Today is my mom’s 59th birthday. In celebration of the woman who, through ups and downs, helped lead me to who I am today, I made this excellent card for her using Ink Road Stamps HFB dies, Lawn Fawn paper (Cilantro and Noble Fir), and a little Catherine Pooler ink blending. Sweet butRead More
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Valar Morghulis
Thanks to Kindred Stamps for creating the Heirs to the Throne stamp set and Dragon Scales stencil that allowed me to create this excellent representation of the strength of women! I used a spritz of Pixie Spray on the back of the Dragon Scales stencil to hold it in place on the paper. Using blendingRead More
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Support Design, Not Crime
I wrote this post to share in various stamping and card making Facebook groups I’m in. I wanted to share it here as well to get the word out even more! Since then, some of the smaller stamp companies have put together a website with more information, which you can find here. I know aRead More
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May the Card Open
When I first started stamping and card making, I wasn’t so sure about how much use I’d get out of the hobby. I loved creating, but most of the major companies almost exclusively made cutesy, floral, and/or spiritual stamps. I was able to find enough that suited my style to keep me interested, but itRead More
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A Trip to Stars Hollow
I have LOVED the show Gilmore Girls for years and watched the whole thing beginning to end at least 5 or 6 times. So when I found the Ink Road Stamps Stars Hollow stamp set, I couldn’t resist! I wanted to keep it simple, so I took a full 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet ofRead More
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A Little Bundle is On the Way
Wait… no… not me! We have one Bean and we’re stickin’ to it! I made this cute card to go with a baby shower gift for a good friend of mine as she was expecting her first (and only) kiddo. I started with the Lawn Fawn Little Bundle stamps and dies as well as theRead More
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Baby Shark Minis & Floral Thank Yous
We recently experienced the end of an era – our Bean said goodbye to his first ever daycare. (He’s loving his new one already, by the way!) We wanted to leave in style, so I made these sweet floral Thank You cards for his favorite teachers and a mini Baby Shark card to give toRead More
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Flamingos in Love
I tried my hand at making one of Lawn Fawn's Magic Color Slider cards. With a little help from the Flamingo Together Stamps & Dies, I think I came up with something very cute and fun!Read More
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Personal
An Introduction
On November 7, 2018, my 7 month old son first started crawling with intention. For the first time ever, he was able to cross a room of his own volition. On November 8, 2018, the town we lived in was enveloped in the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. Before the fire, IRead More