• Gifts
  • Butterfly Gift Box

    Just popping in today to share a pretty spring gift box I made with elements from the Butterfly Lullaby Collection from Crafter’s Companion.  This little box measures about 4″ x 4″ x 1″…the perfect size for a special piece of jewelry that I may or may not be giving this Mother’s Day. 😉 I started […]

  • Cards
  • Downton Abbey Collection Release

    Today is release day for the Downton Abbey Papercrafting Collection over at Crafter’s Companion and I wanted to share a couple of projects I made with some of the elements.  The first is a pretty tea bag dispenser…a great gift for any tea drinkers in your life or just a fun way to store tea […]

  • Cards
  • Butterfly Eclipse Card

    Happy Monday!  Today marks the release of a new collection from Crafter’s Companion called “Butterfly Lullaby“, so to celebrate, I wanted to share a project I made with some of its elements. As soon as I saw the “Daisy Trail” embossing folder, I immediately started thinking about sunshine…and then when I saw how the “Circle 3D Butterfly” die […]

  • Gifts
  • Floral Donut Box

    Happy Friday!  One of my favorite kinds of gift to give is the kind that is for no reason, so today I wanted to share an idea that is a great way to make the day of a coworker or a neighbor.  This little box (made with my Big Score and the Springtime Card Pack) […]

  • Cards
  • Downton Abbey Wallet Card

    Ok, Downton Abbey fans…if you ordered the “Official Downton Abbey Luxury Cardmaking Kit” from Crafter’s Companion last week (on HSN during their 24-hour crafting event), I have one more project to share with you today.  This time I combined enough pieces for two cards to make a fun tri-fold wallet birthday card. First, I glued two […]

  • Cards
  • Magnolia Card

    In honor of 24-hour craft day on HSN (one of my favorite holidays 🙂 ), I wanted to share another card I made using the new AquaBlend Pencils from Crafter’s Companion.  You can tune in to the shows at 2am EST and 5pm EST today if you’re interested in a live demonstration of them, or […]

  • Home Decor
  • Downton Abbey Embellished Photo Mat

    With about 10 million Downton Abbey fans in the US, surely one of my readers must have religiously watched the show…am I right?  I had the opportunity to work with some of the fun new Crafter’s Companion papercrafting products that were inspired by the series, including the “Official Downton Abbey Luxury Cardmaking Kit” (available on HSN next week […]

  • Gifts
  • Birthday Tags with AquaBlend Pencils

    I have a ton of birthdays every Spring that I need to be prepared for…and most years I can’t keep up with making a handmade card for each one.  Tags are quicker and easier for me to make and still give my recipients the feeling that they got something handmade.  For these bright and colorful tags, […]