow for the top of the jar. I splashed and splattered some white paint over the peaches, leaves and background. I assembled the jar, peaches and leaves and set that aside so I could make the sentiments. 

 

 

 

I used the Square Dance Stencils to create the background. I only used one shade of ink - and all three stencils - to get a monochromatic gingham look. It's really fresh and pretty. Those stencils are a dream.

 

I arranged the peaches inside the jar first and then tucked the leaves in afterwards to get the right balance of orange and green.

 

 

 

 

After everything was assembled, I added a few peachy colored glitter enamel dots to finish off my project. I do love some bling! I hope your weekend is JUST PEACHY! Can't wait to see you soon with more projects. XOXO

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Make it Pink - Breast Cancer Support - Card and Blanket Projects

Hi everyone! How are you doing? I hope all is well in your neck of the woods! We are doing good here, and enjoyed a nice fun weekend! We went to the Tiki Bar, and to the movies and to the flower farm.... Lots of good things! I'm also getting caught up around the house and in the craft room too. Today I'm sharing a really special project - because it was made for a friend. One of my friends from high school is going through chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer right now. She has many weeks of treatments to go but she's doing well so far. On Facebook, another one of her friends signed up for people to bring meals to her and her family while she's not feeling good. There is an app/website called Meal Train and it's very cool. I had never heard of it before. Basically, there's a calendar, and people can sign up for a date to bring dinner over to the person's house. Isn't that nice?  I signed up for a date - and it was last Thursday. When I signed up I was like, well, of course I'm going to make her a card...but what else can I make? I decided to crochet her a small lap blanket to bring with her to her treatments. Those ugly chairs!! I thought maybe something soft and squishy and pretty might bring her some comfort. Today I'm sharing the blanket, card, and tag I dropped off for her last week. It's all a vision in pink and it was surely a labor of love. I really always prefer crafting with a person or occasion in mind. I think of the person the entire time and it's good energy! 

Here's the card....The finished card size is an A2 white card base. Layered with pink and then pretty floral paper, and then a white layer. Can't go wrong with pink, black and vellum. Very classic.

 

Here's a pic of the card, blanket and tag. (And you know I had to make some pom poms too)...

 

It was actually hard to find an Awareness Ribbon Die!! Some were really expensive, or too big.... But then I discovered this one on the SSS website. It's the perfect size for cards or scrapbook pages! And it is only $5.99. I'm glad to have it in my stash because you can die cut it from any color for any cause. It's a good one to have in my stash. Here's a top down view of my layers and elements. 

 

I stamped the sentiment onto a vellum strip using Stazon Ink. My embellishments include pearls and enamel dots. I loved combining all the different shades of pinks.

 

To make my focal element - the ribbon - I die cut 4-5 ribbons from pink cardstock. I glued them all together to make it a nice thick piece. I used distress inks and a blender brush to add color to the ribbon. I put tape over it and brushed on the color. You could also use Copics to do this part. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That sweet little vellum butterfly is perfect!

 

 

 

Here's the finished blanket! I used three shades of pink yarn, and white yarn. I created an ombre pattern with the colors, starting with the darkest color and finishing with the darkest color. It's about 3'x3' square. It's a granny square blanket pattern - which is so easy....just one stitch the entire time. I finished off with a scallop edge. It's super soft yarn and it is so pretty in person - all those colors.

 

 

 

When I make a blanket for someone, I like to include a care tag... The washing instructions are on the back. I used the Papertrey Ink Made with Love stamp set to make the front of the tag. It's the only stamp set I've ever seen that has crocheted by in it! I used pink ink on a pink tag. The stamp set is currently on sale too!