Big Beautiful Butterfly for TTTC#5

I’m adding an extra post in today so that I can enter the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #5! Here is the board that inspired my card ~ I picked the middle horizontal row. I die-cut my butterfly from Butterflies Thinlits and the Crushed Curry crackled paint paper from the Color…

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An Adorable Christmas Treat Box!

I’ve been playing around with our new Christmas paper from the 2017-18 Annual Catalog ~ making my first-ever Christmas in July collection. One of the things I made is this sweet treat box, using the Be Merry Designer Series Paper and a clear Tiny Treat Box. I’m so happy with…

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Butterfly Frame & Card!

Today’s Craft Project Central’s idea is brought to by Sue Lehrer: Do you ever worry about giving someone a handmade gift because it may not match the colors in their home or office? Well, worry no more. This 12” x 12” Butterfly Frame was designed using neutral colors that will…

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Lovely Words with a Twist for CPC #73

Oh, my! Lemon Lime Twist + Basic Black! What a crisp, fresh color combination for summer. I love it! This beautiful Designer Series Paper is the 2017-19 In Color collection called Fresh Florals DSP Stack. It’s a stack of 40 – 12″ x 12″ sheets, 4 each of double-sided designs in…

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Creating Pretty Cards – Card Sketch #73!

Each month in addition to the great 3D projects that Craft Project Central has for you, they also host a monthly card challenge – Creating Pretty Cards!! To help you recreate the sketch each month, they also provide a free Sketch Mini Tutorial! This mini tutorial has information about how the inspiration card…

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Orange Slices with Lemon Zest

Ha! If I didn’t know better, I would think I was opening up a food blog with my title! These orange slices do look good enough to eat, but… My brother’s birthday is in July. As long as I can remember, his favorite candy has been orange slices. I think…

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The Daisy Punch is Back!

The Daisy Punch and Daisy Delight Bundle is Available Once Again! This overwhelmingly popular punch was unavailable when the demand for it exceeded the supply. So Stampin’ Up! ordered more from the manufacturer and they are now in and waiting for your order! https://stampinghabit.com/daisies-are-delightfu/ Please let me know if I…

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Pick a “B” for Blog Hop Day!

Welcome to the June 2017 Pals Blog Hop. Thank you so much for joining us today. This month’s theme, Pick a “B”, features projects inspired by Babies, Birthdays and Brides to name few. You may just get a glimpse of new catalog products while you hop with us today. Whether…

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Playing Along With Challenges

I enjoy doing the online challenges with my cardmaking hobby. It is a great way to get the creative juices flowing! Sketches can be taken literally or they can be used as a jumping off point for something original. I am covering two challenges with my card today. The first…

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Daisies are Delightful!

“Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do. I’m half crazy all for the love of you!” When my 2 year old grandson sang this to me, my heart exploded! He knew every word and sang it with gusto! When I saw this daisy bundle in the new 2017-18 catalog, I…

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