Spring Butterfly

Good Morning!

Today I am sharing a Spring butterfly card that I created using some Crafter's Companion stamps and the new Spectrum Aqua Markers.

While most of the country has cold and snow, we are having Spring like conditions here in California.  We really need some rain and snowpack here, so please send it our way as we are keeping our fingers crossed that we won't have a long, dry summer this year.

CC Sheena A LittleBit Scenic-Flying Colors  

CC Bebunni Floral-Bloom and Grow (sentiment)

Spectrum Aqua Markers:  Floral Pack(yellow and pink)

Memento Sky Blue Ink

Watercolor Paper 140# Cold Press

Archival Black Ink

Waterbrush

Bebunni Birthday Blossom

Hello there friends!  Crafter's Companion has release a new line of Bebunni stamps called the Bebunni Floral Collection and they are adorable.  

You can view the whole collection here.

Here are the awesome Crafter's Companion products used:

CC Bebunni Floral—Birthday Blossom

SN Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

SN Shimmering Cardstock-Pink

SN Markers:  CR1, CR2, IB1, IG1, IG2, IG3, LG2, LY1, LY2, LY3

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Spring is in the Air

I can't believe it is February already.  We have had a very mild winter here and some days it has been very spring like.  I do love Spring but we desperately need some snow pack in the hills to help with the water problems that we are having here in Cali.

I have been inspired by the weather though and created this card:

I created a watercolor background using Spectrum Noir Re-inkers and Blending Solution and then stamped this silhouette image over the top.  I added some Stardust Stickles for a little pop of shine.

Products used:

Crafter's Companion Sentimentals—Nature 
Watercolor Paper
Spectrum Noir Re-inkers: IB1, CG1, CR6
 Spectrum Noir Blending Solution
Spectrum Noir True Black Marker
Stardust Stickles
Sheena Snowfall Embossing Folder

Sweet Love

Hey there,  I am here today to share card #3 in my Crafter's Companion Valentine series.

Here are the Crafter's Companion products used:

CC Mulberry Wood—Sweet Love 

SN Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

Coastal Pearl Shimmering Cardstock

SN Markers: BT1, BT3, CG1, CG2, DR3, DR5, DR6, DR7, IB1, IG1, IG2, TN1, TN2, TN3, TN7, Blender

CC Die’sire Circle Doilies Die Set

Embossilicious 8 x 8 Rose Garden Folder

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Be sure to check back next week for card #4 in the series.

Bamboo Love

Hey there, I am back with the second card in my Valentine card series.  This one uses the adorable Party Paws-Love from Bamboo Cling stamp set.

I really like that you can color Bamboo as a Panda or and adorable Teddy bear just by switching up the colors used.  I went the Panda route on this card, but will do a Teddy soon. :)

Crafter's Companion Product Used:

Party Paws-Love from Bamboo

SN Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
SN Markers:  BP1, BP2, BP6, IB1, IG2,IG4, IG5, IG6, IG8, TN2, TN6
CC Die’sire Elegance Stamping Frame
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

I will be back soon with card #3 in my Valentine series.

With All My Heart

Well, well...one holiday passes by and we immediately start creating for the next one.  Here in the US, the next major holiday (for card giving) is Valentine's Day.

Here is the first in my Crafter's Companion Valentine series for this month.

Here are the Crafter's Companion products used:

Crafter's Companion Party Paws—Love from Bamboo

SN Marker: DR6

SN Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

CC Die’sire Circle Doilies

I love, love the Circle Doilies die set and I will be using it often :)

I wish you all a wonderful weekend!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Friend

Hi there, I am back again today to share a card I created for Kendra's birthday.  Several of us from the Crafter's Companion teams have gathered together to share a parade of birthday cards with you in honor of Kendra.

Happy, happy birthday Kendra!  I hope your day is all you wish for!

Products used:

Crafter's Companion Moonbeam Meadow--Love Notes

Neenah Natural Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Die’sire Cameo Stamping Frame die set

SN Markers:  BG1, BG4, BG6, BT9, CR2, CR3,DG2, EB1, EB2, EB3, IG5, LY1

Now, hop on over to these amazing blogs and check out their awesome creations in honor of Kendra :)

Lori Barnett

Taylor Usry

Tenia Nelson

Giovana Smith

Melissa Cash (you are here)

Chrissie Tobas

Wendy Price

Trena Brannon
Swarup Murthy
Jenn Cochran

Roxanne O'Brien
Christiana Reuling
Crafter's Companion US

Make sure you hop over to see what her teammates have created, and leave comments everywhere for your chance to WIN your choice of stamp from one of Kendra's favorite stamp ranges, Vintage Floral Sentiments. One winner will be chosen from the commenters on the Crafter's Companion US blog, and one winner will be chosen from a random participant's blog (comments open until Sunday January 4th - winner must be a US resident): 

Beary Merry Christmas

Hello there friends!  Christmas is almost here and things have been crazy and hectic in our house.  

I have an adorable Christmas card to share with you today using the Crafter's Companion Party Paws Christmas Cuddles stamp set.

Since I have been in the throws of Christmas card making, I had lots of pieces and parts from other cards and they all came together for this card.  

Here is a list of the Crafter's Companion product used:

CC Party Paws Christmas Cuddles

SN Premium White Cardstock

SN Markers: BT1, BT3, BT4, CR7,CR9, CR11, DR5, DR7, EB1, EB3, IG1, IG4, PP1, TB9, TN1, Blender 

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Die'sire Essential Ovals

Other product used:

Snowflake dies, White Enamel Accents, Clear Wink of Stella, Twine and Scallop Edger Punch

I am sending you wishes for a safe, happy and healthy Christmas and New Year.

Winter Wonderland

Happy Friday morning y'all!

We are getting some much needed rain here in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range and that means snow in the hills when the temps drop!

This is what I imagine Yosemite National Park is looking like today, snow capped and beautiful!

I wish you could see all of the glitter on this card, it is so pretty in person.  

Here are the fun Crafter's Companion products used:

CC Art Kure—Half Dome 

SN Premium White Cardstock

CC Embossalicious Christmas Elegance 6 x 6 Folder

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

I also used the following:

Black cardstock, Echo Park Snowflake dies, Silver cording, Elizabeth Craft Designs Warm Diamond Glitter, and a black gem.

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Farewell Blog Hop

This is my second post today, please scroll down to find my Repeat Impressions post

It is time to say goodbye to the end of another era....the era of Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking Magazine.

You should have arrived at my blog from Chunyuan Wu's blog, but if you didn't you can  click the Inlinks link below to start from the beginning.

I am not going to go on and on as we all know that Paper Crafts has done so much for the rubberstamping/papercrafting community, industry and its designers. 

You will be missed by many.

To say THANK YOU I have created a few cards from quick and easy to lots of layers to share my GRATITUDE for the fine folks at Paper Crafts and Scrapbooking Magazine.

Now, on with the show:

Products used:
Stamps:  Reverse Confetti
Ink:  Memento Teal Zeal
Cardstock:  Bazzill, Neenah
Extras:  Ribbon, Glitter Glue

Products used:

Images:  Silhouette Cut Files

Cardstocks:  Neenah, Bazzill
Extras:  Crafter's Companion Chevron Embossalicious 6 x 6 Folder, Cuttlebug Dots Embossing Folder, Glitter Glue, Glossy Accents

Products used:
Stamps:  Crafter's Companion Barkley Everyday--Special Friend
Cardstocks:  Bazzill, Spectrum Noir Premium White Cardstock, Stash
Coloring:  Spectrum Noir Markers: BG1, BG2, BG3, BG4, CR8, DG2, EB3,GB1, IB1, PP1, TB2, TB4, TN7
Extras:  Twine, Flowers, Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents

I hope you have enjoyed my creations, now I am going to send you on to Annette Allen's blog.

Magical Star

 Whew, Thanksgiving is behind us and recovery has begun!  

Today I am sharing a card that could be a Winter or Christmas themed card.

Crafter's Companion products used:

Crafter's Companion Moonbeam Meadow Magical Star

Spectrum Noir Premium White Cardstock

Crafter's Companion Shimmering Cardstock Coastal Pearl

Crafter's Companion Shimmering Cardstock Sky Blue

Embossalicious Christmas Elegance 6 x 6

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Spectrum Noir Markers:  BT2, BT4, CR2, CT4, GB1, GT1, IG1, TB2, TB3

Half Dome Memories

What can I say, I love this stamp so much!  With Yosemite National Park nearly in my back yard, it is easy to see why I love this image so much.  

You can find this image and a few other Yosemite images at Crafter's Companion.

I so wished you could see the sparkle on the trees from the green glitter glue.  This card is so pretty, I just love the way it turned out.  I used this sentiment because I thought it was perfect with the majestic image of Half Dome.

You could easily add a Christmas or Winter sentiment and a little snow here and there too and get a completely different look.

Here are the Crafter's Companion products used:

Crafter's Companion Art Kure-Half Dome
Crafter's Companion Sentimentals-Verses
Spectrum Noir Premium White Cardstock

Memento Olive Grove Ink
Embossilicious Lattice 6 x 6 Folder
Lime Green Stickles

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you have a great weekend!

Christmas Wishes

Happy Monday!  I hope this finds you getting off to good start for the week.

Today I am sharing a fun card that could be used for Christmas or Winter depending on the sentiment you might choose to use on the inside.

Below is a list of all of the Crafter's Companion products used:

CC Mulberry Wood Christmas Wishes set
SN Premium White Cardstock
SN Markers:  BG1, BG4, BG6, CG1, CG2, CG4, CR8, CR11, GB4, GB7, GB9, GB10, IG1, IG4
Embossalicious Christmas Elegance 6 x 6 Folder
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Have a great day!

You Brighten My Day

Just a quick share today as I am a busy bee this morning.  This card is fitting for today, because I am going to spend the day with two people who truly brighten my day :)

Crafter's Companion Products used:

CC Moonbeam Meadow Just a Note, CC Sentimentals—Verses
SN Premium White Cardstock
SN Markers:  BT1, CG4, DR6, IB1, LG1, LG2, LG3, LY2, LY3, PP1, PP4, TN1, TN5, TN7
Memento Tuxedo Black

Thank you for stopping by today!

Sweet as Roses

Hello and happy Tuesday!  I hope your weekend was a good one and now that Monday is behind us, we will head into the week smiling :)

I have been having a ton of fun making shaker cards lately and decided to share another shaker today.  Aren't these little mice so cute?

Here is the Crafter's Companion product used for this card:

CC Moonbeam Meadow Hugs and Kisses, CC Sentimentals-Verses
SN Markers:  CG3, CG4, DG3, DG4, EB1, DR2, DR5, DR7, EB2, IB1, TB1, TB4, TB8, TN1, TN2, TN3, TN7
SN: Premium White Cardstock
Memento Tuxedo Black 

Don't forget!  Today is the last day for the Crafter's Companion Birthday Week Sale.  Be sure to check out the great deals!

Celebrate with us and Win!

This is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my other post

The contest is now closed and the winner is:

Sadly, the original winner did not contact me, so I picked a new winner and that is:

Denise Bryant

Congratulations!  Please e-mail me with your name and address and we will get your stamp set out to you :)

 "It's Birthday Week at Crafter's Companion UK and we are celebrating in the US too!  Along with all of the party fun this week, I have a giveaway!  

With every Crafter's Companion US order of $100.00 or more, you will receive this adorable Bebunni Floral set for FREE!  

Here are the Crafter's Companion products used on this card:

SN Pencils: 014, 029, 034, 035, 045,057, 064,085, 088, 090, 104, 114
SN Marker: GB4 (used to color white paper flowers to match card perfectly)
SN: Premium White Cardstock
Memento Tuxedo Black

Stickles Glitter Glue

Now, I bet you want to know what my GIVEAWAY is?

Leave a comment here on my blog between NOW and  Sunday, October 26th at 11pm (ET).for a chance to win this adorable Bebunni Celebration set. I will randomly draw a winner from all of the comments on this post :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Shake It Up!

Good Morning!

Fall is finally here and before you know it Christmas will be knocking on our doors.

Today, I am sharing a fun shaker card created with stamps and supplies from Crafters Companion

I forgot how much I love shaker cards, I hadn't made one in a long time.  I will be making a few more soon, as it is a fun way to use that glitter and sequin supply that I seem to have an overload of :)

Here are the Crafters Companion products used:

Stamp:  Moonbeam Meadow Christmas Kisses

SN Markers:  BGR1, BGR3, CG2, DG3, DG4, DR1, DR7, EB1, GB8, IB1, TN7, TN8, Blender

Crafters Companion Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

Die'sire Essential Dies Circles and Scallop Circles

Memento Tuxedo Black

Additional Elements Used:

Sequins, Loose Glitter, Leaf punchies and die cuts, button and some iridescent cording

Have you made a shaker card lately?