Hello friends! At the beginning of 2021, I decided to try something different. Whenever I finish off a 6x6 paper pad, I usually have a few leftover paper scraps. I collected all of the scraps throughout the year and challenged myself to make a few more cards. This sounded like a fun idea until I

Hello friends! It's time for a new card challenge. I hope everyone had a change to participate or catch up now that I've extended the challenges to every 2 weeks. I love seeing all the wonderful entries shared on my Instagram or Facebook pages.The new challenge is Mojo Monday sketch 539. Make a card using the provided sketch. You

Hello friends! Christmas in July may be over, but that doesn't mean we can't make Christmas cards the rest of the year.I used a brand new collection from Paper Rose Studio called Jolly Holidays. It includes traditional Christmas colors and design. I had the Jolly Holidays and Jolly Holiday Basics 6x6 paper collections, along with

Hello friends! I was in the mood for some colorful, spring cards, so I pulled out Paper Rose Studio's Rainbow Garden collection. There are lots of paper pads, embossed die cuts, and sentiment packs that are part of the collection. I showed several in my video. But even after making 34 cards, I still have

Hello friends! Thank you to everyone for all the kind comments and prayers about my recent glaucoma surgery. It went well and I'm feeling really good. Don't worry, I am still resting and not spending much time on devices right now.Before surgery, I did record a 6x6 video, but ran out of time to finish

Hello friends! I enjoyed using Paper Rose's Native Floral paper collection so much, I decided to try another one of their collections. This time I chose their Happy Days paper pack. I just love the soft pinks and blues mixed with gray. There's even a sheet of cut aparts included. I did use several on

Hello friends! Spellbinders has released their Special Edition Christmas kit early this year for Christmas in July! It's called Make It Merry. The kit is packed full of fun holiday goodies, especially ephemera. But if that's not enough for you, they also have several Add Ons that coordinate with the kit. Dies, embossing folder, cardstock

Hello friends! I'm so excited to be guest designing for Whimsy Stamps using one of their paper pads along with several stamp and die sets. I chose their Festive Desert collection because I love all the cactus images, colors and fun designs. I used my 6x6 Paper Pad Tutorial and one paper pad to make

Hello friends! Thank you to everyone for all the kind comments and prayers about my recent glaucoma surgery. It went well and I'm feeling really good. Don't worry, I am still resting and not spending much time on devices right now.Before surgery, I did record a 6x6 video, but ran out of time to finish

Hello friends! Anyone else still working on summer cards? I'm excited to get started on fall cards, but I have a few more summer collections I want to use first. I used Echo Park's A Slice of Summer 6x6 paper pad. It's a fun collection with bright, cheerful colors and lots of summery fruit. I

Hello friends! It was time for me to turn another 6x6 paper pad into a set of cards. I used the beautiful Potted collection by Catherine Pooler. I love the plant themed paper pad! Even with the little bit of pink, I think it works well for masculine or feminine cards. Since I will be

Hello friends! June was a super busy month for me. I can't believe I didn't do a single 6x6 video. So I decided to make sure to record a few in July. I started off with my first Christmas in July video using Paper Rose's Winter Blooms collection. Next up is Altenew's Wildflower collection. I

Hello friends! It was time for me to turn another 6x6 paper pad into a set of cards. I used the beautiful Potted collection by Catherine Pooler. I love the plant themed paper pad! Even with the little bit of pink, I think it works well for masculine or feminine cards. Since I will be

Hello friends! Thank you to everyone for all the kind comments and prayers about my recent glaucoma surgery. It went well and I'm feeling really good. Don't worry, I am still resting and not spending much time on devices right now.Before surgery, I did record a 6x6 video, but ran out of time to finish

Hello friends! It's time for my first Christmas 6x6 video of the year. I pulled out Doodlebug Design's Candy Cane Lane collection. It was released in 2022, but is still available. As with all Doodlebug collections, it's filled with fun designs and sweet images. I used the 6x6 paper pad, but it's also available in

I recently shared a post about the final Mojo Monday sketch. Since I have used so many of their sketches over the past several years, I thought I'd do a tribute to them. I used my 6x6 Paper Pad Tutorial and only Mojo Monday sketches. There are so many awesome sketches, it was really hard

Hello friends! Love From Lizi is celebrating their 6th birthday with a September Super kit! This is an exclusive kit and it is packed FULL of fun crafty goodies. Stamps, stencil, embossing folder, dies, pattern paper, bling, peel offs and MORE! The theme is Full Bloom and there are lots of lovely floral designs included.

Hello friends! I finished off another 6x6 paper pad. This time I used Summer Daisies from Scrapping for Less. I really like the floral designs and soft colors. This collection would be perfect for a variety of card themes including sympathy or birthday. I decided to stick with mostly general and thank you sentiments though

Hello friends! Can you believe it's almost spring already? It hasn't felt like it here in Western Washington the past week, but temps are supposed to warm up to the lower 70's this weekend with lots of sunshine. I plan on soaking in some of that sunshine before the clouds and rain return.With springtime just

Hello friends! June was a super busy month for me. I can't believe I didn't do a single 6x6 video. So I decided to make sure to record a few in July. I started off with my first Christmas in July video using Paper Rose's Winter Blooms collection. Next up is Altenew's Wildflower collection. I

Hello friends! I enjoyed using Paper Rose's Native Floral paper collection so much, I decided to try another one of their collections. This time I chose their Happy Days paper pack. I just love the soft pinks and blues mixed with gray. There's even a sheet of cut aparts included. I did use several on

Hello friends! I recently shared the exciting news that I am now an official member of the Love From Lizi Design Team. It's such an honor to join the other talented DT members. The October Card Kit is the first kit I used as an official Design Team member. Their kits are so creative and just

Hello friends! I've been itching to start a new 6x6 video, but life stuff keeps interfering. I was also experiencing some technical issues last week and wanted to make sure everything looked good before starting. My 6x6 videos are HUGE and really test my computer and editing programs.I chose to use Echo Park's Bee Happy

Hello friends! It was time for me to turn another 6x6 paper pad into a set of cards. I used the beautiful Potted collection by Catherine Pooler. I love the plant themed paper pad! Even with the little bit of pink, I think it works well for masculine or feminine cards. Since I will be

Hello friends! I've had several crafty friends anxiously awaiting this set of cards using Love From Lizi's Unicorn Dreams mega pack. I can understand why since the papers are just so lovely. It was a lot of fun to use. I especially enjoyed the sentiment/cut apart sheets included in the pack. Lots of great sentiments

Hello friends! Have you ever tried making wax seals for your cards? I can now say I have using the new Sealed by Spellbinders release. The release is full of amazing dies, stamps, hot foil plates, specialty cardstock, and of course, wax and wax seal stampers. There's a starter kit that includes almost everything you

Hello friends! I was in the mood for some colorful, spring cards, so I pulled out Paper Rose Studio's Rainbow Garden collection. There are lots of paper pads, embossed die cuts, and sentiment packs that are part of the collection. I showed several in my video. But even after making 34 cards, I still have

Hello friends! I can't believe it's almost Easter and I'm just now finishing my cards! I bought Simple Stories Hip Hop Hooray collection when it was first released. It is a 6"x8" paper pad, and I thought it would be perfect for making lots of Easter cards. I also purchased 2 of the same ephemera

Hello friends! 2021 is almost here! For as slow as 2020 seemed, I can't believe it's almost over. How appropriate that the January 2021 Love From Lizi kit is called Fresh Start. It's a gorgeous kit with lots of florals and soft colors. I really enjoyed using it.Go HERE to see my unboxing video.*UPDATE -

Hello friends! My first 6x6 video for 2023 features all birthday cards. I recently received a request from a local charity for birthday cards. They like to give them to all their volunteers. I searched for a gender neutral collection and came across Scrapbook Customs Birthday 6x6 paper pad. I love that the paper are

Hello friends! Love From Lizi is celebrating their 6th birthday with a September Super kit! This is an exclusive kit and it is packed FULL of fun crafty goodies. Stamps, stencil, embossing folder, dies, pattern paper, bling, peel offs and MORE! The theme is Full Bloom and there are lots of lovely floral designs included.

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing the cards I made using Love From Lizi's June 2023 card kit called Summer Loving. It's full of fun and bright colors. Perfect with summer coming up right around the corner.Go HERE to watch my unboxing video to see everything that is included in the kit, plus the Add Ons

Hello friends! I am guest designing for Pink & Main using their July 2019 Crafty Courtyard subscription box. The kit theme is Pen Pals. It includes a fun 6x6 paper pad, stamp set, dies, twine, sequins, and more. As with most monthly kits, there are a limited number available. Pink & Main does require a 3 month subscription commitment.

Hello friends! I'm sharing the cards I made using Love From Lizi's July 2020 card kit. The theme is Love You Always. It's a beautiful kit with gorgeous papers and a lovely stamp set. No surprise, the kit has already SOLD OUT. The only way to guarantee receiving a kit is to subscribe. There are still

Hello friends! I finished off another 6x6 paper pad. This time I used Summer Daisies from Scrapping for Less. I really like the floral designs and soft colors. This collection would be perfect for a variety of card themes including sympathy or birthday. I decided to stick with mostly general and thank you sentiments though

Hello friends! After my previous sympathy cards 6x6 video, I really needed to use a bright and cheerful paper pad. I bought Bella Blvd's Squeeze the Day collection last year and knew it was the perfect choice. I also picked up Bella's Besties Freehand Graph & Dot 6x6 paper pad. It coordinates nicely with all

Hello friends! The July 2023 Love From Lizi card kit is GORGEOUS! It's an exclusive kit called Peach Blossom. Lizi had shown me a sneak peek a couple months ago of the patterned paper and I couldn't wait for it to arrive! The kit includes a full 6x6 paper pad, stamps, dies, peel off sheet,

Hello friends! I know it's been almost 2 months since my last card challenge. That was never my intention, but life has been very busy. My family has multiple birthdays at the end of August and in September. My daughter's school year started. (distance learning only right now) Then Western Washington suffered numerous wildfires. Some

Hello friends! I have been enjoying all the bright and cheerful colors of spring lately. I decided to change the color palette a bit for my next set of cards. I've received requests from a couple organizations for sympathy and get well cards. So, I pulled out Paper Rose Studio's Making Memories collection. The muted

I have been super busy making cards out of 6x6 paper pads lately. Unfortunately, I haven't even made a dent in my 6x6 collection. It would probably help if I quit buying new ones. But it's just impossible for me to resist the darling Doodlebug Design collections. I recently finished the Fairy Tales 6x6 paper

Hello friends! Can you believe it's almost spring already? It hasn't felt like it here in Western Washington the past week, but temps are supposed to warm up to the lower 70's this weekend with lots of sunshine. I plan on soaking in some of that sunshine before the clouds and rain return.With springtime just

Hello friends! Yay for fall crafting season! Now I just need fall temps to hurry up and get here.Love From Lizi's September 2023 card kit is full of pretty fall colors and designs. It's called A Spot of Autumn. There is an Add On Kit Bundle that includes another set of patterned paper, cut aparts,