Pink Paislee 5th & Monico - Hello

Playing with one of my favorite collections today.. Pink Paislee's 5th & Monaco. I love the bright colors, pretty flowers and tropical elements.

Papers are fun to mix and match.. my tip for the beginner is to mix lights and darks for contrast and to help define different prints.

I'm linking up to Crafty Hazelenut's Pattern Paper Challenge. Have a great weekend and keep smiling!




Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Paper | Pink Paislee 5th & Monaco
Stickers & Ephemera | Pink Paislee 5th & Monaco

5th & Monaco 6x8" Paper SCB

5th & Monaco Ephemera SCB

5th & Monaco Cardstock Stickers SCB

Simple Stories Simple Vintage Halloween

If you love Halloween I invite you to grab a cuppa your favorite and sit back and enjoy these eight spooktacular cards made with the new Simple Stories Simple Vintage Halloween Collection !

Halloween has to be my favorite holiday! When I was little it was the only night of the year that we were allowed to roam the neighborhood in the dark. I loved choosing my costume and going door to door collecting treats! Talk about a kids dream! Now that I still get to stay up late, but now you’ll find me sitting on the porch handing out treats and trying to guess who is behind the masks and costumes.

The new Simple Stories Simple Vintage Halloween captures all the magic of a crisp Halloween night. You’ll love the fun mix of vintage images including black cats, carved jack-o-lanterns and some of the cutest witches ever!

The color scheme is traditional orange and black with fun prints including plaid, dots, and newsprint; as well as stars, stripes and even spiderwebs!

This collection includes all the extras too.. pattern paper, solid basics papers, chipboard, die cuts, stickers, enamel dots, washi, decorative brads and more.

I’m always impressed with the details Simple Stories adds to all their collections. Did you notice the pumpkin print on the girl’s skirt above? How about the faux stitching on the header?

I always start with pattern paper and top it with cut apart journaling cards and elements to build layers. Adding sentiments and images over the foundations builds the layers and creates focal points for your cards.

I always save the “sprinkles” for last. Shiny enamel dots, and decorative brads are the eye candy that make you come in for a closer look so you can feast on all the crafty goodness!

I can’t wait to send these cards to family and friends! I know they’re going to love them!





All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5”
Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st Collection Kit
Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st Basics
Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st Chipboard
Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st Bits & Pieces
Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st Pumpkin Bits
Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st Decorative Brads
Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st Enamel Dots
Simple Stories Simple Vintage October 31st Washi

SS = Simple Stories
SCB - Scrapbook Dot Com
CH = A Cherry On Top

Simple Vintage October 31 Shop at: SS | SCB | CH	Simple Vintage October 31 Basics Shop at: SS | SCB | CH	Simple Vintage October 31 Chipboard Shop at: SS | SCB | CH	Simple Vintage October 31 Pumpkin Bits Shop at: SS | SCB | CH	Simple Vintage October 31 Bits Shop at: SS | SCB | CH
Sinple Vintage October 31 Decorative Brads Shop at: SS | SCB | CH	Simple Vintage October 31 Washi Shop at: SS | SCB | CH	Simple Vintage Enamel Dots Shop at: SS | SCB | CH

Thankful You Are My Grandma

Do you love die cuts? They're my favorite crafty supply! Today I'm playing along at Cut it Up Challenge where they're celebrating Grandparents Day!

Some of my favorite memories of my grandparents is sitting in their great big rocker and looking through their books with drawings and photos of birds and different animals. I give them all the credit for my love of nature.

My card features lots of dies from Waffle Flower.. Classic Books that you can customize in lots of different ways or even add a sentiment to.

The Teacup die comes with the floral as a separate die as well as the bitty tea tag. To draw your attention to the teacup I added some colorful Nesting Stitched Circles.

That pretty frame is a three piece set called Fancy Frame. I love the cut as well as the stitched detail on the design.

I love how this one turned out and I hope you do too! Every day is a perfect day to celebrate the special people in your life!



Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Waffle Flower Lucky Family
Dies | Waffle Flower Tea Cup, Layered Books, Fancy Frames, Stitched Circles


WFL = Waffle Flower
SCB = Scrapbook.com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

Lucky Family Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS	Nesting Stitched Circles Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS | COT	Classic Books Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS	Fancy Frames Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS	Teacup Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS

Pink Paislee 5th & Monaco - Grateful For You

Playing with one of my favorite collections today.. Pink Paislee's 5th & Monaco. I love the bright colors, pretty flowers and tropical elements.

Papers are fun to mix and match.. my tip for the beginner is to mix lights and darks for contrast and to help define different prints.

I'm linking up to Crafty Hazelenut's Pattern Paper Challenge. Have a great weekend and keep smiling!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Paper | Pink Paislee 5th & Monaco
Stickers & Ephemera | Pink Paislee 5th & Monaco

5th & Monaco 6x8" Paper SCB

5th & Monaco Ephemera SCB

5th & Monaco Cardstock Stickers SCB

Shine On!

Sending you smiles today with my rendition of the solar system! I had lots of fun getting inky to make this far out design.

The background is much easier than it looks - just simple Distress Ink blending, starting with spots of yellow, and then adding blue and purple. I think the splatter really gives the effect of outer space.. a simple splatter of water and some watered down white ink (I use Dr. Ph Martins bleed-proof white that you can find at Hobby Lobby). So even if you don't like your inking.. go ahead splatter it.. what have you got to loose? You'll be surprised at how cool it looks when your done.

Saturn is a simple circle die from the Waffle Flower Solar System die set. I inked the circle in pink and then dragged an orange and red ink pad across the pink circle to get the stripes.

Solar System Sentiments have lots of fun sentiments that are punny and perfect to use with this set. There's lots of possiblities too.. how about making that circle a shaker? Waffle Flower has two shaker covers that are sized to fit this - the bubble and the flat style.

Little eyes and smile are totally optional. I like them because they make me smile back!

I'm linking up at CCEE Stampers where they're looking for cards with an outer space theme! I hope you play along!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Waffle Flower Solar System Sentiments
Dies | Waffle Flower Solar System

WFL = Waffle Flower
SCB = Scrapbook.com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

Solar System Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS	Solar System Sentiments Shop at: WFL | SCB | SSS