I splurged on the labels for the new Catherine Pooler inks. I had tried making my own the last time I swatched inks, but they came off, and I didn't take the time to put the name on them.

I love doing the classes and making cards out of my comfort zone. These are from SBC Fest, Gina K's class.

Another Crop & Create class. This one is from Hero Arts. Two new techniques to me. Embossing with a die (the white panel), and adding wax with my fingers over the embossed image to give it a shimmer. 2nd card is a stencil and the die cut out. Sentiments to come later....

I attended the Spring Crop & Create virtual retreat by Scrapbook & Cards Today - highly recommend. I was sick, so missed the live portion, but am slowing going through the classes on replay. First up, Taylored Expressions. I loved this set, and want more! It's their Create in Quads line.

I made a box full of sentiments from Taylored Expressions Mini-Strips. Probably not the best way to store these. But I thought it was a great task while I watched TV so I would have a bunch of sentiments ready to go.

Valentine's card I made for hubby! Supplies from Simon Says Stamp. I really liked their ink pads.

Valentine Treats Boxes made with Echo Park paper. Those were easy. The M&M shaker cards nearly broke me. I made a black backer piece, and it did not want to line up. Tried the Taylored Expressions Mini Strips today, and first try was a fail, as the embossing powder turned clear.

Sketch #4 This card kinda reflects my mood today... Just good enough. #KCC17 #kendrascardchallenge17

Card/Sketch #2! I've been wanting this Jaded Blossom Gnome die for 2 years, finally bought it on sale during BF. It did not disappoint. She has some dimension! I thought my first version was a little extra, so toned it down and like it much better. #KCC17 #KendrasCardChallenge17

Back to card making after taking a break. I'm doing Kendra's Card Challenge 17, and this is sketch #1. It was the one I was dreading the most, so I ate the frog and did it first. More to come! Embossing folder: Pink and Main Hi die: Scrapbook.com Paper: Echo Park #KCC17 #KendrasCardChallenge17

I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm doing it... Simon Hurley Astro Paste. And the finished birthday card, using Pink & Main dies. Wanted to keep it simple. I am actually very happy with how it turned out... It was fairly easy, but did involve some cleanup. I may have glitter in my hair...

Mass producing Christmas cards (25!)! It was a work in progress - my first stab at it I hated - I always do a rough draft layout, and it just didn't look right to me (first pic). So a few changes with the same pieces of paper, just laid out a little differently.

Cleaning up my craft room. I have so many scraps, that I never use. So trying to make them more accessible. I am really bad about putting things away, so the clean up process needs to be easy too. This is just a very small fraction of what I actually have.

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Next organization project complete! A place for my nested dies. Stamp N Storage magnetic sheets in an Amazon frame. Hope it stays up! I would like to put more, but I'm out of room. I may switch out the seasonal dies for my Gina K master layouts. That stocking takes up so much space!

Distress Oxide all done! I'm not sure they will stay there or in those containers. But I'm running out of room!

Is this the fun part of card making? I've been swatching, labeling and organizing my ink collection. I've learned which inks I love (Catherine Pooler), hate (Simon Hurley) and merely tolerate (Memento). Currently working on Tim Holtz Distress Oxide (love).

Getting started on my Christmas cards. This is the cutest llama from Waffle Flower. And bonus Lawn Fawn twine that comes in every package from them. I had a hard time deciding on which paper to use. I almost used both!

My card was featured on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog! It was the first time I had entered their challenge as I'm trying to up my card game.... On to the next challenge! www.lawnfawnatics.com/winners/feat...

Get out! I'm going to be so organized now. Picked up these two carousels from Stamp N Storage. Fits the Kallax perfectly! Now I need to dig out all my ink pads and swatch and label them. I also have about 25 more pads coming this week, all Catherine Pooler.

Getting into the festive spirit with my girls at Dallas Arboretum.

Created this fun card for my niece. The outside is filled with sparkly bits, and the inside spins around as you open it. I love the interactive dies from Lawnfawn.com Happy Birthday cover die from Scrapbook.com, Swivel Surprise and Treat Cart from Lawn Fawn.

From concept to execution... My first ever entry into the Lawn Fawnatics challenge! Challenge #185 Holiday Critters. I used String of Lights backdrop, Cheesy Christmas, Merry Mice, and Scripty Joy with outline add on. #lawnfawnatics

A little behind the scenes from a few weeks ago... Working on some "ink smooshing". These were for some Halloween cards I made. I don't hate ink smooshing, but I never think to do it.

Trying for a touch of elegance. Mailing this one out in the morning. Simon Says Stamp embossing folder. Pink and Main sentiment and banner. #birthdaycard #sss #pinkandmain

Birthday card I recently created. Happy die from Pink and Main. Wavy background die from Scrapbook.com.

I make cards. Had fun in the Lawn Fawn Create With Us class last week. Really enjoyed the coloring of the mice with Ohuhu alcohol markers. #lawnfawn #mice #cheesychristmas