[FOR CARD MAKERS] Five Cute New Years Day Card Ideas for 2020

2021 is almost here and I can’t believe it! It’s been a crazy year, for sure, but there are still a TON of family and friends that I want to reach out to and celebrate the end of 2020/ the beginning of something new! 🥳 And because it’s been a rough year to connect/ see…

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6 Last Minute DIY Crafty Gift Idea to Make for the Holidays 2020

Alright, everyone… we ALL KNOW that the holidays are crazy-time for crafters like us. (Have you ever sped-built Christmas cards??? I know I have!) But every year, I always LOVE being able to make hand-made gifts for my friends and family… … and this year, I feel like the extra effort will be extra-special!  So…

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The week’s BEST Card & Scrapbook Inspiration! [Week of November 15th 2020]

Hello there my crafter friend! How was your week? I hope your craft room gets a ton of love this weekend. I am excited to finish up my Christmas card projects and proceed to the next one 😉 Always a next one! Today, I’ve gathered my Best of the Week inspiration 🙂 Here’s my shortlist…

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7 Christmas Scrapbook Page layouts and ideas you HAVE to see!

Welcome December!!! 😆 Now that winter is finally here (and my husband says it’s “okay” to play Christmas music all the time… silly man, doesn’t he know that any time is good time???), I had to share this week’s collection with you!  It’s one of my favorites… Christmas Scrap Page Ideas! Every year, I LOVE…

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The week’s BEST Card & Scrapbook Inspiration! [Week of November 8th]

Hello fellow crafter! It’s another fun crafty-week in my house again (making Christmas cards for family) and working on the new scrap pages that I thought would be finished in three hours but nope, have ended up taking all week! haha You know my philosophy: work hard, craft harder! 😉  Ready for a little inspiration…

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The week’s BEST Card & Scrapbook Inspiration! [Week of November 1st 2020]

Hello my fellow crafters and WELCOME to another edition of the “best of”!!! It’s been a fun week of crafting at my house (lots of getting holiday cards prepped for the month! Here’s a sneak peek at one of the shaker’s that I made…) 🙂 So cute, right??? And who doesn’t LOVE a shaker card?…

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DIY Christmas Gift Tag Project ideas to make this December!

I’m elbow-deep in sweet potato casserole today but that doesn’t mean that I’ve been neglecting my craft room 😊In fact… I’m more than 75% DONE with my Christmas cards! 🥳 Here’s a sample for you, and (I know this will shock you), they’re all shakers!  Side Note: The cat card is based off my own…

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10 Beautiful Fall Inspired Scrapbook Album Ideas

Every year as we get closer and closer to Thanksgiving, I LOVE to take a moment to think about how blessed my life has been… …my kids (who have grown into wonderful people) and grandkids I adore❤️  … a little front garden filled with flowers … and a husband who I still like! (After all…

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The week’s BEST Card & Scrapbook Inspiration! [Week of October 25th]

Hello fellow crafters it’s been a long week of crazy-busy in my house with random projects and, you know, normal life (hello, laundry, I’m looking at you) 😁 But this weekend I have BLOCKED time away to sit and make stuff (which, if I’m honest, is all I ever really want to do on the weekend!)…

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DIY Stamped Thank you card ideas that are so beautiful you might cry

Has someone ever done something for you that was so special, so extraordinary, or just so delightfully unexpected that you wanted to thank them in a way that showed how much it meant to you? Have you ever wished that you could really express how much you appreciate someone? We all know that thank you…

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The week’s BEST Card & Scrapbook Inspiration! [Week of Oct 18th]

Hello, fellow paper-crafters! How’s your week?  I know that for me, Fridays are when I get to “unwind” from my day job and start dreaming about all the fun things I want to create in my craft room 🙂 (PLUS: I just got in a new cozy mystery that I ordered on Amazon! It’s going to…

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[❤️ FOR CRAFTS ONLY ❤️] The week’s BEST Card & Scrapbook Inspiration! [Week of October 11]

Ladies…. There are Christmas Cards all over my craft room right now ❤️😆❤️ … and I can’t tell you how much FUN it is to be working on them! (I’ve spent sooo much time on Pinterest, it’s not even funny 😂) Best of the Week: Are you ready for your own weekly paper-craft inspiration?!? It’s…

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7 cute shaker cards ideas PLUS DIY instructions on how to easily make your own

This might be one of my all-time favorite card compilations that I have ever done! Because today’s card Roundup is all about… Shaker Cards!!!! If you’ve been reading this newsletter for any amount of time, you know that I am absolutely crazy about shaker cards! They are one of my all-time favorites because… … they’re cute as…

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[❤️ FOR CRAFTS ONLY ❤️] The week’s BEST Card & Scrapbook Inspiration! [Week of September 27]

Hello fellow crafters! Are you excited for the weekend? To get you ready for another fun weekend of crafting, I’ve gathered some of my favorite card and scrappage inspirations of the week! With Christmas looming close, and fall color starting to appear, I hunted a few ideas that fit the season 🙂  Hope you enjoy…

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[❤️ FOR CRAFTS ONLY ❤️] The week’s BEST Card & Scrapbook Inspiration! [Week of September 20th]

Hello, my dearest fellow crafters! Another week has passed and since Friday is finally here, all I want to do is sit in my craft room, play with paper, and make pretty things… If you’re feeling the same feels, then you’ll LOVE this newsletter… This week I’ve gathered some of my favorite card and scrappage…

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[❤️FOR CARD MAKERS ONLY] … 7 not-so-scary Halloween Card Ideas!

I was talking to my granddaughter the other day and she was telling me what about her costume for Halloween (a mermaid, of course!), then she asked if we can make Haloween cards for her friends.  Of course, I said YES (like any good crafting nana would!) “BUT,” my granddaughter said, “They can’t be scary, okay…

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[❤️ FOR CRAFTS ONLY ❤️] The week’s BEST Card & Scrapbook Inspiration! [Week of September 13]

Hello fellow crafters! How was your week? Mine has been good (busy) but I am so excited for the weekend! (Time to get those projects ticked off my to-do lists… of course, time in the craft room is never a hardship ❤️😉)  To get you ready for a fun-filled weekend of crafting, I’ve gathered some…

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❤️ How to Create Pinterest-worthy Halloween Scrap Pages!

October is only a day away and you know what that means… It’s time to start prepping the Halloween Scrap Pages!!! (Can you tell I like Halloween??? 😁😁😁) After raising three kids, and now with two grandkids, I have accumulated a TON of photos over the years, so I made a deal with myself… Every…

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My Favorite Card & Scrapbook Inspiration of the Week! [September 6th Edition]

Hello, my fellow crafters! Hope you are having an absolutely amazing week and are looking forward to booking some quality time in your craft room this weekend!  I’ve got a new project that I’m super excited to share with you very soon… (More info to come in the next couple of weeks!) But for now,…

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[FOR SCRAPPERS ONLY] ❤️ Easy-to-Make Albums that are PERFECT for Gifts

I can’t believe that October is almost here! 😜 And while I am neck-deep in Halloween cards (oh, they are some of my favorite things to make!) I also haven’t forgotten that the holidays are almost upon us! You know what that means… Christmas! (cue the dramatic music) So my craft-brain has been thinking almost non-stop…

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