Happy Monday sweet friends!  I've been having some fun with my new PTI stamps and thought I would play along with this week's Make It Monda...

I love the technique for this week's Make it Monday .  Lexi has a video demonstrating white on white with a pop of color, which interpreted ...

I didn't have the re-inkers, but I remembered a video that Jennifer Maguire did not too long ago. The Ranger Texture paste will take the color so I used mini inker tools to color the paste after t was dry. Some of it got on the paper, but I didn't mind that. I think it is not as crisp, but still quite pretty.

Stamping with Neutrals is the challenge this week.  You can see how Dawn from Paper Trey Ink demonstrated it HERE I wanted to used this st...

Hi there, me again! I've got my final card for this week's Make It Monday challenge. This is one of those rare occasions that I run out of...

Hello! I managed to squeeze in a little crafting time to play along with this week's PTI Make it Monday . I'm so glad I did too because I l...

Happy Wednesday, everyone!  Are you staying warm?  Boy, it’s cold out there!  I spent some time in my craft room recently making a little “love” banner with the new Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, which is a really cool little tool.  What do you think: I have wanted to make one of these for a long time and I don’t know why I never did!!!   I began by punching out four 4” tags from Real Red cardstock; the tags have to be no larger than 2” wide in order to fit into the punch.  I also cut some tags from Modern Medley designer paper, trimming them to 1 7/8” by 3 7/8” before centering them in the punch.  I layered them on top of the cardstock tags; the holes will not line up perfectly, but there is a small opening that is large enough to thread some ribbon or seam binding through.   I used a bunch of vintage-imaged SU sets and stamped them right on the Modern Medley DP in shades of gray, black and red, then stamped my Morning Post letters and mounted them on Basic Black Artisan Label punchouts.  Here they are a wee bit closer: The Kraft Journal’s Make It Monday challenge is “Lace it Up”, so I added ribbon, embossed and sponged hearts, seam binding, rhinestones and taffeta flowers in addition to my lace!!! (But oops...I forgot you need to use KRAFT, which I didn't...so maybe I should make another?)  I added a piece of black scored cardstock running horizontally on  the back of the tags to give them some sturdiness and finished it with some wide black grosgrain ribbon!  Sweet! Cassidy made a suncatcher with some crafty stuff she received for Christmas: I am going to run out of crafts soon!  She LOVES to do crafts! Enjoy your day!

I am in love with every single color combination posted at this week's PTI Make it Monday challenge: rainbows and repeats . For this card,  ...

This week's Make it Monday is a really cool one - the talented Heather Nichols has a tutorial about cluster stamping - I just love how this came out: You start with the sentiment  - stamp it with Versamark and clear emboss it. Then you take small stamps and cluster them around the sentiment. Easy peasy...... Mounted the white cardbase onto a green card. The colors I took from the Cupcake Inspirations challenge And the lay out I got from this weeks CASE this Sketch  I am also linking this card with Seize the Birthday - anything Birthday Materials: all stamps by  Papertrey  - Polka Dot Basics, Sketched Shapes, Reasons to Smile

I have a quick post today with a couple of cards.  First is my entry into this week's Make it Monday #162 which is all about using...

I added a bit of shimmer tulle behind this but the shimmer doesn't show in the photo. Make It Monday #86: The Inside Edition T...

Hello! Happy 2013 everyone!! I know Jay Jay had shared a tutorial for a calendar card, but since it is still January I thought I would share a different kind of calendar project. These would make cute New Year's gifts...

Hey Friends! If you missed yesterdays Make It Monday on Periscope here it is! Enjoy~            Birthday Bo...

I hope everyone in the US had a wonderful Thanksgiving day!  It was nice to spend time with my family.  I did have a little stamping time, and I got some new stampin’ goodies that were itching to get inky!  I was just playing around with some scraps when I stumbled on the Try Stampin on Tuesday sketch for this week: And here we go: Isn’t that the cutest little tree…..as well as the heart?  I probably should have reversed the colors, but as I said, I was just sort of playing around! My next one uses a pretty reindeer image with some embossed backgrounds and a vintage newspaper designer paper: I’m entering this one in The Kraft Journal’s Make It Monday: Holiday Cards! I have an awesome stash of Christmas cards to send this year!  Remember, if you have any questions, just shoot me an email! I don’t have any Thanksgiving pictures of Cassidy, but I do have a couple from last week, when she was nursing her sick baby doll: Taking her temperature with an emery board “thermometer”: Checking her ears with the nose syringe: And making sure her teeth were very, very clean (note she has TWO toothbrushes!): What a great imagination!  Have a great day!

This week's Make it Monday #159 :  No-Sew Quilted Cards is a really good one--super easy and the end results are very striking.  If ...

One of the challenges I face is doing simple cards. I love die-cutting and layers. However, there is beauty in a simple card, so I made this week's card using some of the new annual catalog products from the Come Sail Away suite (coming June 4th). I started by stamping the larger boat and birds from the Sailing

Hello! It's been a while. I received a custom order so I've been busy making ceramic vases and dishes to fill the kiln. In addition my sweet girl had a birthday (she turned 3) and our house goes a little crazy for themed parties. She wanted an Alice in Wonderland party and with a theme…

Well, it's not everyday that I know what I want to do right after I see a technique video or what not. I saw the color inspiration pictures and the video for Make It Monday from Nichole Heady and I wanted to use the Guidelines stamp set again. These are the colors that I tried…

Make your doll a Pumpkin Jumper this fall with the easy sewing patterns from Oh Sew Kat!

Fall is here and the crisp autumn air is setting in (here in Wisconsin). This card just gives me all the fall, outdoorsy vibes! Diane, a team member of mine, used the retiform technique to create this stunning, monochromatic card. To achieve this look, first plan out the layout of your card front th