This month’s DT challenge was to show how we celebrate Memorial Day. To be honest, we don’t really do very much. I do reflect and give thanks for those who gave their lives serving our country and for those still serving. One thing we do now is take the wreaths that […]
Design Team

from the time i got my box filled with penny black stamps and “eye-popping” cardstock i knew what i wanted to do…. so i grabbed my Tombow Dual Brush Pens and set out to see if i could get the image from my mind onto paper. i am not a […]
penny black & monochromatic by Sarah

I was inspired by Penny Black’s ‘Sparkle’ stamp of a single flower. Perfect for a quick inking with the Tombow Dual Brush Pens and layering for a dimensional look with the Foam Tabs. I also used Penny Black’s new ‘Mix and Match’ papers to easily coordinate the look all together. […]
“Floral Sketchbook” by Marie Browning
It is time for another Tombow Blog Hop. This month we are pairing up with Penny Black. I received some fun goodies from Penny Black to play with! Did you know they have paper? The DT rec’d some fun bright colors of paper as well as several fun stamps. This […]
“Just for You” by Debbie Fisher

MONO Aqua Liquid Glue, MONO Multi Liquid Glue, Dual Brush Pens, Fastner Tabs, Power Tabs, Stamp Runner Permenant Adhesive
Letter Holder by Marie Browning
Here is another card I made for a teacher. This one I will give her the last day of school as she won’t be back next year. I am also making a matching gift box with Skittles inside as her son told me that was her favorite candy. I love […]
Jillibean Teacher Thank You
Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week and Tuesday was Teacher Appreciation “Day”. For those of you who don’t know I am a para educator. I work with 9-12 grade and mostly behavior students. I made some cookies for the teachers whose rooms I work in and created this fun tag to attach to […]
“Teacher Appreciation Week” by Debbie Fisher
a month to thank some very important people in our lives! are you looking for a personalized gift to make? how about a bouquet of flowers? what if you make them useful? this bucket of flowers will make a creative addition to any desk…mom or teacher tools needed: scalloped circle […]
thank you…moms & teachers!

This vintage card with a sewing theme demonstrates a few adhesive techniques for adding gold gilded accents. I love to incorporate old ephemera into card designs, like a sheet from my Grandmamma‘s notebook of a smocking design and an old photo. Remember to color photocopy these pieces rather than using the […]
“Life’s a Stitch!” by Marie Browning
Did you know May is National Strawberry Month? Around here it would be June as our strawberries aren’t ready until Father’s Day. I LOVE strawberries and love this image that is in FredSheSaid’s precolored “Emma in the Strawberry Patch”. Precolored images make creating cards much quicker. And with my super […]
National Strawberry Month
A BIG Thank You to Jillibean Soup for blogging with us this week, all of the designer did a fabulous job. Here’s a glance back at a few the great creations. Just look at these adorable frogs by Debbie, I just love the colors… And Marie’s wonderful album…who wouldn’t enjoy […]
Jillibean Soup Love

i’ve jumped on! been wanting to done something like this for a while, and was inspired to give it a try when i got my jillibean soup “blossom soup” papers. with the help of their canvas flowers, bean blossoms, corrugated die-cut letters, bean stalks and the blossom soup cardstock stickers. […]