Here for You

I love the inspiration photo at Hand Stamped Sentiments. I stamped my Stampin' Up Sending Thoughts Sentiment on kraft paper (to give the feel of wood grain) and then surrounded it with flowers. I added paper flower accents and some champagne pearls to finish the design using this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch.

Hey Chick!

I had some fun with plaids & chickens inspired by The Heart Desires Challenge. Stamps are new Stampin' Up Hey Chick! They layout is from Try Stampin' (or Not) on Tuesday.

Yoga Cats

This week's SplitcoastStampers Inspiration Challenge is coming from the fabulous charms and jewelry at Pandora.  I love charm necklaces … it's so fun filling them with tokens that make me smile. I chose this cute Lucky Cat to inspire my design. He reminded me of the new (soon to be released) Yoga Cat Brads from Eyelet … Read more

No Time like the PRESENTS

The Jingle Belles are back for 2017 … we hope you'll join us as we take back December one holiday card at a time. Our first prompt is "No Time Like the PRESENTS" so we'd like to see holiday cards that include the image of an actual present… OR which include some upcycled gift-wrap that you've used in place of (or in addition … Read more

Do It All

Lately I've been having Saturday morning insomnia, so I've been making the best of it by being productive and napping later.  It's amazing how quickly you can get your grocery shopping done at 5am … I was zooming through the aisles.  And now that I'm home and everything is put away, I'm making cards until … Read more

Golden Santa Claus

I've been having lots of fun in my studio today while I watch the snow fall.  For the 9th Tag of Christmas with a Feminine Twist, the theme is White. The color inspiration comes from these lovely holiday scenes. Rather than focus on Christmas Trees … I decided to focus on Santa. I die cut … Read more

Cable Knit Christmas

When I saw the sketch for Day 7 of the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist, I had to laugh since the Tag I made on Day 3 actually used the sketch (sometimes I feel like I have crafty premonitions). I had several ideas for the stripes, but in the end I went with … Read more