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Baking Day & Recipe Card Free Download!

Hello, friends -- Today I have a fun recipe card to share with you (I know, it's been a while since I shared a recipe!), made with this darling new Pink Ink Baking Day stamp! (All bold products are linked below in the supply section): I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a large 5" x 7" recipe card I created: Free PDF Download can be found here: Download 4-Color Printed Recipe Cards 5x7_Sharon_Harnist -- You can probably size this down to 4x6 or 3x5 when printing it, if you prefer a smaller size. I like to use photo albums to house/store my recipe cards -- they are protective and a relatively cost efficient way to store them, thus, the photo-sized custom recipe cards! The card was printed onto Copic-friendly Neenah Solar White cardstock and the image colored with these Copic markers: Wouldn't this make a great gift set of blank recipe cards for a baking enthusiast friend? I love this sweet retro image! Thanks so much for joining me today! Pink Ink Wood Mount Stamp, Baking Day Fiskars SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (12") Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White,... Read more →

Good Things!

GOOD THING #1: Hello, friends! Just a mid-week PSA reminder that you still have until this Friday, August 28 to save 40% off ALL the products (41 pages worth!) in Ellen Hutson's Overstock category HERE. Click on the image above and use the coupon code "goodthings" at checkout, to receive your discount! I also wanted to let you know I updated my Kirarina WiNK info (3 posts below) with this new photo ... I never could get a good photo with my camera under my studio lights of how pretty and shimmery the colors are, but wouldn't you know it -- when snapping a quick photo with my phone today, it showed up well! Here it is: GOOD THING #2: Look at those awesome opaque White Pearl dots on black cardstock ... amazing and great for doodling or adding pretty touches to your Copic colored images! GOOD THING #3: Ellen Hutson carries those pretty Kirarina WiNK pens in her store HERE, so you can pick some up while shopping her sale . . . Happy shopping! :) Read more →

Teacup Bouquet

Flowers are some of my very favorite things to color . . . I find it very soothing and relaxing, and it’s fun to make them any color combination you’d like (with your Copic markers)! Imagine my delight with Taylored Expresssions beautiful Bouquet stamp series! You can find all the details about this card today over on the Taylored Expressions blog . . . I hope you'll join me there! Read more →

Scrapbook in a Jar

Hello and happy Friday, friends! I finally took the time to finish a scrappy project I had in mind from our summer vacation this year and this is what I came up with: A scrapbook in a mini mason jar (or several jars)! I hope you'll join me today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom for all the details on this project! Happy weekend! Read more →

Kirarina Thanks

You may be wondering what the word "Kirarina" in my post title means ... Let me introduce you to one of my favorite new products from Imagination International Inc, the Copic marker distributor for North America! You can shop the Kirarina online store HERE and you can find out more about each of the products in the Kirarina line HERE but here is a brief overview of each: 2win – Water based/scented. Each marker is dual-tipped and features a light and dark shade of each color as well as both chisel and fine tips. Perfect for doodling. Works best on regular copy paper or stationery. 2win Oil based – Double-ended/fine and round nib markers featuring two colors on one pen; for use on any surface. WiNK – Multi-purpose/metallic pen with shimmery specks of glass; works on a variety of surfaces and looks great on light and dark surfaces. Cute – 3D, scented puff paint. Hand washable after 72-hour dry time. Can be used on paper crafts to add a bit of dimension to projects. Today I am using the WiNK pen/marker and these are a few more of their attributes: Kirarina WiNK is a multi-purpose pen that is compatible with... Read more →

At the Beach Scrap Page & Giveaway!

Hello and happy Friday! My family loves tropical island/beach destination vacations and last month we had the opportunity to visit a few. Here is one of my favorite photos from that trip, on this fun, colorful flip flop 11" x 8.50" page: And anyone who knows me well knows I LOVE my flip flops and wear them everywhere, any time ... as long as it is above about 50 degrees! Thank goodness I live in a relatively warm climate with that type of weather about 9+ months out of the year! :) So it's no wonder I HAD to have this fabulous, huge new Taylored Expressions Flip Flop Garland die set which has four different sizes of flip flops! A few quick page details to go along with those fabulous flip flops: Trendy gold metallic cardstock die cut words, with Gold Copic Atyou Spica Glitter Pen accents and journaling: GIVEAWAY You can find full details about this page today over on the Taylored Expressions blog, along with a giveaway of the Flip Flop Garland die set I used AND a copy of the newest issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine!! I hope you'll join me there and be sure... Read more →

Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop Winner!

Thank you all so much for entering my giveaway for the Essentials by Ellen Mondo Poinsettia stamp set by Julie Ebersole (so kindly provided by the Ellen Huston LLC store) and for all of your very kind comments! The winner of the stamp set, chosen by Random.org, is . . . Who is . . . 41 LesLee Stone-Rasmus said... You have outdone yourself here with that poinsettia.. It is simply amazing!!! Those elves... look like they are going to pull a lot of shenanigans this winter. Thanks so much for the chance to win (email contact). Congratulations, LesLee, I have emailed you! If you don't find that email, please contact me via the email (envelope) link below my photo in the upper right sidebar of my blog, so we can get your mailing address to send your new stamp set to you! I hope you all have a wonderful week and I'll be back on Friday with a fun end-of-the-summer scrapbook page project! Read more →

Masking Tutorial

Today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom I have a tutorial on how to use masks to create a dimensional scene. Except for the fence and tag this card is all one layer, colored and airbrushed with Copic markers, using more of Julie Ebersole's new Holiday 2015 stamp releases! And speaking of that new release of stamp sets and dies, don't forget you still have until next Tuesday, Aug 11 to comment on my blog post below this one (Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop) for your chance to win the stamp set I am giving away AND don't forget to enter on this blog post over in the CLASSroom for your chance to win the entire new release of stamp sets and dies! Happy weekend! Read more →

Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop

Hello, and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop . . . I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today! You can find the entire new release HERE in the Ellen Hutson online shop (or click the graphic below): GIVEAWAY: I also get to give this new stamp set that I used on my first project, called Mondo Poinsettia to one lucky commenter from my blog! Please leave a comment on this blog post to enter my giveaway! Please include your email address along with your comment, so we will have a way to contact you if you are a winner. You will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. There is also a Grand Giveaway in the CLASSroom! To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, and at every stop along the hop by August 11th, 2015. Winners will be announced by the weekend. PROJECTS: My first project today uses the GORGEOUS Mondo Poinsettia stamp set, along with its coordinating Mondo Poinsettia dies to make this 8.25" x 10.50" holiday framed artwork (Click on any photo for a larger view. All bold products are... Read more →