You and Me

Hello friends - long time, no see!  I'm desperately trying to get back in the habit of blogging and it just hasn't happened yet!  I've been making cards behind the scenes - some DT projects I can show you in a bit and some that will be published later this year so I can't show those for a while.  

Anyway, I was able to play along with the Papertrey blog hop this month after a long absence and I'm so glad I could do it!  This month's theme was "high gloss" and I decided to stamp some flowers from the Beautiful Blooms set.  

I've been spending a lot of time cleaning up/out my craft room lately and came upon this set I haven't inked up in quite a while.  I stamped the large flowers and heat embossed them on some fun red and yellow papers, cut them out and added them atop a card I made using my new Mon Ami kit from Basic Grey.  I just adore this kit and feel I will be using it often!  I finished the card with some glossy (?) sequins and a mirrored, vintage button.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Joy

Hello friends!  I am so excited to announce today that I have been selected to be on the design team for The Twinery!  Pinch me!  I have loved their beautiful twine for years and was just tickled when I was chosen for this year's team!  I can't wait to show you all sorts of crafty goodness with all of that twine!  :)

I'm on a never-ending quest to clean up my craft room (I honestly think I won't be finished until I can get some storage shelves for my closet and finally unpack the boxes from when we moved) and this card is one of the results.  I was cleaning off my desk and found these two panels of coordinating paper and thought they'd look pretty layered on a card.  I drew the "joy" sentiment in pencil and then stitched it on one of the panels using yummy mandarin twine and finished the card with some coordinating brads and a big bow.

Here is the rest of the 2014 team - I hope you can visit them and send some love their way, too!

Denise Hahn
http://www.inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/
Jen Cuthbertson - that's me!
http://www.jencuthbertson.blogspot.com/
Christine Meyer
http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/
Rebecca Grecco
http://hugsarefun.com/
DoBea Alberts
http://dobeaalberts.blogspot.com/
Rebecca VanDeMark
http://rebeccavandemark.wordpress.com/
Andrew Roberts
http://downundercrafter.blogspot.com.au/
Melyssa Connolly
http://www.fantastink.blogspot.com/
Suzanna Lee
http://www.lifestrivialities.typepad.com/
Tobi Crawford
http://tobicrawford.blogspot.ca/
Jeanne Jachna
http://akeptlife.blogspot.com/search/label/Poppystamps
Stacey Schafer
http://stampinwithstacey.blogspot.com/
Anita Mulcahey
http://happypapercrafthappenings.blogspot.com/
Melania Deasy
http://melaniadeasy.blogspot.com/
Katarina Damm-Blomberg
http://krumeluran.wordpress.com/
Monika Wright - Sr Designer
http://iloveitallwithmonikawright.com/
Jamie Cripps - Sr Designer
http://jamielanedesigns.blogspot.com/
Ashley Bores - Sr Designer
http://heartmadelife.com/
Amy Crockett
http://www.scrappingmommy.com/
Tifany DeGough
http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/
Jaclyn Miller
http://designsbyjax.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for visiting today and I'll see you back again soon!

Love Grows

Here is a card I've got featured at the Waltzingmouse Inspiration blog today!  Head over there for the details!