From a funny car sign to a beautiful candy floss sky, life is filled with wonderful and funny things. 5 things that caught my eye recently.

Emotion Works was developed by Claire Murray in Edinburgh and about 4 years ago I came across it on the internet. The first thing that caught my eye was the visual cogs. Thinking that this would be good for the pupils with autism that we support at Reachout ASC, we jumped on a train and […]

The caves of Tumblr are deep. Often the users will strike gold on an idea that will rock your world and forever change the way you think. Here they show that there is more than what meets the eye to many of our beloved Disney folk.

I saw this on a few sites and Facebook posts and thought it was a neat idea. Research says it takes 3-5 positives to wipe out one negative and I can believe it. So let’s start the year out ri…

Hello, hello! It's been a breezy but beautiful Memorial Day weekend here but it's not a long one for me. I'm back to work today but that's alright because it should be a pretty darn good day. My card today is for this week's sketch challenge over on the MFT challenge blog. I used the Sunflower Sweetheart set to create most of the components that follow the sketch design. I've actually had these stamps for about a year now and I can't believe it took me this long to ink them up... talk about fun to color. :) Ok, I guess I should get moving. TTYL! Supply list: cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It paper- American Crafts (Dear Lizzy Neapolitan), October Afternoon (Weather Vane), Provo Craft (grass) stamps- My Favorite Things (Sunflower Sweetheart) ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Colorbox creamy brown Kaiser Craft pearls Copic markers: skin- E50, E51, E11, E23, R00, R20 hair- E84, E47, E59 clothes- YG11, YG03, YG25, E81, 0, Y06, Y15, Y17, E30, E35 flowers- Y21, YG95, YG97, YG99, YG01, Y32, YR21, Y17, Y38, E84, E87, E89 cart- E42, E43, E55, C0, C2, C5, C7, R05, E07 robin- R08, E07, E41, E31, E57, E47, Y17

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! It's Tuesday, and the Inspiration Girls are inviting you to let your creativity take flight with their 'Things With Wings' inspired makes. You may have noticed that 'Things With Wings' is the theme of all our May challenges (Mixed Media, CUTplorations, TAGplorations, CAS Cards and Theme & Sketch). To celebrate Spring, we are having a month long Blog Hop and Linky Parties across all our challenges plus all our wing-themed products are on sale this month at 15% off - no coupon needed. And if you happen to have a coupon code, such as a personal discount code for being a stamp club subscriber, you can use the code to get an even better deal. You can also find a personal discount code for you to use on the Inspiration Girls' private blogs. Allow your imagination to take flight and check out today's winged makes. Cornelia {Flutter Zen 1 Layering Dies, Trendy Butterflies 2, Happy Flowers Stencil} Shirley {Layered Butterflies, Art Marks} Vicki {Flutter Zen 1 Layering Dies, Birthday Wishes Phrase Die - coming soon} Maria {Celebrate Artsy Fluttery, Fluttery Coordinating Dies} Monika {Dragonfly Layering Dies, Birds Of Paradise, Pierced Curly Frames/Tags Nesting Dies} Deepti {For the Birds Dies, Blossom Sprays #3, Birthday Bash - coming soon}

I saw this on a few sites and Facebook posts and thought it was a neat idea. Research says it takes 3-5 positives to wipe out one negative and I can believe it. So let’s start the year out ri…

Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.

Hey there! I'm running behind this morning so this is gonna be a speedy post. I'm playing along in the MFT Wednesday Sketch challenge 217 and I used this sweet I Pick You Pure Innocence for my card. Because she is holding that lovely bouquet of flowers, I chose to pair her up with the Garden Party papers from Pebbles. Cutting those pretty papers into the banners from the sketch was a breeze since I used the stitched flag dies from MFT as well. Quick and cute, nuthin' wrong with that. ;) Alrighty, I've really got to get moving. Later gators! Supply list: cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It paper- Pebbles (Garden Party) stamps- My Favorite Things (Pure Innocence I Pick You) ink- Memento tuxedo black My Favorite Things stitched flag dies Li'l Inker stitched rectangle die Doodlebug and Studio Calico sequins Copic markers: skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20 hair- E21, E34, E57, E59 clothes/flowers- Y11, Y21, Y17, Y26, E81, 0, YG03, YG17, YG95, YG00, B12, B14, B18, E57, E59

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Hey there! So yesterday we introduced the Lazy Days of Summer digi collection at Sweet November Stamps and as part of the fun I did a Live coloring of cute Arden reading with her kitty. The image captures her resting beneath a large tree and to further extend out the scene I added the Gnome Home Background digi off in the distance. Now it looks like Arden is only a stones throw from her happy home, enjoying a bit of peace and quiet during a long summer afternoon. As always, I so enjoyed spending a couple hours coloring in the company of my fellow crafters and I'm really pleased with how all of their color suggestions came together on this sweet card. :) Have a wonderful day! Supply list: cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It digital stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Lazy Days of Summer Arden and Gnome Home Background) stamps- Papertrey Ink (sentiment) ink- Versafine onyx black My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2 Sharpie extra fine white pen Copic markers: sorry, I didn't keep a list but you can see the colors used here

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