Get Sketchy #72 for Charlie

While lots of crafters are off seeing all the new goodies to see at CHA in California, I am here on the east coast wishing I could see it all too.  So thanks to everyone there who has been sharing the sights with the rest of us through your blogs and facebook.  It is keeping … Read more

Lawnscaping Challenge #2 – Case Kelly

I was so excited yesterday when my new Lawn Fawn stamps showed up in the mail.  I couldn’t wait to use them!  I have been waiting on them to arrive to make a card for the Lawnscaping Challenge #2 – Casing Kelly Alvarez. The Challenge was to choose a creation of Kelly’s from her blog and … Read more

Get Sketchy Challenge #71

While patiently waiting for some new stamps to come in the mail I thought I would do this week’s Get Sketchy Challenge #71.  Here is the sketch… Get Sketchy Challenge #71 I have been in a Valentine card making mood lately, so of course I just continued that with this challenge.  I wanted to use … Read more

Get Sketchy!

This week I had my eye on a couple different challenges and decided to try a sketch challenge first.  I  decided to go with the challenge from the Get Sketchy Blog.  Here is the sketch… Get Sketchy Challenge #70 And here is my card!  Polka Dotty Pear This card was another opportunity to continue exploring … Read more

A little love for St. Jude

Participating the the Lawnscaping Challenge introduced me to some great designers.  I loved blog hopping and seeing everyone’s projects!  I never thought I would start to feel like a part of a group by doing this, but there are such great opportunities you can find by hopping around, for instance the St. Jude’s Card Drive … Read more

First Card Challenge!

This is my first card challenge ever, and what better way to start than with a newly created challenge blog using my new favorite stamps, Lawn Fawn!  For the Lawnscaping Challenge #1 I decided to make use of the super cute Winter Bunny and the Frosties stamp sets from Lawn Fawn. The Challenge was “All … Read more

One Little Word for the New Year

2010 is behind us and it is time to move on into 2011 with the hope better things to come.  I was recently introduced to the One Little Word concept through a Lawn Fawn facebook post.  Basically you choose one word to be your word to focus on for the new year.  I thought I would … Read more

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

This Christmas our family went caroling.  In our medley of songs there was a little bit of “I’m dreaming of a White Christmas” thrown in…Oops!  Who knew it would lead to this. It has definitely been a White Christmas here in the mountains of NC (no dreaming required).  Record breaking snow as a matter of fact, the most … Read more

Beginning a Bloggity Blog

So lately I have been reading a lot of stamping/crafting blogs and thought, hey I could do that too!  So here it goes.  My hope is that a blog might encourage me to be creative and try new things if I have a place to share them with the world.  I’ve discovered that sometimes my … Read more