Hi friends! Happy Sunday! Thanks for following along last week with all those blog posts! SO MUCH FUN! I am totally head over heals in love with that new Hello Bluebird release!! I will be making two more cards later in the month with more new stamps from them! Yippeeee! It's firmly, officially Fall Crafting Season! Football is in full swing, I've had a couple of Pumpkin Spice Lattes.... The weather turned this weekend too. Whew. We had one last 100 degree day last week but then, boom, today is going to be in the 70's. I'm so glad! And... Continue reading

HEYYYY! Welcome to day four, the final day, of the Hello Bluebird September Release Previews! As you learned this week, I was so graciously invited to join the Hello Bluebird Team to help this week. The entire release is all about FALL things! Yippeeee! Leaves, pumpkins, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Pumpkin Spice, cute animals, cute witches... OH MY GOSH! It's all so amazing. I was smiling from ear to ear the entire time I was creating my cards! I'll be sharing four cards this week leading up to the release, and then two more cards a bit later in the month. ALL... Continue reading

Hellllooooo! Thanks for coming along with me this week! As you know now, I was so graciously invited to join the Hello Bluebird Team to help launch the new release for September. The entire release is all about FALL things! Yippeeee! Leaves, pumpkins, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Pumpkin Spice, cute animals, cute witches... OH MY GOSH! It's all so amazing. I was smiling from ear to ear the entire time I was creating my cards! I'll be sharing four cards total this week leading up to the release, and then two more cards a bit later in the month. ALL THE NEW... Continue reading

Hi everyone! I'm popping in with an update on the Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes! You might recall that they sold out completely in a hot minute! Well, Taylor is about to re-stock, and she's allowing pre-orders! Yeah! You can order and pay, and then you go in line for the next release. No more checking and waiting... And you know you'll get your brushes asap! CLICK HERE to pre-order and/or add your name to the notification list! I think this is a great idea and I'm so glad to let you know. These brushes are so awesome!!! CLICK HERE and... Continue reading

Welcome to day TWO of Previews! As I discussed yesterday, I was so graciously invited to join the Hello Bluebird Team to help launch their new release for September. The entire release is all about FALL things! Yippeeee! Leaves, pumpkins, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Pumpkin Spice, cute animals, cute witches... OH MY GOSH! It's all so amazing. I was smiling from ear to ear the entire time I was creating my cards! I'll be sharing four cards total this week leading up to the release, and then two more cards a bit later in the month. ALL THE NEW STAMPS go live... Continue reading

Hi there everyone! BOY, am I excited to blog about something today! I was so graciously invited to join the Hello Bluebird Team to help launch the new release for September. The entire release is all about FALL things! Yippeeee! Leaves, pumpkins, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Pumpkin Spice, cute animals, cute witches... OH MY GOSH! It's all so amazing. I was smiling from ear to ear the entire time I was creating my cards! I'll be sharing four cards this week leading up to the release, and then two more cards a bit later in the month. ALL THE NEW STAMPS go... Continue reading

Hey everyone! I'm back! Two posts in one weekend! Yay! Today's card is a cool and spooky (not really spooky) Halloween card made with super cute new stamps and dies from Reverse Confetti! It's time to launch the Reverse Confetti September 2019 Release with a fun and fabulous blog hop! There are loads of stops on this hop - lots of ideas for using the new items. Be sure to scroll to the end of my post to see the entire list. I am totally in love with the new stamp set called Halloween Gnomes! EEEP! They are so funny!... Continue reading

Hey everyone! Happy Weekend! Right now I'm in the bay area helping out with the awesome Queen and Company event! YEAH! I'll be helping people with their projects and documenting for Instagram Stories! I know it's going to be a fantastic day! If you ever get a chance to attend one of their Queen for a Day events, you definitely should go! A day full of fun, gifts and classes! I hope you have an amazing weekend! Today I'm here to share two cards I made with Sunny Studio Stamps! I'm the guest designer on the Sunny Studio Blog today!... Continue reading

OH MY GOODNESS! I am SOOOOO happy and excited to be posting this blog post today! It's finally here, and live, and available for shopping! The 2019 Color Crush Collection from The Stamp Market! WAHOOOO! I have been a fan of The Stamp Market since they opened up shop two years ago. I love everything Amy creates. The words that come to mind to describe The Stamp Market are: Fresh, Modern, Pretty, Graphic, and Clean. Literally, everything is perfect. I want it all. (I may have bought it all, already! LOL) And now, there is a new release today that... Continue reading

Happy SEPTEMBER! YEAH! It's officially officially Fall in my opinion! LOL. Football started yesterday, PSL's are at Starbucks, and the oak tree across the street has started dropping leaves. It's my favorite time of year! We are enjoying a peaceful weekend at home so far. We both just really haven't felt like being out in the hustle and bustle. So I've been cooking, and crafting and watching movies. So grateful for this slightly cooler weather and for my husband and kitty to hang out with me. I started TWO cross stitch projects...so now I have lots of things going. I... Continue reading

Hi everybody! How's your week going? Are you ready for the long weekend? We have no plans yet. I have lots of stamping crafting projects that need to be done, so maybe I'll spend a lot of time in the studio! Plus, I started another crochet project AND a new Halloween cross stitch project. Yikes. But sometimes I'm in the mood for one thing over another, so I like having choices. LOL. Last week when I went to pick up the new Lawn Fawn release, I also bought some other cute things at my LSS. Today I'm sharing a cute... Continue reading

Hey everybody! Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! It was HOT here again this weekend so we were kind of lazy. My husband has been working super hard at work and I think it's good to make him rest every once in a while too. It was a good weekend full of cooking, crafting and napping. Yeah! Now here we are the last week of August...and this coming weekend is Labor Day! Can you believe it? You know I'm ready because I love Fall! Last week was kind of crazy here on the blog! Three posts in... Continue reading

I HAVE THREE BLOG POSTS TODAY!! PLEASE SCROLL UP OR DOWN TO SEE EACH ONE - THERE ARE PRIZES AND FUN FOR EVERYONE! It's time once again for the awesome blog hop we do yearly to launch the Winter/Holiday/Christmas Catalog from Hero Arts! All the products are live now in the Hero Arts Store and at your favorite online stores! Yay! The them and title of this year's catalog is "Oh What Fun!" and that is exactly right. All the new products are fun and fresh and pretty. Ready for you to start your Winter projects. I definitely had fun... Continue reading

I HAVE THREE BLOG POSTS TODAY!! PLEASE SCROLL UP OR DOWN TO SEE EACH ONE - THERE ARE PRIZES AND FUN FOR EVERYONE! Hi there everyone! Welcome to the new release blog hop for the Pretty Pink Posh August 2019 Release! Everything is super cute and ready for Fall and Autumn! (Which you know is my favorite!) Thanks for coming by the hop today to help us celebrate the beautiful new products! My supplies for today and the full blog hop list are at the bottom of my post. AND....prize information is there too! Yipppeeeee! CLICK HERE to shop the... Continue reading

I HAVE THREE BLOG POSTS TODAY!! PLEASE SCROLL UP OR DOWN TO SEE EACH ONE - THERE ARE PRIZES AND FUN FOR EVERYONE! Welcome to Day 4 of the Release Week for THE GREETERY August 2019 New Release! Today is the final day of product introductions and inspiration! All the new products will go on sale tomorrow, August 23, at 10am EST! Have you been following along all week? Do you have a long wish list? I love it all, because it's all cozy and pretty and so unique - as only Betsy can do! Thanks for stopping by my... Continue reading

Ho Ho Ho and Merry Merry! Welcome to my stop on the Spellbinders Holiday Blog Hop! Nice to see you bright and cheery on this Monday! This is going to be an amazing blog hop. So many cute products and so many great projects from everyone! You should have arrived here from Nichol's awesome blog! If you get lost along the way, you can start over at the Spellbinders Blog to catch up! We are all featuring the new collection for Holiday 2019! CLICK HERE to see all the new stuff! I am so excited to share my card, because... Continue reading

Hey there my crafty and creative friends! How's your week been so far?? It's going to be 107 degrees here today! I'm staying inside, that's for sure! Yikes. One last blast of Summer before Fall comes! It's been a good week here. Lots going on, lots to create and photograph. Today I'm popping in to share a card and a super fun announcement! Betsy has invited me to join her very first "The Greetery" Design and Inspiration Team! Woot! I'm so excited to work with her on a regular basis and with the other gals on the team (See graphic... Continue reading

Hey everybody! Happy Friday! Woot! When you read this, I will be in the car on a road trip to Lake Tahoe! One of my talented, creative entrepreneur friends is an event designer and she has to deliver some flowers for a wedding. So I'm tagging along to help, laugh and have some lunch! I love a good road trip... Should be a gorgeous day! Hope you have a great Friday and a great weekend! Today I'm very excited to share some projects made with the BRAND NEW August release from Ellen Hutson! Everything just went on sale today at... Continue reading

Hey everybody! I'm here today with a non-paper crafting project! I'm finally getting around to posting my second baby blanket I crocheted! It was given to the recipient some time ago, but I never got around to posting it. I'm already making another blanket! This one is richer colors, for our family room. I think I'm obsessed with granny squares! I started crocheting about a year ago and it's just a wonderful side hobby for me! I love it because I can crochet in the family room watching tv, or bring a bag with me in the car, and of... Continue reading

Hellooooo creative friends! What's new?? I have a really neat project to share today. I've been anxious to post it, but had to get some other things out of the way first, and had to take and edit lots of pictures too! So today's finally the day to show you something I really love! This was what I call an 'all day' project in the studio. I love those! I put on some music, get out tons of supplies, and just slowly create, figuring it out as I go along! Sometimes I envision the card first in my mind and... Continue reading

Hi everyone! It's the last week of July already! WOW! I can't believe it. It's definitely Summer. It was over 100 degrees here this weekend and that always makes it seem more like July. We had a fun and relaxing weekend. We took a mini road trip to the ocean on Friday and I'll share some pictures below from our trip. We are so lucky to be able to drive to so many places in one day. Saves money on hotels and such. We love to escape to the water when it's hot here. We have our routine all set.... Continue reading

Hi everyone! I'm popping in with a vintage feeling card made with the July Mini Release from The Greetery! I'll be teaming up with Betsy and The Greetery once a month or so to feature a project made with the brand new releases. YAY! So excited about this partnership with one of my favorite crafters! This past week The Greetery did a Mini Release! Just a few carefully selected products to go along with the rest of the Summer release. Gorgeous new dies that I used today (Sunflower Botanicuts) and the pretty new Crimped Rectangles. I chose to make a... Continue reading

Good Day friends! I'm popping in with some Happy Mail for you today! How are you? I hope you survived the giant heat wave this past week. I can't believe the temperatures we were seeing on the news. Here in Sacramento it is often over 100 degrees, but this month we haven't had any days over 100 yet. I think we will today though. I hope my East coast friends are doing fine. Yuck!! I had a quiet weekend at home. I didn't feel good for a few days and just took a break and slept and relaxed with my... Continue reading

Hey Lady! That's something I say all the time to my friends! It's a term of endearment and excitement, usually when I'm greeting a friend! I am not a quiet person, so it's like HEY LADY!! Followed by a big ole hug! (I'm a hugger, and I'm squishy too)... So when I went to make this card, I had that in mind. I love these adorable ladybugs stamps and dies from Honey Bee Stamps. They are so much fun to color! Happy Saturday my little ladies! I hope you have a fantastic weekend planned. This card has a lot going... Continue reading

Hi friends! Are you hungry? Do you like sushi? I have a cute and funny card for you then! I'm still sharing cards made with the images I colored during the color challenge and this is one of them! Adorable stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn, with a clean and graphic card layout. Oh, and lots of Copic coloring! Yes! I hope your week is going along great! I used these fun sushi images from Lawn Fawn, and a little bit of gingham paper....lots of white space.... The finished card is A2 size. I started with a white card base,... Continue reading