A bit of happy mail!

 Hi everyone!

I hope you are all doing well and having a wonderful day so far!

Today I wanted to pop in and share a sweet little card that I created using one of the new images from the new Valentine 2026 Release from Digi Doodle Studios.

This sweet little girl is called LuLu's Love Letters and I think she is just so precious!! 

I couldn't wait to work with her as soon as I got a peek of the image.

Here is how I created my card....

I started by creating a white A2 top folding card and covering it with some floral patterned paper. I printed out LuLu's Love Letters onto a piece of white hammermill cardstock and colored her with my Copic markers. After she was colored in, I used a Postage Die to cut her out, leaving enough space at the bottom so that I could add a piece of patterned paper, also cut with the same die, towards the bottom. I stamped my sentiment and then wrapped some white hemp cording around before popping my postage piece up with foam tape onto a piece of Vellum. I then popped up the Vellum piece with more foam tape onto my card front. I added a little bow, some hearts and Nuvo drops to complete the card. 

LuLu's Love Letters doesn't have to only be used for a Valentine card. 

I decided on a more generic type of sentiment so that my card could be used to send to someone anytime of the year to lift their spirits. I love that!

Copic Colors Used:

--Skin: E50, E51, E21, E04, R00, R20--

--Hair: E41, E43, E44--

--Clothes/Shoes: BG70, BG72, BG75, W5, N0--

 (Brown Micron Pen for the dots on the jacket)

--Mailbox/Letters: W0, W1, W3, RV32, RV34--

I would like to play along in the following challenges:

--Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Have A Heart--

--Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes--

--Addicted To Stamps & More: #509 Any Occasion--

&

--Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge: Jan. 2026--

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I appreciate it so much!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

You can find me on Instagram here

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Vellum
• Patterned Paper: Love Notes (Echo Park)
• Digital Stamp: LuLu's Love Letters (Digi Doodle Studios)
• Sentiment Stamp: Special Delivery (Jaded Blossom)
• Dies: Postage Dies, Banner Dies, Embellishment Clusters Die (Jaded Blossom)
• Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
• Misc.: Brown Micron Pen, Sakura Sparkle Gelly Roll, White Paint Pen, Foam Tape, White Nuvo Drops, Hemp Cording

Happiest Valentine Wishes

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday!

I hope you are all doing well and staying warm!

 I know here on the East Coast it is quite cold (boo!), that means staying in and getting in some extra crafty time in (yay!)

I wanted to share a card that I was able to create with a few challenges in mind.

(I will list the challenges below)

Valentine's Day is fast approaching so I wanted to make a fun little Valentine that I could send to my mom.

I have had this sweet little Bear Hugs stamp set from Pink and Main for awhile now and pulled it out and finally got it inky!! Once I had the bear colored in with my Copic markers, I used the coordinating die to cut it out and popped it up onto a die cut vellum heart. I set that aside and worked on my card base. I went with Kraft to coordinate with my bear and inked around the scallop edges of my die cut rectangle with some Tea Dye Distress Ink. I placed my patterned paper strips onto my scallop rectangle and then popped it up onto my card base with foam tape. I stamped my sentiment and then popped up my bear piece with more foam tape. I added a few puffy hearts and a tiny bit of glitter to the flower centers to complete my card. 

I think this is so cute!

Copic Colors Used:

**Bear: E41, E42, E43, E44, R00, R20, RV32, RV34**

**Flowers: G21, RV11, RV32, RV34**

The challenges that I would like to play along with are:

--Simon Says Monday Challenge: Have A Heart--

--A Cut Above: Anything Goes using a Die Cut--

&

--Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #666--

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I appreciate it so very much!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

You can find me on Instagram here

Products Used:

• Cardstock: Kraft (Pen Gear), White (hammermill), Vellum
• Patterned Paper: Be Mine (Carta Bella)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tea Dye Distress Ink
• Stamp: Bear Hugs (Pink And Main), Sentiment Strips: Valentine (Pretty Pink Posh)
• Dies: Bear Hugs (Pink And Main). Blueprints 27 (MFT), Heart Dies 1 (Jaded Blossom)
• Misc.: Copics, Foam Tape, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Puffy Heart stickers, White Nuvo Drops

Be Mine

 Hi everyone and happy Thursday!!

I hope the day is treating you good so far! 

Today I wanted to pop in and share a card that I made with a few challenge in mind.

I will be sure to link them below.

Here is a look at my card...

This is the card that I made to give to my hubby for Valentine's Day so I tried to keep it really simple. Masculine cards are always so hard for me but adding hearts and lovey dovey makes it that much harder haha!! I think he will love it though 💘

I started by creating an A2 card base using some white cardstock. I added some strips of patterned paper so that I had some color as well as somewhere to kind of ground my image. I colored that sweet little Be Mine Anya from The Greeting Farm with my Copic markers and used my Scan N Cut to cut her out. I popped her up onto my card using some foam tape and added a little glossy accents to her hair clip. 

I die cut some hearts using the Banner Die & Embellishment Clusters Die from Jaded Blossom, popped them up with more foam tape and added a couple of white Nuvo Drops to finish my card. 

Copic Colors Used:

Skin: E50, E51, E21, E04, R20, R00

Hair: E31, E33, E35, E37

Heart: R81, R83, RV00, RV000

Skirt: V01, V12, V15

Shoes: C2, C3, C6

The challenges I would like to play along with are...

**The Greeting Farm Facebook Challenge** 

A card with at least 1 hearts and a image from TGF

**The Card Concept: #214 Valentine Fun**

(I was inspired by the theme and the colors)

**The Paper Shelter: #625 Add A Heart**

&

**Try A Sketch On Tuesday: #663**

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I appreciate it so much!

I hope you have a great crafty day!!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill)
• Patterned Paper: Sweethearts Day (Recollections) & Valentine (AC)
• Stamp: Be Mine Anya (The Greeting Farm)
• Dies: Banner Dies and Embellishment Clusters Die (Jaded Blossom)
• Misc.: Glossy Accents, White Nuvo Drops, Foam Tape, White Paint Pen 

You've Been Struck....

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday!

It's my day to post over on the Jaded Blossom Blog 

and I created a fun little Valentine treat bag to share with you today.

I used some red cardstock and the Gable Box Die to create my box. I decided I wanted to add a bit more to the box itself so I cut some strips of patterned paper and adhered them around the box, making sure to bend the patterned paper as I adhered it. I assembled my box and set it aside while I worked on my image. I stamped the Cupid Gotcha stamp onto a piece of white cardstock and colored it in with my Copic markers. I wanted to add a little depth so I stamped the image again, fussy cut out three of the hearts and popped them up over the original image with some foam tape. I created a little double bow using the Bow Dies, added a heart to the center using the Embellishment Clusters Die and my little bag was done!

 

So cute!!

Copic Markers Used:

Skin Tone: E50, E51, E21, R00

Hair: E31, E35

Bow/Hearts and Arrows: E37, R27, R39

Wings: C00, C0

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!
I really appreciate it!
I hope you have a great crafty day!

Jaded Blossom Products Used:

• Cupid Gotcha
• Bow Dies
• Embellishment Clusters Die
• Gable Box Die

Other Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Red (Recollections)
• Patterned Paper: Valentine's Day (Echo Park)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
• Misc.: Foam Tape, Copic Sketch Markers

Jaded Blossom's Feb Challenge

 Hi everyone & happy February!!

Today starts a new challenge over at the Jaded Blossom blog!!

This month is.....Use A Stencil!

 We would love to see your projects that use some of those awesome Jaded Blossom stamps/dies!

Challenge Guidelines: 

1) Project must be new for this challenge, no back linking

2) Project must have a Jaded Blossom stamp, die, or stencil somewhere on it. 

3) Only one entry per person

Here is a look at the card that I created for the challenge:  

Here's how I made my card...

I used the Random Hearts Stencil and some Fired Brick Distress Ink to ink up some hearts onto a piece of Kraft Cardstock. Once the ink was dry, I doodled around the perimeter and trimmed it down to fit on top of an A2 Kraft cardbase. I also added some white doodles with a gel pen to a few of the hearts. I used the Mushroom In My Heart stamp set and stamped my image onto a piece of white cardstock using some Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I did some simple coloring with my Copic markers and then used the Rectangle Dies 2 to cut out my image. I used the Border Dies to create a little "ribbon" strip and added a bow on top using the Bow Dies. I added a bit more doodling to my white image panel to complete my card. So cute!!

This card was so super easy thanks to the stencil!

It took the need to pick out patterned paper, which seems to take me forever, out of the equation! lol!

Copic Colors Used:

Reds: R24, R27, R29, R39

Earth Tones: E40, E41, E42, E43

Be sure to check out the Jaded Blossom blog to see what the rest of the DT made, they never disappoint! 

I hope you will play along, I would love to see what you make!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Jaded Blossom Products Used:

• Mushroom In My Heart
• Bow Dies
• Border Dies
• Rectangle Dies 2
• Random Hearts Stencil

Other Products Used:

• Cardstock: Kraft (Pen Gear), Red (Recollections), White (Hammermill)
• Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black & Fired Brick Distress
• Misc.: Black Micron Pen, White Gel Pen, Foam Tape, Copic Sketch Markers

Jaded Blossom's January Release Blog Hop!

 Hey Everyone!  

Welcome to Jaded Blossom's January Stamp Release Blog Hop!!

If you're here from Jamie's Blog , you're in the right place. If you're just passing through, be sure to start at the beginning because you don't want to miss a thing.  I also have the complete line up at the bottom.
Here is what I made:

A fun little Valentine treat box!!

I started by cutting my treat box out using some light pink cardstock and the Octagon Treat Box Die. I assembled my box and added a plaid patterned paper layer to the front.

 I built my little lion using the Gnome Dies, Gnome Dies: Animal Add Ons & the heart from the Gnome Dies: Valentine Add Ons and glued him to the front of my box. 

I stamped my sentiment from the Wild Valentine Stamp set and used the Word Bubble Dies to cut it out. I popped it up with some foam tape and added a few hearts from the Valentine Embellishment Cluster Die.

I added the handle and some paper shred to complete my little bag.

So cute!

 You can never have too many Valentine goodies to have on hand right?

And of course we have to have a deal for you right?

This week only you can get the entire release package for $169.99

Regular Price for the Release Package is $189.99

FREEBIE OFFER: Giraffe Print Stencil

1) Free with orders $50 or more (before tax/shipping)

2) Order MUST contain at least 1 new release item

3) Freebie offer is Wednesday thru Friday Only, while supplies last

BLOG CANDY

1 Lucky Winner will get to pick a stamp set of their choice!

Just leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop!

The more blogs you comment on the more chances you have to win!

Now on to the HOP....

Your next stop is the super talented Cindy!

Just in case you get lost here is the Entire Line Up:

Rosemary

Cynthia

Jamie

Stacey

Cindy

Lee-Ann

Thank you so much for stopping by today and all week!

I hope you enjoyed my projects!

Happy hopping and happy shopping!!

Wishing you a great crafty day!

Jaded Blossom Products Used:

• Gnome Dies
• Gnome Dies: Animal Add Ons
• Gnome Dies: Valentine Add Ons
• Word Bubble Dies
• Valentine Embellishment Cluster
• Wild Valentine
• Octagon Treat Box

Other Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Skin Tones (P13), All Others (Recollections)
• Patterned Paper: Love Notes (Doodlebug Design)
• Ink: Onyx Black Versafine
• Misc.: Enamel Dots, Foam Tape, Glossy Accents, Clear Wink Of Stella

Jaded Blossom's January Release: Day 3!

Hi crafty friends!!

Welcome to day 3 of the January 2025 release for Jaded Blossom!!

Today we are giving you a peek at 2 New Dies, 1 Stamp Set & the Stencil Freebie!!!

We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $169.99

January 2025 Release will include:

2 - 4 x 6 Stamp Set2 - 3x4 Stamp Set 5 - New Dies1 - New Outline Die3 - Stencils1 - Stencil Freebie 
Ala Carte Items available on Wednesday 12 am PST 

This Package is only available while supplies last!*Freebie Stencil- Only Free Wednesday thru Friday with a $50+ purchase or While Supplies Last. Must also purchase at least one item from the new release*

Regular price for the release package is $188.87

Here is a look at the card that I created to share with you today:

Isn't this so cute? 

I started by creating an A2 top folding card from some white cardstock. I used the Card Mat Dies to cut out 3 pieces of patterned paper, my background and 2 greens that would become my grassy areas. I adhered my background to the card base and used the Border Dies 2 to create a little hill from one of my green papers before also adding that to my card front. I used the Street Lamp Die, the Street Lamp Die: Valentine Add On & the Lover's Lane stamp set to create my lamp, added it to my card and placed a white fence in front that I cut out using the Scenic Dies.  I used the Spring Dies to cut a piece of grass from my 2nd green patterned paper and added that to the front of the fence to complete my background scene. I created that adorable little Cupid Gnome by using the following dies: Gnome Dies, Gnome Dies: Face Add Ons 1, Gnome Dies: Girl Gnome Face Add Ons (bangs) & the Gnome Dies: Valentine Add Ons and placed him onto my card. I sealed his little envelope with a kiss by using the smallest lip die in the Valentine Embellishment Cluster. To finish my card, I used some hearts from the Embellishment Clusters Die & the Banner Dies along with some white Nuvo Drops and some pink crochet thread. 

Adorable!

Here is a closer look at the sets being showcased today:

Street Lamp Die: Valentine Add On

Valentine Embellishment Cluster

Lovers Lane

Giraffe Print Stencil (Freebie)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I really appreciate it!

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for the Blog Hop!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Jaded Blossom Products Used:

• Lovers Lane
• Valentine Embellishment Cluster
• Street Lamp Die
• Street Lamp Die: Valentine Add One
• Embellishment Clusters Die
• Spring Dies
• Banner Dies
• Border Dies 2
• Gnome Dies
• Gnome Dies: Gnome Face Add Ons 1
• Card Mat Die
• Scenic Dies
• Gnome Dies: Valentine Add Ons
• Gnome Dies: Girl Gnome Face Add Ons

Other Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Dark Gray & Brown (Recollections), Glitter (Pen Gear), Skin Tones (P13)
• Patterned Paper: French Kiss, Swiss Dot Rainbow Petite and Kitten Smitten (Doodlebug Design)
• Ink: Onyx Black Versafine
• Misc.: Pink Crochet Thread, Foam Tape, White Nuvo Drops, Black Enamel Dots, Clear WInk Of Stella

Jaded Blossom's January Release: Day 2!

Hi crafty friends!

Welcome to Day 2 of the January 2025 Release for Jaded Blossom!

Today we are giving you a peek of 1 new die set, 2 new stamp sets & 1 new stencil that will be released in the Jaded Blossom store this Thursday but if you can't wait...

We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $169.99

January 2025 Release will include:

2 - 4 x 6 Stamp Set2 - 3x4 Stamp Set 5 - New Dies1 - New Outline Die3 - Stencils1 - Stencil Freebie 
Ala Carte Items available on Wednesday 12 am PST 

This Package is only available while supplies last!*Freebie Stencil- Only Free Wednesday thru Friday with a $50+ purchase or While Supplies Last. Must also purchase at least one item from the new release*

Regular price for the release package is $188.87

Here is a look at what I created to share with you today:

Now we have Add Ons for the Gnome Gift Card Slider Die!! Yay!!!

I cut my Gnome Gift Card Slider Die from some pink paper that was in a patterned paper stack and built my little envelope. Once it was built, I placed it in my Misti Stamping Tool and positioned my stamps from the Sealed With A Kiss so that it looked like a piece of mail going through the post. I layered some, like the red seal and the wavy lines, so that they overlapped.  I inked up the Special Delivery, stamping it onto a piece of scrap paper to remove most of the ink, and then stamped it onto the bottom of my envelope to give it a faded look. I built my little peeking gnome using the Girl Gnome Dies, Gnome Dies: Girl Gnome Face Add Ons & Valentine Gnome Faces. Isn't she sweet?? I added some little hearts to her hat using the Gnome Gift Card Slider: Letter Add On to finish the outside of my project. 

I stamped the Love Mail on the inside using the Sealed With A Kiss stamp set and the same stamping off technique to give it a more faded look.

 Instead of using this as a gift card holder, I will be using this as a way to put a little love note in my husband's lunch box. 🩷

Here is a closer look at the sets being showcased today:

Gnome Gift Card Slider: Letter Add On

Sealed With A Kiss

Valentine Gnome Faces

Cow Print Stencil

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I really appreciate it!

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow to see what I made for Day 3!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Jaded Blossom Products Used:

• Valentine Gnome Faces
• Gnome Gift Card Slider: Letter Add On
• Sealed With A Kiss
• Girl Gnome Dies
• Gnome Dies: Girl Gnome Face Add Ons
• Gnome Gift Card Slider Die

Other Products Used:

• Cardstock: Skin Tones (P13), Brown (Recollections), White (Hammermill)
• Patterned Paper: Sweetheart's Day (Recollections)
• Ink: Candied Apple Distress, Versafine Onyx Black
• Misc.: Foam Tape, White Gel Pen

 

Jaded Blossom's January Release: Day 1!

Hi crafty friends!

Welcome to Day 1 of the Jaded Blossom January 2025 Release!

Today we are giving you a peek of 2 new die sets, 1 new stamp set, 1 outline die and 2 stencils that will be released in the Jaded Blossom store this Thursday but if you can't wait...

We have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $169.99

January 2025 Release will include:

2 - 4 x 6 Stamp Set2 - 3x4 Stamp Set 5 - New Dies1 - New Outline Die3 - Stencils1 - Stencil Freebie 
Ala Carte Items available on Wednesday 12 am PST 

This Package is only available while supplies last!*Freebie Stencil- Only Free Wednesday thru Friday with a $50+ purchase or While Supplies Last. Must also purchase at least one item from the new release*

Regular price for the release package is $188.87

 

Here is a look at the card that I created to share with you today:

So much fun! Here is how I made it....

I started by creating a top folding A2 cardbase using some white cardstock. I used the Leopard Print Stencil with some Distress Inks to ink up a piece of white cardstock. Once I had it inked up, I simply tore some pieces at an angle, inked around the edges and adhered them to the top right and bottom left corners of my card front.  I built my little gnome by using the Girl Gnome Dies and the Gnome Dies: Safari Add Ons and placed her into the vehicle that I created with the Car Dies: Off Road Vehicle. I added a bow and arrow from the Gnome Dies: Valentine Add Ons and added my car and gnome to the front of my card. I stamped my sentiment using a stamp from the Wild Valentine stamp set onto a piece of Kraft cardstock and popped it up with foam tape onto the bottom of my card. I added a little heart from the Embellishment Clusters Die to my license plate and finished off my card with a twine bow. 

I think this turned out so so so cute!!

Here is a closer look at the sets being showcased today:

Gnome Dies Animal Add Ons

Gnome Dies: Safari Add Ons

Wild Valentine

Wild Valentine Outline Dies

Leopard Print Stencil

Zebra Striped Stencil

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I really appreciate it!

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow to see what I made for Day 2!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Jaded Blossom Products Used:

• Wild Valentine
• Leopard Print Stencil
• Gnome Dies: Safari Add Ons
• Girl Gnome Dies
• Car Dies: Off Road Vehicle
• Embellishment Clusters Die
• Gnome Dies: Valentine Add Ons

Other Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Black (Recollections), Cajun Craze & Mossy Meadow (SU!), Kraft (Pen Gear), Skin Tones (P13)
• Patterned Paper: Jungle Safari (Echo Park)
• Inks: Tea Dye & Walnut Stain Distress, Onyx Black Versafine
• Misc.: Foam Tape, Hemp Twine