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Vibrant Graduation



Hello!

Today I am sharing the card that I made for my dear friend. I have known Kalyn ever since I was born- a whopping 22 years and counting. Our families have been through a lot together over the years. This girlie is truly like a sister to me- I can tell her anything. Even though I tried many times to convince her to stay in Washington, she went off to college. Four years later, she has graduated and I couldn’t be more proud of her.

With my friend graduating, I sometimes wonder if I should have gone to college. Granted, I have always thought that going just to go was a waste of time and money. It works for some people, just not for me. However I do ponder if my life would be different had I gone to college. Would I have found other interests or a different career path? Would I have met my “prince charming”? After daydreaming, I realize that I truly do love my life. I have a job that I really do love (and I’m the boss!). I also love the fact that I have time to pursue my crafting AND it’s part of my job. Sometimes it’s stressful (like now), but usually it’s every crafters dream. Do you ever have those “what-if” questions? If so, what are they?

I hope that this card inspired you! It was so much fun to create this card- definitely a design I’ll be going back to again!

Have a fabulous Saturday!!

Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, For the Graduate
Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Cherry Pink, Summer Sunrise,Tea Dye Duo
Other: Hot Pink rhinestones, SU! scallop border punch

Clear & Simple App

Hi, blog readers!

Do you all remember when I did my $50 gift certificate giveaway last week? I had a list of eight companies that the lucky winner could choose from. Well, one of the choices was Clear & Simple Stamps. I have heard great things about this company, but never had the privilege of owning any of their stamps or products. Nicki, one of the owners, saw that I was offering CSS as one of the options for the giveaway. Being the sweet gal that she is, she sent me an email thanking me and then offered me a free stamp set! How sweet is that?!
With my Kind Deeds stamp set I created a refreshing card. Thanks to the encouraging of Nicki, I submitted my card to be considered for the Clear & Simple Papercrafting App. Isn’t it cool that they have their own app? With this app, you’ll get daily inspiration featuring CSS stamps. I’m SO excited to announce that my card will be featured on the app tomorrow, May 23rd!

I hope you will check out the app and also the Clear & Simple website! I’ll be back a little later with a brand new & fun card- can’t wait to show you!

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Embellish Butterflies Color Challenge

Hello, sweet friends!

I’m so excited to share the card I have for you today. This card was based off of the latest Embellish Color Challenge. Oh my goodness, I am so in love with this color combination! It’s so striking and sophisticated! For this challenge we needed to use kraft, light green, black and butterflies. When I saw that butterflies were needed on this card, I immediately thought of my butterfly die. If you know me, then you know I don’t really like plain things. I just had to dress up the butterfly with some polka dots and rhinestones. ;)

Do you have any fun plans for the weekend? I’m planning on getting lots more stamping done (it’s a never ending process) over the weekend. I’m also planning on going to a grad party- need to still make a graduation card for the event. Hoping the idea in my mind translates to paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope this card inspired you!
Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Background Basics: Text Style, Fancy Flourishes, Everyday Button Bits
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Black, Spring Moss
Ink: Onyx Black, Versamark, Spring Moss, Tea Dye Duo
Other: moss rhinestones, butterfly die
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DeNami Sketch Challenge #2

Hi there!

Well, it’s the 20th- time for another challenge over at the DeNami Design blog! This time around Wendy designed the sketch challenge. I just love this sketch! It’s so versatile and the possibilities are endless.
You may remember this color combination….I used it here and here. These colors make me so happy! When it’s Valentine’s Day I just love looking at all the pretty colored decorations, candy and cards- all of the colors I love! I know that we normally associate Valentine’s Day with the colors, but it doesn’t have to only be used then! It may be difficult to “step outside the box”, but the results can be so worth it. Give it a try- you just may be surprised!
I hope you all hop on over to the DeNami Design blog and take a peek at all the great samples. This week it isn’t required to use DeNami stamps, so there isn’t any excuse not to play along!
Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Hope you were inspired!

Graduation Owl


We have made it to the middle of the week! Yippee! This week has been quite busy for me. Lots of things going on at work and then of course, I’ve been busy creating new cards. Thank goodness for the option to pre-schedule blog posts!

Can you believe it’s already the third Wednesday of the month? It’s time for the next Product Spotlight at the DeNami Design blog! It’s great see the same stamp used in so many different ways. This month we got to use the Graduation Owl for our cards. I don’t think I’ve shown you any cards with this stamp so far. Oh goodness, it’s such a fun one to use! Since I know lots of girls graduating, I decided to make a super girly grad card. Lots of polka dots on this one. *swoon*

Be sure to stop by the other DT members blogs- they have some great cards to share! With graduation season upon us, these cards will definitely inspire you for the grad cards you need to make. To view all of the great graduation stamps by DeNami Design, click here.

Hope you have a great day! Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!

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Tweety Birds


Hello, sweet blog friends!

It’s been a while since I thanked those who have left comments recently. I want you to know that I DO read them and I greatly treasure each and every one of them. Knowing you took the time to say a nice word is so encouraging to me. Lately I have been receiving quite a few more comments than normal- I am SO lovin’ it! Hoping it continues. *wink*

Today I have a card that I made several months ago. While trying to “clean” up some of my studio I stumbled across this card. I really love this color combination- I think I’ll need to play with it again! You probably noticed I used the Tweety Bird Border again. I seriously love this stamp to pieces!!

I am in the process of editing a video for a card that I’ll show in June. Yup, you really do have to wait that long. However, I’m planning on doing another video on a card from start to finish in the near future. Is there a specific card you’d like to see a video on? If so, be sure to leave a comment and if possible, leave the link of the card. Looking forward to hearing your suggestions!

I’ll be back tomorrow with a fun graduation card- you won’t want to miss it!

Stamps Tweety Bird Border, Background Basics: Tin Types
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate, Bitty Dot Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia
Other: EK Success scallop border punch, Summer Sunrise grosgrain ribbon

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Color Cue Challenge- #4


Hello and welcome!

It’s that time again…time for another one of Dawn’s Color Cue Challenges! There are only a few challenges where I can’t wait til a new one is released- Dawn’s being one of them. I always love reading her posts and she has such unique color challenges!

This particular challenge was definitely a tough one for me. You wouldn’t think blue would be….however, it was trying. I thought I would bring out Funky Foliage again since it had been a while since I had used it. For my long-time readers, you’ll remember that I used that stamp set A LOT. Newbies, you can find my previous Funky Foliage cards here, here, here, here, here and here.

This will is going to be crazy busy for me. Don’t worry though, I’ll be having lots of posts! I have two fun ones featuring DeNami Design and of course, I’ll be posting some others as well. Lots of fun things- be sure to check back regularly!

I hope you have a fantabulous Monday. Let’s start this week off with a spring in our step, shall we? Hope this post inspired you- thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamps: Funky Foliage (WPlus9), Design Basics: Background 1 (WPlus9)
Paper: White, Enchanted Evening, Spring Rain
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Majestic Blue, Spring Rain, Fresh Snow, Tea Dye Duo

Other: EK Success scallop border punch, Lemon Tart grosgrain ribbon, button, twine, Labels 11 Spellbinders

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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