Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Red or Pink Amour

This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is Red or Pink Amour. What a perfect theme for the month of love, right? I decided to use the beautiful Marbled Elegance Suite Collection (#164923) available in the Online Exclusives portion of my online store. This suite includes the Hearts of Elegance Bundle (photopolymer stamps and coordinating dies), Marbled Elegance Specialty 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP), Gold Twisted Thread, Adhesive-Backed… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – The Weather Man

Welcome to the February Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. The weather is our inspiration this month, from sunshine to rainbows, raindrops and puddles, and everything in-between. I had to get pretty creative for this one, because I didn’t own many products that fit the theme, but I’m pleased with the results! I started my project by looking through my stash for anything weather related and found this great sentiment in the… Read More »

#TGIFC512 — Sketch Challenge

Happy Valentine’s Day!!! For today’s TGIF Sketch Challenge, I thought I’d make some Valentine treats! I used the darling Gift Bags Combo Pack (an Online Exclusive), which come in two sizes. They are perfect for handing out big or little favors to some of my favorite people. I put a lot of effort into the larger bag, since I only made one. It features the Hearts of Elegance Bundle and… Read More »

Color Fusers Blog Hop — February 2025

Welcome to a new Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Bubble Bath, Coastal Cabana, and Soft Sea Foam. It’s a really pretty combination including colors I don’t often use, so I was excited to give it a go. My card features the Mixed Florals Bundle, a great online exclusive. I love coloring line art, so I was immediately drawn to it. In fact, I’m hosting an… Read More »

#TGIFC510 — Sale-A-Bration with the Heart Shaped Bundle

Happy Friday! This week, our TGIF Challenge focuses on Sale-A-Bration products! Sale-A-Bration continues through the end of February 2025, and during that time, you can earn FREE products with qualifying orders. See the various products and qualifications in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog on the catalogs page of my blog. There are lots of great products. In fact, I used three on my card today: The Heart Shaped Bundle ($120 USD level),… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Heart & Home

Welcome to the January Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is the Heart & Home. What a perfect theme considering Valentine’s Day is only a few weeks away! One of my favorite things to do on a Saturday morning is wake up and watch a new monthly video from the three gals from Stampin’ Through The Catalog. I learn so much from their tutorials, including fun techniques, interesting… Read More »

#TGIFC508 — Painting Theme Challenge

Happy Friday! Our theme for this week’s TGIF Challenge is painting. I love the cute prompt below, especially the “rules for art.” I couldn’t agree more, in fact, I feel like I do my best work when I forget all the rules and rely on my imagination. 🙂 Using the Crafting With You Bundle (with an easel) was an obvious choice. But I feel like I haven’t played with this… Read More »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Bold & Bright

This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is Bold & Bright. Yay, I LOVE bright colors, so I was excited! It makes me think of Spring and warmer weather. For my project, I decided to use the Happy Hibiscus Bundle. It’s a new Online Exclusive with photopolymer stamps and coordinating hybrid embossing folder. (The hybrid includes both dies and a 3D embossing folder, so if you choose, one of the… Read More »

Color Fusers Blog Hop — January 2025

Welcome to the January 2025 Color Fusers Blog Hop! To start out the New Year, we have a cool color combination of Smoky Slate, Balmy Blue, and Blueberry Bushel. (Isn’t it funny that I just did a very similar color challenge for TGIF Challenges?) Since I did a feminine card for that one, I decided to make a masculine card for this color challenge. My card features the In The… Read More »

#TGIFC506 — Color Challenge

Happy New Year! It’s time for a new TGIF color challenge. This time we have a very elegant color combination of Night of Navy, Silver, and Balmy Blue. It’s very Wintery and perfect for January birthday cards. I decided to create a shaker card using the Encircled In Nature Bundle. This bundle is an Online Exclusive and one of my favorites! I love both the stamps and dies, and depending… Read More »

#TGIFC504 — Christmas Cookies

Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is “Christmas Cookies.” I had absolutely nothing in my stash to go with this theme, haha, so I had to be super creative. When I think of Christmas cookies, I think of baking with my kids and leaving cookies out for Santa on Christmas Eve. That was always a favorite tradition when the kids were small. And of course, we… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Christmas Magic/Joyful Traditions

Welcome to the December Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is the Magic of Christmas or Joyful Traditions. One of my favorite traditions is family gatherings. This year, we are invited to my sister-in-law’s house for Christmas Eve. She always hosts amazing parties! She asked me to bring my carrot cake, so I decided to create a fun cake topper! The base of my cake topper includes two… Read More »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Pretty In Plaid

This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is Pretty In Plaid. I LOVE plaid prints on holiday cards. They add a warm and cozy vibe, as well as a rustic look. Stampin’ Up! has some great plaid papers or you could even make your own with Stampin’ Blends and Stampin’ Write markers! There’s also the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder! To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on… Read More »

#TGIFC502 — Color Challenge

Hello Friends! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge and this week, we have a great color combination for the holidays including Real Red, Gold and Basic White. This is such a lovely and traditional combo. I was super excited to come up with something fun. I decided to have a play with some gold Metallic Enamel Effects! You know I love to paint, so I thought it might be… Read More »

Color Fusers Blog Hop — December 2024

Welcome to the December Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a rich color combination of Misty Moonlight, Melon Mambo, and Shaded Spruce. I love it, and while it may not be a typical color combination for Christmas cards, that’s what I decided to create. Whether you just started here or have already been following the blog hop, be sure to continue by clicking the links at the bottom… Read More »

#TGIFC500 — Let’s Tear It Up!

We have a VERY exciting TGIF Challenge this week! Did you notice the number? It’s our 500th challenge!!! AMAZING! The occasion made me wonder how long I’ve been doing the challenges. So, I looked back and found one as early as TGIF Challenge #136 on December 5. 2017! To celebrate this exciting event, we have a really fun technique challenge — tearing. Who doesn’t like tearing? It’s probably one of… Read More »

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