Hey crafty friends, today I’m sharing Distress Oxide Inks Color Combos and Cards #6 in my video series. I’m a huge fan of Distress Oxide Inks and I’m always playing with new color combos. This one is Barn Door, Ripe Persimmon and Fossilized Amber. It’s bright and fun and perfect for spring and this technique. I used my Misti to…
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Good morning card making friends. I’ve just stopped in to announce the Winner of the Spellbinders March Draw. First off, thank you for all your kind comments. I used the Random.org Generator to produce the Winner. Winner of the Spellbinders March Draw: That’s Tracy R who said: Oh, I love your cards–especially using all white flowers for the background to…
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Hello my card making friends. I’m so excited, today the Picket Fence Studios March Release and I had so much fun playing with all these new products. I have a pile of cards to share with you, so grab a coffee and here we go. Lots of super fun products released this month and I’ll be showing you just a…
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I’m so excited to share that the Magic Mat is Back in Stock at Scrapbook.com This replacement for one of your plastic cutting pads will absolutely WOW you with its magical die cutting results. I have the Gemini Jr, the Platinum 6 and a Big Shot and these mats fit all of those machines. I just placed my order…
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Hey there card making friends It’s that time again for the Spellbinders March Blog Hop. With 25 fabulous designers on the hop this month you get a pile of amazing new card ideas. We are covering the Spellbinders monthly kits released on the first of each month. The small and large Die of the Month, The Glimmer Hot Foil of…
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Hey crafty friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing Spellbinders Small Die of the Month March Kit. I love the gorgeous springtime theme in the kits this month and today I’m sharing a cheerful die cut card. There are 13 dies that piece together to create a gorgeous garden frame, some fun sentiments and a bouquet of floral and greenery…
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Happy Monday and Happy March 1st. I’ll have a new card for you tomorrow, but today I wanted to pop in and share the newest FREE gifts and New Releases. Below is an updated collection of my findings as of this morning. and I’ll continue to watch for new additions and will add them to my CRAFTY SALES PAGE on…
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Hey crafty friends, welcome back. Today I’m sharing Spellbinders Feb Glimmer of the Month. I love to Glimmer Foil so I get the Glimmer of the month kit each month. This month you receive the Scalloped Rectangle Glimmer Essentials with Sentiment. These detailed frames foil up fabulously and provide the perfect classy frame for any of your art work. For…
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Hi cardmaking friends. Today I have some new cards to share created with the Spellbinders Celestial Zodiac Collection. This collection came out at the beginning of the month, and of course I was unpacking, so I’m doing a little catch up here. This release has everything you want to create cards for your Astrology loving friends. Star embossing folder, star…
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Hey card making friends and welcome back. I have a fun and super easy Spring Blooms Corner Card to share with you today. This new corner die is part of the Simon Says Stamp Hello Beautiful release that dropped yesterday. This die cuts out this fabulous floral design from the corner of your cardstock. You can leave it white on…
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Hello my card making friends. It’s NEW RELEASE Day and I’ve got two cards for you created with the NEW Simon Says Stamp Bunny Blessings SLIMLINE. This new release is just fabulous, so many great products to create with. Visit SIMON SAYS STAMP and check them out. Of course with the tree stamps in this stamp set I…
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Hey cardmaking friends, welcome back. Today I’m sharing two cards created with the Spellbinders February Large Die of the Month. This month’s set is called Birthday Wishes for Everyone which is perfect timing as I need to refill my birthday card box. I did one male card (top card), and one female card to share today. These FABULOUSLY large numbers…
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I have lots of retail Therapy for you today with BIG SALES and New Releases and some great new products to add to your stash too. the BIG ONE – SIMON SAYS STAMP is turning 19. Happy Birthday Simon – and they are celebrating with 19% OFF Storewide. So you can add all your favorite brands new products to your…
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Hey crafty friends, welcome back. Today I have a couple of cards to share with you created with the March Simon Says Stamp Spring Windows Card kit. I’m low on birthday cards, so this was the perfect opportunity to start replenishing my stash. There are still a few of these kits left, so order soon if you want one as…
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Hey crafty friends, welcome back. Today I’m sharing two cards created with the NEW Spellbinders Sweet Blooms Border Glimmer Plate. This new plate is fabulous and large. It covers the entire side of a A2 card, which to me, makes it super easy to create fast and fabulous cards for my friends and family. These cards were super easy to…
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I would rather have stamps than flowers, wouldn’t you? Hi again (post #3 for today), there is a lot going on today. Happy Valentine’s day again. If you are looking to treat yourself, there are some fabulous new releases and specials and FREE stamps going on today. Here is what I have found so far, and I’ll keep updating my…
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Hi again crafty friends and Happy Valentine’s Day to you. I hope you are enjoying your day and treating yourself to something awesome…like chocolate, haha. I have a Snuggle Bunny Love card for you today created with a new stamp I just received from Colorado Craft Company. It’s called Snuggle Bunny, and I believe it’s a thank you gift for…
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I have something fun to share with you today. I was asked to join the Picket Fence Studios Design Team, and of course I said yes as I love their products. I’m so excited to be sharing my very first Picket Fence Studios February Release post as a new member. Lots of super fun products released this month and I’ll…
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Hi crafty friends. It’s that time again. Today I’m sharing the Spellbinders Scalloped Rectangle Glimmer of the Month for the Spellbinders Blog Hop. Oh Boy, do we have some fabulous samples to share with you this month, so grab a coffee and come along. Giveaway: To celebrate this release, Spellbinders are giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky…
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Happy Saturday to you. Here is the latest in sales, new products and specials from my favorite stamp companies. Any additions for this weekend Sales will be added to my CRAFTY SALES PAGE HERE Personal Note: Thank you for all your e-mails and cards. I’m doing much better and back at work full time this week. I’m madly getting caught…
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Hi stamping friends and welcome back. I finally have my studio unpacked enough to get back to work so today’s share is Simon Says Stamp Love You Beary Much. It’s the February stamp kit from Simon and it’s so sweet. It’s also not just for Valentine’s day. It has a wonderful selection of sentiments for all year round. Love you…
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Wow, be away for a couple of weeks moving and a lot happens. This updated list is VERY LONG, as there are a TON of Sales and two Tons of New products just released. Move Update: we are in our new home and about 80% unpacked. I unfortunately took a nasty tumble down the stairs at the end of…
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Hi crafty friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing the Colorado Craft Company water colored Perfume Bouquet. This is another in their Big and Bold stamp collection and I find it enjoyable to color these big (and bold) images, there’s lots of room to play with color. I’m also up on the My Sweet Petunia (Misti), blog with today’s card…
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Hi crafty friends, hope you are having a great week so far. Today I’m sharing Snowflake Season Shaker Cards. Products used today were part of the January Snowflake Seasons Card kit from Simon Says Stamp which sold out almost instantly, but the individual items from the kit are still available over at Simon and I’ve added the links at the…
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Hey card making friends, welcome back. Today I have a Spellbinders Calligraphy Hearts card tutorial to share with you. The Calligraphy Hearts is the new Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the month. It’s FABULOUS of course and it coordinates beautifully with the Small and Large Die Kit of the month. The kit contains three stunning Calligraphy Hearts plates to…
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Hey stamping friends. Well the moving truck and packers arrive on Monday so it’s been a little crazy around here this week. I like to pack my craft room myself, so this is the craft room, the storage for the craft room and my office, minus my computer and furniture. It’s taken me all week, but I also tidied and…
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Hi crafty friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing Simon Says Stamp Cosmos Flowers Stencil and three cards with three different sentiment dies. These are all 10 Minutes to Wow cards. This stencil has HUGE Cosmo Flowers all over it to create fabulous card fronts in a matter of minutes. How to create the Simon Says Stamp Cosmo Flowers Stencil…
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Hey crafty friends and welcome back. Today I’m sharing Spellbinders Lovely Card Creator. This AMAZING die set is the Small Die of the Month Club set for January 2021. It is so pretty, I couldn’t stop playing with the background dies. How to create the Spellbinders Lovely Card Creator Card: Start with a card base of Pool Play blue card…
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Hi Crafty Friends and Happy New Year. To kick the new year off right, we have Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Hearts from the Large Die of the Month Club today. And it’s also a new SLIMLINE CARD. I know I say this every month, I just can’t believe that this kit is more fabulous than last month, but yes, they have done…
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Happy New Years Eve everyone. Hope your planning some fun tonight to kick out this year and ring in the new. We will be having a quiet evening in front of the t.v. with a glass of wine and Chinese Food. I wanted to sneak in this post because there are some FABULOUS SALES on today only, and who doesn’t…
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Hi cardmaking friends. Happy New Years Eve. I think most of us are quite ready to say goodbye to 2020. I thought I would sneak in one more card before we boot this year out the door. This Simon Says Stamp Hexagon Tiles card reminds me of quilting and it’s such a fun and easy die set to play with….
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