Did you know today was National Cocoa Day? I'm a huge Cocoa fan (with lots of extra Marshmallows) … I start my day with it several days each week. That also means there's a Guest Designer opportunity at The Coffee Loving Cardmakers, so I thought I would join the fun. I found the perfect … Read more
The theme of the STAMPlorations June Theme & Photo Challenge is Stamps & Confetti and this Photo. After I finished these alcohol ink cards, I had the leftover frames on my studio table. I just glued them to card bases and laid them to the side. I thought the green & gold one looked … Read more
I always love starting my Saturday with my Sisters at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers … and after this week, my snark is feeling pretty strong. The theme this week is U is for Upcycle (Earth day is April 22nd). We often order coffee from local roasters across the US, and one of … Read more
Tonight I took some time for a little Retro Rubber fun with 2015 Hero Arts Kelly's Coffee & Donuts. This week's Retro Rubber Challenge is a Sketch. I paired my triple coffee fun with a sentiment from STAMPlorations Coffee Happy from February 2016 and the CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies. … Read more
It's one of my favorite times of the year … the Spring & Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Since my largest collection of Coffee Stamps are from STAMPlorations, I used their May CAS Card Challenge as my inspiration with the optional Twist Color of Lilac. And STAMPlorations is having a Coffee Lovers Spring Sale … Read more
This time of year we always celebrate EARTH Day at Jingle Belles by making cards with recycled elements. I save products all year, so that I have a selection to choose from … only one problem … that collection was lost in the recent flooding of our home. So what's a girl to do … … Read more
The February CUTplorations Challenge at STAMPlorations is all about flowers. I had a request to make a set of cards inspired by this card which was a Tori Burch inspired glittery design. I did a variety of floral color combinations, creating a virtual glittery bouquet like the inspiration picture. I combined … Read more
My dad is diligently replacing my kitchen faucet (yay me), so I'm stealing some studio time (since he convinced me it is a one man project under the sink). I started with this week's SplitcoastStampers Inspiration Challenge, which comes from one of my favorite stores … The Paper Source. I chose this lovely Book Club … Read more
I always enjoy looking back on my year of creations … and thinking about what I want to create in the coming year. Here are my 10 favorite non-holiday cards & artsy creations from this year in no particular order (here are my top 5 Christmas cards for 2018). 1. This has been the year … Read more
The challenge at AAA Cards is to create a Mostly White Design. Normally I would go straight for the snowflakes, but since the challenge is sponsored by STAMPlorations, I reached into my STAMPlorations stamp stash and chose Becca Cruger's Reindeer Games set. Taking a page from the Lauren Bergold playbook, when you're creating … Read more