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Pastel Merry Christmas

I know you don't want to hear this, but it's only 43 more days until Christmas! So to help get your holiday card making geared up, I have a pretty pastel easy-peasy Christmas card for you today, using stamps, dies, ink and cardstock all from Taylored Expressions: For all the details on how to create this, please join me over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom today. And don't forget, all Taylored Expressions products are 15% off at Ellen Hutson LLC until the end of tomorrow, Saturday, November 12. You can shop all TE products at Ellen Hutson HERE . . . Happy weekend! Read more →

Foxy Fall Hello

Happy Friday! Today I have this fun Fall card over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom. I hope you'll join me there to see how I made a new baby/shower stamp set into a fall themed beautiful background! Are the leaves in full color yet in your part of the country? Here in south Texas they are just starting to change color a little and starting to fall. Happy Autumn! Read more →

Planner Dashboard

Happy Friday, Friends! Summer is finally winding down here in south Texas and we've been a lot cooler (in the 70's, LOL!). So the cooler weather inspired a fun Fall project: A monthly divider dashboard for my planner! I hope you'll join me for all the details on how to create your own custom planner or scrapbook page with the Fuse tool over on Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom blog today! Read more →

Watercolor Rose Background

Happy Friday, friends! Today I have a bold and bright watercolor background to share with you over on Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom blog. I hope you'll join me there for all the details! It's homecoming weekend here already, so we're ready for high school Friday night football! What will you be doing? Read more →

Painted Thank You

Hello, happy Friday, and happy September to you all! I'm helping Concord & 9th celebrate their first birthday in the stamping world, today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom! I hope you'll join me there for all the details on how to create this easy watercolored thank you card, with gold heat embossed accents! I hope you will be enjoying a nice and relaxing holiday weekend! Read more →

Lavender Felt Sachets

Happy Friday, friends! Today I'm sharing a fun felt project over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom ... lovely lavender scented sachets! I hope you'll join me there for all the details on how to create them, with your Taylored Expressions felt (my very favorite felt of all time!) and Memory Box Plush dies! See you there! Read more →

Faux Watercolor

Today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom, I'm sharing a Faux Watercolor technique. I hope you'll join me there for all the details on how to create this fun pineapple card! Read more →

Bear Hugs!

Do you need to send a big bear hug through the mail? Then this adorable bear "hugs" die to create a tri-fold card is definitely the way to do it! Today in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom I show you how to create this unique card, with ink blended water effect background ... I hope you'll join me there! Read more →

Winnie & Walter Share the Love Challenge Week!

Hello, friends! Today I am honored to participate in Winnie & Walter's Share the Love Inspiration week, in conjunction with Essentials by Ellen! To find out more details about this challenge AND how you can possibly win a $25 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson's shop, visit this blog post over in the CLASSroom. To find out more details about this card I made for the challenge (colored with Copic markers), please visit this post over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom. Or visit Winnie & Walter's blog post today, to find out more details about their Mood Board challenge that inspired my card AND their prizes! And please don't forget about the Copic 2017 Workshop Class we are giving away ... You sill have until midnight tomorrow (Sat, Jun 25) to go through our Copic team blog hop and enter for your chance to win! See the blog post below this one for all the details! Thanks for stopping by! Read more →

Watercolor Inlaid Die Cuts

I have a fun watercolor inlaid die cut, flip flop shaped card tutorial today for you over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom. I hope you'll join me there for all the details on how to create this fun Caribbean-feel Father's Day card! Read more →

Have a Little Fun Today!

Hello and happy holiday weekend, friends! Today over in the Classroom I am getting inky and have a FUN card to share! I hope you'll join me there to find out all the details! Read more →

Watercolor Hello

Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Friends -- happy weekend! Today over in the CLASSroom I am sharing this watercolored die cutting technique ... I hope you will join me there for all the details! Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Brushstroke Hello by Julie Ebersole Taylored Expressions Dies, Stitched Banner Stacklets Ranger Watercolor Paper, 10 pk Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet Hero Arts Embossing Gun Fiskars SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (12") Tombow Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive Refills, 2 pk Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Spiced Marmalade Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Cracked Pistachio Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Wilted Violet Ranger Inkssentials Mister, 2 oz. Sizzix Big Shot White & Gray Read more →

Bed of Watercolored Roses

Hello and happy weekend, friends! Today's project combines some of my favorite things . . . watercolor, flowers, and pretty vibrant pinks! I hope you'll join me today in the CLASSroom to find out all the details on how to create this watercolored die cut card! Read more →

Many Thanks

Happy Saturday, crafty friends! I finally sorted through enough moving boxes to find a few supplies to make a card! I hope you'll join me today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom to find out all the details about this card. It uses products from Taylored Expressions and Essentials by Ellen, which happens to be the current Mix It Up Challenge. If you have some of those items and join along in the challenge, you could have the opportunity to win a $50 gift certificate to the Ellen Hutson LLC store. So get your craft on this weekend, people! :) Read more →

Baby Congrats

There's nothing like the need for a specific card for a little motivation! My youngest daughter's choir teacher for the past two years and his wife just had their first baby (a girl!), so we wanted to give them a little something special. I've had my eye on Tim Holtz's blueprint series of stamps for quite some time, and this mini set of four baby stamps was just perfect for today's card! To find out how it came together, I hope you will join me today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom! Read more →