Ok LOVE this set too!  I've always envisioned a set with multiple patterns that can be used by themselves or added to to make a full sheet of pattern, or just a border.  Here's a card I made with this set!  I love the look of white stamping on kraft paper!  Subtle but still a statement.  Here I stamped the white with one stamp pattern and the blue dot is a different stamp pattern that goes right on top and lines up perfectly! What do you think so far?  Loving what you see?  Be sure to check back Friday to see all the new stamp sets! … [Read more...]

Ready for another sneak peek?  This one is from the new set called Hexagon-A-Thon!  It's full of hexagon stamps with patterns and outlines that can be stacked, layered, and changed!  The tags you see are actually made from 3 different stamps.  This gives you the option of going with a border (or two) or no border at all, as well as letting you decide if you want them all the same color or not!  How cool is that!  I love stamps that let you choose how you want the final image to look, instead of being stuck with the entire image in one color! Oh and if you see the little owl charm I made, you might recognize it, it's from my Have A Tweet … [Read more...]

Last week my husband and I took a lovely trip to visit Montreal and Quebec City.  We had a fabulous time, got lots of great inspiration, relaxed, but now I'm back!  And guess what was in the mail for me?  My new stamp releases!!  They will be ready to ship out this Friday, but if you can't wait that long, here's a sneak peek of a card I made with one of the new sets! This is a set inspired by my love of Interior Design.  It's super fun!  Be sure to check back Friday to see the full set and a giveaway!!!! … [Read more...]

Last weekend I had the chance to meet up with Sarah from Craft Critique.  (If you haven't heard of the site, they give unbiased reviews of craft products, both large and small.  Be sure to check it out, especially if you're in the market for some new crafty products!)  We went to the American Craft Exposition which was mere steps from my house.  I would call it more of an art show, than a craft show but I saw some amazing pieces I thought I'd share! These amazing mittens were made by Beth Ann and Steve Schunk.  (They don't have a website but if you need their email address let me know!)  Each of these mitten sets are made from old … [Read more...]

My husband wanted me to customize a T-Shirt for him.  It was a simple brown T-Shirt from Target.  He wanted a hedgehog-I think that if we didn't have two cats we'd have a hedgehog...you have to admit, they are super cute! Here's how I used some freezer paper to transfer the pattern to his shirt: You can download your cute hedgehog pattern here! Wouldn't this look cute on the end of a fleece/wool scarf, or maybe a small clutch too? … [Read more...]

My good friend Emily from Texas made these a while back and I was enthralled.  I wanted to make them but was waiting for the perfect opportunity.  I finally decided to make them for the Strawberry Lemon themed baby shower last week.  I followed Emily's directions exactly, but I think next time I may skip the ice bath.  It seemed to cool down the lollipops a little too quickly!  But it made some nice swirlies in the coloring when it got too thick to mix anymore and I knew I had mere minutes to form into lollipop shapes or end up with a bowl full of candy.  Luckily I had Debbi, my friend to help quickly shape the lollipops!  (*I'll probably add … [Read more...]

I've had this idea bookmarked for a while and have been mulling over the best thing to do with it.  I figured that since it's back to school time there are lots of lunches being made.  One of my favorite things growing up was that my dad hid little notes in our lunches for us to find.  Based off this memory, I made some cute little joke cards for you to sneak in your child's lunch! So gather up your supplies and let's get going: 1 Free Joke Card PDF printed on white cardstock (click the link to download) Foam Paint Brush Acrylic Paint in coordinating colors (I used Pumpkin and Paradise) Coordinating Glitter (I used Martha Stewarts … [Read more...]

Last week I had the opportunity of co-hosting a baby shower!  The theme that we went with was Strawberry Lemonade, so all the decor and many of the appetizers and treats were based around the colors of pink and lemmony yellow! The first thing I decided to make was dipped Oreos, but I wanted to make it easy to decorate them.  I made royal icing flowers the night before.  They were super easy and turned out really well!  They were so tiny and cute! Royal Icing Using Meringue Powder: 4 cups powdered sugar 3 tablespoons meringue powder 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 - 3/4 cup warm water Mix all ingredients in an electric … [Read more...]

This past weekend was super busy!  On Friday night I led a project at the Chicago Craft Social.  This event was the 2nd of its kind and is put together by the lovely ladies Jess from How About Orange, Megan Heep from My Plum Pudding, Amanda from Ammeliorer, and Megan Hall.  I had a fabulous time teaching and there were so many awesome projects put together by some super crafty people.  If I hadn't been leading a project I would have had a very hard time choosing which project to participate in. I had 6 lovely ladies at my table that were a joy to teach and were so fun chatting with.  They taught me all about Chicago in the winter!  I taught … [Read more...]