CardMaker 2015 Calendar

Swimming in a sea of political ads I found the all new CardMaker 2015 Calendar in my mailbox over the weekend. 'Twas quite lovely to see my Hello card as the February/Valentine's Day project! 

Included in the calendar are step-by-step instructions to create each month's project. Also included is a single page for the months of 2016! Gotta love something that's made to last longer! :)

Latest Publication

Fall is on it's way! I found proof of that in the mailbox this weekend when I received my copy of CardMaker, Autumn, 2014. This issue is loaded with projects to inspire a whirlwind of paper crafting!

My contribution to the issue is this Happy Halloween card with glassine goody bag. I created this set with Pebbles' Thirty One collection. Two of my favorite accents in the line are the stickers that include the adorable Dracula featured on my card and the 'toe tag' attached to the goody bag. 

If you love woodland creatures, there's an entire section dedicated to these adorable critters! And you will love all the ideas for creating cards with vellum! 

July Fourth

The Fourth of July is almost here! I can tell because we've been hearing more fireworks in the neighborhood. Something our cats aren't crazy about...poor babies! 

Christopher can't wait for the big day. There's something about staying up late and getting to light fireworks with his dad that really gets him going! As for me I enjoy creating a yummy meal for my boys and making some fun decorations for the Fourth. 

Over on the CardMaker blog I have this patriotic project to share with you...hope you can go take a look. Enjoy! 

CardMaker Project

Hello, hello! Today I have a card share for you over on the CardMaker magazine blog and here's a little sneaky peek...

Love that adorable chubby car? It's the latest from Reverse Confetti. Hope you have a moment to hop over and take a look! 

Clearsnap and CardMaker Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Clearsnap and CardMaker blog hop! If you have arrived from Meihsia Liu's blog, you are on the right track. If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop, get a list of participants and find out about the hop giveaway, click here.

For this project I got to play with the new Izink Pigment Inks from Clearsnap and decided to create paint smears just by 'coloring' with the tips of the ink droppers. Doesn't it make a colorful background for a stamped sentiment?

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This technique is super quick and easy...the perfect project to have the kiddos help you with. In fact, for your next birthday party have them make the card-base backgrounds for the invitations! Or how about making your own wrapping paper? The possibilities are endless! 

Continuing the hop, you will now be visiting the talented Jennifer Priest. Thanks for joining us today on our hop!

Made in the USA

I have a crafty project to share with you over on the CardMaker blog today using one of my favorite tools. 

Can you guess what that tool would be? Here's a little peek. To see the entire project, click here.

Enjoy the day!

Technique Tuesday and CardMaker Blog Hop

Welcome to the Technique Tuesday and CardMaker blog hop! If you are arriving here from Laura O'Donnell's blog you are right on track. For a full list of participants and hop details please start at CardMaker. 

Summertime is almost here and with it are lots of birthday celebrations so I used Technique Tuesday's Say It - Happy stamp set to create this fun and colorful birthday card. 

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Whimsical stamped birthday icons, colorful patterned paper and buttons make this a celebratory card, don't you think?

Often, during summertime, my husband like to escape North Carolina's heat and humidity by visiting our local art museum. This Wildflowers stamp from Technique Tuesday reminds me of the gorgeous field of wheat and iron tree in front of the museum which inspired my card. 

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I stamped this card twice, first with white ink, then a second time with black to give it a dimensional effect. 

Next up on the hop is Daniela Dobson.

Tweet

Hello! Today on the CardMaker blog I have a tweet springtime decor project to share with you! 

Created with Pebbles' Garden Party collection.

Enjoy! :)

Xyron & Teresa Collins Giveaway

This post is for all you Xyron and Teresa Collins fans! All this week on the  CardMaker magazine and Ain't She Crafty blogs they are featuring projects created with crafty goodies from these two companies. 

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My card was made with Teresa Collins' Save the Date collection. Ooh la la it's a gorgeous line?

To see all the inspirational projects and to win a package of Xyron and Teresa Collins supplies, please visit their blogs to find out how. 

Happy Mail

It's always awesome to get something in the mail besides junk and bills, right? Yesterday I received the Summer 2014 CardMaker issue with my Mr. & Mrs. card published in it. And the 3-D style pop-up cards in this magazine are amazing! 

I created my card with Bella Blvd's beautiful Love and Marriage collection that just so happens to be 41% off at Amazon today! Can't keep a sale like that secret, can I? ;)

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I also used the Heart Stax die set from My Favorite Things and tossed in some Sprinkles from Doodlebug for good measure!

Speaking of CardMaker...coming soon is a blog hop with Technique Tuesday! Don't you just love their stamps? Anyway, I'm off to create something fun for the hop...keep you posted. :) 

Radient Neon and CardMaker Blog Hop

Welcome to the Radiant Neon blog hop with CardMaker and Imagine Crafts. If you are arriving from Isha Gupta's blog you are right on track. If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop click here to go to the CardMaker blog for details and a complete list of participants.

Ooh la la these Radiant Neon ink pads are bright and colorful and fun to play with! I thought they would be perfect for a whimsical bicycle and banner card! 

I choose a neutral background of white, gray and black prints from Bella Blvd's new Lucky Starz collection so that these neon inks would pop...and do they ever!

Would you like to play with a full set of these ink pads too? Keep following the hop along, collecting the words given for your chance to win. My words are 'the New'.

Thanks for joining in our hop and best of luck winning the prize! Your next stop on the hop is with Emily Lamhan.

Building a Card

Have you ever wondered how I build my cards from the card stock to the finishing touches? Today on  the CardMaker blog, I'll show you how. 

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Do you recognize the line I used for today's project? Yep, the adorable new Pebbles Special Delivery collection. Cute, cute, cute! 

In other CardMaker news...I'll be participating in a blog hop with them and Tsukineko on Friday! So, I've got to run and finish my post for the big day. Hope you can hop on by then! There will be a lot of creative projects to ooh and aah over and a fun and inky prize up for grabs! :)

My Crafty Space

Have you ever wondered what my crafty space looks like? Today on CardMaker I'm sharing a few pics.

Hope you have a great start to your week!