This weekend, I had the joy of crafting with my people at Gather in Waunakee, Wisconsin. We took a little road trip to Creative Pals 30th Anniversary Celebration, where I picked-up this fun Umbrella Bloom Die by Spellbinders. It was perfect for Inspired by … April Showers, May Flowers Challenge. I tried using the three … Read more
It’s time for Earth Day in 2026, so at Jingle Belles we’re supporting the cause by creating with recycled elements – hence, Peace on EARTH DAY. I have a spot in my gift closet that I save to keep recycled things throughout the year that are too pretty to go into the recyle bin, so … Read more
I need lots of holiday cards when Christmas rolls around, so I love making them all year long. Today, I’m using the Christmas Slimline Card Fronts from STAMPlorations. For the first one, I paired the gorgeous greenery and bells with a STAMPlorations Blessed Christmas – Typografia Christmas stamp. I added a couple of paper mats … Read more
This week at Shopping Our Stash the challenge is Up, Up and Away … creating cards with things you might see in the sky. It could be a balloon, bird, moon, sun, rainbow, plane … you get the picture. I decided to shop my paper stash for this week’s card and I landed on the … Read more
The newest challenge at Addicted to CAS is Postage. I found some postage in 49 and Market Ticket Essentials in Toast. I combined the postage stamps with the other two ticket designs in the collection on a kraft card base. I layered them vertically, and then I finished with two sticker sentiments. And into the … Read more
The April Altenew Inspiration Challenge is this fun flamingo photograph. It reminded me of when my sister and I visited the flamingos on one of our Florida sisters trips. It was so fun to be able to get so close to those beautiful birds. I chose the peachy pink hue for my bloooms and several … Read more
The newest TIME OUT Challenge is a Pick Two. I chose Pastels and Rain and took some umbrella inspiration from the Just Us Girls Challenge. I stamped the Essentials by Ellen Bear Wear Umbrella on three different colors of pastel cardstock. I positioned it one top of coordinating Washi Tape from 49 and Market Spectrum … Read more
We’re still creating with vintage or faux-vintage products at Jingle Belles this week. I started with a photograph of Poinsettias from the 1979 Christmas Ideals Magazine. My Gran always had Ideals on the table in the formal sitting room at her home, and I loved sneaking in and looking through them (kiddos were pretty much … Read more
