Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween! We're looking forward to celebrating Halloween (and last year's Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) with Heather and Richard this weekend! But first I wanted to share our pets' costume for this year. I couldn't resist buying these Yoda ears for ... View Post
Archives for October 2014
Memory Box Lighted Branch Card
Just a quick card share today...I created this card while experimenting with several new stamps, dies, and inks! I wish I had added one more branch but it was a fun card to put together. I added the clear wink of stella glitter pen and glossy accents to the lightbulbs; while it doesn't really show ... View Post
Watercolor Birthday Cards with Mama Elephant
I've recently discovered the company, Mama Elephant, and I'm in love with their products. Their pigment inks are gorgeous and the stamp sets are amazing! I've been wanting to play around with this Make a Wish stamp set and I thought watercolors would be a perfect medium for the stamp. I tried the ... View Post
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Kraft
This week's challenge was a fun one because I don't tend to choose kraft paper when thinking about a card base; however, I recently got ahold of the Mama Elephant pigment inks and I was super excited to try them out! Previously my pigment inks were just the cheap Colorbox ones I found at Michael's ... View Post
Jessica Lynn Original
I spent some time today making two very different Christmas cards using two different Jessica Lynn Original stamps! The first card uses her digital poinsettia stamp. I actually enlarged the image before printing (one of the joys of digital stamps) and then placed a sheet of vellum over the printed ... View Post
Fox-y cards, take two!
I'm still in love with the Avery Elle More Stories stamp set. The fox is so adorable (and very versatile)! After taking the Online Card Class for Copic Markers I'm feeling a little more comfortable with my coloring abilities so I colored both foxes with copics and then fussy cut them for each ... View Post
Weekly Dinner Recap #6
Sunday - Chicken Curry Just the basic off-the-box recipe...curry with chicken, carrots, and onion served over rice. Monday - Creamy Tortellini Soup This was a Pinterest recipe. I found several variations online and adapted them to fit what we had on hand and what was most appealing to us. I ... View Post
Mama Elephant Peek-a-Frame
I recently discovered the company, Mama Elephant, and I LOVE their stamps and dies. I'm also in the process of trying out their pigment inks...I'll share that experience later! I've had this Peek-A-Frame die for awhile but hadn't gotten a chance to use it. I decided to create a snowy shaker card. ... View Post