• Gifts
  • Easy Gift Card Holder

    Between the neighbors’ kids and my own nieces and nephews, I’ve had a ton of teen and tween milestones to celebrate lately.  And the new “rock-style” stamps being released today by Crafter’s Companion are perfect for these kinds of handmade cards and gifts.  Yesterday, I shared the full tutorial for making this easy gift card […]

  • Home Decor
  • Easy Halloween Luminary

    Too early for autumn crafting?  Apologies…the oppressive heat and humidity in my area has me screaming for my favorite season right now, so I just wanted pop in today to share a quick and easy Halloween project I made using one of the newest Create-A-Card dies from Crafter’s Companion (featured last week on HSN).  When I first […]

  • Cards
  • Shine Bright Card

    Who’s ready for a looooong holiday weekend?  I could certainly use an extra day to get things done!  Before all of the fun begins this weekend, I’m stopping by quickly to share a card I made with the newly released Verity Rose Collection from Crafter’s Companion.  This image, “Moonstruck“, reminded me of fireworks-gazing, so I […]

  • Cards
  • Sweet William Wedding Card

    I don’t know about you, but among my friends and family, wedding season seems to be in full swing!  To make sure I’m ready before busy summer travel plans take over, I’ve been whipping up a few wedding cards lately to have on hand.  This one features the “Sweet William” stamps and dies by Sheena Douglass. […]

  • Cards
  • Tea and Cupcakes

    Are you ready for 24-hour Craft Day on HSN tomorrow?  Here is a sneak peek of one of the new collections being released during the shows from Crafter’s Companion – “Verity Rose”.  I colored up the images from the “Cupcake” set with my Spectrum Noir markers on some Ultra-Smooth Premium White Cardstock to start. After matting my […]

  • Cards
  • Birthday Cow Card

    I know a little boy who just loves cows right now and his birthday is right around the corner.  So when I saw the new “The Herd” stamp set from Pink & Main, I knew I would have to dress the little cow up for a cute birthday card for him. I stamped the cow […]

  • Cards
  • Picnic Ants Card

    I’ve moved around the country a lot for my career over the last decade or so, and everywhere I’ve lived during that time brought with it a different household pest.  In the south, it was the palmetto bugs (if you don’t know what those are, don’t look it up…yuck!!) and in New England, it was […]