Christmas 24: Christmas Trees

Hello, friends! I am SO excited to be sharing another card created for the *NEWEST* holiday card challenge, Christmas 24! If you follow along, you will have 24 cards made before the Christmas holiday each year! Challenges are biweekly on the 1st and 15th of the month, and this time's challenge is CHRISTMAS TREES. Make sure your card has at least one on it!  Take a peek at my creation...

I layered about 10 punched trees on top of each other, then added a star and washi tape (cut in half, lengthwise) from Fun Stampers Journey to create my Christmas tree. All papers and embellishments are from Fun Stampers Journey, but the punch is from Stampin' Up!. Thank you, LeAnn, for letting me raid your stash! It was such a fun day! :)

I adore how these two papers work together, and they just happen to be one sheet of double sided patterned paper!!! SO perfect! What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! Please come join us at Christmas 24, and don't forget to leave some love with the other members of this fabulous team! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping!

Sending Sunshine Blog Hop

Hello, friends! Today I am participating in a blog hop honoring Jeanie Ellis. Jeanie has been going through a rough patch in life, so some of her blogging and crafting friends have come together to send her well-wishes! Our theme is "Sending Sunshine", so I went with a sunflower card. Take a peek...

I used some beautiful products sent to me from Inlovearts for this card, specifically the Mesh Weaving Circles dies and Oil Painting Style Sunflower stamps. The cardstock, inks, bling, and ribbon are all from The Stamps of Life.

If you would like to know how to create a woven ribbon border like I have created here, please head over to my YouTube channel and watch THIS VIDEO!

I really love this card, and I very much hope that it brought joy to Jeanie's day. Jeanie, you are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope that you will feel peace during this difficult time, and know that I am here for you, as are the rest of us participating today!

Here is the full hop list:

Janie Rinta

Mynn Kitchen (You are here!)

Monica Taylor

Maranda Mathis
Crafty Pink Pixie
Tracy Shultz
Tantalaya McKinney
Deborah Jenkins

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! Please head over and grab these stamps and dies from Inlovearts with DISCOUNT CODE G-12183 and join in the rest of our hop! Until next time, HUGS and happy crafting, all!

Doily Shaped Easel Card

Hello, friends! Happy Sunday! I'm sharing a quick shaped easel card with you today. It was SUPER easy to make, and I love the way it turned out! Take a peek!

The products used for this project were provided by Inlovearts. I used their Mesh Weaving Circle Cutting Dies, Oil Painting Style Sunflower Stamps, and English Word Greeting Stamps to create this delicate doily-shaped easel card.

For a video tutorial on how I created this card, click HERE! I really adore this card! I hope you do, too! Please let me know know what you think in the comments below, and use my DISCOUNT CODE G-12183 for 15% off your next order at Inlovearts!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you take some time to craft and create today! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping!

TRCC #16: Especially Emerald

Hi, all! Happy March! I am very much looking forward to SPRING! How about you??? We decided to use a spring color for our inspiration thi month at The Rainbow Card Challenge. This month's challenge is called Especially Emerald! I went for all shades of green with friendship being my theme. Take a peek at our fun inspiration for this month...

SO much inspiration there, don't you agree? I LOVE it! I was very inspired by the striped tights in the challenge photo. Here's what I came up with...

I used patterned paper and cardstock from The Stamps of Life, washi from Doodlebug Design and my stash, a die cut from Simon Says Stamp, and a smattering of sequins from a garage sale of yesteryear. I love the way these patterns work together!

I totally love how this card turned out! I got to use my washi tape stash and other items that needed to be used. Yep, I buy things and sometimes take forever to use them! Anyone else?! What do you think? I would love to hear your opinion about it in the comments below!

If you're looking for even more inspiration, you should take a peek at what the other amazingly talented gals on the design team have created, too!

Jacqueline | Cohenna | Em | Nandini | Sue | Katy | Mary Ellen

WELCOME, KATY & MARY ELLEN!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you come and join our challenge--I always love to see what you create! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

Christmas 24: Red, Green, & Gold

Hello, friends! I am SO excited to be sharing another card created for the *NEWEST* holiday card challenge, Christmas 24! If you follow along, you will have 24 cards made before the Christmas holiday each year! Challenges are biweekly on the 1st and 15th of the month, and this time's challenge is a COLOR CHALLENGE: Red, Green & Gold.  

Take a peek at my creation...

I used some fun dies from Spellbinders on this creation. I layered them on top of each other, then added a gem from Fun Stampers Journey. All paper, ink, and embellishments are from Fun Stampers Journey, but the sentiment stamp is from Stampin' Up!. Thank you, LeAnn, for letting me raid your stash! It was such a fun day! :)

I love the way I was able to use the striped pattern in a way that is different. Isn't it cool how it creates square or chevron shapes? I love the non-traditional feel of this card, in general! What do you think? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! Please come join us at Christmas 24, and don't forget to leave some love with the other members of this fabulous team! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping!