Hello friends, Today, it's all about a recent virtual retreat that I did with Pinkfresh Studio. It was their first ever Hot Foil and Betterpress event and it was so well received, they are going to have add ons to their regular virtual retreats. I absolutely loved the event and highly recommend it. They are moving to just the betterpress plates because you can foil and letterpress.  I have 2 videos. The unboxing of the kit and the projects that we made. I have the cardmaking event this weekend and I have not done any of the homework. Sometimes, I just do it as I go which is harder but ..read more

Hello friends, Today, I wanted to share an unboxing of my virtual retreat kit from the Not 2 Shabby Shop. I love everything in it but especially the stamp set. I added the coordinating die and I got the plaids paper pad that is shown in the video for free because I preordered it.  It's still available and there is going to be like 8 classes using this kit. I have the link to the kit here. Thanks so much for visiting today ..read more

Hello friends, I am back with part 2 of using paper to make beach or ocean scenes. There is only one more video left in the series but I think that I could have made projects and cards for months using all kinds of different methods for creating oceans or beaches. So fun! In this video, I used some absolutely beautiful papers from Picket Fence Studios. They have all kinds of paper that make "scenes." I also used the Shelfie stamp set from Lawn Fawn and the Build and Drink Cocktail also from Lawn Fawn. Almost done with the series and then onto some new things ..read more

Hello friends, Today, I am sharing more of my series on making beach and ocean scenes using paper. I used the Sailin' paper pack from Not 2 Shabby Shop and I used the matching ephemera from the Not 2 Shabby Shop   and the Ocean Life 6x6 paper pad from Pink and Main. I also used various stamp sets and dies such as the mermaids stamp set from Mama Elephant. There are so many cool papers out there that have ocean and beach scenes done for you such as a new paper pad that I saw recently from La La Land Crafts called Summer Vacation. Also, before I forget Not 2 Shabby Shop is doing ..read more

Hello friends, Thanks so much for visiting today. I have part 2 of using dies to make ocean or beach backgrounds. I used the Coral Reef dies from Pink and Main, a Hello Bluebird background die, The Greeting Farm mini remix summer stamps and lots of other fun things too ..read more

Hello Friends, I am so excited to be sharing another part of my ocean and beach scenes series with you all. This time I am using Dies and part 2 will be shared tomorrow so be sure to check back. I used My Favorite Things Sand and Surf Dienamics, a wave die from Hello Bluebird, The Greeting Farm Poolside Vibes, Lawn Fawn Ocean Wave Accents and lots of other fun things. I hope you enjoy the video and get some ideas to use in your crafting. Thanks for stopping by ..read more

Hello friends, It's hot, hot, hot in sunny So Cal. Today, I am focusing on using stamps to make beach scenes and this is part 1 of 2. The stamp that I am using is from Taylored Expressions and its called Sandy Shores, super cool concept. I also used their Beach Babe gnome die set and Mama Elephant Delivering summer vibes. I am probably missing a few things. I used a lot of product in this series! I hope that you enjoy it and please consider subscribing to my Youtube channel. I would really appreciate it ..read more

Happy day! It's the last day of July and it was my first day back at work as a school librarian. It was quite mellow as most of the teachers who also started today were at training. I finally got a chance to work on cleaning my backroom. it's not glamorous but I have needed to work on this for awhile. Today, I have the second part of making beach scenes with stencils. I am using stencils from Lawn Fawn, I think it's called Beach Sunset and I used some stencils from La La Land Crafts called Summer is here layering stencil. It's a 2 piece stencil and it's amazing. I used some ink and some pastes ..read more

Hi everyone, Today, I am sharing projects made during Create and Connect Class #3 from Pink Fresh Studio ..read more

Hi everyone, Today I am sharing my projects from Pinkfresh Studio's Create and Connect Class #2 ..read more