• {3.11.2013} let the good times roll

    March 10, 2013

    Check out FUN, new SPARKS challenge from Paper Smooches. week 2 Rockin’ the chalkboard effect this week.  Betsy Veldman has a great chalkboard tutorial that you should most definitely check out.  It is quite an easy technique, but just be cautious when adding the white ink with a tissue.  Blot…

  • {2.28.2013} post no. 1 – for you

    February 28, 2013

    Let’s CAS(E) this SKETCH! CTS is a challenge blog to inspire you to create a clean and simple card based on a fun sketch. Here is my inspiration for this week’s challenge and brand new sketch. FUN! That is what I think of this sketch. I moved the center of…

  • {1.24.2013} grrrrr… case this sketch

    January 24, 2013

    Let’s CAS(E) this SKETCH! CTS is a challenge blog to inspire you to create a clean and simple card based on a fun sketch. Here is my inspiration for this week’s challenge and brand new sketch. Hee hee… doesn’t he just cheer you up? Make sure you hop over to…

  • {1.17.2013} CAS(E) this Sketch!

    January 17, 2013

    Let’s CAS(E) this SKETCH! CTS is a challenge blog to inspire you to create a clean and simple card based on a fun sketch. Here is my inspiration for this week’s challenge and brand new sketch. I can’t stay away from this butterfly set by Paper Smooches.  It is so…

  • {1.13.2012} Paper Smooches sneak peek — NEW cool stuff

    January 13, 2013

    Eeeek. There is only one thing I love more than Paper Smooches stamps… NEW Paper Smooches stamps and NOW matching dies.  Eeek. Paper Smooches is showing off their CHA release during the entire month of January.  37 designers are participating along with the PS DT, so there will be a…

  • {12.25.2012} Merry Christmas

    December 25, 2012

    A Very Merry Christmas to You. A very merry day to you all. I’m celebrating today with my family.  Good times, gift giving and good food. Sounds like a fabulous time to me. I had a last minute Christmas card cram and here are a few from that day. All…

  • {9.14.2012} Something special to share – and a giveaway

    September 14, 2012

    Joyful Greetings. Paper Smooches will release their newest stamp set called Joyful Greetings on September 15th and I am here today to help promote this sweet set!  Ordinarily a new “Kismet” stamp set is released on the 15th, but this month they wanted to offer a Christmas theme sentiment set…

  • {9.2.2012} sparks in motion

    September 2, 2012

    Jump Start I haven’t stamped in over 2 weeks!  Thus, I needed a small jump start and turned to one of my favorite challenges for help.  Paper Smooches has their Picture Perfect SPARKS challenge up this week. Check out this awesome inspiration: Crazy pattern right?  I was stumped on this one for a…

  • {7.16.2012} hey sugar…

    July 16, 2012

    Hey Sugar! Oh boy…  I am really slacking in the blog and blogland visits department.  Why does summer seem to take all the time away???  Thank goodness for my design team assignments or I might go completely AWAL.  Ha.  Naw, that would never happen.  I just love making cards too…

  • {7.8.2012} oh holy…

    July 8, 2012

    HOTNESS! The weather is SIZZLING around the country.  It is always hot here in the AZ, so I feel really bad for those who are not used to it.  Let alone all the storms and fires going on.  So, I find it pretty funny that this week’s CAS Outlawz Challenge…

  • {5.29.2012} hugs

    May 29, 2012

    I have a last minute card to post today. I don’t usually create during the week, but I needed to get a card in the mail for a sweet friend.  For some inspiration, I looked to the Paper Smooches picture perfect SPARKS challenge for this week. Lovely right? Those amazing…