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  • Sending Favorite Hugs

    Hello peeps and happy Friday! I’m off to PA for the weekend because it’s my birthday on Sunday! It’s supposed to be a nice weekend weather wise too. Maybe a hike or stroll through town?! Definitely some top down time in the convertible!

    As I have mentioned I’m really loving the coordinating stamps and stencils that Pinkfresh has. I used one of those sets today for my card. I started by heat embossing the large floral image from the Pinkfresh You are my Favorite Stamps Set in Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. To color in the image I used the coordinating Pinkfresh You are my Favorite Stencil and some Concord & 9th Buttercup, Stardust and Sprout Ink with my Blending Brushes. The image is then die cut with the coordinating Pinkfresh You are my Favorite Die. I cut the image in half and added it to a card base of Neenah Solar White 110lb with Foam Tape. My greeting is from the Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and it’s foiled in Gold Glimmer Foil and cut out with the coordinating Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments Die. To make it stand out a bit more I cut out a piece of Vellum with the circle die from the Pinkfresh Mini Slimline Essentials Bundle. I adhered the sentiment to the vellum and then to the card with Bearly Arts Glue.

    I do love a slimline specific set especially when you can alter it to work on a standard A2 card!

    I hope that you enjoyed my card for today and got some ideas on how you can stretch your supplies a little! Thanks so much for coming by and I wish you a wonderful weekend!

    • Stamp Set
      • Pinkfresh You are my Favorite
    • Ink
      • Concord & 9th Buttercup, Stardust and Sprout
      • Versamark
    • Embossing Powder
      • Hero Arts Gold
    • Hot Foil Plate
      • Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments
    • Foil
      • Spellbinders Gold Glimmer
    • Dies
      • Pinkfresh You are my Favorite, Perfect Sentiments and Mini Slimline Essential Bundle
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 110lb
      • Heavyweight Vellum
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr.
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Foilpress
      • WOW! Heat Tool
      • Blending Brushes
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape

  • Old Parisian Floral Greetings

    Happy mid-week peeps! The weather has been nice here, warm but good convertible weather which still is my favorite way to get around! I did get a different car, still a convertible, and I love it even more! Also high on the agenda, I have been trying organize the Craft Closet and it’s a little overwhelming! It’s so hard to part with anything. LOL! But sometimes you come across something that you completely forgot about and remember how much you loved it. I used just such a find on my card for today!

    I started out by using the Spellbinders Diamond Floral Frame Set from Yana. All of the flowers and frame are foiled with Spellbinders Gold Hot Foil using my Crafter’s Companion Foilpress and Gemini Jr onto two shades of green and two shades of purple 110lb Card Stock. I used Neenah Solar White 110lb for the frame. The coordinating dies in the set are used to cut out all of the elements. My greeting is from the Spellbinders Yana’s Sentiments Hot Foil Set. It’s also foiled in gold and I cut out three blanks to add to it to give it some dimension. The card base is Neenah Solar White 110lb and to that I added a piece of Purple 110lb Card Stock that I embossed with the Cuttlebug Old Paris Embossing Folder. It’s an oldie but still so cool! Next I added the elements to the card with Bearly Arts Glue and 3D Foam Tape. To finish it off I added some Pretty Pink Posh Gold Sequins.

    I do really still love that Embossing Folder, unfortunately it’s hard to find as it’s from 2015! But you can always do a google search and get it! I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and I thank you for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday!

    • Hot Foil Plates
      • Spellbinders Yana’s Sentiments and Diamond Floral Frame (includes coordinating dies)
    • Hot Foil
      • Spellbinders Gold
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 110lb
      • Recollections Very Violet and Garden Greens 110lb
    • Embossing Folder
      • Cuttlebug Old Paris
    • Embellishments
      • Pretty Pink Posh Gold Sequins
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr.
      • Crafter’s Companion Foilpress

  • Indigo Wreath Woven Hello

    Hello there and happy Labor Day! I hope that you all are enjoying your three day weekend! I had my friend Kim come out on Saturday. I went into Manhattan in the afternoon and met her for lunch and then we drove back out to my house. Sunday morning we went over to Long Beach and met Jim for a nice walk along the boardwalk which we finished just before it started to drizzle. She took the train home yesterday afternoon and I spent the rest of the day relaxing. I’m hoping to get into the Craft Closet today and play with some new goodies that I recently acquired!

    The other day I was digging through my stash and came across one of favorite products from back when I had the store! I decided that it would make a fun background for some new goodies. To start my card I used the Pinkfresh Indigo Vines Washi Tape and added it to a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. I used the coordinating Pinkfresh Indigo Vines Die to cut it out. My card base is also Neenah Solar White 110lb. The background is a piece of Grey 110lb that I embossed using the We R Memory Keepers Next Level Woven 3D Embossing Folder. It’s added to the card base with Bearly Arts Glue. I used 3M Foam Tape to add the wreath. My greeting is from the Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate. I used Crafter’s Companion Aurora Hot Foil on a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb and cut it out with the coordinating Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments Die. More foam tape is used to add the greeting to the card and for a little sparkle I added Pinkfresh Stargazer Jewels and some sequins from Little Things by Lucy. A quick simple card thanks to the Washi Tape and sentiments!

    I hope that you enjoyed my card for today! I want to thank you for sharing a little bit of your time with me! Enjoy the rest of your Labor Day!

    • Hot Foil Plate
      • Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments
    • Washi Tape
      • Pinkfresh Indigo Vines
    • Dies
      • Pinkfresh Indigo Vines and Perfect Sentiments
    • Embossing Folder
      • We R Memory Keepers Next Level Woven 3D
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 110lb
      • Recollections Grey 110lb
    • Hot Foil
      • Crafter’s Companion Aurora
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr
      • Crafter’s Companion Foilpress
      • Spellbinders Platinum
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape
    • Embellishments
      • Pinkfresh Stargazer Gems
      • Little Things by Lucy Sequins

  • Perfect Butterfly Smile

    Hello! Sorry I have MIA again. I have been spending a little time each day in the Craft Closet and taking my time making cards. Sometimes I get some of it done and then come back the next day to finish it off. I do have quite a few made so I will make sure that I post a little more often. I find that if I don’t keep myself to a schedule the Mojo flows a little better! On another note I seriously cannot believe that it’s September! That was one really quick summer. I’m not looking forward to the cooler weather and having to give up my flip-flops! LOL!

    The card that I created for today uses the Pinkfresh Miss Your Smile Stamp Set and coordinating Stencils. I stamped it in Hero Arts Soft Granite Ink using my Misti. The inks that I used with the coordinating Pinkfresh Miss Your Smile Stencil are Hero Arts Orchid, Passion Flower, Soft Lilac, Grape Juice, Mint Julep and Antigua. I trimmed the panel to 8 1/4 to 3 1/4 and adhered it to a piece of Hunter Green card stock. To create the butterfly I used the Pinkfresh Butterflies Hot Foil Plate and some Crafter’s Companion Aurora Foil on a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb and a piece of Heat Resistant Acetate. On the card stock one I used the coordinating Pinkfresh Butterflies Stencils and Hero Arts Passion Flower, Grape Juice, Mint Julep and Antigua Ink to color in the butterfly. A little Black Copic Multiliner colors in the body. The coordinating Pinkfresh Butterflies Dies are used to cut them both out and they are adhered to each other on the butterfly body with Bearly Arts Glue. I added the panel to a card base of Neenah 110lb and then added the butterfly with 3M Foam Tape. My greeting is from the Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and is also foiled in Aurora and cut out with the coordinating Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments Die. I cut it out two more times from 110lb card stock and adhered them to each other and to the back of the greeting with Bearly Arts Glue. It’s then added to the card. For some more sparkle I added a few sequins from the Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Shimmer Mix.

    I love the purples and greens together and that Aurora Foil is definitely my favorite! I hope that you like my card for today and as always, thank you so much for taking some time out of your day to spend with me! Enjoy the rest of your Thursday!

    • Stamp Set
      • Pinkfresh Miss Your Smile
    • Ink
      • Hero Arts Orchid, Passion flower, Soft Lilac, Grape Juice, Soft Granite, Mint Julep and Antigua
    • Pen
      • Black Copic Multiliner
    • Dies
      • Pinkfresh Butterflies
    • Stencils
      • Pinkfresh Miss Your Smile and Butterflies
    • Hot Foil Plates
      • Pinkfresh Butterflies and Perfect Sentiments
    • Hot Foil
      • Crafter’s Companion Aurora
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 110lb
      • Heat Resistant Acetate
      • My Colors Hunter Green
    • Embellishments
      • Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Shimmer Mix
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr.
      • Crafter’s Companion FoilPress
      • Misti

  • Sending Clear Butterflies

    Happy Thursday! I had the pleasure of spending some time at the Lake for a few days, hence my absence. It rained a lot and the puppies got sick but it was still nice to get away none the less. My parents were also away in Disney with my Brother, Erika and the kids. Taylor pet sat for me and enjoyed a little time having her own place. I can’t believe that it’s almost the end of August… where did the summer go?!

    I really have been enjoying my little obsession with hot foiling! I watched a video by Carissa Wiley a while ago and she had done it on acetate. I definitely had to give that a try! I also decided to jump on the paper strips bandwagon! To make the strips I used the Pinkfresh Slim Stripes Dies. I cut out two colors of Blue 110lb and some Gold Foil. They are added to a Slimline Card base at an angle with Bearly Arts Glue. I used my Paper Trimmer to trim off the excess. My butterflies are foiled using the Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate and some Crafter’s Companion Gold Foil onto a piece of Heat Resistant Acetate. They are cut out with the coordinating Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Dies. My sentiment is from the Spellbinders Yana’s Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Collection and is also foiled in the same gold. I cut it out using the included matching die along with a few extras so that I could stack them for some dimension. I added the butterflies and sentiment to the card along with a few The Stamp Market Clear Droplets and called the card done!

    I hope that you like today’s card. It’s clean and I think that clear foiled butterflies are really cool! Thank you very much for visiting with me today! Enjoy the rest of your Thursday!

    • Hot Foil Plates
      • Pinkfresh Small Butterflies
      • Spellbinders Yana’s Sentiments
    • Hot Foil
      • Crafter’s Companion Gold
    • Dies
      • Pinkfresh Slim Stripes and Small Butterflies
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 110lb
      • Recollections Blues 110lb
      • The PaperCut Gold Mirror Foil
    • Specialty
      • Heat Resistant Acetate
    • Embellishments
      • The Stamp Market Clear Droplets
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr.
      • Crafter’s Companion Foilpress
      • Tonic Guillotine Paper Trimmer

  • Embrace Silver & Blues

    Hi there peeps and a happy Monday to you all! I had a nice weekend and did something that I haven’t done in a very long time. On Saturday I took a ride into the city and picked up my friend Kim. We went downtown so I could go and see The Ink Pad’s new location. They have been there for well over a year but because of everything that has been going on I haven’t really been in the city. The new shop is nice and packed with fun stuff! Unfortunately Anna wasn’t there but I did get to see Patrice. I of course picked up a few things! LOL! Yesterday my friend George helped me do some things to my car and then Heather made a delicious dinner. A nice weekend indeed!

    My card for today uses the Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate again! I think I’m a little addicted to hot foiling!I used my Gemini Jr. and the Gemini Foilpress along with the Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate and some Silver Glimmer Foil to create the butterflies.

    Next up I used the coordinating Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Stencil and Concord & 9th Midnight, Peacock, Oceanside and Aqua Sky Ink to add color.

    I then cut them out with the coordinating Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Dies. For the background I cut a piece of Dark Blue Card Stock with the Pinkfresh Slim Diagonal Stitched Plaid Die. It’s trimmed to 8 1/4 by 3 1/4 and adhered to a card base of Neenah Solar White 110lb. For the leaves I used the Pinkfresh Curvy Leaves Die and cut them from Silver Foil Card Stock. They are added to the card base with Bearly Arts Glue. The butterflies are adhered with Foam Tape. My greeting is from the Pinkfresh Butterflies Stamp Set and is heat embossed in Hero Arts Silver Embossing Powder onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb. It’s also adhered to the card with Foam Tape. For a little more sparkle I added a few Crystal Confetti. I don’t use much silver or blue and I actually really love them together! I hope that you enjoyed my card for today! I appreciate your visit and wish you a pleasant day!

    • Stamp Set
      • Pinkfresh Butterflies
    • Ink
      • Concord & 9th Midnight, Peacock, Oceanside and Aqua Sky
      • Versamark
    • Dies
      • Pinkfresh Small Butterflies, Curvy Leaves and Slim Diagonal Stitched Plaid
    • Hot Foil Plate
      • Pinkfresh Small Butterflies
    • Foil
      • Spellbinders Silver
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 110lb
      • Recollection Dark Blue 110lb
      • Stampin’ Up! Silver Foil
    • Embellishments
      • The Stamp Market Crystal Confetti
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr. and Foilpress
      • Heat Tool
      • Blending Brushes

  • Eclectic Day

    Happy Friday the 13th! I didn’t realize it was Friday the 13th until I looked at my phone this morning. It has been extremely hot and humid here for the past few days. It rained yesterday evening for about 20 minutes and was even more humid after that! It’s supposed to be a little better today but not much. Maybe some more time in the craft closet today to stay out of the heat?!

    My card for today features a layering die set from Concord & 9th and is a mini slimline. I started by creating my background ink blending some Distress Oxide Inks in Mermaid Lagoon and Mowed Lawn onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock with my Blending Brushes. That is adhered to a card base cut to 6 1/4 by 6 1/2 and folded in half. The finished card base is 6 1/4 by 3 1/4. Next up I used the Concord & 9th Plaid Card Front Thin Die to cut a piece of Black 110lb Card Stock. I trimmed it from it’s A2 size to fit better on my mini slimline card and adhered it with Bearly Arts Glue. My flowers are cut out using the Concord & 9th Eclectic Garden Dies from Rose Chintz and Garden Green. I added the flowers to the stems and leaves and then used my Prismacolor Pencils to add some details. They are also adhered to the card with Bearly Arts Glue. For the sentiment I heat embossed one from the Concord & 9th Eclectic Garden Stamp Set in Hero Arts White Embossing powder onto another piece of Black 110lb and trimmed it with my Paper Trimmer. It’s added to the card with 3M Foam Tape. It needed something more so I dug through my stash and found some Goosebumps that I got years ago and added them to the flower centers.

    I love the envelope dies from Pinkfresh so I made a coordinating envelope using the Mini Slimline one. A nice simple card that would perfect for a birthday! I hope that you enjoyed my project for today. Thanks so much for spending a little time here and I hope that you have a fabulous weekend!

    • Stamps
      • Concord & 9th Eclectic Garden
    • Ink
    • Embossing Powder
      • Hero Arts White
    • Pencils
      • Prismacolor Premiere
    • Dies
      • Concord & 9th Eclectic Garden and Plaid Card Front Thin
      • Pinkfresh Essentials Mini Slimline Envelope
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 80lb and 110lb
      • My Colors Rose Chintz
      • Stampin’ Up! Garden Green
      • Recollections Black 110lb
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape
    • Embellishments
      • Queen & Co. Twinkle Goosebumps
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr.
      • Heat Tool
      • Blending Brushes

  • Wonderful Bees & Flowers

    Hello and happy mid-week! I had the pleasure of having my niece and nephew over yesterday. Daniel is addicted Apple Arcade and likes to play it on the 58″ TV and Tristan loves to play with Cali. I really am lucky that I get to spend as much time with them as I do and enjoy every minute of it!

    I have been loving the new Hero Arts Fancy Dies and wanted the ones that I used to make today’s card for a while. Add a little color with Copics or watercolors and they come to life! I started by cutting out all of the dies from the Hero Arts Bees and Flowers Fancy Dies with Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock with my Gemini Jr. I left them in the negatives and used my Copics to add some color to them. Once they were all colored in I set about making my background. To do that I used Blending Brushes and Hero Arts Reactive Splash and Green Apple Inks blended onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb Card Stock. The background is adhered to a card base of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. I arranged the flowers and bees and then used Glad Press-n-Seal to pick them up. To adhere then to the card base I used a combination of Bearly Arts Glue and Foam Tape. The greeting is from an old My Monthly Hero Kit and is heat embossed in Hero Arts White Embossing Powder onto Black 110lb Card Stock. To cut it out I used one of the dies from the Hero Arts Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL and added it to the card with Foam Tape. For a little sparkle I used Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen on the wings of the bees and Crystal Confetti from The Stamp Market.

    I really do love those flowers and bees! Makes for an easy and quick card with big impact! I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and as always I appreciate you stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday!

    • Stamps
      • Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit April 2017
    • Ink
      • Hero Arts Reactive Splash and Green Apple
      • Versamark
    • Markers
      • Copic Y32, Y38, E74, C7, C1, BG10, YG17 and YG67
    • Dies
      • Hero Arts Bees and Flowers Fancy Dies and Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 80lb and 110lb
      • Recollections Black 110lb
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape
    • Embellishments
      • Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen
      • The Stamp Market Crystal Confetti
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr.
      • Heat Tool
      • Blending Brushes
      • Glad Press-n-Seal

  • Rainbow New York City Landmarks

    Hi there and a happy Monday to you! I hope that you all had a nice weekend. It was a little overcast here on Saturday, Heather came over and made some dinner and we sat in the backyard. Yesterday it rained all day so Jim stopped by and we just hung around in the house. We ended up watching The Little Things on HBO Max. It was ok, a little slow moving but Jared Leto plays a really convincing creep! LOL!

    As I have been going through things in the craft closet I keep finding “new” stuff! I came across this stamp from Carabelle Studios the other day and thought… I don’t want to color it in but I love it, what can I do with it? And this is what I came up with.

    I took a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb Cardstock and trimmed it to 4 1/4 by 5 1/2. Using my Blending Brushes and my Make Art Stay-tion I added Distress Ink in Festive Berries, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon and Wilted Violet to the panel and then used my Heat Tool to speed up the drying process. Once it was dry I stamped the Carabelle Studio New York Cling Stamp in Versafine Only Black Ink using my Misti. I ended up stamping it three time because the image has so much detail and I wanted to make sure that I didn’t miss anything. Once again I used my Heat Tool to dry the ink. It’s then mounted to a card base of Neenah Solar White 110lb. For the greeting I used the Hero Arts Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL. The greeting is heat embossed in Hero Arts White Embossing Powder onto Black 110lb Cardstock and cut out with one of the dies in the set. I added it to the card with Foam Tape. I had read somewhere that if you add Distress Microglaze over Distress Ink it helps to prevent it from fading. I used a Ranger Mini Ink Blending Foam to add it to the card and then buffed it with a paper towel.

    I do love the detail in the stamp and adding the Distress Micro Glaze brightened up the colors of the Distress Ink. I can’t remember where I actually got the stamp from but I know that The Ink Pad carries Carabelle Stamps, maybe Anna can order one up for you! I hope that you enjoyed today’s bright and colorful card. Have a yourselves a magnificent Monday!

    Product links above are to The Ink Pad In New York City.

  • Miss You Painted Peony Slimline

    Happy Saturday peeps! I’m back with another card using some newish products from Concord & 9th. I have to say that I’m really liking the new slimline and mini slimline card sizes! It’s nice to make something other than an A2 card!

    I used the Concord & 9th Painted Peonies Stamp Set and my Misti to stamp the flowers and leaves in Concord & 9th Ballet Slipper, Grapefruit, Honeysuckle, Poppy, Cranberry, Buttercup, Stardust, Sprout, Parsley, Clover and Evergreen Ink. The coordinating Concord & 9th Painted Peonies Dies are used to cut them out. I added them to a card base that is 8 1/2 by 7, scored at 3 1/2 and folded. For the greeting I choose the miss you from the Concord & 9th Big on You Stamp Set. It’s stamped in Gina K Black Amalgam Ink and cut out with the coordinating Concord & 9th Big on You Dies. I stamped the companion greeting in the same ink and trimmed it out with my Paper Trimmer. The greetings are added to the card with Foam Tape.

    I decided to make a coordinating envelope so I got out my Pinkfresh Essentials Slimline Envelope Dies and some Recollections 65lb Black Paper. I really am loving making Slimline cards! It’s so nice to have a different shape to be creative with! Thanks for taking a little time out of your day to visit with me! Have a wonderful weekend!

    • Stamps
      • Concord & 9th Painted Peonies and Big on You
    • Ink
      • Concord & 9th Ballet Slipper, Grapefruit, Honeysuckle, Poppy, Cranberry, Buttercup, Stardust, Sprout, Parsley, Clover and Evergreen
      • Gina K Designs Black Amalgam
    • Dies
      • Concord & 9th Painted Peonies and Big on You
      • Pinkfresh Essentials Slimline Envelope
    • Cardstock
      • Neenah Solar White 80lb and 110lb
      • Recollections Black 65lb 12×12
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape
      • 1/8″ Score Tape
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr.
      • Misti
      • Press ‘n Seal