We are in the season of thank you notes right now as my kids participate in sport and school fundraisers. So, thank you cards are being mailed out! In the coming weeks, most of my cards will have a thankful theme, so get ready! As I experiment with the beautiful world of watercolor, I like […]
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When your days, months, or years feel as if you are in a never-ending down pour, it is a challenge to keep your head up. How blessed it is to have faith, family and good friends to shine their light and help us in our way. Sending words of encouragement and prayers to all who
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This card was a lot of fun to make. You can catch the reel over on Instagram @lanecostudio! I began by collecting some leftover pieces of bright color card stock papers and die cut them into stitched squares using a square from the Lawn Fawn scalloped box card pop up lawn cuts. I estimated where
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Happy Makers Monday! Today I am happy to share a fun card using a hand drawn image. Drawing is not my strong suit at all, but I can usually sketch out common images with somewhat success. I drew this crescent moon on a piece of copy paper with a permanent marker. Next, I scanned and
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Wow! This week flew by. Our days have been busy studying for spelling tests, preparing for picture day and Read Across America week at school. But, I’m happy to report a little crafting was done in between. When I find myself in a creative block or just lacking a bit of creative energy, I like
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Hello, I’m so glad you are here! Even though it is now officially March, there is still time to participate in the Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero: February 2023 Challenge | Animal Crackers! Hip Hip Hooray! Earlier this month, I shared a card project featuring the Hero Arts Butterfly stamp and cut set.
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Happy Tuesday, friends! I’m so excited that I got to spend a little time in the craft room this past weekend. I decided to create a little more with the Village stamp set and Village Additions stamp set with coordinating dies by Pretty Pink Posh. Of course, this provided me a chance to experiment with
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Hello crafty friends and Happy Friday to all! Today’s card project features Pretty Pink Posh’s Thoughtful Greetings stamp set and Village Additions stamp set. I love making clean, simple cards to have on hand for giving. I absolutely love the classic and heartfelt messages included in this sentiment set. I can totally see myself reaching
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Hello and welcome! I’m so happy to share with you today a card project featuring the Graceful Butterfly embossing folder and dies from Simon Says Stamp. I love how easy this set is to use. The beautiful and versatile butterflies add instant elegance to any card. I have used the butterfly images both plain and
Today, I thought I would share a fun handmade bookmark project focusing on Pretty Pink Posh’s Thoughtful Greeting sentiment stamp set. I just love all the endearing sentiments included in this set. Side note: I also made a box of notecards using different sentiments from this set as a Christmas teacher gift (along with a
