I just returned from visiting Lauren in New York City and then at her home in New Jersey. It was a magnificent vacation. The weather could not have been more perfect for 20,000+ steps of walking per day. Here are some highlights (you can see all of the photos on my Instagram @SmilynStef). Our trip … Read more
I won’t lie … I love Candy. Halloween was one of my favorite holidays because we didn’t get much candy the rest of the year (other than the annual Christmas parade where our Great Grandpa would let us fill a bag of Brach’s candy at the grocery store). It was the tough decision whether to … Read more
It’s time for the annual Pink Christmas at Jingle Belles … where Lauren and I each donate $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for each pink holiday card that links-up. I enjoy using non-holiday papers for holiday cards … this one is Embroidered from Pinkfresh Studio Happy Blooms collection. I thought the flowers and … Read more
This week’s STAMPlorations card is a fun mixed media birthday card. I started with one of the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Card Fronts for the card base. I thought the background worked well with this rainbow of birthday candles from STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Party and Wishes. I used foam tape to attach candles to two circles … Read more
The new challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Black Cats – we’re asking you to feature a black cat or any other black Halloween icon (bats, spiders, a witch … you get the picture) on your card. My Halloween stash is quite large to shop (because I never get rid of anything and keep it … Read more
I had a few leftover pieces from yesterday’s Lawn Fawnatics Awesome Autumn card, so I decided to make a second one (but oopsie, looks like I’m a bit too late to link up). This one started with Lawn Fawn Falling Leaves Petite Paper. Next I added two pumpkins from the Lawn Fawn Leaves and Pumpkins … Read more
When I did the #abcprintingchallenge with GelliArts last month, I purposefully made some prints that I thought would work for die cutting some leaves. When I saw the Insipred by Fall Leaves Challenge, I knew it was time to break them out. I shopped my collection of prints and pulled out multiple prints that I … Read more
Today is World Card Making Day … it’s always near my birthday, so I like to think of it as my own special celebration. Today I’m starting with a fun witchy card using some of my Halloween cardmaking paper stash. I added seme epoxy stars to continue the star theme in the sentiment. The purple … Read more
The newest prompt at Jingle Belles is Christmas Stockings. If you’re feeling ambitious, you could make a stocking-shaped card, for which we’ve found you some excellent templates; but of course a card with a stocking stamp, diecut, or journal card also works. I built my card around this journal card from Echo Park Happy Holidays … Read more
