Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp May 2013 Card Kit Blog Hop! Slowly but surely, Spring is starting to peek its head around the corner and we are finally starting to experience some warmer temperatures. What better way to officially welcome the start to the season than a blog hop featuring ...

On top of all the challenges and prizes we've got for you all today, some of the design team is giving away one Brownie add on! Hop to each blog below for your chance to win! Celine Navarro Davinie Fiero Dawn McVey Geralyn Sy Jen Jockisch Kelly Noel Kinsey Wilson Lisa Truesdell Susan Weinroth ...

happy national scrapbook day, everyone! as part of the fun, some of us at studio calico are doing a little blog hop. our may kit, 35mm has sold out - but we thought it would still be fun to share some extra inspiration using it since it will be on all of YOUR desks soon!! and if you missed thi...

Helloooo there! Happy National Scrapbooking Day! In honor of the big day, some of the Design Team members at Studio Calico are having a blog hop AND Studio Calico has also given each of us a prize to award to one of YOU! Keep reading....details about that are at the end of this post. ;...

We've got a fun Reveal Night Giveaway for you... win a set of weekday badges from Marcy Penner's Hello Forever shop. In honor of our March kit, Story Hour, leave a comment sharing your favorite book/story/tale... we'll draw a winner this week!

Hi! Welcome back for another edition of Gardeners' Digest. I'm so happy that this is going to be a regular feature on the Garden Girls' blogs on the 22nd of each month. Don't miss the giveaway at the bottom!!! If you missed last month's blog hop here's a little information... The Garden G...

Hello Friends! The Garden Girls have to decided to start a fun little feature on our blogs each month called the Gardeners' Digest. Basically it's a little update from us on what we've been up to over at www.twopeasinabucket.com. We'll share our own stuff, something inspiring we've found......

Greetings from Las Vegas! I'm here with Chloe + Sarah for a girls getaway and wanted to check in to share my layout for the American Crafts Blog Hop. I was so surprised that my favorite line from the new AC release was Campy Trails... it's not really meant for city girls like me who consid...

Hi there! I am back with another giveaway and a super fun BLOG HOP!! All of us designers at American Crafts thought it would be fun to do a blog hop featuring their brand new products!! We just recently received them and I have to say that I have been anxiously waiting to see it all in pers...

Hi everybody! I hope you've enjoyed everyone's projects thus far, and I'm glad you stopped by! I am completely in love with all of the new American Crafts releases this year. They really knocked it out of the park this time. My absolute favorite part of the release? Hands down, the Peachy Ke...

Hello everyone. It's Thursday and that means new release day over at The Digi Chick. Come out out my shop. I have some of my older kits and 3 new paper packs! Everything is 20% of today only so come check it out! Here some previews of the new paper packs that are up in the shop. I love ci...

One of my favorite things about the scrapbooking world is how many good tips I've picked up over the years—whether from a magazine, in a conversation, or on a blog, I am constantly on the lookout for good ideas and clever ways of doing things. I absolutely love when people share their tips, t...

It was here... it was there... it could have been anywhere but...wherever it was....the luggage finally arrived in Faro and now I don't have to keep washing the same underwear every day...and, I can actually change T shirts. Happiness comes in such small doses ! Like Breakfast on the patio ...

This past year has been a slow travel year. I have been to California three times, Dallas once, Minnesota twice, Florida once, Oregon once, New Jersey once, and was suppose to be in Chicago.. and most of you know the story on that one. This week I leave for Europe to attend an event that our di...

EDITED : congratulations to post #221, Ida, she wins the Color Me Daisy Kit! Ida just email me (donna@donnadowney.com) with your address and we will send that right out to you!! The September kit from Color Me Daisy, “ABC’s & 123’s” features new American Crafts and Jillibean Soup. Brig...

Hi Everyone. I get the best emails from my friends. Lindsay's wife sent me the following email yesterday and I've mixed it in with some fabulous projects that you all have emailed to me too. This email was written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio. "To celebrate...

EDITED... ok so we didn't quite make it to 1000 today..but i am not giving up when we do get that 1000th comment (and i know we will) i will have a secret prize box of goodies ready to send out. now don't try and add to today's post numbers, i will check each day by 10 PM EST to see if we...

Cards are so much fun to give away - and such a great way to use up some of the paper scraps you always end up with after a project. Here are two more fun card ideas... You Bless Me by Stacey Kingman features our new Report Card line. Howdy by Charity Hassel features our new Farm Fresh ...

I told you it was coming! Today is Lindsay's Birthday. I asked him what it feels like to be 49. He told me it feels the same as 48. I asked how did he know, he can't remember 48 anymore! Heee hee hee! Ok, so tell Lindsay one great thing about being 49. If you haven't been 49, imagine all the pe...

Hi there! What is it lately with me and butterflies? I promise when I sit to make something I don't plan it in advance. I don't say "let's make a card with a butterfly". But in the end, most of the stuff I've created for the past 3 weeks had butterflies. Maybe the next time I sit at my craft...

First, I need to thank all of you for your comments yesterday. From what I can remember, they was some great advice, some stories, fun teasing, a lot of sympathy, an painful reminders of my age. You guys really are very nice and I appreciate everything that you said. I do live by the saying...

Hey there. I just wanted to pop in and say that I will be back to posting again soon. I have some huge classes this weekend that I am putting together. (I don't like to repeat classes - so they are almost always fresh and new.) So, after this weekend, things will be smooth sailing. Here is...

Lindsay brought his camera by the house last night. Here's the photos: This is how it looks in the beginning. I always love seeing the Cosmo Cricket logo spray painted on those crates. I don't know why, but it always makes me feel proud! Before we do anything, we have to plug in the music!...

Okay- We made it home just hours ago and we are very tired. We had a great time seeing a lot of our friends at CHA Summer in Orlando. Our new lines "were off the charts!" The Boyfriend was the most popular, but not by very far. We had a blast and had the chance to meet some of our fun store ...

I know, I know, I've made you wait much too long to see our awesome-fabulous-out-of-this-world-blow-your-socks-off-unbelieveable-insanely-colorful-incredibly-posh-worth-your-wait CHA Summer 2009 Product Release!!! :) Without further ado, I present to you Super Stud: (Patterned Papers) ...