Be Creative Every Day!
Find ways each day to put a bit of creativity into your life!
Friday, July 11, 2025
Birthday Thank You Cards
Basket of Blooms
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
All New York State Shop Hop
They divided the state into different regions and there are 13 shops in the Northern region, where I live. While I didn't get to go to all 59 (maybe someday), I did visit all of the ones in my region. It took me 5 days to get to them all. And best of all, I did it with my crafty friends!
The Shop Hop is going on for the months of May and June. During May, we shopped in the rain! We certainly didn't let that stop us. I love this pic with us in our bright spring rain coats.
Beach Day
For the first card, I used Cloud Cover cardstock and embossed the white with a dotted folder. Then I cut out a circle from Celebratory Sips designer papers for the focal point. I added some palm tree and grass dies, and 3 cut-out surfboards. I cut out the sun in Pale Papaya and added some seagulls and the saying. (One card has two palm trees and the second card only has one.)
I got the idea from Narelle Farrugia. This card reminds me of the beach on a hazy warm day. :)
The second card is a little scene along the beach with two chairs and an umbrella. I didn't buy the dies for this set, so we cut them out. I used a Blend marker in Crumb Cake for the sand and then some sponging in Pool Party to create the sea.The designer papers are from Country Woods designer papers. I got the idea for this card from Heidi Collins. I love the rustic beach look of this card.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Layers of Beauty Cards
Scripture Blocks and Cards
One of the things that I love to make to put in my little shop are blocks with sayings or Scriptures. For these two blocks I used To Market designer papers and flower stamps from Regency Park stamp set. I like using these flowers because there is a coordinating punch that makes cutting them out a lot faster than just fussy cutting. Here are a couple more house blocks made using Countryside Inn designer papers. When I am out and about at craft store, I always look for stamps with Scriptures on them. I have a whole bin full and love using them on my projects.

Florals in Bloom
For this card, I used Fresh Fresia for the cardstock and added a piece of the designer papers to the front. I stamped the saying onto a rectangular cut out and added some flowers that I fussy cut from the designer paper. I usually use a little Wink of Stella to brighter up the paper, some sparkling embellishments and a bow to finish it off. I also like to add splatters using a stamp to the white spaces. I think this ties all of the colors together in your projects. The idea for this card is from Judy May.
For this card, I tried to copy the card on the front of the new catalog. While I didn't have the new banner set, I used another banner cut out and added some framing to the designer paper. I would never have used these colors together but I love how it turned out!