Happy Saturday. Oh... I got to make another kiddies card for Ronald McDonald today. I saw this challenge across at Time Out and couldn't help but bring out my Birthday Monsters dies again. This time I paired it with a background stamp from Stampin' Up! called It's in the Stars. Here's a sneak peek: I didn't think I would get half as much fun out of these dies as I have and I think they are just perfect for Ronald McDonald House. Here's the challenge from Time Out: I stamped the background stamp and heat embossed it with white embossing... Read more →


Happy Sunday. it's the fabulous Anne Marie's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and it's color week. The challenge inspired me to ink up a new set that I bought on clearance from Pinkfresh Studio called Celebrate in Style. I also decided to use a color I hardly every use - especially outside of fall - ORANGE!!! Here's a sneak peek: Oh... and here's Anne Marie's challenge: Well, now I think you know why I chose orange - I always think of it as a bold color and it was the first color that came into my... Read more →


Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous LeAnne's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and it's sketch week. For the sketch I was inspired to ink up the Just My Type set from Stampin' Up! and pair it with some DSP from the Delightfully Eclectic. Here's a sneak peek: And here is LeAnne's sketch: I generally don't use a lot of DSP (although I seem to have a never ending stock of it in my craft cupboard :-) But I decided to embrace the DSP and use it on this card. Instead of the ribbon, I went with a... Read more →


Happy Saturday. I have a quick post for you today. I managed to get into my craft room to play today - the first time in a week or so. I went looking for some inspiration and found some across at Freshly Made Sketches. The sketch inspired me to ink up the Sweet Citrus stamp and die set as well as the accompanying embossing folder. Here's a sneak peek: And here's the sketch from Freshly Made: I really liked the idea of leaving the bottom blank. I actually made two versions of this card - a very clean and simple... Read more →


Happy Sunday. It's the fabulous Anne Marie's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and she has a fun theme for us. I was inspired to use a new set I purchased from Stampin' Up called Share a Milkshake. Now, I know that technically some people say you drink a milkshake, but I like mine thick and I like to eat them with a spoon. None of those weak drinks that you can suck up through a straw for me. My favorite is strawberry and I like them with lots of cream on top:-) Nothing better on a... Read more →