all the sparkle

PTI Make it Monday #204

11 Mar

I realized that it's been awhile since I've played along with the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge and when I saw that this week's challenge was Watercolor Smooshing I had to break out the distress inks and join the fun! ;) So here's my card: I started off by smooshing Dried ... View Post

A Blog Named Hero Challenge: Bright and Bold

10 Mar

This week A Blog Named Hero is challenging you to create something bright and bold! It's been a long and dreary winter (at least in Virginia!) and this was a much-needed and much-appreciated challenge! This month we are collaborating with Create A Smile Stamps and I thought the cute chameleon from ... View Post

Baby Shower Cards!

10 Mar

There are a lot of stamp companies out there these days but none does cutesy animals and images better than Lawn Fawn! I had a request for a baby shower card and came up with two equally sweet options! Here's the first: Yep, another shaker card! ;) I recently ordered these adorable mini stars ... View Post

How to Store Finished Cards

9 Mar

Happy Monday! I'm at Craft Storage Ideas this morning sharing my system for storing finished cards! Come on over and say hi! :) ... View Post

Christmas Card Challenges #14: Sentiment Only

8 Mar

Hi and welcome back to another week at Christmas Card Challenges! This week we're challenging you to put your images away and work ONLY with your sentiment stamps! This challenge ended up being harder than I expected...I have way more holiday sentiments than I realized and it was difficult to ... View Post

Shaker Saturday #2 and GIVEAWAY winner!

7 Mar

Welcome to my second installation of Shaker Saturday...I think this card could be easily considered the very opposite of CAS. Ha. I wanted to create a card for St. Patrick's Day. Most people think about St. Patrick's Day and picture four-leaf clovers, leprechauns, and gold...I get all that, but ... View Post

Final day of the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and a GIVEAWAY!

6 Mar

It's hard to believe that it's been a week of coffee, tea, and cocoa-goodness! For my final card I wanted to create a card for Amy to thank her for all her hard work putting this hop together!! That's a lot of thanks spilled out from just one mug of coffee...I started out with just a dribble ... View Post

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop (day 7) and a GIVEAWAY!

5 Mar

We're in the home stretch now! :) Many thanks to everyone who has been commenting this week! I read all of them and greatly appreciate your kind words! I mentioned a giveaway yesterday of a $10 Starbucks card to help get through the Wednesday slump and the winner is Sylvia! "I think this card, ... View Post