Steampunk, Derby Hat Tag

Hi Everybody! I am so excited to share this Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 Technique Remix for May. Tim challenged crafters to use tissue tape as a resist and incorporate Sizzix Thinlits Tiny Tattered Florals into our tags this month. Last week was the Kentucky Derby, and I couldn’t help but use the gorgeous… Continue reading Steampunk, Derby Hat Tag

Beautiful Friend Card

      Hi Everyone! Thanks for stopping by today. I’m excited to share this 6″ x 6″ mixed media birthday card I created for my best friend, Kim. I also plan to enter it in both of this week’s Simon Says Stamp challenges. Monday’s challenge is Butterfly Beauty, and Wednesday’s challenge is entitled Make… Continue reading Beautiful Friend Card

Discover Tag

Hi Everyone! I’m back after a couple of crazy, busy weeks around the house. I have been crafting here and there, but wasn’t happy with anything. Finally, I’ve finished my tag for this month’s Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 April Challenge. Tim’s re-mix challenge this month was faux mosaic and paint resist. When I… Continue reading Discover Tag

Vintage Birthday Card

Hi Everyone! I am so excited to share this vintage birthday card with you! I created it for my awesome brother-in-law’s birthday today, and used some great new products I just purchased from Simon Says Stamp. I’m entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Shake It Up, featuring We R Memory Keepers… Continue reading Vintage Birthday Card

Love You, Beautiful (Tag)

          Hi again Everyone! After everyone’s illnesses these past weeks, I’ve finally been in the craft room a lot this week. (I’m just ignoring the big Golden Retriever hair balls tumbling in the corners!) I’ve got real creative work to do! I spent much of the past two days working on… Continue reading Love You, Beautiful (Tag)

Love XO

Hi Everyone! I’m excited to share a mixed media card that I created for Simon Says Stamp Challenge Monday Challenge Blog, Love is in the Air. This card is a collection of some of my favorite items from this month’s SSS card kit with awesome Tim Holtz products thrown in for extra artsy fun. I began… Continue reading Love XO

Hello, Love

Hi Everyone! Guess what came in the mail yesterday? The new Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit! And I am in L-O-V-E. I think there’s even more jam-packed into this kit than ever before: Two different kinds of stickers; a hearts die; three styles of sequins; stamps; and super-cute papers. It is my favorite time… Continue reading Hello, Love

Best Friends

Hi Everyone! Today I’m sharing a mixed media page from my new Dyan Reaveley small journal. I like this size better than the bigger journal because it’s more managable for creative content. I created this for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog, Best Friends. I’ve found two artists whom I’ve been watching a lot lately.… Continue reading Best Friends

Winter Cardinal

Hi Everyone and thanks for stopping by today. I’ve decided that it’s time to share some of the techniques I’ve been working on behind the scenes. Hopefully I can offer some of you a few new ideas while I throw my name in the hat for the Simon Says Stamp search to find three new… Continue reading Winter Cardinal