InStyle Stamps is Blog Hoppin’!!

I should have a super cute sample to show you today, but since I have been in the hospital I’ve gotten a bit behind! But you *have* to go to all the design team member’s blogs and check out the cuteness!! They are listed on the right sidebar under Design Divas, and I am telling [...]

Thanful Thursday Sketch Time!

So here he is, Groovy Stan. He comes to us courtesy of InStyle Stamps, lol!
It’s my week to do the sketch for Thankful Thursday, and I’m still trying to learn how to use my Adobe Photoshop for stuff like this – so go easy on me, lol. But first let me tell you a little [...]

Pezzy’s Garden

I love love love this exclusive image from Pez-a-Doodle Designs! It is the most unique garden images I have ever come across, and I love everything about it On this one I distressed my images using the Tim Tool for distressing. My lettering at the top is from the new series 32 from [...]

Big Little Superheroes

Now that we’ve gotten Mother’s Day out of the way, I can start on Father’s Day stuff! Here is one card I’ve made – the sweet little superhero with the wonderful LAD sentiment about fathers. I used Pacific Point as my card base and some fun dp my parents gave me for Christmas, paired with [...]

A Birthday LPS Card

I made this card for my daighter to give to my husband’s grandfather on his 80th birthday, because, well, its tru! Even though they are actually her great-grandparents, the do always have time, patience, and most importantly to my three year od, candy.
We had a lovely party this weekend for the occasion of his 80th, [...]

Barb is Bowling!

This is Barb, and she is one of the retro images from InStyle stamps. Isn’t she the most fun? I love that she is bowling! I haven’t done that in so long! I totally want to go now though – she has inspired me, lol!
I colored her using Copic markers, and made the bowling ball [...]

Sketch Time at Jacksonbelle!

This week at Jacksonbelle we have a terrific sketch to work with! I decided to make a square card, and it is the last of my Mother’s Day cards. And since she reads this blog, she’ll know this one is hers, lol. I was seriously apprehensive about putting this sketch together  — for some reason [...]

Plain and Simple

Guess what other exciting news I’ve got? I have rejoined Queen Kat’s Royal Court, which makes me an official stamping maid, lol! She has such fun acrylic stamps in her store, and she just released over twenty new ones! You should head over there to check it out.
This is a plain and simple card I [...]

LPS Monday

It is challenge time over at the {Little Paper Shop} blog again! This week we have an awesome sketch by Cindy Haffner (check out her blog here) – isn’t it the cutest? I inadvertently left out the long vertical piece on mine, but of well – it was just a guideline, right???
I just think this [...]

Just a Thought for Mother’s Day

Patter Cross shared this with some of us CPCM ladies the other day, and I love it so much I’m sharing it here today!

“Into a precious vessel
God pours tenderness and love,
an understanding heart,
and all the joy a child dreams of . . .
He gives her His compassion
and a kindness like no other,
then wraps her in [...]

Etsy Sunday (yes, I’m a day late)

I didn’t get a chance to post my Etsy card yesterday, because I was out of town all da. I had lunch with my mom, and then went to see my mother-in-law in the afternoon. So, I’m posting it today. My card is based on the sweeest little ballerina fairy from this weeks’ shop, I [...]

Picnic’n Bee

Isn’t he adorable? He looks like he is just having the best time, and that watermelon looks dee-lish! This is Picnnic’n Bee from Pez-a-Doodle Designs‘ newest release. After stamping him in Versafine ink on Confetti White cardstock, I colored him using Copic Markers. Then I stamped a second image on scrap cardstock to color and [...]

Exciting News!

I had my first article as a staff reporter posted on Craft Critique today! Please go take a look if you have a chance – I’m so thrilled!

Randomness

I *love* this paper byWebster’s Pages. It is so gorgeous! I really wanted it to shine on its own, so I just added a small, key tag punch sized sentiment at teh top. It reads “May the peace of God bring you comfort today and hope for tomorrow”. I think that is such a beautiful [...]

Such Fun!

Doesn’t Carly look like she is having the best time playing with that little cutie? I sure do wish I looked that good when my little one was that old, lol. No baby fat left on that momma! InStyle Stamps makes the cutest retro stamps, I swear!
I used one of my favorite layout variations on [...]