HI cardmaking friends and welcome back. Today is a New Release over at Ellen Hutson. I’m creating with the fabulous NEW Ellen Hutson Pressing Thoughts stamp and die set which I’m super excited about. You know me, I love to color flowers, although it feels like ages since I have. Pansies were my mom’s favorite flower. She had Johnny Jump…
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Hi crafty friends and welcome back. Today’s card share is a Spellbinders Color Block Landscape card. This is the Small Die of the Month kit for June from Spellbinders and as usual, it’s FABULOUS. Personal note – Clean Scan and my Oncologist called me “boring”, haha. Ok, back to the card! This amazing die set is configured to cut all…
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Hey crafty friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing a Thanks for Being so Sweet card created with the NEW Sundae Afternoon stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. I incorporated another new product too. Creating the background for the card: To create the background for this one, start by brayering Wild Dandelion (Gina K Designs) Ink all over the new…
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New week, New Deals, and there are lots of Cardmaking Supplies on sale and new releases this week. There are also lots of new releases and sales coming during the next week, so check my CARDMAKING SALES PAGE often for updates. Affiliate links may be used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support. I receive a small…
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Hi cardmaking friends and welcome back. Simon Says Stamp Sundae Afternoons is my favorite stamp set from the NEW RAINBOW Release and I have a slimline card to share with you today using it. This 6 x 8 stamp set is all about Ice Cream, so who wouldn’t love it, haha. And you can color all your favorite flavors. We…
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Hey cardmaking friends, welcome back. Today I have Spellbinders June Large Die of the Month to share with you and a couple of cards I made with it. This kit is called Color Block Circles and Stripes and it’s a boatload of fun to play with. Sorry to have been so quiet over the past week. I had my semi…
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Hi crafty friends and welcome back. Simon Says Stamp New Release RAINBOWS just went live for June. This is such a fun and happy release with so many fabulous new products and I’m sharing a couple of my favorites with you today. I’ve included a list all the new products for you with clickable links at the end of this…
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Happy Long Weekend my card making friend. There are TONS of MEMORIAL DAY SALES going on, some have already started, some are one day only, and some go the entire weekend. I’m sure more will be coming and I will continue to update my CRAFTY SALES PAGE so check back often. Wishing you a fabulous long weekend. I’ll be outside…
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Hello my craft friends, I hope you are doing well and having a great week and looking forward to a fabulous weekend too. Today I’m sharing two cards created with the Tonic Studios Shoot for the Moon Stamp and Die set which is being re-released today. I think they both make great masculine birthday cards which I never seem to…
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Hey cardmaking friends, welcome back. Today I have a Picket Fence Studios Dandelion Delight and Shimmer Powder card to share with you and the Embossed Resist Technique which is a fast and fun way to create fabulous backgrounds on your cards. Shimmer Powders are from Tonic Studios and come in a dozen beautiful colors. For today’s card I used…
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Hi cardmaking friends and welcome back. My Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit arrived Friday so I got up early yesterday and got some cards made before spending the day outside building gardens. I always like to try and use as many products from the kit as I can when making these cards. I like that Simon includes a variety…
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Hey crafty friends welcome back. Spellbinders New Liberty Sunday Drive is a new die set that coordinates with their Sunday Drive collection. I love that they keep coming out with new images for this great car die set. This time around we have Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty going for a cruise. How to create the Spellbinders New Liberty Sunday…
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Happy Long Weekend. hope you have great weather. It’s finally warmed a bit here, so we are building vegi gardens this weekend and seeding and fertilizing the lawn because it’s starts raining on Sunday for a week, haha….might as well take advantage of it. We have been told we don’t get a spring here because we are so high in…
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It’s Friday, so let’s have a drink!, haha, how about a Blended Stencil Margarita!. Picket Fence Studios new release includes two new stencil sets that include the positive and the negative pieces so that you can stencil, then mask and add another stencil over it to create a background, so that’s exactly what I did. Steps for the Blended…
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Hey cardmaking friends, up today we have the Spellbinders May Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month and it’s fabulous. If you love the Glimmer Hot Foil System you are going to adore these monthly subscription kits. It’s the Spellbinders Monthly Blog Hop Today with 24 stops and TONS of fabulous inspiration for you around the Monthly Club Kits. The…
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Hi crafty friends thanks so much for dropping in. Today’s card is Picket Fence Studios Soar Butterfly Slimline Card. This month’s release has 4 new butterfly stencils giving you a huge variety of choice. I chose the Soar Butterfly for it’s small detailed lines allowing me to do a quick and easy ink blending technique with maximum detail. My sentiment…
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Happy Weekend all – hope you get outside for some fun. We are mulching our grass this weekend and digging out some new garden spaces in our new backyard, so I’m looking forward to getting dirty all day. Up first though, there are some cardmaking sales and new releases to share with you so you can add to your stash. …
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You know me, I love a good flower stamp. So, when I received my packet from Picket Fence Studios for the new release this month I squealed at this one. Say hello to the Picket Fence Studios Tropical Hibiscus Bouquet…..it’s SO FABULOUS and part of today’s NEW RELEASE. It’s a beautiful LARGE stamp, these cards are 5 x 7 so…
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Hi cardmaking friends and welcome back. Today I have Spellbinders Stitched Card Front Border and Flower Dies to share with you as part of the May Large Die of the Month Club. These dies are fabulous and cut so well. It only takes a minute to pop out the little dots and then you get to some fun stitching. The…
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Hi cardmaking friends hope you are having a great Monday. I’m back with another stamp set from the Simon Says Stamp Release Born to Sparkle. This is Rainbow Party Balloons This is a lovely red rubber 6 x 6 background stamp so you can make cards in a variety of sizes. I decided on 5 x 7 for today’s cards….
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Happy Mother’s Day weekend. This weeks Mother’s Day Weekend Cardmaking Specials are below for your shopping pleasure. Here’s wishing you a weekend is full of fun and a little relaxing time too. Your favorite stamp companies are celebrating Mother’s day with lots of specials and new product releases too. Below is an updated collection of my findings as of this…
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Hey paper crafting friends, welcome back. Today I have Wild Daisies Color Blocking Technique to share with you. I have been circling back around to some cardmaking techniques I have enjoyed in the past and color blocking came to mind. I decided to do a little masking and create the stripes using my Distress Oxide Inks for the blending The…
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Hey card makers, welcome back. I have been so excited playing with the new Embossing Folders from Simon Says Stamp, today I have the Magnolia Branches Three Ways for you. All of Simons new EMBOSSING FOLDERS are super deep and really nicely etched, providing beautiful deep images. Magnolia Branches Three Ways – Card #1 Let’s start with the super easy…
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Happy Monday card making friends. Up today I have Spellbinders Arched A2 and Slimline Cards to share with you. May not only brings spring it also brings new Kits from Spellbinders and I’m creating today with the Small Die of the Month kit – Arched A2 and Slimline Card Creator and the beautiful Clear Stamp of the Month – Borders…
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Happy May everyone. Hope you are having a beautiful sunny day wherever you are. Today there are lots of New Products and FREE Cardmaking Supplies with qualifying orders. I have updated the sales etc and will continue to do so over the weekend adding anything I find to my Craft Sales Page. ********************* Simon Says Stamp has a NEW…
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Hey card making friends welcome back. Today I have a New Video Spellbinders Stained Glass Cards and three samples to share with you. Becca Feeken recently released her Stained Glass Bouquet collection and I was so excited to create with them. The cards were so fun to create I can’t wait to share them with you. I had a stained…
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Hey crafty friends, it’s blog hop day #1 for the fabulous new Born to Sparkle release and today I’m sharing two cards created with the Simon Says Stamp Window Box Blooms stamp set. GIVEAWAYS: Today’s hop is filled with tons of inspiration and, of course, GIVEAWAYS. Each blog on the hop will be giving away a $25. gift card to…
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Hey crafty friends, welcome back. Today I have a card created with the new Picket Fence Studios Tree Scenery Slimline Die Cutting System Insert. I love Picket Fence Studios Slimline Die collection and when the new inserts came out this month I just had to give them a go along with a few other new goodies of course. The Tree…
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Good evening Crafty Friends……Tonight at midnight Simon Says Stamp Born to Sparkle Release goes live with a fabulous selection of new products. They are sure to kick your crafting mojo into high gear. You can see the entire release HERE and I have a pretty little card to share with you tonight created with two of the new…
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Hello cardmaking friends and welcome back. Today I have two Mini Slimline Dandelion Messages cards to share with you. The Dandelion Messages Card Kit went live at Simon Says Stamp last week and I just got my kit so I hopped right in to play with it. Both these cards are 10 Minutes to Wow Cards as well – meaning…
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Happy Weekend all – We are having another spring Snow Storm today – so it’s a great day for some retail therapy, or to paint your house, haha (I’m doing both this weekend). Your favorite stamp companies are sharing a few treats with you this weekend. Below is an updated collection of my findings as of this morning. and I’ll…
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