Simple Sunday


Hello!

I hope your Sunday is going well. The weather has just turned overcast here in Washington- such a sad moment. I was hoping to finally get outside and enjoy the sunshine, but it looks like I’m a day too late. :(

Yesterday I worked at the Puyallup stamp show in the DeNami Design booth. I have attended this show since I was a little girl (literally). It is always such a joy to see familiar faces and catch up on their lives. In addition to connecting with friends, it’s always so fun to meet new ones! While I was working in the booth I met a fellow Washingtonian stamper, Rosemary. I love it when customers/ blog followers introduce themselves- it’s so nice to put a face to a name! If any of you attend one of the shows I work at, be sure to introduce yourself- it really is a highlight for me!

Today I have a fairly simple card to share. I tend to use lots of layers on my cards, so it’s nice to go basic sometimes. This card took just 15 minutes to create- a great one to mass produce! Now IRL I have never seen a daisy this color….that’s what is so fun about crafting! You can make things any color you’d like! :)

Well, I’m hoping to get a nap in sometime today. I have plans to film another video in the next day or so- I’ll be sure to keep you posted!

Have a fabulous rest of the day! Hope this post inspired you!

Stamps: Small Daisy Blossom, Small Dot Square Frame, Dot Border, Rosevine Flowers
Paper: White, Black, Aquamarine
Ink: Onyx Black
Other: Marvy scallop square punches, Quickie Glue Pen, Extra Fine Glitter, Copics, Hawaiian Shores grosgrain ribbon

$50 Gift Certificate Winner

Thank you to all who participated in my $50 Gift Certificate Giveaway! It was so fun to read your comments and also see your fabulous blogs! I know you are all waiting to hear who won, so without further ado, the winner is Jackie Solomon! Here is the winning comment:

“You are so awesome to offer this giveaway!!
If I were to win I would use it for PTI because my wish list with them is never ending.”

In case you were wondering how I picked a winner…. since there were a huge amount of entries (yay!), I went “high tech” and used Random.org to pick the winner. (Oh how I love technology.)

Again, thank you all. I had lots of fun with this giveaway! Be sure to keep checking back for new cards and of course, I’ll be doing more giveaways in the future!

$50 Gift Certificate Giveaway

***Giveaway is now closed. Thank you to all who entered!***

I am so excited to have reached 200 followers! You all are absolutely fabulous…I can’t imagine blogging without you as readers! To celebrate this huge occasion, I’m giving away a $50 gift certificate! This giveaway is different than any other because YOU get to choose where you’d like to receive the gift certificate to!

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The details:
One comment per person- unless you become/ are a blog follower.
1) Leave a comment ON THIS POST letting me know which place you’d like to receive the gift certficate to and what you would buy!
2) Leave a link on your blog to my giveaway! (If you don’t have a blog, that’s alright, be sure you let your friends know another way!)
3) Leave a way for me to contact you. (ie: blog or email address)

…:::If you become a (public) follower, or already one, you get to leave an additional comment! Just let me know you became/ are a follower!:::…

You have until Saturday, May 15th to enter. I will pick a winner using Random.org the next day.
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Birdie Thanks


Hello, sweet blog friends!

The past few days have been amazingly gorgeous here in Washington. It’s been in the 70’s and the sunshine has been glorious. I have been lovin’ wearing my flipflops, capris and tanks recently…..so abnormal for May! Hoping this weather continues- I love it so much.

For today’s card I paired up my top four stamp companies: DeNami Design, WPlus9, Practicing Creativity and Papertrey. I was so pleased I was able to combine them all in this card! I made this card a few weeks back hoping to see this weather sometime soon. Isn’t that funny? I so wish that IRL birds had polka dots and were these fun colors. :)

Today I am helping at the Puyallup stamp show from 10-5. I hope to see lots of my Washingtonian blog friends there! You can find all the details here. I was able to look around today- I saw lots of Spellbinder dies and Copics that I want! I may “splurge” and buy a few that have been on my waiting list….we’ll see how long I can resist….

I have two reminders for you today…

1) Today is the last day to enter my $50 gift certificate giveaway! Be sure to let all of your friends know and also tweet, FB and blog about it!
2) Today is the last day to play along in the DeNami Color Challenge! There is a $30 DeNami gift certificate up for grabs….you won’t want to miss out!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you were inspired!

Stamps: Tweety Bird Border, You’re Dandy, Woodgrain Silhouettes (WPlus9), Fresh Alphabet
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Aqua Mist, Bitty Dot Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Fresh Snow

Other: corner rounder, paper piercer, Labels 1 Spellbinders

Pleated Ribbon Tutorial


Wednesday greetings!

I hope your week has been going well. Nothing too new over here…..just keeping busy with life.

Today I’m excited to be bringing my second video tutorial. This one shows how I do my ribbon pleating. Lately I have been loving this look and judging from the emails & comments, you all have been too! I hope you’ll take a peek and also give this technique a try! One of my readers, Lindsay, let me know she tried out my fancy bow technique. LOVED hearing this! If you give either of my tutorials a try, be sure to let me know!

I so appreciate you taking the time to stop by my blog today! Hope this card & video inspired you to try some new things….. if you have any requests for future videos, please don’t hesitate to let me know!

Other: Emerald grosgrain ribbon, Evergreen glitter, Aquamarine glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, corner rounder, Labels 4 Spellbinders

Button Happy


Hi there!

Okay, you knew it was bound to happen….I just *had* to create a card focusing on buttons. If you have followed my blog for a while, you know that I love these things. I have buttons in all sorts of colors- it’s a tad bit ridiculous. When I look at my buttons all lined up, I can’t help but smile. :) Does anyone adore buttons like I do?

This card features all DeNami Design goodness. I know I mentioned that I truly love their grosgrain ribbon, but I really have to say it again. Where else can you get FIFTY yards of quality grosgrain ribbon for $16 a spool?! I am addicted to the Chocolate Brown, but there are lots of other colors as well. You can find all of the grosgrain ribbons here.

I just received my 100th comment for the $50 gift certificate giveaway! It’s been so much fun reading all the comments on how you would spend the GC! There are still five days left to enter- be sure to let all your friends know!

Thanks for spending a bit of time with me today. Have a marvelous Tuesday!

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Happy Mother’s Day


Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms who read my blog! I hope that your day is filled with much happiness and wonderful blessings!

Today I want to dedicate this post to my mom. Since we all know I’m really into lists these days, I thought I’d list just a few of her wonderful characteristics.

–Supportive of my crafty endeavors and all of our dreams.
–Patient with all of her children (and husband). Did you know there are FIVE of us kids?
–Resourceful in so many ways. I really need to apply this to my life.
-Amazingly talented. I’m am still in awe of her designs. Everytime she creates a new collection, it’s better than the one before! I wish I got some of her drawing skills…..
-A great listener. She’s there when I need someone to talk to, even if she’s thousands of miles away. I can always count on her to listen and also give wise advice.
–Loving me no matter what. Goodness knows I have made a lot of mistakes and this hasn’t been easy to do over the years.

I could go on and on, but I think I’ll stop there. Mom, I love you so very much! Thank you for all that you do for me and the rest of the family!

I hope this post inspired you! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Delightful Dahlia, Background Basics: Tin Types
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Spring Moss, Lavender Moon, Bitty Box Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Lavender Moon

Other: Labels 1 Spellbinder dies, Delightful Dahlia dies, rhinestone

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Embellish Dimension Color Challenge

***This is my second post for today. Be sure to scroll down for my Wonderfully Whimsical card.***

Hey there!

Last night while I was doing my nightly blog-hopping, I saw that the new Embellish challenge was up. OH.MY.WORD. I am so in love with this one! The colors, cards by the design team and the prize is all amazing! For details on this challenge, click here.

I am so in love with anything stitched these days, so I had to bring out the Design Basics: Background 1 for this card. Dawn really did an amazing job designing this one- I can’t wait for future design basics! This time around I paired it up with some polka dots, a pretty leaf and a fab sentiment. Oh yes, I can’t forget to mention the ruffled ribbon! I started this technique a while back but hadn’t done it in a while. Now you may be seeing it a lot- it’s so much fun to do! :)

Be sure to enter my $50 gift certificate giveaway. It ends in a little over a week- I want to be sure everyone has a chance to win!
Stamps: Design Basics: Background 1 (WPlus9), Polka Dot Basics, Turning A New Leaf, Round & Round
Paper: Cream, Spring Moss, Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Shores
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Hawaiian Shores, Spring Moss, Tea Dye Duo

Other: Labels 1 Spellbinder dies, Terracotta Tile grosgrain ribbon, moss rhinestones

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Wonderfully Whimsical


Yippee, it’s Friday! Today is the start of my weekend and I have lots planned. I’m thrilled that I get to sleep in, gets crafty projects done, go to a training session with my PT and then see Iron Man 2 with my dad! I don’t get to spend too much time with my dad, so I’m excited for this “dad- daughter date”.

Okay, moving onto the card….I brought out two new stamp sets for this one. I just received my newly released Design Basics: Background 1 from WPlus9 and had to play with it right away. This set is so versatile and super fun! A while back I bought the Wonderfully Whimsical but never got around to using it. I thought these two sets would go together well, wonderfully. I wasn’t planning on using Christmas-type colors, but it ended up that way. Just goes to show you that I really don’t plan my cards- I totally go with my creative flow.

Thanks to those who left a comment on my Fancy Bow Tutorial post. I can’t wait to see your cards featuring this technique! When you create one, be sure to let me know so I can check it out! Also, if you have any requests for future tutorials, be sure to pass them along.

If you haven’t already, be sure to sign up for my $50 gift certificate giveaway!

Thanks for stopping by- I hope I inspired you. Have a super fabulous day!

Stamps: Wonderfully Whimsical, Design Basics: Background 1 (WPlus9)
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Emerald Green, Berry Sorbet
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Berry Sorbet

Other: Labels 1 Spellbinder dies, Red grosgrain ribbon, Copics

Video Tutorial – Appearances

Good morning!

I can now say that I have gone two whole days without a migraine- such a relief! I almost forgot what it was like have a “normal” day and be able to concentrate and work without being in excruciating pain. Thank you again for your well wishes and prayers!

Today I am super excited to be bringing you my first video tutorial. After receiving numerous requests on how I do my “fancy bow”, I decided to do a short & simple video. I had hopes of bringing this to you weeks ago, but I had video camera issues and then major troubles converting the file and editing. Two days ago I finally sat down (with my mom) and we were able to work out the technical problems. I’m hoping that if I decide to do another video, I won’t have so much trouble (or camera nerves!).

In other exciting news, I will be at four shows in the next four months. I have the privilege of traveling with my job and these are the places I’ll be:  -May 16- Puyallup, Washington ::::: Info on this show can be found here. -June 19 & 20- Orlando, Florida ::::: Info on this show can be found here. -July 30 & 31- Rosemont, Illinois ::::: Info on this show can be found here. -August 21 & 22- Colorado Springs, Colorado ::::: Info on this show can be found here. I’ll be helping at the DeNami Design booth for all of these shows- I hope you’ll stop by! Since I am working these shows, I won’t really be able to chat for long….but I hope you will visit the booth and say hello! I’ll be bringing my camera and I hope to take pictures with some of my blog readers/ friends! Well, I hope you enjoyed the tutorial! If you have suggestions for future ones, I’ll mark them in my notebook! No guarantees that it’ll be made, but I’ll do my best. ;) Have a fabulous day, sweet friends!