Cards

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Bright Butterfly + VIDEO

Hello and good morning!

Oh goodness, has it really been a whole week since I last posted? I fully intended to post something earlier this week, but getting orders out took precedence and then I had a mishap while filming this video. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know what I’m talking about. *wink*

Lately I have been all about the BRIGHT colors; in fact, I’m wearing a neon shirt right now. For some reason, I associate the sunshine and warm weather with bright colors and it’s evident in many of my cards. Funny how that happens…

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Today’s card only features two stamps, but I also added in a new (to me) product- watercolors! I finally opened up my new pack and they appeared in an artsy form on this card. It’s a little outside my “normal” style, but it’s fun to change it up a bit every now and then!

In the picture below, you can see the fun addition the watercolor splashes made to the white space on the card. Granted, this won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but it was fun to give it a whirl.

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In my most recent video, I showed today’s card and got quite a few requests to do a video on it. Despite it being a mini sauna up here in the studio right now (who knew that Seattle could get up to 90* in July?!), I was able to squeeze in some time to film this video. After I filmed, I realized a few scenes were off camera and the light on my camcorder was on, but hopefully you can still enjoy the video. :)

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Some of you may have seen the sneak peek I posted on my social media sites…. on Sunday it’s my birthday and I’m going to be hosting a BIG giveaway. Okay, truth be told, I’m still deciding on the quantity of giveaways, but let me just say they will be BIG. It’s been a while since I hosted a bigger giveaway and I thought my birthday was the perfect day to share a gift with YOU. Stay tuned!

That’s going to be all for today’s post. I hope you have a great day and I’ll talk with you very soon.


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A Cheery Get Well

It’s never pleasant when a friend or loved one is in need of a get well card… Sadly, this week I need to send one out. However, I’m hoping that this card will cheer up my dear friend who had to undergo an unexpected surgery. I personally tend to like happy, brighter colored cards when I’m feeling unwell, so I hope this will be the ray of sunshine my friend needs.

As you can probably tell by now, I’m pretty much addicted to creating “window” cards. There’s something so fun about getting to fill each window with something different and honestly, the possibilities are endless. I decided to fill these windows up with the Lawn Fawn Get Well Soon stamps, along with some bright colored PPP sequins. Quick and easy, but so very happy!

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Quick note: I’m almost sold out (again) of the Stitched Duo 1 dies, so if you’re wanting one from my shop, be sure to get it soon! In the near future, I’m going to start a Pinterest board for each of the die sets….I can’t wait to start pinning ideas! The design team has been creating all sorts of great cards with the dies and I heard a little rumor that new dies are coming very soon!

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For those who were wanting to see a closer peek at the new products for July, I finally got to film the video. Please excuse my lack of a voice- it’s almost completely better, but you may be able to tell it’s slightly strained in this video. (So sorry!)


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 I hope you all have a super great Thursday. I hope you enjoyed today’s card- thanks for stopping in!


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Sending Smiles + New Products

Good morning and Happy July 1st!

Unfortunately, today isn’t a normal release kind of day. I had fully intended to do my normal new release video/ post, but alas, my voice is almost completely gone and I’m battling dizziness, nausea and a slight fever. As soon as I’m feeling well again, I plan on filming the video and showcasing the new products to you!

In the meantime, I wanted to share a card that I made recently with some of my recent purchases, along with some sequins from the BRAND NEW Summer Mix. I love the bright colors in this mix, but it also comes with the adorable yellow flowers that are on this card. Aren’t they fun?!

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Lately I have been into creating grassy “hills” with the curved die from the Stitched Borders 1 set. Not only are they super easy to do, they add so much to your cards and projects! For this card I used the ducks from the Lawn Fawn Hello Baby set, along with a bird from Critters in the Forest.

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Just in case you want to order the new products (before I get a chance to film the video), here are the different links:

Summer Sequins Mix

Summer Embellishment Kit

8mm Sparkling Clear Sequins

Sunshine, Lagoon, Coral and Lime twine

That’s going to wrap up this post for today. I apologize for the lack of video and the slight delay in orders. Just as soon as I feel better, I’ll be back at work and ship everything out as quickly as I can.

XO

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A Little Hello….

Hello, hello!

I wanted to stop in today and share a little “behind the scenes” look as to what I’ve been up to the last few days. I was half tempted to post a picture of my craft studio right now, but I quickly dismissed the idea. It looks like a tornado hit; one table has craft products strewn about (since I’m working on samples for the new release), another table has new products laid out, another table has sequin orders and the last one has a stack of cards that need to be photographed. I already cannot wait to finish my projects so I can clean up a bit!

Despite the craziness, I had to put aside the mess for a bit and get back to what I love…. blogging. It’s this wonderful blog that has provided a gateway for me to start my small business. It’s my AMAZING readers that make all of this possible and have me dreaming bigger. It’s this blog that has allowed me to combine two passions of mine- crafting and writing. Sometimes it’s necessary to put aside the to-do lists and do something you enjoy.

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For this card, I pulled out two of the smaller Lawn Fawn sets- Make Lemonade and Happy Summer. While I am far from a fan of ants in real life, I thought they looked pretty cute with these lemons. Doesn’t this card make you want a fresh batch of lemonade?  excitingnewsMany have been waiting and I’m excited to let you know that a restock shipment of the sold out dies are scheduled to arrive tomorrow. I have entered the stock into my inventory and you can now purchase the dies again. If you’ve been eying them, be sure to get yours soon- these are most likely going to sell out!

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Also, I want to let you know that Simon Says Stamp, Ellen Hutson and MarkerPop will be receiving these dies in very soon, in case you would prefer to order from them.

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In closing I want to let you know that ALL of my products have been restocked-dies, ribbons, sequins, twines- so if you’ve been waiting to place an order, now is the perfect time. I can’t wait to settle down and start putting together your orders. I know I say it often, but I  am thankful for you all. Truly.

Until next time… sending you all big, big hugs!


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Gnome Kids

Can I get gushy for a moment? I want to send giant hugs to each one of you. Truly, I wouldn’t be the person I am (or be in the place I am with my business) if it weren’t for the faithful prayers of my readers, the wonderful emails/ comments and those special gifts and cards you send my way. I am so very blessed to have you all in my life!

*Okay, now back to our regularly scheduled post…..*

Oh my goodness, did Father’s Day creep up on anyone else? As I was making a run to the post office, I came to the realization that Father’s Day was on Sunday and I needed to make my dad a card. STAT. Every year I make my dad a card and each time I make “us kids” into stamped creations. One year we were dogs, the other cats, owls… yeah, we’ve been pretty much animal you can think of. This year, I decided to make us gnomes, courtesy of this Woodland Chickie.

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For those new to my blog, there are five kids in our family (I’m the oldest) and we each have unique personalities. I tried my best to showcase that in this card, without adding extra fuss. Thanks to the Stitched Duo 1 dies, this card was a piece of cake!

It makes me so happy to hear that many of you have purchased the other dies that I’ve been using in my recent cards. Lately, in addition to the PPP dies, my go-to ones is this Mama Elephant combo set and the Lawn Fawn Grassy Border.  These dies are definitely “must haves” in my book!

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In the last few days, I’ve been getting emails from customers sharing their creations using the dies. There are no words for how happy it makes me to see  you enjoying my products and the encouragement you bring to me for future endeavors. I can’t reveal much, but stay tuned for some announcements coming in August….. you won’t want to miss it….BIG things are in store!


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Bright Blossoms

Hello, hello!

Oh goodness, this past week has been CRAZY in terms of emails, blog questions and orders. I’m swimming along and trying to get everything done, but if you’ve emailed or are awaiting a reply, please be patient with me. I honestly haven’t been this busy since the opening of the shop and didn’t anticipate this wonderful blessing of excitement from the dies. Rest assured, I already have LOTS of dies on order and as soon as I get word on when they will arrive, I’ll let you all know.

Despite being busy, I just couldn’t resist taking part in the DeNami blog hop this month. With the theme being Bright Blossoms and it also being the last blog hop before the Fall, I had to join in the fun. Flowers and I go together like cake and ice cream! If you started the hop from the beginning, you should have come from Andrea’s blog.

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I actually originally created another card- I even stayed up until 1am stamping it- but the end result was horrible. In fact, I didn’t even finish it. After sleeping on it, I decided to trek back into the studio and this was the end result. Since it’s not a super elaborate card, I wanted to include a video to “dress up” this post a bit more. Hope it works!

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Well, I’m the last one in the blog hop…. if you would like to start from the beginning and see lots of bright and happy cards, head on over to the DeNami blog and check out the stops and leave comments for a chance at winning prizes!

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Monster Party {Video}

Pretty Pink Posh I Monster PartyHello and Happy Monday!

Wow, you all have absolutely blown me away with your enthusiasm about my new dies. I’m thrilled to say that the first two batches of the Stitched Duo 1 dies sold out within 24 hours, but there’s still some more of the Stitched Borders 1 dies! For those who are wanting to order the tag/ window pane dies, they’ll be available again starting on Thursday and I’ll ship them out as soon as they arrive next week.

Today I’m honored to be a part of a video hop that Laura Sterckx has put together in honor of reaching 1000 subscribers on her YouTube channel. Head on over to her blog post HERE for all of the info and you can get all of the video links there. Pretty Pink Posh I Monster Party

When I think of Laura, I think of happy and cheery cards, so I wanted to make one that fit into those categories. I pulled out the darling Happy Monster Party stamp from DeNami Design, along with the Make A Wish and well, you can watch all of it in the video below!


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I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post that I’ll be having a blog hop on Thursday showcasing the new dies. I have some very talented gals joining as special guests and I know that you’ll be inspired by their projects. Oh yes, and let’s not forget there are prizes involved, too! bloghop3I hope you have a fabulous start to your week. Be sure to head on over to Laura’s blog for all the info on the video hop- it’s packed full of amazing videos!

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Introduction to Pretty Pink Posh Dies

Happy June 1st!

It’s that time again… it’s time to show off the newest products in the Pretty Pink Posh Shop! I’m particularly excited about this month because I finally get to officially show off the newest product I’m carrying- 100% steel dies that I designed! I’ve been showing them off in some of my latest posts and photos and now it’s finally available to you all!

Today’s card is one that screams Summer to me. It could be because of the Snorkel Chickie and Under the Sea set, or maybe it’s the colors…. whatever the case may be, I was definitely dreaming of being in Hawaii when I made this card. Granted, I would never venture underwater like this, but I like the idea of it!

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How fun are those little “windows” inside of the tag? I honestly cannot get over how many possibilities I’ve been able to come up with these dies. Once you get your hands on them, I have a feeling you’ll be whipping up lots of creative ideas, too!

On the card I used both of the die sets: Stitched Duo 1 Dies and the Stitched Borders 1 Dies.

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I put together a video introducing my new dies, along with some card ideas and then I show how you can create the card above. For those who are interested in just the introduction, you’ll just need to watch the first 5 minutes.


Okay, now onto some pretty fabulous news. On Thursday, June 5th, I’ll be having a mini blog hop with the DT and some special guests featuring the new dies. You’ll definitely want to hop along- I’m giving away gift certificates and these gals have created some phenomenal samples to inspire you!

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For those of you who were eying the Patriotic Embellishment Kit and couldn’t purchase the combo pack on Memorial Day, I have them up for sale now! If you plan on making 4th of July cards, scrapbook pages or projects, this little kit is perfect!

Kit04-2Thank you so much for joining me today. If you purchase the dies, embellishment kit, or my sequins, be sure to hashtag your pictures on Instagram and Facebook. I LOVE seeing what you do with my products and you never know, I might feature your photo or ask you to be a guest in the future!

I’ll be back tomorrow for a new post and video for a special occasion. See you then!


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Happy Owls

Hello, sweet friends!

As some of you may have noticed, I haven’t been posting too often, but that’s not to say I haven’t been keeping busy. I have three videos going up within the week, the brand new dies and Patriotic Embellishment Kit will release on Sunday and there’s lots of other things happening behind-the-scenes. There are collaborations coming, new products and well, you just never know what other surprises I have up my sleeves.

Recently my dad needed me to re-create a card for a show display and well, I had to change it up a bit. I don’t know about you, but I rarely create the exact same card over- there’s always something I want to change! This card was inspired by THIS CARD that I posted for an old blog hop.

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I’ve been getting TONS of emails and comments asking where this large stitched tag is from. Good news: it’s a die that I designed and will be available for purchase on Sunday. Just a few more days! Also, that fun stitched “hill” is part of the border trio that I designed as well.

Curious as to why there are eight owls on this card? The original card was designed for my dad as a Father’s Day card and there are 5 of us kids (the ones in the box), then there is my brother-in-law and my parents. Whenever I can, I always try to include the 5 of us kids into the cards for my parents…. speaking of which, I should probably start designing my Father’s Day card for this year!

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Since this card was based off of a previous card, I’d love to hear which one you prefer! Personally, I like the new one (since it’s more my colors and style now), but I’m curious to hear your opinions! I’m thinking this might be a fun feature….yes? no?

owlsThat’s all for today’s post. I’m hoping to craft all day today, if that happens, I’ll post snapshots of what I’m working on to my social media accounts. Be sure to follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Sending big crafty hugs to you all….

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Patriotic Shaker + Special Offer

Happy Memorial Day, my sweet readers!

Before I start with my post, I want to say a giant thank you to those who have served in the military, or have family members who do. There are no words to say how truly grateful I am for your service and all that you have sacrificed. I wish I could personally say a giant thank you to each of you!

In honor of this special day, I wanted to do something extra special. I’m offering up a LIMITED quantity of combo packs of the not-yet-released Pretty Pink Posh dies and Patriotic Embellishment Kit. Pretty nifty, right? These products won’t be released until June 1st, but today I’m putting some up for sale in honor of this special day.

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I wanted to make a card in honor of this special day for a family who serves in the military. They actually are moving away next month (big, sad tears), but I’m so grateful they were stationed here for a bit. I made a patriotic shaker card….actually there are three shakers on this card! Each of the stars are mini shakers!

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If you are new to sequin shakers, I put together a video showing how to make your own. It’s not as overwhelming as it may look, I promise! It has been such a joy to see so many of you making sequin shakers after watching my tutorial. Seeing that my video has inspired you totally makes the work behind it so worth it!

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In closing, I want to again note that the combo packs are limited to quantities on hand, so be sure to pick yours up as quickly as possible! If you aren’t able to get one, or perhaps you want the kit or dies individually, they’ll be available on June 1st.

I hope that you all have a wonderful Memorial Day. xo