Playing around with mixed media stuff has given me the confidence to JUST GO WITH IT. You want to overlap some stamps? They’re different colours? Whatever! I had a thought that this might work and I’m glad I...

Butterflies are my weakness... Never met one I didn't like.  (Stamp is from Stampendous!'s Jumbo Butterfly Trio) Guess what? Wanna see what's new? Check out this page with ALL NEW Stamps at Stampendous!  Have a nice day!  ...

So when it comes to papercrafts you may have noticed that I like to dabble. I, like many of you, have been “crafty” all my life and have  gone through a bunch of different “mediums” before landing on...

Our fourth and final day!! We are so thrilled to have you all hopping along with us! We love you guys!! Our final set for this month was designed by our AMAZING owner, Jessica Knutsen. This gorgeous tree...

It is once again time to feature a new set from Technique Tuesday’s Greenhouse Society line of stamps. I had a lot of fun playing around with the chalkboard technique with the stamps. Here’s my card:   I...

Today is our THIRD day of FOUR blog hop challenges for this month, and again, we have another SUPER cute set from Torico!! Just in time for Valentine's Day, too!!!! This cute little cherub and all it’s adorable...

On a whim I applied for Jen’s DT for her weekly sketch called: and waddup… I made it. lol.. I am so excited to join the uber talented bunch of ladies and love having a weekly sketch to...

  Here we are at day two of this month's release, and we have two more SUPER cute sets from Torico!!     I love this steampunk chick. She’s totally rad!! She’s a lot of fun to colour,...

**Scroll down for the TSG Blog Hop** It’s finally time to share some of the new images that Stampendous! released at the latest CHA. There are a bunch of really cute kiddos hitting the shelves soon and I...

It’s no secret, we are DEFINITELY in love with everything Torico does here are There She Goes, and we know you are, too. This month she has honored us by creating a set that we have been begging...

Robot paper... Robot image (Lovebots). Kismet. lol..  I've held on to this paper FOR YEARS (literally) waiting for the right image to pair it with and finally I used it!! PHEW.. (the paper is K&CO. although I have...

SO... Torico (who designs for There She Goes) also designs the cutest digital stamps ever - so I bought some! Her Etsy shop is called Birdie Brown and if you've never used digital, they are both economical and...

  Have you played around with the “chalkboard” look yet? I’m kinda really loving the trend and am looking at my stamps with a different eye lately.. For this card I used a brand-spankin’-new Technique Tuesday set called...

A quick card before bed! I played along with this week's CAS challenge at Splitcoast - it's a colour challenge! I cut out the various cardstocks with the Chevron die from My Favorite Things and adhered them to...

It’s an exciting time for us crafters… We’re nearing the big winter tradeshow – aka CHA, and I am pretty excited about some of the new products the companies are sharing with us. I’ve been doing a little...

I’ve been tidying up my craft area in the last couple of days and it saddens me to see all of my pretty papers and coordinating chipboard pieces and stickers… I HAD to use them tonight! I played...

Up until a week ago our family consisted of: Me, my husband Ian, our son Phoenix, our cat Whiskers and our dog Kitara. We were happy, our hearts were full, the animals thrived but I suppose something was...

Hello! It’s the beginning of the month so that means a new monthly challenge at the Stampendous! Blog, and this month is super easy for me, it’s KIDDOS! Stampendous’ Kiddos Collection of adorable children has really grown in 2012...

Hi there! Today on the TSG Blog I’m sharing a tutorial I filmed on the Pastel Chalk pencils I use to do all of my shading… Enjoy!   ";" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UaG9kOLoHZPk9HySSnxpVVYBj_N3fFVvzbi97ov4wudQyGu-b5BAvFi9PPRkOdDiSCRSWYQIr0H0DSDzZ_rSQGUP15euJFCzSMiZpFSYo-HQVoCdkqcfKbqiE2LPZ2IgFeZNHBtP2lA/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none">Click to watch in Youtube and rate/leave...

Happy New Year!! Last night I spent a quiet evening “in” and I made a few cards.. This one was a quick attempt at the “faux chalkboard technique”. I really like the look and I have a few...

Here’s my farewell to 2012. Like everyone else the year has had some highs and lows and in my crafty life it’s been a great year. I just love looking through my year in card-form and see how...