all the sparkle

All the Sparkle

17 Jan

Just a friendly heads-up, I am in the final stages of migrating my blog to my new domain, All the Sparkle and hope to have everything transferred by the end of the weekend! I'm excited to get this blog separated from my professional life as a musician and give it a life of it's own! I'm 99% sure ... View Post

Craft Room Update

14 Jan

Well, it's been a little over a year since we first set up my craft room and there have been a few changes over the last few months. You can find my first craft room-related posts here, here, and here! Most of the changes are organization-related but I do have an amazing new workspace, thanks to ... View Post

Sparkle and Shine DT Call and Lawnscaping Challenge #97: Winter-themed Mood Board

13 Jan

Yesterday I was browsing online and found a design team call for a Pretty Pink Posh Challenge Blog called Sparkle and Shine! Originally I just linked up an old card but the more I thought about it last night I decided that I really wanted to create something with the DT call in mind. I already ... View Post

Studio “Artwork”

12 Jan

In the new house we have this long hallway the separates our guest room and bathroom from the music studio. It took several months for me to come up with an idea on how to decorate that space. One of my students had a wall in their house that they had every guest and visitor sign. I thought it ... View Post

Embellishment Storage

12 Jan

Good morning! Today I want to talk about organizing and storing embellishments, in particular, gems and pearls that are adhesive-backed. When I first started setting up my craft room last year I intended to use a Clip-It-Up to store all of my clear stamps. I purchased Avery Elle stamp storage ... View Post

Christmas Card Challenges #6: CASE a design team member’s card!

11 Jan

This week we're challenging you to CASE a Christmas Card Challenges design team member's card! For those of you who don't know, CASE stands for "Copy and Share/Steal Everything." You can choose to copy a design team member's card exactly or you can use it more as an inspiration for your own ... View Post

A Blog Named Hero Challenge – Using Small Stamps

10 Jan

It's a new year, a new team, and a new challenge over at A Blog Named Hero! Here's my card for the challenge: I enjoyed using my Hero Arts ink pads to get the fun ombre effect and it was nice to use a stamp that I'm fairly sure I've never touched before! So head on over, see what the rest of ... View Post

Winnie & Walter Color Combo Challenge

8 Jan

Winnie & Walter was one of the first online stamp companies I found last year when I realized there was a whole world out there beyond Michael's and JoAnn's and they've got GREAT stamps. I love the font of their sentiment stamps and I use them for lots of cards. They're celebrating their first ... View Post