Life is a Faerietale

Good morning, ladies!

Today I'm here with yet another brand-new release from Crafter's Companion!

The line is called Faerie Poppets and features the realistic designs 

of talented artist Christine Haworth.

Faerie Poppets contains 8 EZ Mount stamp sets

with beautiful faerie images and multiple coordinating sentiments.

For my card I chose the Sweetest Moments set.

The little faerie girl focused so intently on her flowers

just melted my heart. 

I colored my image with Spectrum Noirs

on CC Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

and dabbed a bit of stickles at the edges of their wings

and in the flower centers to add a bit of sparkle.

In real life, it look so pretty when it catches the light.

I colored a little field of flowers for them to sit in,

then cut my image out using a Spellbinders die

and mounted it on my card front using foam adhesive.

The patterned paper is from Basic Grey's Sweet Threads collection.

A little May Arts ribbon and some bling and my card was done!

I hope you like it!

And I hope you'll check out this stamp and all the others in 

the Faerie Poppet line at Crafter's Companion.

Have a great day!

Crafter's Companion Butterfly Mixed-Media Tutorial

Hey there, everybody!

I'm bringing something a little different to y'all today.

I've got a tutorial on Butterfly Mixed-Media Project

featuring stamps by Crafter's Companion.

The stamps I used on my project are:

Stamp-It Australia "Travel Script"

Sheena's A Little Bit Scenic "Flying Colors"

Sheena's A Little Bit Sketchy "Aging Beautifully"

but there are lots of awesome CC stamps 

that would work great for mixed-media.

I hope you'll check them out!

Enjoy the video!
And let me know if you'd like to see more projects like this!

Bear's Special Flowers

Hi everyone!

Today I'm here to share a card I made for the current 

Crafter's Companion April Challenge - Flowers.

The challenge runs through the end of the month,

so you've still got about ten days to play along and win

a $30 gift card to Crafter's Companion!

For my card, I used the Mulberry Wood "Smile" stamp set

along with a sentiment from Party Paws "Bamboo's Treats".

I colored it on CC Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

with my Spectrum Noirs in EB1, EB2, EB5, PP1, PP3, PP5,

DR1, DR5, DR7, BT4, BT5, BT7, CT1, DG3, and DG4.

I hope you like it!

And I hope you'll check out the 

Crafter's Companion April Challenge

and play along!

Mixed-Media Canvas Share, Questions, and a Haul

Hey everyone!

I wanted to pop in and share my latest YouTube video.

In it I share a mixed-media canvas I've been working on,

ask a few questions about upcoming videos and projects,

and share a small haul from Crafter's Companion.

A look at the canvas:

And the video:

Thanks so much for visiting!

Lawnscaping Challenge #56

Hello everyone! 

Welcome to Lawnscaping Challenge #56!

We are being generously sponsored by the lovely Lawn Fawn,

who has offered up a free stamp set to our winner!

Thanks, Lawn Fawn!

I drew my inspiration from this Michael Miller fabric

I found on Pinterest.

I loved the pink background, the fun color palette,

and of course, the sweet giraffes.

Here's my card:

I used Critters On The Savanna, some selective stamping

with Just My Type Too and Sally's ABCs

as well as the clouds from Bon Voyage.

The gorgeous pink paper is from Daphne's Closet

and the green and yellow papers from Pink Lemonade.

I hope you like it!

Please stop by the Lawnscaping Challenge blog

and check out the other amazing DT projects,

as well as the deets on how to play along.

We can't wait to see your inspired-by projects!

Have a great day!

Self-Propelled Flowers

Good morning, everyone!

Aren't you happy that it's Friday? I know I am.

So much has been going on lately that I feel like 

I just can't quite catch up with all that needs done.

All I can do is keep plugging away I guess! :)

Anyway, I did want to share a card that I made

using the fabulous Sheena Douglass "Flying Colors" stamp set

from her A Little Bit Scenic line.

Isn't that sentiment great?

I started with some CC Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

and sprayed it with some Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Amethyst.

Once that dried I stamped my sentiment and various sized butterflies.

I adhered some washi tape to my card base and popped

my focal panel up with foam dimensionals.

The shine is awesome in real life.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for popping in!

Lawn Fawn Blog Feature

Hey all!

Today I have the incredible honor of being featured 

over at the Lawn Fawn blog - YAY!

Here's a little sneak peek of the card I made.

I've been really wanted to start an art journal lately,

but I wasn't sure if my first try at a page would be "enough"

for such an awesome feature, so I decided to make my focal panel

look as if it were torn out of an art journal and used on a card.

I'm easing my way into it. ;)

I hope you'll hop over there and take a look!

HUGE thanks to Lawn Fawn for inviting me over. :)

Have a great day!

Watercolor Daisies

Good morning, all!

Today I wanted to pop in and wish a very talented lady happy birthday!

Sheena Douglass is a wonderful artist whose designs you've

already seen on multiple occasions on my blog, 

because she is the artist behind a whole range of stamps

for Crafter's Companion.

Today I've made her a birthday card featuring one of my favorites --

Poppies and Daisies from her A Little Bit Sketchy line.

I love the hand-drawn look!

I've watercolored my image and sentiment with Distress markers.

I hope you like it. :)

Happy Birthday, Sheena!

I hope this next year is one of great adventure and self-fulfillment.

Have a great day!

Frou Frou Release

Hi there!

I'm here today with another fabulous new release from Crafter's Companion.

And when I say fabulous, I do mean fabulous!

Frou Frou is the latest line to hit our virtual shelves.

It consists of 8 EZ Mount stamp sets featuring beautiful women

stepping out with their girlfriends, serving martinis, 

or unburdening their heart on the pages of their latest novel.

Oh, you KNOW which set I chose to feature, don't you? ;)

I've been pinching my pennies all year, saving up for

my writers conference in May. 

CAN. NOT. WAIT!

Here's my card:

I gave this fabulous writer-girl a two-toned dress

using my Spectrum Noir pens 

with an ombre effect to her gauzy ruffles.

Papers from AC Soho Garden just seemed appropos. 

I hope you like her!

Check out all her sisters at the Crafter's Companion store!

Thanks so much for stopping by. :)

Lawnscaping Challenge #55

Hello there! 

Welcome to Lawnscaping Challenge #55!

Special thanks to Simon Says Stamp for sponsoring us 

with a $25 gift certificate to our winner. 

We heart you, Simon!

Here's my card:

I think it's pretty darn cute if I do say so myself. ;)

I used Lawn Fawn's Critter's On The Savanna

and borrowed the heart from Bee Mine.

I paired it with papers from American Crafts Soho Gardens 6x6 pad 

and printed my custom sentiment on my computer.

I hope you like it!

Please stop by the Lawnscaping Challenge blog

and check out the other amazing design team projects

and take a look at the details on how to play along.

Thanks so much for popping in today!

Hope you had a great Easter!