Pretty in Purple

Today I have a card to share inspired by the current challenge over at Jay Gee’s Nook.  This is my first time playing along at Jay Gee’s but the beautiful college of purple inspired me to to break out some stamps and create. I thought purples would be super easy, but I sat at my … Read more

DeNami August Blog Hop

Hi Everyone! Welcome to the next stop on the DeNami Design Mini Card Blog Hop!  If you have been hopping along then you should be arriving here from Linda‘s blog.  If you have not been hopping and would like to join in the fun, you can start at the beginning by visiting the DeNami Design blog which can be found HERE. … Read more

Under the stars

I’m back from a great camping trip.  I had lots of fun with family, it wasn’t too hot and there was only a little rain.  It was nice to be “unplugged” for a few days.  But that did mean I came home to a pile of email and a long list of things to catch … Read more

Distress Mania!

Have you ever had one of those projects that started out as one idea but became something completely different?  Well that was this card.  I made it for this week Lawnscaping Challenge Distress Mania!  Well it was mania alright, but in a good way.  Originally I was going to use distress inks to create a … Read more

Long & Short

This weeks CAS-ual Friday challenge is entitled “the long & short of it.”  The challenge is to create a CAS card that is 4×9. Well I like tall things (probably because I am so short) so I figured my card would be “tall” and then I of course thought of one of my favorite Lawn Fawn … Read more

Ladybug Smooches (Blog Candy Giveaway)

Ladybug Smooches?  Sounds like a cute card idea, gotta write that one down.  I will get to the Ladybug Smooches in a minute, first I want to share a card I made last weekend  to play along with {#1} the last week of Card Camp colors and {#2} the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge.  But alas … Read more

Lovely Little Lamps

Hi All.  This weekend I worked on something a little different for me, well actually two things.  I made a notecard set and I started on a mini album (only the cover so far).  I have had my eye on the Decorative Lamp set from Hero Arts for awhile, but have resisted buying it… until … Read more

Stamp-A-Scene

Hi Friends, just a quick post to share my Lawnscaping card for this weeks challenge “Stamp-A-Scene.”  As always the Design Team whipped out some amazing inspiration. Here is my card… I used a bunch of stamps from Lawn Fawn Critter sets, but only one little critter! 🙂  This card was all about patterns and textures…no … Read more

Picture Perfect Fluffy Flowers

I’m back, I know, twice in one day… sheesh!  But I haven’t been very good about blogging my creations this past week.  I wanted to share two cards I made over the weekend that use some new crafting goodies.  First off I decided to try my rolled roses die with felt which rolled up beautifully! … Read more