Are You Kitten Me?

August 28, 2024

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a project featuring the Halloween Friends set by Simon Says Stamp. I used only the kitten image repeatedly to create a non-halloween card.

SSS-Halloween Friends, Punny Animals

I stamped the kitten images with Intense Black ink and colored them with copics. For the background I used a sheet from one of the Pastel Color Blends Assortment Pack. I embossed the sentiment in white onto black cardstock from the Punny Animals set and popped the images and sentiment up using 3D foam squares.

SSS-Halloween Friends, Punny Animals

Our little cat, Frankie, looks exactly like the bottom, middle cat. He is very thin and always arched up, stretching and giving you this blank stare. Not sure what he’s trying to say. My son brought him home from Germany so maybe that’s where the communication gap is? The moving truck comes today to load everything in our house, and tomorrow we leave very early to start a new chapter in Minnesota. Our family is excited, a little sentimental and very exhausted all at the same time. We have been purging and purging and packing and purging. The bags just keep coming and coming. It never stops.

I am very excited to have my own craft room in this new house. I will, hopefully, try and document the process. Looking forward to sharing more with you from Minnesota. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Graceful Flowers

August 26, 2024

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Graceful Flowers set. I embossed a couple of blooms repeatedly in clear and them blended several Pawsitively Saturated inks for the dreamy color.

SSS-Graceful Flowers

You can check out the video of this project HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Football Season

August 23, 2024

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a fun card featuring the Football Season set by Simon Says Stamp.

SSS-Football Season

First I stamped the football repeatedly with Latte ink onto kraft cardstock. Then I created the jersey stamping poppy ink onto poppy cardstock. Then I stamped the cuffs on the sleeves separately onto white with Sunbeam ink and trimmed them out to put onto the red jersey. I stamped the numbers as well with Sunbeam ink onto white and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I stripped it up on the background for more color and embossed the sentiment in white.

SSS-Football Season

Are you a football fan? I never was until last year. Started watching the Chiefs games, mainly to see the unfolding love story between Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift. I’m not a Swifty, but I am here for a love story. Time will tell if it will last.

Here’s to love, football season and cool cards! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hero Arts Holiday 2024 Catalog Blog Hop

August 22, 2024

Hi there! Today I’m joining Hero Arts for their Holiday 2024 Catalog Release Blog Hop! You can check out the catalog HERE!

Hero Arts-Color Layering Holly Branch, Holiday Foliage Stencil

My project features the Holiday Foliage Stencil along with the Layering Holly Branch for the sentiment. This is just one stencil, but I did some masking to separate the leaves and blooms to blend different colors. I embossed the Christmas sentiment in gold and added some Translucent Sunset Hero Hues Enamel Dots for embellishment.

Hero Arts-Color Layering Holly Branch, Holiday Foliage Stencil

GIVEAWAY!
Hero Arts will be giving away TWO $50 gift cards, drawn from comments left across the hop.
Deadline to enter is Wednesday, August 28th at 11:59pm PT.
The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.

Hero Arts Creative Team:
Channin Pelletier
Charlene Madrid
Heather Ruwe
Ilina Crouse
Jeannie Lieu
Jennifer Kotas
Kailash Naidoo
Karen Brown
Michelle Short
Natasha Polite
Natasha Vacca
Pocono Pam
Rachel Kleinman
Rosie Lopez
Seeka
Special Guests:
Cathy Zielske
Laura Bassen
Mindy Eggen

Cut the Cake

August 14, 2024

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple of the projects I created for Concord & 9th’s August release. My cards today showcase the fun, new Cut the Cake Bundle.

Concord & 9th-Cut the Cake

I used the Cut the Cake Stencil Pack, Stamp Set & Die Set for these projects. They all combine so well together to create celebratory projects for many occasions.

Concord & 9th-Cut the Cake

You can check out the video showing a walk-through of the Cut the Cake Bundle HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Destash Sale!

August 9, 2024

THE DESTASH SALE IS SOLD OUT!!

Hi there! I have a bunch of boxes full of new and gently used products to send to anyone who might be interested. I have both large & medium flat rate boxes.

My daughter, Bailey, will be handling all of this for me and earning some extra money.
I am asking $75 + shipping for the medium boxes and $100 + shipping for the large boxes.
*Offer only for US mailing addresses.
Thanks so much for your support!

THE DESTASH SALE IS SOLD OUT!!

Layering Apple

July 31, 2024

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a colorful, apple project featuring the Layering Apple Die Set.

SSS-Layering Apple, Sunshine and Smiles

I used several shade of solid colored cardstock for each apple and then blended each one with a darker shade for more dimension. For the sentiment I used the Sunshine and Smiles Stamp Set.

SSS-Layering Apple, Sunshine and Smiles

I popped up the panel onto a Fog cardbase and added Starshine embellishment for a little bling. This could be a fun card for a teacher with the apples, but I think it works great for anyone anytime! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Create a Custom Calendar

July 30, 2024

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a fun way to create a custom calendar using some of the The Are the Days release products from The Greetery.

The Greetery-Calendar Basics, Birth Month Blooms, One Fine Day

I used the Birth Month Blooms Stamp set to stamp the blooms on the cover along with a sentiment from One Fine Day.

The Greetery-Calendar Basics, Birth Month Blooms, One Fine Day

Each calendar page was stamped using the Calendar Basics Set. I then blended the color into the grids using the Calendar Grid Stencil.

The Greetery-Calendar Basics, Birth Month Blooms

I added blooms to each calendar page using the Birth Month Blooms sets.

The Greetery-Calendar Basics, Birth Month Blooms

I used the Spiral Bound Die to add the top spiral border to each page and then bound it with the gold coils.

The Greetery-Calendar Basics, Birth Month Blooms

Using the Calendar Basics set I could customize the name of the month, day of the week as well as adding hearts to certain days for birthday reminders.

The Greetery-Calendar Basics, Birth Month Blooms

Here’s a video showing how I created this calendar.

Check out the amazing, new These Are the Days release HERE!
Thanks so much for stopping by!