Tag: scrapbooking

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 12×12 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 12×12 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 6×6 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

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

November 22, 2021
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.

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

October 29, 2021
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 6×6 patterned papers and 12×12 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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September 27, 2021
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 12×12 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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September 13, 2021
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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August 27, 2021
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 6×6 Paper Pad and the 12×12 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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August 5, 2021
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!

Here’s my ‘made by’ tag that is actually sewn into the back of the blanket in one corner. I found this breast cancer ribbon charm at Hobby Lobby and added it with a bow. The yarn is also from Hobby Lobby.

That’s my super special project for today! I loved making these things and it makes my heart happy to bring a little joy to someone who’s going through hard things. I’m wishing you a very blessed and happy day today. See you soon!! XOXO

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July 26, 2021
Doodlebug Cute & Crafty Collection – Craft Room Sign Project!

Hello there my cute and crafty friends! I'm up on the Doodlebug Blog and my blog today with my latest DB project! SO excited to share!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and 4th of July!! Do you ever feel like Doodlebug can read our minds? This new Cute and Crafty Collection feels like everything I would ever dream of in a paper collection! I'm so excited to see all the projects people are going to make with this adorable creativity themed collection. Something for every crafter, from stamping to sewing and scrapbooking. I love it! It was hard to decide what to make first. I decided to make a sign for my craft room! I used a chipboard sign shape that I got at Hobby Lobby, and went to town decorating it with paint, paper, stickers, Sprinkles and much more. It's already sitting on a shelf in my craft room next to my idea books! I hope you like it! And…I hope to make you smile!

I started by painting the sign with a few coats of white Acrylic craft paint. I set it aside to dry and decided on my paper choices and stickers etc. I ended up using the pencils paper as my background paper. It has all the colors in it, and it's such a nice pattern. Next I used the Doodlebug Alex Alphabet Dies and die cut the letters from black cardstock. I mounted the letters onto a white strip of cardstock and lined it with Doodlebug Textured Cardstock. And, I knew I wanted to use that big Sticker as my main image!

I used a bunch of the mini icons stickers to add a row of happy crafting items across the top of the sign. I mean smiling ink pads and stamps?? C'mon!! It's the cutest thing I ever saw!!

I used the Doodlebug Nesting Scallops Dies to add a design element on the lower right corner and added the pencils cup sticker. I affixed the patterned paper to the chipboard sign shape using clear glue. I traced the shape with a pencil and cut the corners out by hand.

This is a whole giant pile of happiness! The colors….and everything has a smiley face – even the camera!!

This is what the sign looked like before I got started! It's so fun to decorate with Doodlebug! It took about three coats of white paint to cover all the edges. I also painted the back so it's nice and clean looking.

I used a white gel pen to add 'highlights' to the black letters. I put a heart in the middle of the letters and added some pretty floral Sprinkles elements. I added the Live Love Create sticker underneath the words.

What do you think I should make next with this collection?? There are stamps and dies too – but I don't have them yet. Maybe I'll make some cards next to share with you!! Do you love this?? Thanks for stopping by today to see my project. Be sure to pop over to the Doodlebug Blog too, and leave some love, and see all the other design team projects. Have a blessed day and I'll see you soon!! XOXO

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July 8, 2021
Coffee Cards and Doodlebug!

Hi friends! How's your week going? I hope it's been a good one so far! It's been a HOT one here in Sactown so I'm staying inside, in the craft room, with the fan blowing right on me! LOL. Oh, and I'm drinking lots of iced coffees!! That's my theme for today – coffee!! It's my day to post over on the Doodlebug Blog, and you know I always share my project here too. For this assignment we were able to use any collection of our choice, so I chose the super fun Cream & Sugar Collection that was released a few years ago. Our assignment was to feature one of our favorite products from Doodlebug. You know what I chose, right?? GINGHAM!! If you've been following along with me for any period of time, you know that my go-to favorite paper is gingham!! I have about 8 packs of the Doodlebug Gingham in my stash!! It's a perfect neutral that gives a bit of texture, and it comes in a million colors. It's the perfect crafting supply!!

I've been hoarding the Cream and Sugar collection, so today is a good time to use some, and share some projects with you! Cheers! Do you like your coffee hot or iced? I like both! LOL. Coffee is my love language….and coffee themed crafting makes me happy.

I combined the Doodlebug papers with two of my favorite dies from Honey Bee Stamps (all the supply links are at the bottom of my post) to make two coffee shaped cards! One is hot, and one is iced. The die cuts make is super easy to make these giant coffee cups!! Perfect! My color scheme is taken from the patterned papers: Blue, brown and hot pink! Here are my two cards…. They both fold open so you can write a message inside and/or attach a gift card. And, they both fit into an A2 envelope!

You're brew-tiful! I mean it! How adorable is that coffee cup?? I used the gingham in three places on this card! Brown, pink and white!! See how it becomes a neutral? I die cut the die with the blue coffee cup paper. It's a long die, so you will need your long cutting plates to go through your die cutting machine.

More gingham here…. And a close up of the top of my iced coffee with sprinkles!

The Doodlebug Gingham comes in 12×12 and 6×6 packs!

The brown coffee sleeve part slides off and then you can open the card. Here it is in my hand so you can see the size – the size of an A2 card!

Here is the card opened up… I love that the paper has coffee beans on the back!! I will attach a gift card on that top part and write my note on the white liner part. Great way to give a coffee gift!!

I used a donut sticker for the iced coffee card! This one folds open from the bottom!

These cards make me happy! I hope I've made you smile too!! Cheers! I wish we could all have a cup of coffee together right now! XOXO

Thanks for stopping by today for a cup of cheer! Be sure to head over to the Doodlebug Blog to leave some love and get some more inspiration from the design team! My next Doodlebug project will be a 4th of July theme. I'm waiting for my supplies to arrive and I can't wait to get started! I will see you soon!

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June 17, 2021
Sweet Strawberry Cards to celebrate Summer!

Helloooooo my sweet and crafty friends! How are you this fine day?! I hope you had an awesome weekend, and cheers to a good week to come! I have two posts this week! Yay! The other one will be on Friday! What's new with you? Are you creating a lot? Are you starting to get out and about some more? How are things where you live? We had a streak of 100 degree days but today it cooled off a little. I'm grateful for that! Seemed to early to be so hot already! My husband and I met 28 years ago on June 4th and we always celebrate that day as an anniversary!! So on Friday night we went out and had the yummiest, best dinner together! We went to a nice restaurant for the first time in almost two years! It was lovely and wonderful to be out, and dressed up, on a Friday night again! The restaurant was lively and full and it made me feel better to see all the happy faces. Maybe, just maybe, things are going to take a turn for the better! California has been locked down tight this whole time. We are ready to party!!

My post for today is showcasing some brand new stamps from a new company owned by my crafty friend Ivana! It's called Pigment Craft Co! I actually squealed when I saw this new release and I was online at exactly the moment these stamps went on sale to buy them!! I've been stamping for 27 years and it's pretty rare for me to get SO excited about a new release!! These stamps are modern, pretty, sweet, retro, and happy all at the same time! It's like she read my mind!! LOL. My stamps came and I promptly sat down and made these two cards!! CLICK HERE for my supply list for today!

The first card is good enough to eat! (On a picnic! LOL) The finished card is a cream A2 card base….layered with gingham of course and more cream cardstock. It has a vintage feeling to it – using distress inks to edge everything – and a big bold look!

I used bright red, pink and green inks to stamp the strawberries and leaves! I used my MISTI for a good impression. I ended up stamping everything twice for a rich inked look. So easy with the MISTI to do this. I stamped two strawberries with the tops, and one big leaf cluster. After stamping everything, I used two colors of Distress Inks to edge in brown around all the pieces.

I stamped the sentiment onto a small scalloped circle and inked that part also. I used twine and a button from my stash for some design elements!

I splattered white ink/paint onto the strawberries and leaves (just because!) and added green enamel dots to the tops of the berries.

Here is the berry/leaf cluster before I placed it onto the card. It's a big mama!!! SOOOOO pretty! This would be beautiful as a bag tie on, or on a package with some pretty gingham ribbon, or at the top of a glassine treat bag…. Lots of ideas!

I layered a stitched rectangle (in cream cardstock) and edged it with brown inks. Everything is affixed with foam tape for dimension. I added a couple of pink hearts to finish it off!

Hey sweets!!! OMG I love this so much.

My second card is also an A2 card base, but in bright white cardstock. I layered aqua and pink for that perfect retro/modern look. I love pink and aqua together….and a pop of red too! Yummmmm. I used the same ink pads for both cards. CLICK HERE for my supply list!

I stamped the Berry Patch berries, stems and leaves in pinks and greens… I stamped extra leaves so I could layer three different green colors. I used Copic Markers to add some little extra touches in a darker color (on the left side of the berries and on the leaves).

The background die that makes that pretty retro design is from Lil Inker Designs and is old – and sadly they're no longer around…. You could use an embossing folder or another background die for this part…anything from your stash!!

I stamped the sentiment in aqua and die cut it with the matching die. In this photo you can see the layers of the leaves. I used my MISTI to stamp all of these parts. Just makes it so easy and perfect.

That's it for today! I eat strawberries almost every single day during the Summer. They just say Summer to me – and in crafting too! We have awesome strawberry stands by our house and we get them straight from the ground and there is nothing sweeter. I tried to capture the feeling of Summer in my cards today! Have a good week and I'll see you soon! XO

CLICK HERE to visit Pigment Craft Co website! Pigment is based out of Canada! My shipping experience was great! It took about 8 days to arrive to California and it was beautifully boxed and packaged. They also have free shipping over a certain amount!

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June 7, 2021
Candy Bar Favors with Doodlebug Papers!

Hey everyone!!! Nice to see you!!! I took a little unintended break the past week or so and just relaxed. My creative mojo has not been at peak form and I have just been super tired. So I gave myself a break. I didn't mean to, it just happened, and that's okay. Sometimes the ideas just stop flowing for a while and I've learned over the years not to force it, but to just rest my brain. I did some organizing and we went to the movies (yay!) and I got some other business things taken care of. How are you? I hope you had a nice long weekend! We had 100+ degree temps here and dang it, it's Summer! Life seems to be slowly getting back to a little bit of normal and it is bringing me relief to my anxiety. I'm grateful to be able to move about more and do things that we enjoy. I hope it's the same for you where you are!! Tip – go see Cruella at the theater! It was AMAZING!

My project for today is featuring Doodlebug supplies and Jaded Blossom dies! It's my turn on the Doodlebug Blog today and this project is shared over there too. If you have time – please head over there and leave some love for all the design teams' projects. They are amazing!! My project today again features the Fairy Garden Collection (my final project with this collection)….

I made candy bar party favors! They were so easy and so fun to make. Perfect for Treat Bags or Favors, or for a birthday, graduation, or even a shower… I made them to hand out to my friends! We all could use some candy right?? Oh! That makes me think of Halloween ideas! I love the Hershey's Dark Bars, but any regular size flat bar will fit into the die. It would be easy to tape a gift card onto the candy first, or insert some money, depending on the occasion. Here are my four candy bar favors! Lots of pictures in this post because I want you to see everything! 🙂

My signature thing is details….I love adding all the little details to my projects! Here I used Doodlebug Chunky Twine and glued on Sprinkles – here a rainbow – to finish off the twine bow.

I love that the candy bar wrapper/slider die has a decorative edge!! I used hearts and rainbows and flowers!! These are the 12×12 papers from the Fairy Garden Collection.

I used the Doodlebug Borders and Edges Dies to make a row of hearts on all the candy wrappers!!

Adorable stickers to decorate the front of the candies….oh and some doilies too!!

Here is the Candy Bar Slider Die! You die cut two pieces and glue or tape them together. SO EASY!!! It also has a stitched edge piece to make the front. You could decorate this in a million different ways! The dies are from Jaded Blossom and they cut like a dream.

Once your die cuts are assembled, just slide the candy inside. Yep – no gluing or measuring – just pop it inside!

Makes me want to have a party!!! LOL. Oh yes, I'm ready to party after the past year!

Okay, friends, that's it for today's post! Thank you for stopping by for a visit today! I hope you have a blessed and happy day! XOXO

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

June 3, 2021
Reverse Confetti – Beautiful Snowflakes!

Hi guys!! Popping in here today with a news flash about a special release with special sale pricing from Reverse Confetti! Today they are launching this GORGEOUS Snowflakes stamp set with matching dies. I had so much fun working with these beautiful stamps. The snowflakes are the perfect sizing for cards. OOOH LA LA. Wintery goodness right here! I used lots of embossing and a graphic color palette of red, white and silver. Brrrrr! CLICK HERE to go to Reverse Confetti and check out this new set!!

My finished card is a white A2 card base. I layered A LOT on this card. First, silver glitter paper, then white paper, then vellum! Then I wrapped all of those with a pretty band of striped paper and silver thread! Oh yeah!! Lastly a bold red circle to feature my embossed snowflakes…

I used some brand new embossing powder for this project. OMG it's SO beautiful! Silvery, sparkly magic. I heat embossed the snowflakes onto vellum and die cut them with the matching snowflakes dies. I made two snowflakes for the focus of my card. (Supply links are at the bottom of my post)

I used red enamel dots for the centers of the snowflakes and also scattered a few others on the card. The sentiment was heat embossed in white embossing powder onto a red flag. The sentiments in this stamp set are perfectly retro and modern at the same time. Pretty font!

This silver cord came from Michael's in the notions section. I think it was the perfect touch here!! Cuz, you know, more is MORE!!

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you are getting all your Christmas crafting done! It's that hurry scurry time of year!! I'll be back tomorrow with a fun blog hop and new release from Pinkfresh Studio! See you then! XOXO

CLICK HERE or on the graphic below to see the supply list for today's card.

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December 8, 2019
Let’s be merry and drink cocoa!

Hello friends! December is rolling along, and I'm frantically trying to make all the ideas that are inside my brain! I'm going to run out of time! Eeeeks! This morning I went through all my Christmas bins (there's a lot!) and sorted through things and re-discovered old favorites! Dang I have a lot of stuff! Twenty Five years worth! I also made my tiered tray for Christmas time and it has gnomes in it! So adorable. Are you on team gnome? I love them! It's foggy and dreary, but we are warm in the craft room today. My favorite kind of day.

We have officially switched from Pumpkin Spice Season to Peppermint Season! YESSSSSS. We bought Peppermint Whip Cream at the grocery store the other night and we've been making coffee and enjoying that hint of mint. You really need to try it!! It's the inspiration for today's card.

Yesterday I made a super fun card to share with you! No stamping – just die cuts and ink! Sometimes it's fun to make cards with die cuts only. I used a die set I bought last year. I finally used it! (Does that happen to you?). It's called Hot Chocolate and it's from Elizabeth Crafts! I am loving pink on Christmas cards this year too, so I used pink, red, cream and kraft as my color palette….

I started by die cutting out all the pieces to make the mug of cocoa: mug, topping, marshmallows, snowflake, drips, and candy canes. I used small sponge daubers and Distress Inks to ink around all the pieces. I used chunky Stickles on the marshmallows.

The snowflake was attached with a small foam dot and then topped with a glitter enamel dot. I splattered the mug with white paint to look a bit snowy…

The background is the gorgeous Sweater Weather Cover Plate from Taylored Expressions. It's a favorite. The sentiment die is also from Taylored Expressions!

Be Merry!!! Here's a close up of that cover plate die…

Thanks for stopping by today! Cheers to you! I'm lifting my mug of peppermint cocoa to you! Are you still making Christmas cards? I haven't sent any yet! Yikes, better get on that! This month always goes by too fast. Have a wonderful day. See you soon! XOXO

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

December 3, 2019
Hello Bluebird October Release Day! Winter Wonderland of stamps and dies!

Helllllloooooo Friends! Happy Monday! And, what a happy Monday it is! It's time for the October brand new release from our friends at Hello Bluebird Stamps! WAHOOO! I was so excited to be a guest designer again this month with the talented crew of the Hello Bluebird team. Such an honor to help reveal all these new stamps. I've been showing cards the past few days on Facebook and Instagram, but today I can show you all four cards I made. Because today is Release Day! All the stamps and dies will be available tonight at 7pm MST.

There are SEVEN new must-have Christmas and Winter stamp sets (all seven with coordinating dies) and five stand alone die sets! They are all WINTER MAGIC! There is no way for me to pick a favorite this month! All the adorable critters you could ever want, trees, snowy banks, word dies. It's all so so good. CLICK HERE to check out everything from all the designers on the HB Blog.

I'm going to show you my four cards and give you the details about how I made each one! Let's Go! First up is this warm and sweet card made with the Warm Wishes Die and the Cocoa Party Stamp Set (LOVE). I also used the bird and lights string from the Merry Mice Stamp Set. This is a square card to give me some room for all those critters! I started with a white card base and layered brown paper and then gingham paper. I die cut a stitched circle into another white layer to place on top.

I die cut the Warm Wishes Die and used three shades of Distress Inks to make it brown ombre. Then I splattered white paint on it to mimic snow. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder onto black paper. The animals and lights were colored with Copic Markers. I added bits of Diamond Stickles too! To tie the card together and make it warm like cocoa (ha) I used shades of brown Copics on all the animals. This brings the design together through the use of like colors.

Next up is Santa and Mrs. Claus posing for their Christmas portrait! I used the Family Photo Stamp Set with the Bold Holidays Stamps and Dies too. This one is also a square card (I'm into square cards lately!)… I used traditional colors for this card – red and green! I used my favorite gingham paper to paper piece Santa's coat and Mrs. Claus's skirt.

I die cut around the image with a stitched rectangle die. Quick tip – use a gray Copic Marker (C1) to go around your image to make it 'pop' off the page. This tiny bit of a shadow makes a huge difference! I added white gel pen accents. The Joy die cut was cut from red cardstock. I stamped the first part of the sentiment in black directly onto the card base.

My next card is a sweet snowy scene! I used the awesome new Snowy Sky Scene Die along with the O Christmas Tree Stamp set! This is an A2 card base made from white cardstock. I used Distress Inks and foam daubers to ink the sky. Yellow in the center, then blue, then darker blue. Then I stamped and die cut out the tree and the animals and colored them with Copic Markers.

This new die comes in three pieces that completely fill the front of an A2 card – the top (sky) and then two separate hills. It's sooo easy to create this scene, but it looks so nice! The animals were affixed to the card with foam tape. The sentiment was stamped onto a tiny banner and attached to the bottom for a clean and simple design.

Last up are these cutie patootie penguins! This finished card is an A2 card base. I used the First Snow Stamp set and matching dies. Lots of my favorite color on this one – bright aqua! SO icy and wintery. I layered one layer of aqua paper then a stitched rounded rectangle with a circle cut out of it.

I stamped and die cut the little penguin pals and colored them with Copics. I also die cut a few snowflakes… The sentiment was stamped directly onto the top layer in black ink. I used one little enamel heart in bright pink…

Okay! That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by! Remember the entire new release will be available on Monday, October 28 at 7pm MST! Have fun shopping and creating. Have a great week everyone! XOXO

October 28, 2019
Summer Sea Life Banner – Under The Sea Kit from Queen & Company!

Hi crafty pals! I'm going to have you humming 'under the sea' by the end of this post! Happy Monday and a happy Summer Monday it is! We hit 100 degrees over the weekend, and the State Fair started, so, yep, it's Summer! I'm already starting to get Fall and Winter stamps in the mail for design assignments, but I'm holding on to Summer crafting for a little bit longer! I like to start thinking about Fall in August! Do you agree?? I hope you had a nice weekend!

Today I'm sharing NOT a card! LOL. I made a cool banner out of the newest and coolest Queen & Company Shaker Card Kit! I had SOOOOO much fun making this project! It's been a long time since I crafted a banner… And I got out my eyelets too! It was a nice day in the craft room creating this for a friend. If you're not familiar, I really recommend that you pop over to the Queen & Company website and check out their fabulous kits. I made this entire banner from one kit, and didn't even use half of the items!! Shake, shake, shake! Lots of photos in this post! Grab a coffee!

Here is the finished banner! EEK. So cheery and festive! I looooove all those colorful sea animals!! (this is not an easy thing to photograph. LOL. My hubs is standing up against the wall on the right! HA) There are nine banners total. The one in the center is stamped. I'll show lots of close ups.

ALL the papers and shaker shapes are from the kit. This paper pack has the prettiest colors! Here is a close up of the mermaid! I used a few copics to give her face some cheeks and a chin.

A happy dolphin against that bright yellow!

I bought these chipboard banners in a set from Hobby Lobby. They are already cut in the right shape, and have the holes punched in them. Nice and easy! I used glue to glue the paper to the front of the banner shape and then used my exacto knife to trim off the center pictured here.

I sort of laid out my color scheme and my shapes before I made it all. Here is my in process on my desk… It's a good photo to show the dies. They are so nice and cut a perfect crisp edge every time. ALL the dies, an entire paper pad, a full stamp set, the acetate, the foam, the shaker bits….ALL included in the kit.

The included stamp set has the cutest sentiments for your ocean cards!!!

I had to rummage through a few boxes in my craft studio to find my Crop-o-dile! Sheesh! It's been a minute since I set some eyelets!!! I really think they eyelets finish off the banners so nicely. Makes it look super professional and polished. Plus, the Crop-o-dile is so easy to use. Anyone else remember when we used to put eyelets on EVERYTHING???

After I had all the banner shapes made with the ocean elements, I used Chunky Doodlebug Twine to string them together. PERFECT!!

Those little shell sequins are SO pretty!!!!

Here's a close up of the stamped banner in the center of the big banner! I used the gorgeous new Mermaid Sea Stones as accents!! Ooh la la.

I'm pretty sure the little crab guy is my favorite!!!! Or maybe the shark….

I made a small note card to enclose with the banner to send off to my friend! I used the pretty scalloped square from the Foundation Dies and mounted it over a folded sheet of white cardstock. Makes a nice little card!

Thanks for coming by to see my project today! Are you singing all the songs from Little Mermaid yet?? I am! I hope you have a blessed and happy week ahead!

July 15, 2019