Guesting at AJVD...

 Hello and happy Wednesday everyone!  I'm popping in to let you know that I have a post on the AJVD blog today.  Here is a little peek of my project:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check out my project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Guesting at AJVD!

 Hello and happy Wednesday!  I'm guesting over on the AJVD blog today!  Here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see what I created!  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy wednesday!

 Happy Wednesday everyone!  Crazy to think that March is almost over!  I'm over on the AJVD blog today with another guest designer post.  Here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check it out.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy new year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends!  So hard to believe the new year is almost here!   I have a post up on the AJVD blog and I'm sad to say that this is my last post for AJVD.   I made the hard decision to step down from their team.  All good things must come to an end, right?  Anyway... here is a peek of my last project:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see what I created.  As always... thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Merry Christmas!

 Can you belive that Christmas is just a few days away?  Despite all the ups and downs this year has really flown by!  I have a post up on the AJVD blog today and it is a bit of a departure for me.  Here is a little peek:

I do hope that you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Happy Wednesday!

 Happy Wednesday everyone!  The days until Christmas are ticking down!  Are you ready?!   I have a post up on the AJVD blog and here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the blog to see the full project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Happy Wednesday!

 Hope your week is going well!  I have a post up on the AJVD blog today and here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see the full card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Happy December!

 Happy December everyone!  Where did the year go?!  It is also Wednesday and so that means I have a post up on the AJVD blog.  Here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 Hello!  Thanksgiving is tomorrow, but I wanted to wish everyone here in the US a very happy Thanksgiving.  I hope everyone gets to spend their day with those they love and cherish!  It is Wednesday and that means I have a card up on the AJVD blog and here is a peek:

I hope you will check out my card.  Have a wonderful day!

Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!

 Hey friends!  It is that time of the year... time for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lover's blog hop.  I have a card up on the A Jillian Vance Design blog today that features a new die set from AJVD that is perfect for the blog hop.  Here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the blog to check out my card.   I also want to let you know that AJVD will be having a black Friday sale starting on Nov. 20th and running through Nov. 30th.

New Release at AJVD!

 Hello everyone!  There is a new release at A Jillian Vance Design and I have created a card using some of the new dies.  Here is a little peek of the card:

I had a bit of fun using some of the Tim Holtz holiday products on my card!  I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check out what I made.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy november!

 Hello!  Hope your November is off to a great start.  It is Wednesday and that means I have a post up on the AJVD blog.  Here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy wednesday... owl-o-ween is coming!

 Hello everyone!  It is Wednesday and that means I have card up on the AJVD blog.  And since Halloween is right around the corner my card features a little Halloween fun!  Here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check out the card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy wednesday!

 Hello and happy Wednesday!  I have a post up on the AJVD blog today and here is a little peek of my project:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my card and let me know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

it's wednesday!

 Hello and happy Wednesday everyone!  Fall has definitely arrived in the Puget Sound region of Washington!   The weather is getting colder and the leaves are falling!   My usual post is up on the AJVD blog today and here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see the full card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy wednesday...

 Hello and happy Wednesday everyone!  Hope your October is off to a great start.  Here in the Pacific Northwest we are having a typical start to October... lots of rain!   Since it is Wednesday that means I have a post up on the AJVD blog and here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to check out my card.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy national coffee day!

 Hello everyone!  Today is national coffee day and that means that the Coffee Loving Cardmakers are hosting a blog hop of sponsors over on their blog.  A Jillian Vance Design is a super sponsor and if you head over to the AJVD blog you can enter to win a $20 gift certificate to the AJVD store!  Normally on Wednesdays I post my project over on the AJVD blog, but today is a little different.  I will be posting my card here (and over on the AJVD blog) with all the details as to how I created my card.   So lets get started!

I used a lot of different AJVD products on my card!  I started with the coffee bean background from the  Brewed to Perfection stamp set.  I stamped the image on kraft cardstock with dark brown ink, die cut it with a rectangle die and then inked the edges with Gathered Twigs distress oxide ink.  I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps for my card and so I die cut  orange and yellow cardstock per elements in the sketch and inked them with distress oxide inks in Mustard Seed (yellow) and Ripe Persimmon (orange).  I layered those on my coffee bean background.  I stamped the mug from Hug in a Mug on red cardstock with dark brown ink and then added some shading with a dark red Copic marker.  The mug was then cut with the matching die.   I stamped the pumpkin image from the Hug in a Mug on white cardstock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and then colored with Copic markers.  I cut the image with the matching die.   The sentiment (from the Pumpkin Spice stamp set) was stamped on kraft cardstock with VersaFine Acorn ink, die cut it with a label die and then inked the edges.   I popped up the mug on the card front, added the sentiment and then popped up the pumpkin.   Also going to add this to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of anything goes.

A Jillian Vance Design products used:

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to head over to the AJVD blog to enter to win a $20 gift certificate and have a lovely day!

happy first day of fall!

 Happy fall everyone!  Hope your week is going well!  I'm popping in to let you know that I have a post up on the AJVD blog today and here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my project.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Happy Wednesday!

 It is Wednesday and it is exactly the middle of September!  Yikes!  Fall will officially be here next Wednesday.  I love fall and with that in mind I have a fall themed card I'm sharing on the AJVD blog today.  I used a new AJVD product in a way that it wasn't actually intended for!  Here is a little peek of my card:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my card and find out how I created my little fall basket!  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

happy wednesday...

 Hello!  Hope your week is going well.  Today is the first day of school for my youngest.  He was off and out the door very early this morning to wait for the school bus.  Since it is Wednesday that means I have a card up on the AJVD blog.  Here is a little peek:

I hope you will head over to the AJVD blog to see my project and to let me know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!