Crazy cat lady and crafting junkie! We care for 15 feline rescues and just added a Forkie pup to the tribe (Frenchie + Yorkie)! I’m addicted to stamping and love making cards, ATCs, and 3-D projects (especially paper shoes, paper purses and mini albums). I also dabble in mixed media, art journaling, altered art and custom jewelry. If you’re looking for me, I’ll either be in my studio or getting some kitty or puppy lovins! ;)
Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a great Monday so far! I’m popping on real quick to let everybody know that I’ve updated the link on my right sidebar for our Cat Rescue Mission. I’m asking for support (any amount) if any of my critter-loving friends are able.
Most everybody knows that Ed and I have been rescuing cats and kittens for many years. Ongoing expenses include medical/dental care, food, treats, litter and shots. Four of our rescues have diagnosed dental disease and we’re looking at some expensive dental surgery. Our guy Tigger had most of his teeth removed early last week which set us back about $1100.00 and it’ll likely cost that much for each of the remaining three.
Many thanks to anybody even considering donating! <3
Hey everybody! Well, another weekend has come and gone – and can you believe we’re almost to the middle of May?! I’m stoked to be back with a Keep It Simple DT inspiration project created with the super awesome KIS Cuts Mason Jar and Mason Jar Sentiments which I paired with the Back To Basics Lilac 12×12 Collection Pack and Enamel Dots! And I also used a few pieces of the Polymer Clay-Hollow Circle Rainbow Mix from the new Sprinkles line as embellishments! I totally LOVE shaped cards and there are so many fun details in this mason jar die set!
Using the main die in the KIS Cuts Mason Jar set, I cut the shaped card base from CutCardStock Cougar 100# Smooth White cardstock. I cut the layers, shadow pieces and sentiment from coordinating papers in the Back To Basics Lilac 12×12 Collection Pack. I assembled the card, popping up the rim on 1-mm-thick foam squares and adding metallic silver thread with a bow and a Back To Basics Lilac Enamel Dot across the top. I stamped the small portion of the sentiment in Catherine Pooler Royal Treatment ink and added several pieces of the Polymer Clay-Hollow Circle Rainbow Mix Sprinkles as embellishments.
I stamped a sentiment from the Back To Basics Congratulations Sentiments stamp set in Catherine Pooler Royal Treatment ink on the inside, which completed the card.
I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!
Hi friends! I hope you’re having a great weekend! I have another Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share today featuring the super cute Flippin’ Best stamp set that was released in January of this year. This is another one of the (many) projects I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. There’s nothing cuter than this little guy being showcased on a faux step card with his bunch of birthday balloons! I don’t have written instructions for this faux step card fun fold but it’s basically a double easel fold (seen on Sharon Armonstrong’s blog HERE a while back) with a tall fixed panel to make it look like a step card. The assembled card is A2 size.
The card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock with panels cut from CutCardStock Lessebo Misty Blue. I stamped the penguin from the Flippin’ Best stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on 80# Solar White and colored him with Sharpie and Bic Mark-It markers. I cut layering panels from papers in the Carta Bella Beach Party Collection Kit and added a sentiment (from the same stamp set) on the bottom flap. The finishing touch was adding several iridescent gemstones to the focal image and two strips of Eyelet Outlet 4mm blue pearls to the bottom flap.
I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White and embellished it with a leftover strip of paper used on the front. I stamped a sentiment from the Prickley Pear Stamps Spring Scalloped Circles stamp set and layered the panel on Lessebo Misty Blue cardstock.
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Other products used: CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Lessebo Misti Blue cardstock, Carta Bella Beach Party Collection Kit INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point markers- red, orange, yellow, light green, blue, purple and gray; Bic Mark-It Fine Point Marker- Fandango Pink; Sharpie Fine Point White Paint Marker ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, iridescent gemstones, Eyelet Outlet 4mm blue pearls
I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps, dies and other goodies at Pajama Crafter Stamps which is the new home of the Prickley Pear Stamps brand and the Pajama Crafter Stamps line! Keep up with news and sales by following Pajama Crafter Stamps on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, and join Pajama Crafter Stamps & Friends for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, be sure to visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps blog and sign up for the newsletter to stay in touch! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
Hey everybody! Happy Fri-YAY! I’m doing the happy dance because I’m once again guesting for Creative Creases Challenge! One of my fun folds was a winner back in December and I was invited by the lovely Debbie to guest for an upcoming challenge, so here I am, just in time for Challenge #82! The Creative Creases Challenges are always ‘anything goes with a fun fold’ (preferably with stamping), so come on over and play! I created a fun hidden pocket pop up card using some favorite items in my stash! My inspiration came from Lisa Curcio’s blog – she loves fun folds as much as I do and shares quite a few of them! This one looks like a regular A2 card from the front but the magic is on the inside! ;)
I cut the fun fold card base from CutCardStock Twine 80# 12×12 cardstock and layering panels from several prints in the Keep it Simple Ruby 12×12 Collection Pack. The die cut on the front is from STAMPlorations and is one of my favorites. I finished the front with a few Keep It Simple Ruby enamel dots.
As I said above, the magic is on the inside! There is a hidden pocket with two panels, which means room for two stamped sentiments, and both of them are from the Stampin’ Up Bravo stamp set. I added ephemera from the same Ruby Collection Pack to both panels, which completed the card.
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Hey everybody! Happy Wedneday – I hope you’re having a good week! I’ve popped in this morning with a super CAS Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share created with the super cute Prickley Pear Stamps Build An Umbrella stamps and dies. This is another one of the (many) projects I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. This is one of THE cutest sets of stamps and dies I’ve ever seen and can be used for many different occasions. In fact, another idea just popped into my head that I may have to use for a card coming up! ;)
I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Natural and punched the corners with the Stampin’ Up Curvy Corner Trio Punch. I stamped the umbrella panels from the Prickley Pear Stamps Build An Umbrella stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black on Basis Natural, stamped them again in Versamark, and heat embossed them with Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder. I colored them with light purple, yellow and light pink alcohol markers and cut them with the coordinating Umbrella die set.
I die cut the top portion of the umbrella from CutCardStock Silk Glitter Opulent Opal cardstock, cutting the handle off of the center scallop. I die cut the handle portion of the umbrella from Basis Natural, colored it with an alcohol marker and pieced the two together to adhere them to the card front. I stamped the raindrops in Catherine Pooler Twilight ink and added some tiny iridescent gemstones to the punched corners which completed the card.
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I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps, dies and other goodies at Pajama Crafter Stamps which is the new home of the Prickley Pear Stamps brand and the Pajama Crafter Stamps line! Keep up with news and sales by following Pajama Crafter Stamps on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, and join Pajama Crafter Stamps & Friends for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, be sure to visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps blog and sign up for the newsletter to stay in touch! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
Hey everybody! I sure hope you’re having a beautiful weekend! We were outside a good part of yesterday putting up a fence around the garden to keep the deer from eating Ed’s strawberries and raspberries. Not too long ago a small herd of about 16-18 meandered into our side yard and guess where about half of them ended up?! Yep, in the garden eating the yummy fruit, lol!
In honor of National Scrapbooking Day, which was yesterday, I have a sweet Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share! I created an adorable baby-themed envelope mini album featuring our new Floral Baby Collection, new KIS Background Cuts Quilted Hearts die, and an assortment of nested dies and enamel shapes already in the store. I’ve added a tutorial for an envelope mini album to the Freebies section of my blog HERE if you’d like to make one. They are quite fun and can be made from any size envelopes!
Speaking of National Scrapbooking Day, Keep It Simple has free shipping going on all weekend and a free jar of Sprinkles with orders over $50! And don’t forget to use my code LoveToScrap2 for an additional 10% off your entire purchase! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits with the code, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts!
I created the mini album from CutCardStock Brown Bag Kraft envelopes and embellished all the pages with panels cut from papers in the new Floral Baby 6×9 and 12×12 Collection Packs. I used the new KIS Background Cuts Quilted Hearts die to cut front and back panels from CutCardStock Basis Soft Pink cardstock which I embellished with die cuts from the Floral Baby Die Cut Pieces.
For the inside pages, I cut ovals and rectangles from Solar White cardstock using the Back To Basics Stitched Ovals Nested Dies and Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies. I added tags from the Collection Packs along with a few more die cuts. There are also pull ups and pull outs which creates plenty of room for photos and journaling. The finishing touch was adding Back To Basics Rose Enamel Hearts and Rose Enamel Dots to the front and several of the inside pages.
I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!
Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend. Our weather here in southwestern Colorado is indescribably gorgeous! I’ve popped in with another Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share today created with the awesome Prickley Pear Stamps Kokopelli-Happy Birthday stamp set and die. This is another one of the (many) projects I created prior to leaving the Pajama Crafter Stamps team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. I have fallen in love with this pop out z-fold design seen on Lisa Curcio’s blog (she called it a ‘pop up and pull out’) and created another one with a different tube type pop up mechanism that I think is easier. Instead of cutting into the card base, I just scored a piece of cardstock three times and created a tube which I adhered to the center of the card base beneath the black dotted triangle. It’s the easiest way to add a pop up mechanism to any kind of card!
I cut the card base and layers from CutCardStock Basis Natural cardstock and layering panels from CutCardStock Pop Tone Black Licorice cardstock and several coordinating prints in the Stampin’ Up Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack. I stamped the image from the Prickley Pear Stamps Kokopelli-Happy Birthday stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut him with the coordinating Kokopell-Happy Birthday die.
I stamped the music notes directly on the background and the sentiment on a scrap piece of the striped paper which I trimmed and popped up on foam squares, lining up with the background paper. I stamped the second part of the sentiment on the back panel. The finishing touch was adding a few Keep It Simple Back To Basics Jade Enamel Dots.
Here’s one last overhead shot so you can see the construction. This really IS a pretty cool fun fold! ;)
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Other products used: CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Natural and Pop Tone Black Licorice cardstock, Stampin’ Up Pretty Petals Design Series Paper Stack INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 3D foam squares, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Jade Enamel Dots
I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps, dies and other goodies at Pajama Crafter Stamps which is the new home of the Prickley Pear Stamps brand and the Pajama Crafter Stamps line! Keep up with news and sales by following Pajama Crafter Stamps on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, and join Pajama Crafter Stamps & Friends for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, be sure to visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps blog and sign up for the newsletter to stay in touch! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
Hey everybody! Well, another Thursday has rolled around and it’s almost Friday again! I hope you have something fun planned this weekend! I’ve popped in this morning with a Pajama Crafter Stamps project to share created with the super fun Prickley Pear Stamps Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set. As mentioned in my previous posts, I have quite a few Pajama Crafter Stamps projects to share that I created prior to leaving the team at the end of February and hadn’t yet showcased. This pop up window card is one I’ve never seen before, and I cannot remember where I saw it. But it’s super easy – an aperture of any shape is cut into the front flap, the die cut shape is reserved to use for the focal image, and a pop up mechanism (simple four-sided box) is added to the top back of the focal image so it stands up when the card is opened. Poof – you have a super cute fun fold!
I cut the card base from Cougar Smooth White cardstock along with two layering panels and a strip from patterned papers in the Simple Stories The Little Things 12×12 Collection Kit. I used a die from the Keep It Simple Stitched Ovals Nested Dies to cut an oval aperture into the front flap. I stamped a snowman from the Prickley Pear Stamps Holly Jolly Christmas stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on the oval die cut and colored it with alcohol markers. I added a simple four-sided box pop-up mechanism to the top back of the image and adhered it back into the negative space on the card front. I added several green gemstones and a sentiment (from the same stamp set), which completed the card.
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Other products used: CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar 100# Smooth White and Cougar 80# Smooth White cardstock, Simple Stories The Little Things 12×12 Collection Kit INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- DR1/3/4/7, OR1/2/3, IG2/6/8/9, LG1/3/5, JG4/5/7 DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Ovals Nested Dies ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, green gemstones
I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps, dies and other goodies at Pajama Crafter Stamps which is the new home of the Prickley Pear Stamps brand and the Pajama Crafter Stamps line! Keep up with news and sales by following Pajama Crafter Stamps on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, and join Pajama Crafter Stamps & Friends for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, be sure to visit the Pajama Crafter Stamps blog and sign up for the newsletter to stay in touch! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
Hey everybody! I hope your weather is as gorgeous as ours is out here in southwestern Colorado! OMGosh, it’s absolutely wonderful and has been a long time coming… seems like the snow just wouldn’t stop! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Mini Album Mania and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for MAM #5 – Any Type of Mini Album Goes! Our challenges are probably coming to an end. Our participation rate after four challenges is still pretty low and I told our design team that we’d give it a full six challenges and if participation doesn’t pick up, the next one (July 1st thru August 15th) will be the last one. I chose the super cute Stamp & Scrapbook Expo Celebrate the Little Things Collection Pack, specifically a tag sheet and stickers, to create this sweet little tag mini album. It’s inspirational, super easy and fun!
I cut apart the sheet of tags in the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo Celebrate the Little Things Collection Pack and picked out the 12 I wanted to use. I adhered each one to CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock and trimmed them, leaving the back side white. I embellished the front and/or back of most of them with stickers from the sticker sheet, leaving a few of them plain and leaving enough room for photos and journaling. I finished this mini with a piece of green gingham Keep It Simple Back To Basics Jade Ribbon.
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Products used: CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 80# White cardstock, Stamp & Scrapbook Expo Celebrate the Little Things Collection Pack ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, 7 Gypsies book ring, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Jade Ribbon
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! We’d love to see what kind of mini album you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a great week! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Christmas [or not] BINGO Challenges and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for ConBC #7 – Anything Goes with Featured BINGO Card. I went with Column I this time (stripes, monochrome, tag, no stamping) and created a collaged anniversary card for my son and daughter-in-law. Those 49 and Market Curators Botanical Ephemera Bits and Rub-On Transfer Sheet were calling my name so I had to play! ;)
I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from a paper in the Keep It Simple Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack. I picked out quite a few pieces of ephemera from the same Jade Collection Pack (including two corners which I stapled using a Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher) and a bunch of pieces of ephemera from the 49 and Market Curators Botanical Ephemera Bits, popping some of them up on foam strips. I used the 49 and Market Rub-On Transfer Sheet to add a couple elements directly to the layering panel and a large one on the tag. I added an old triangle paper clip from my stash and several green gemstones which completed the card front. To say this was ‘fun’ is an understatement, lol! I had a blast!
I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White and embellished it with a strip of coordinating paper from the Jade Collection Pack. I added a 49 and Market Ephemera piece for the sentiment and layered the panel on more paper from the Jade Collection Pack.
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Products used: CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, Keep It Simple Back To Basics Jade 12×12 Collection Pack (paper and ephemera) ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots Adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue; 49 and Market Curators Botanical Ephemera Bits and Rub-On Transfer Sheet, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, triangle paper clip from stash, green gemstones, 1/2″ double-sided foam strips, Studios Blackbird twine
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)
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