Coffee Loving Cardmakers Design Team Member!

Are you a coffee loving cardmaker? You might already be familiar with the official website for such people, Coffee Loving Cardmakers, but if not, you really must go check it out!  If you're on Instagram, be sure and follow along here!

As of this week, there is now an official design team and, guess what?!  I was asked to be one of the design team members!  Can you say I'm just a teensy weensy bit excited?!  I'm joining this fabulous group of ladies...


In celebration, I went ahead and stirred up a little caffeination related inspiration!  I know I'm stating the obvious with this card, but I thought it appropriate for my first post as an official design team member.

Stamps:  Hero Arts (LOL), Sweet Stamp Shop (Cuppa Coffee)

As you can see, Clean & Simple is my game!  Tomorrow I'm going to be revealing my craft space here on the blog! You'll see "clean & simple" lived out there too!  You might even see a few coffee related items gracing the photos...

Have a fabulous Thursday!

A World Smile Day Boo! & Announcement!

Yep! I'm still here. Just having a flurry of activity on the home front as the week comes to a close!

It's World Smile Day today and, while I really wanted to make a card with this theme, I just don't have extra time to spare this week!  I figured I'd share a cute little Halloween card that's been staring at me from the counter, patiently waiting to make it's debut here on the blog.  I think it's smile worthy?!

Stamps:  Endless Creations (KB's Ghost, Halloween Fun Cube - sentiment)

The ghosts and sentiment are from Endless Creations, a fun online stamp company!  I met the owner in person last year!  They have some great Halloween stamps for this time of year, so you'll have to go check out their store!

I sprayed the ghosts with my favorite spritz sprays, Heidi Swapp Color Shine, to give them a little eerie sheen.  Then, I popped them up with some foam dots for dimension and added three black sequins for good measure.

On another note, I have some exciting news to share with you!  I am joining the Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps design team for their next term, starting this month!  I designed for them back in 2011/2012 and am excited to be back!  I can't wait to showcase their high quality, beautiful stamps again!

Halloween is just around the corner and I haven't even started figuring out costumes for the kids!  We'll have to dig through our tote of Halloween fun and see if there are some things that can be reused!

Lots to do yet today, so off I go!  I hope you've had a great week!

Enjoy your weekend!

Joining the Precious Remembrance Team!

I have some very exciting news to share with you today!  I have been asked to join the Precious Remembrance design team!  Beginning today, I will be sharing card ideas over on the blog on Tuesdays!

This week, I'm sharing a clean & simple card design using the brand new Fall Colors set, so be sure and go take a peek!

I also want to give you a heads up on an upcoming Blog Hop with Precious Remembrance and Tombow USA that will begin this Friday, September 5, and continue through Sunday, September 7!  Be sure and mark your calendars because it will include three days of fun, inspiration and prizes!!!  You're not going to want to miss it!

Isn't it crazy just how soon fall will be arriving?  Changing the calendar over to September made it hit home even more yesterday!  I'm ready.  I think...

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Crafty Contributor

I am embarking on a new adventure!  I have been asked to be a part of the Craft Storage Ideas Contributor Team!  Yay!  This couldn't have come at a better time!  This particular year, it's a goal of mine to find organization ideas and put them to use in my craft room.  DH has started working on finishing the basement and that, to me, just means I'm getting closer to having a brand new place to create that is bigger than a walk-in closet!  Mind you, I don't mind my current cozy place, but sometimes I just wish I had a closet for storage and a little more room to walk and breathe.  That said, I have been on a mission to find some good organizing ideas and inspiration!  Hello, Craft Storage Ideas!  I've been browsing their pages of inspiration for quite a while now and am so inspired by what they find to share with the blog world!  If you aren't familiar with their blog, please take a little time to go take a look!  You'll be inspired!  Promise.

Exciting News!

Today I'm finally sharing the exciting news that I've been keeping from you for a few weeks now!

I'm starting a new challenge blog for clean and simple cards named CASology & am so excited to have a talented design team along for this new adventure!

 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Jen Wills

Melissa Chipperfield

Rosemary Dennis

Tracey McNeely

While you're waiting for the very first challenge on Tuesday, July 10, go take a peek at these gals' wonderful blogs!  You'll soon see why I am so thrilled to have them on the team!

Beginning, July 10, there will be weekly challenges every Tuesday on the challenge blog!  One cue word will be given and, to participate, you can interpret that one word any way you'd like to create a clean & simple card.  This is a challenge all about creativity!  The design team will share their creations as well as a little explanation of their individual creations to help you understand CAS card design a bit more!  There will be one winner and four honorable mentions chosen each week!

I can't wait to get started and to see all the wonderful CAS creations that the design team and challenge participants create!  Come join us!!!

 

Dynamic Duos!

I am so thrilled to share some exciting news with you!  I have been asked to be a part of the design team for the brand new Dynamic Duos challenge blog!  Beginning Saturday, May 5, there will be a new color challenge each Saturday, using two colors!  Here is the monthly schedule:

The challenge is divided into weekly "themes"...

Week 1-Bold and Sassy-bright, happy colors

Week 2-Subtly Yours-soft, romantic colors

Week 3-Black Tie-one color plus black and a dessert option

Week 4-Monochromatic-same colors in different hues (light/dark)

Week 5-Mix and Match-we choose one color and you add the other color to ours to create your own "Dynamic Duo".

While you're waiting for the fun to begin, go visit the other DT members' blogs!  I can't believe the talent I get to work with!  :)

The Dynamo Team:

Allisa Chilton

Anne Marie Hile

 

Anika Lerche

Bronwyn Eastley

Kim Singdahlsen

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

 

Melissa Chipperfield (this blog)

Paige Grabau

Sue Joyce

*See you on the challenge blog on Saturday (May 5) for the inaugural challenge!*

More Excitement!

Today, I get to announce that I am now a member of the Prickley Pear 2011-2012 Design Team!  How exciting is that?!  I am so happy to be a part of this team and can not wait to begin working along with all the team talent using these fabulous images and dies!  To celebrate, I created a clean and simple one-layer card and entered it into the Less is More sketch challenge this week!

Supplies:
Stamps - Prickley Pear (Oak & Maple Leaf Clear Stamp Set)
Paper - textured white CS
Ink - SU Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso

Happy News!

I'm so excited to tell you I am now part of 2 Cute Rubber Stamps' Design Team!  I'm extremely excited to get to play with such adorable stamps and a wonderful team!  2 Cute's Design Team blog has a Challenge every couple of weeks and lots of inspiration, so be sure and check it out when you get a chance!  A new challenge (Lace and Pearls) just started this week!

Now off to stamp...