Welcome back, friends! Today is the New Product Tour for My Favorite Things. I'm wrapping up the showcasing of my new products...Peaceful Wildflowers, Wildflowers Die-namics and Cheerful Blessings! This first card features the Cheerful Blessings sentiment about a friends being a smile... I wanted something soft and sweet that I could give to someone that is a sweet smile to me... that always has me in her prayers. The layout is simple, letting the stamps do the work for me.... Continue reading

Today's card is for a bit of a heartbreaking occasion. We have friends whose daughter passed away in her sleep this past week. It was shocking for them as she was in her early twenties. You can read about this ---> HERE <--- if you are interested. This hit me a little hard because my oldest daughter, Alex played with Hope occasionally and even though they no longer live in the area they had become FB friends and kept in... Continue reading

Do you know a friend who needs a little cheering up? A card like this might just be what they need. This Cheerful Blessings sentiment is definitely faith based... the He referring to God or Jesus. I know that sometimes I need a reminder that God IS with me and that I'm not alone... and all that the Savior has done for me. The sentiment is selectivly inked using Orange Fizz and Red Hot ink. The Peaceful Wildflowers poppies and... Continue reading

Hello all! How is everyone today? We are gearing up for a sunny weekend here in the beautiful Northwest... and I'm ready to see some flowers bloom! I consider friends and flowers to be huge blessings in my life. The sentiment, from Cheerful Blessings, is great for a friendship card. The background is from one of Mona's new sets... and the border is a new favorite of mine... Dotted Scallop Border. The flowers, from Peaceful Wildflowers, were inked carefully in... Continue reading

Welcome back friends... I hope everyone has been having a great week! I have been enjoying the beautiful sunshine that has been visiting our little corner of the world. I'm hoping that it's here to stay... I'm ready for sum full time sun! This card shows several new products... Happy Hellos are great dies that have different scripts of the sentiment. They are SO FUN! Also featured is a new frame. I stamped the Heirloom Label with the wood image... Continue reading

Welcome back friends! I've got a quick card to share today using my new stamp set... Cheerful Blessings. I've got some great friends who make things better for me just by being their cheerful selves. I was thinking of them when I created this card. I stamped the new sentiment in Hot Fudge ink. The little Red Hot heart is glittered. The background is stamped using the heart lines from Hearts and Stitches. I used a cream ink as well... Continue reading

I'm beyond excited about my stamps and die designs that are available this month through My Favorite Things... well, soon! (Tuesday May 7th at 10pm EST) Peaceful Wildflowers ($15.95) - A Silhouette style wildflower stamp set inspired by colorful wildflowers and tall grasses that decorate our world. The warm, heartfelt sentiments and font combinations add to the elegance. You will be able to create for any occasion using Peaceful Wildflowers. Die-namics Wildflowers ($16.95) - These dies perfectly coordinate with Peaceful... Continue reading

Hello my friends... today's post is a non-crafty post. :) I found myself a little overwhelmed with negative thoughts this week with what our friends in Boston have gone through and are still dealing with. I've totally felt down. I watched the news WAY too much. I started craving positive. I came across this video and watched it... The Power of Positive Thoughts So... I'm diving in... I'm going to start NOW. As I watched the news on thing that... Continue reading

Welcome friends! It's been about a week since I last posted... I hope that you all are doing well! The sun is starting to shine here but it's still being shy. Well, today I'm sharing a little for My Favorite Things's new feature... Release Rewind! I've got a few more things to share with you using some of April's new products! This card is crisp, bright and sweet. It features my new stamp set, Sweet Roses and the coordinating Die-namics... Continue reading

Welcome back! Are you ready for one last of the Sneak Peeks for my new stamp set... Sweet Roses and Die-namics Roses and leaves? I've really loved what the other team members have made with these products too. I've got two pretty pink rose cards to share... This first one is a "HAPPY" card... The card base is stamped with the houndstooth image from Spring Backgrounds in Pink Lemonade Ink. The Happy is from the new Hello, My Name Is... Continue reading

First off... thank you to all who have left comments! It's been so great hearing your thoughts on these new products... and the cards I've created. THANK YOU!!! Today's Sweet Roses card has a little bit of a modern feel. The card base is stamped with the chevron image from Spring Backgrounds. The roses and leaves are stamped with same ink for the base and line image. Lemon Drop and Sour Apple I love the perfect match that this gives.... Continue reading

"We're painting the roses red!" or something like that. I thought about this all day so I had to create a Sweet Roses and Roses and Leaves Die-namics card and with an Alice in Wonderland feel to it! This card features the Large Open and Side view roses from Sweet Roses... and all the leaf images. Distressed Diamonds was used for the background. I stamped the base of the roses with Wild Cherry Ink then the line image is stamped... Continue reading

Happy Spring, friends! I hope that you are all doing well and enjoying some nice spring weather! It's spring break here and we are having a bit of a stay-cation... it's been fun to just be home and go to local and semi-local places. We were total tourists and even have done the Space Needle! Well...It's MFT's Teaser Time again...I've got more fun stamps and dies sneak peeks to share with you today. Sweet Roses ($17.95) - A very graphic... Continue reading

Welcome back friends! I've had such a fantastic week playing with Pretty Poppies... and reading all of your wonderful thoughts on the new set! Its available now in the MFT store!!! But... I do have a few more projects to share using this sweet set! Here is a sweet thank you ensemble that I've created for a good friend. I made great use of not only the pretty Poppies stamp set... but also the Die-namics Poppies and Leaves dies. This... Continue reading

Hello friends! I've got a fun card and matching hair bow to share with you today with my new stamp set and Die-namics, Pretty Poppies and Poppies and Leaves! Since it's MFT's die-namics feature time I saved this fun Birthday ensemble for today! This card is modern, clean and graphic... with a touch of elegance! The sentiment has glitter that has been carefully added over the bold print using a glue pen and loose glitter. I chose elegant buttons to... Continue reading

Today's Pretty Poppies card is soft and elegant... with a rustic twist. Another birthday card... March is PACKED full of birthdays in my friends and family circle... so I'm enjoying creating for specific people! This card if for a friend who is sweet and gentle and has this elegance about her. The poppies look incredible in white ink on Kraft cardstock. I love how they POP! I love the softness of the Kraft ink with this sentiment. It really adds... Continue reading

Today I have a more artistic card to share... a little faux watercoloring with my new Pretty Poppie stamp set. Let me just say that this is not meant to be perfect looking... but more have an artistic feel... so there is A LOT of room for error. I stamped the flowers, leaves and stems from Pretty Poppies first then went over them with an aqua pen. Then I lightly saturated the bottom of the cardstock and let it soak... Continue reading

Hello friends!!! I've got a few fun cards to share for you today... both are very crisp and clean. My daughter, Pepper, turned 14 this year and she has several friends with birthdays that are just around the corner. I wanted to create something fun and bright for one of the. I stamped the diamonds first then stamped the Big Birthday Numbers over them. I then hand trimmed the numbers then added glitter. It's very sparkly in person! The sentiment... Continue reading

Welcome back friends! I have a CAS Pretty Poppies birthday card to share with you today. I have several wonderful friends with birthdays this month so it's nice to create now for them. What's funny is that a friend had mistakenly said it was my birthday in a group email and a so I received several birthday wishes... even though mine is in January! LOL! I LIKE having a March birthday... maybe I should change it! ;) Here is a... Continue reading

I have a quick and cute little pin and tag to share today using my newest stamp set...Pretty Poppies and the New Poppy Builder Die-namics! As you may know... I love Poppies! And because I love Poppies my daughters do too. I made this pin for my daughter who is away, because I miss her. Why is she away? Well, she's chosen to serve a full time for our church. She is currently in the Missionary Training Center (MTC) learning... Continue reading

To say that I'm excited about this month's MFT Teaser Time, is a total understatement! I love the set that I created for you this month! I know that's not the cool kid thing to say about your own set... but I love it so much! Let me introduce you too... Pretty Poppies ($17.95) - An elegant and graphic Poppy themed stamp set. Filled with lovely poppy heads, leaves and stems to create beautiful poppy projects. There are several unique... Continue reading

I just wanted to pop in a say "Howdy"! I hope that February has been great for everyone. I've been keeping busy with life in general. I've got a card to share today that's been publishing in the upcoming Paper Crafts special issue... Card Creations, Vol. 11! I was excited when this got picked up because it was the first thing I had made with Howdy and Western Backgrounds! SO much fun! I think I need to get this set... Continue reading

Welcome back! It’s been fun these past few days… hearing your thoughts on the new products and some of the projects I’ve created. I have a few more projects to share with you today using Embellished Eggs, Spring Backgrounds and Easter Elements! This first card is one of my favorites from this release. I like the how the spring feeling comes through with the flowering branch, the robin and the colors used. So many things can tie a card's design... Continue reading