The next prompt at Jingle Belles is “Something Old… Something New“ … we’d like to see holiday cards on which you combine an item or two that you’ve had in your craft stash for a bit (or in my case quite a bit) together with something new that you received for the holidays… or shopped … Read more
I love lilacs … and I love these pretty Botanicuts Lilac Dies from The Greetery. I paired them with a sentiment from The Greetery To Mom with Love. I'm linking-up at the Simon Says Beautiful Blooms Challenge it’s also a Spring theme at the Sweet Stampin’ Challenge.
I used The Greetery Bitty Botanicals stamp, stencil & die cut to create some more Mother's Day Cards. I created a wreath using the individual blooms & topped it with The Greetery To Mom with Love. Here is another floral wreath on a yellow card base for the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Challenge … Read more
I borrowed a friends Bitty Blooms Stamp & Stencil from The Greetery for a Mother's Day card. I paired it with The Greetery To Mom with Love using PaperTrey Ink Rustic White Cardstock. I'm linking-up at Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge. It's also a Floral Delight Challenge at 613 Avenue … Read more
For this card I got creative with friends. I borrowed my friend Mindy's Taylored Expression Basket Weave Cutting Plate, but instead of weaving, I cut the Scrapbook.com Merry Papers and used the smaller strips that the die cut across the front of my card. I combined my strips with the Abundant Joy die … Read more
We're still creating with an Ombré Wonderland at Jingle Belles this week. I used watercolor paper and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Spray to create my own Ombré painted background. I die cut The Greetery BotaniCuts Pine Bough from coordinating cardstock and then inked the boughs with Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers Distress Ink for more … Read more
I finally got the chance to give my Macramé Dies from The Greetery a try. I started by just die cutting them all from kraft and ivory cardstock. I love how much fun I had playing around and layering the die cuts. I'm also linking-up at the Cards for Guyz Clean & Simple … Read more
When I saw this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I thought it would be perfect to showcase some stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter … remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order I chose to feature three images from the Sewing Essentials Sticker Set. I positioned … Read more
I am thrilled to have the opportunity to Guest Design for the current AAA Cards Challenge which is Up To One Third with the optional twist of Summer in January. I started my card design with the fun Happy Camper Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter. Then I realized the stamps … Read more
A friend recently mentioned that she wanted to mail bright & happy cards of encouragement throughout the Winter … I thought that sounded like a fabulous idea. And what's more bright and happy than a Rainbow … specifically the one from the Better Days Ahead set from Essentials by Ellen. I stamped the rainbow … Read more