Let's Catch Up ~ A Sneak Peek, Shhh!

Hey everyone!

Today I am super excited to share a sneak peek of a brand-new line

that is soon to be released by Crafter's Companion.

This line is so new, it's not even up in the store yet! 

But I'm so totally in love, I just couldn't wait to show it to you all.

The line features an adorable pup named Barkley, and his kitty pal.

And if you think the illustrations seem familiar, it's because they're drawn

by the AMAZING Ian Hollows, creator of the Mulberry Wood range.

Check it out:

Aren't they just the sweetest?

Gah! I die.

Super, super adorable.

I can't wait to color Barkley to look like my Zadie girl,

but for this card I wanted to keep him light to coordinate

with the color palette I chose.

I used my Spectrum Noir colors IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4,

BT1, BT2, BT4, CG1, CG2, CT1, CT2, PP1, PP3, and PP5

on my very favorite card stock, CC Ultra Smooth Premium White.

I hope you like it!

Have a great day!

Simon Says Stamp Feature #3 and a video!

Hey girls!

Boy, I am super excited to share with you today 

that I am being featured over at the Simon Says Stamp blog

for the THIRD time - AND I made my first ever video for them!

I made an adorable Pop-Up Lemonade stand using Lawn Fawn stamps,

and I've got a complete tutorial for you on how to make one yourself!

Here's a sneak:

So please head on over and check it out,

and don't forget to leave me a comment so I know you stopped by!

Have a great day!

For A Year That's As Amazing As You

Hey all!

Happy Saturday morning!

I hope you all all my fellow American crafty friends are

 still enjoying all your Independence Day festivities!

Today I wanted to share a card I made last night

featuring one of my favorite stamp sets from Crafter's Companion,

Birthday Wishes from the Mulberry Wood line.

If you're like me, you can never have enough birthday cards on hand.

It seems like my kids are forever being invited to parties for their little friends,

and it's so nice to have a stash of handmade cards ready to go,

so all I have to worry about is the gift and getting them there on time! ;)

I stamped my image on CC Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

and colored these cute little critters in with my Spectrum Noirs.

I hope you enjoy it!

Have a great weekend!

Lawnscaping Challenge #61 with video tutorial

Hey everyone, happy Monday!

Welcome to Lawnscaping Challenge #61!

Special thanks to the wonderful folks at Simon Says Stamp

for sponsoring our challenge with a $25 gift certificate to our winner!

Here's my card:

I used Lawn Fawn's Sunny Skies stamp set,

along with their Circle Stackables dies, 

and papers from the Simple Stories "I Heart Summer" 6x6 pad.

I used to find sketches rather intimidating, until I realized

that they are really more of a loose inspiration,

rather than a strict "YOU MUST DO THIS" guideline.

To walk you through just how easy and fun using a sketch can be,

I filmed a video of my entire process making this card.

I hope you enjoy it!

Have a great day!

Brambly Hedge Release

Hello again!

Here today with a brand-new release that I am super excited about!

Crafter's Companion is debuting their newest stamp line Brambly Hedge.

This line includes four sets -- one for every season.

I chose to use one of the images from Spring:

This adorable line features the sweetest little mice

that remind me so much of the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh,

which I loved as a child, and just finished reading to my children.

I hope you'll check out Brambly Hedge and fall in love with it like I have.

I wish you an awesome day!

Home Grown Summer and a recipe share

Hi there, everyone! 

Popping in today with a card I made for the current 

Crafter's Companion Challenge: Summer.

To me summer is all about sunshine and 

running through the sprinkler and gardening...

I made my card using one of the MANY, MANY inserts 

that come inside the Crafter's Companion Inspiration Magazine.

I wish I had a link to share with you all because it is truly fabulous!

Unfortunately the spring issue is completely sold out,

but I will definitely give you a heads up when the next issue comes out.

It's the perfect thing for making quick and easy cards,

plus it just has tons of inspiration and ideas.

I hope you like my card!

I also wanted to share a new recipe with you gals, if you don't mind.

I know I haven't done that in a while, but I've been finding

all these amazing new recipes on Pinterest,

and I thought you might be interested in seeing the ones I've tried out.

Let me know if this is something you'd like to see more of from me or not.

I honestly don't know if you guys would prefer me to keep this blog 

JUST for papercrafting, or f you don't mind me sharing my other 

crafty ventures, such as cooking, baking, painting pottery, etc.

So speak up and let me know! :)

Here's the one I tried out today:

Loaded Baked Potato and Chicken Casserole

Click on the title for the Pin and the recipe.

The only thing I did differently was add a little onion powder,

just because I cannot ever leave a recipe completely alone!

Gotta put my spin on it. ;)

Anyway, it was SUPER yummy. 

My husband couldn't stop saying how good it was,

 and my kids said I should make it EVERY DAY.

Yeah, not happening. 

But I will definitely be adding it to my Master Meal List --

I'm working on making a meal plan and shopping accordingly.

These three-to-four stops a week at the grocery store have got to end.

I'm getting it together!

Thanks so much for sticking with me this long.

Have a totally wonderful day!

Home for the Holidays ... in June

Hey, y'all!

I know it's only June, but it is never too early to get a start 

on those Christmas cards! 

If you're anything like me, time always seems to run short

and I end up scrambling like crazy to get them all done in time.

Sheena Douglass has come out with some brand-new stamp sets

in her "A Little Bit Festive" line for Crafter's Companion, 

including the one I used on my card today, "Home Sweet Home."

What do you think?

I used the new Wink Of Stella glitter brush pen to add 

some shimmer to my snow -- unfortunately, it didn't photograph.

Isn't that pup adorable though? He's stamped separately 

and layered over top, so you can color him however

and place him wherever! Now that's obedience! ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!