And the winner is...

Hi all!  I wanted to announce the winner of my Halloween Trick or Treat who'll be the lucky recipient of the Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kit giveaway.  It's newfiecrafter (Marilyn)!

And thanks to all 4 of you that left me a sweet message!  I'll be sending each of you guys a little something if you send me an email with your address :)

Have a great day!

Happy Halloween and a blog Trick or Treat!

Hello all!  Hope you are having a great day so far.  I have a little devil that wanted to pop in and wish you a Happy Halloween!  He's certainly the friendliest looking little devil, isn't he?  We'll be off to do some Trick-or-treating festivities shortly.

I made this cute digital card using MDS2.  It's so easy to use and love how quick I can put something together!

Now it wouldn't quite a complete Halloween experience if you didn't get to go trick or treating on this visit to my blog, right?  So for those of you that would like to leave me a message today, I'll be giving away a fun little treat to one lucky commenter.  How about getting you started on your holiday cards with the cute Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kit from the Holiday Mini?

Just leave me a comment on this blog post by midnight Pacific Time on Sunday, November 3rd and I'll pick one lucky winner and announce on Monday, November 4th!  So, be sure to check back here to see who the winner is.

Good luck and have a fun time trick or treating! :)

Easy and quick Halloween banner!

Hi all!  How are you?  Thanks for popping by today.  With Halloween just around the corner, I wanted to whip up something quick and easy to put on my mantle, so I created this little banner!  Here's a bit of a closer view:

I used the Perfect Pennants Bigz L die for my banner and the festive designer series paper I used is the Witches' Brew DSP from the Holiday catalog.  I love the versatile Morning Post Alphabet - it's my new favorite! AND it happens to be on sale right now for $26.21.  A great bargain!

Stampin'Up! is having an awesome sale on 25 stamp sets at 25% off that you can check out - it's going on now until October 28th!

Hope you guys have a great day!  So glad you came by. :)

An awesome deal!

Hello all! Happy October!  I know we're already a week in - where does the time go?  But, I do have an awesome special to share with you.  In honor of Stampin'Up!'s 25th anniversary, starting today, you can join as a demonstrator for only $25!  So, if you've been waiting for just the right time to join, now is definitely the time.  This offer is available for only 2 weeks, so you have until the 21st.  I have been a demonstrator now for almost 13 years (wow - can you believe it?!), and I have to say one of the greatest things with being a demonstrator is the flexibility you can have with your business.  I'm a working mom, and I will confess that I became a demonstrator to support my crafting habit. Heehee!  Since then though, I've had the fulfilling experience of sharing my love of crafting with others through workshops, designing cards, and also doing this blog and other social media channels on the internet where I can share how much I do love the art of papercrafting.

I encourage you all to look into it, if it's something of interest to you. I am also happy to answer any questions - feel free to email me or leave me a comment!  Hope you have a wonderful Monday and a fantastic week!

Carved stamp - take 2

Hello blog friends.  I realize the pic I posted yesterday from my phone was not the sharpest available, so I thought I'd post a couple more so you can get a better look.  I'm still new to my Mac, so trying to figure out how best to crop and post my photos as sharp as I can.  Hope you bear with me as I get thru my learning curve!

I stamped my owls in Tangerine Tango and Melon Mambo.  I just love this bright and happy color combination.  What do you think?

As for the resolution, I think I need to work on it some more.  Not as sharp as I like.  I'm not sure if it's because of my retina display, but it looks fuzzy to me.  Anyway, til I figure it out, I hope that these pics at least give you a better perspective of the stamp carving!

My first carved stamp!

Hi all!  Hope you're enjoying the Labor Day weekend!  I am excited to share my new creation using the Undefined stamp carving kit - a little owl stamp. Wanna see?

What do you think?  It was fun making it. Can't wait to make more!  Would love to hear your comments! 

Have a great rest of your weekend. :)

A glimpse at Undefined

Hi all!  Are you curious about Stampin'Up!'s new Undefined card kit offering?  Sounds pretty broad, huh?  Well, that's because it really is WHATEVER you want it to be...or make it your very own to be! We got a preview of this at convention and am excited to try it!  Here's a quick look at this cool new kit where you can create your very own stamp from scratch!


I'm gonna give it a whirl this weekend and will definitely share my first creation with you soon!  In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this little peek!  :)