I'm behind!

Hello!

I'm so running behind this year...I just got back from Christmas shopping! Yes you read that right! It's just been a never ending cycle of flu, colds, Adrian in the hospital and now Jakov and Mia have ear infections (took them to the doctor's last night!)...anyways I mentioned these chalkboard gift tags I made below...I just used my white gel pen and some white ink to distress it to make it look like chalkboard. For the Christmas tree I just doodled it. The snowman is from a set I designed for the German company Efco. I just stamped it with white ink (or embossing ink if you don't have white) and traced over it with my pen. So if you can't draw or doodle you can use your stamps....just make sure it's not a very intricate design because it will be difficult and a bit messy when you trace over the lines with the white gel pen. 

Here's a card I made this morning using my Seamus stamp set and a SRM sticker. I coloured with my Graph'it markers.

I will announce the winners of both my giveaways tomorrow.

xo

random

Hello!

Just popping in to share some random stuff....like I just added 4 new 2x3 stamp sets to the shop. I designed these for Efco and are limited edition in my shop. Keep in mind that it's a 2x3 set...mini! :)

AND I extended the 20% off all clear stamps sale!

I'll share some easy Christmas tags I created today....not heat embossing to create these 'chalkboard' tags...just a white gel pen.

There's a 50% off EVERYTHING sale going on at Accessorize so I snatched up this lovely scarf. Perfect for all you who are still doing some Christmas shopping.

Hope you have a great weekend!
xo

shaker cards

Hello!

Continuing with my red-white chalkboard art Christmas paper crafts I'm sharing my shaker card. Jennifer McGuire has a great video with awesome tips on making shaker cards. 

I used my Stripes and Dots and Warm Wishes stamp sets to create these cards. The pattern on the red card doesn't shop up nicely in the photos but in real life it looks gorgeous! :)

I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder.

I just LOVE red and white stripes for Christmas...did I already mention that! ;)

Have a great day!

xo

december

Hello!

I'm getting together with some of my crafty friends soon and to get some ideas on some Christmas projects we can can do I turned to Pinterest and found this pin which has all my favourite Christmas elements - red and white colour combo and chalkboard art.

  

I love this red and white stripe pattern...reminds me of candy canes!! 

I used my Stripes and Dots stamp set to create my stripe pattern and my Warm Wishes (which is on sale....50% off people!!) to create my chalk board image. I heat embossed the snowman with white embossing powder and distressed with some white ink.

I added a SRM sticker (December).

Have a great day! 

xo

chalk board walls

Hello!

Hope all is well!!

The other day I was in my kitchen cleaning up and looking out the window around 5 pm I realized it wasn't totally dark outside!!! Spring is around the corner and it's about this time of year I start thinking about my spring cleaning!! For inspiration I like to pop on over to Pinterest....lots of good ideas for cleaning and organizing....I also saw some awesome pins of chalkboard painted walls!! I really really really think I need to paint one of my walls in chalkboard paint...and I know which one!! Now all I need to do is convince my husband that we MUST have a chalkboard wall!! :) 

Check out these gorgeous pins!!!!!!

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Anyone else a little obsessed with these walls?! :)

xo

Jar of best wishes

Hello!
Hope all is well! A few days ago I emailed Judith to touch base and to whine about how I was in the garden and threw my back out only to find out that she's been off her feet due to her back as well!! LOL My back is feeling better...but it's a pain I live with pretty much everyday...anyways...I wanted to share this card I created using Life is Good, Croatian Sentiments and Patterns for Him stamp sets.

...yes I'm obsessed with make chalkboard art cards...gotta get it out of my system! :) I also used some gorgeous pattern paper that I've been hoarding...I have a real problem using my pattern paper...I think it's because it's not something I can buy easily in Croatia...I'm really not a hoarder. Again I traced the stamped sentiment with my white gel pen...not perfect but until I buy a new heat gun it'll work.

Have a great day!! xo

wedding card

Hello! Hope all is well! :)
I've said before and I'll say it again...I love Pinterest..it gives me so many ideas and inspiration like this card by Iwona. I just love her cards! :) I have to make a couple of wedding cards and thought this would make such a lovely one.

My heat gun doesn't work...have to buy a new one so I used my white gel pen and traced over the stamped sentiments...not perfect but I still like it. For this card I used Croatian Sentiments, Geometric Patterns, I Got This and Special Day.

Pop on over to the JD blog and find out who won my Noah's Ark giveaway! :) Have a great day! xo

Chalkboard art birthday card

Hello!
The sun is out this morning...thank goodness..don't you just feel like a different person when the sun is out!! So I've been loving chalkboard art lately and was inspired to make a card using stamps to make chalkboard art...much much easier than writing it out by hand! :)

I also used the free leaf template I drew up (you can find that here)...it's great to have...you can adjust the size of the leaves to fit your project. I stapled these tiny leaves...

I wanted to heat emboss with white embossing powder but my heat gun doesn't work..grrrr!! so I stamped using white ink and then took my white gel pen and traced over 'Friend' to make that stand out.

I used our Geometric Patterns, I Got This and Special Day stamp sets.

Don't forget about our FREE SHIPPING worldwide this week. Pop on over to my shop! :) Have a great day! xo