Lauren and I had another fun day in NYC (you can see the beginning here if you missed it and remember, you can see the whole shebang on my Instagram @smilynstef). The next morning, we headed to our “big” destination for this trip … The Metropolitan Museum of Art (aka The Met) to see the … Read more
We’re back for another week of Pink Christmas at Jingle Belles, where Lauren and I each donate $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for each pink card linked-up. Here’s the pink card I made this week. This week I let the papers do the work … these are all from Mackenzie Christmas from LDRS … Read more
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
