Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hi everyone! I am so excited to be participating in the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop today. Let me just start by dusting off my blog... It's been a while since I've posted on here.

Today I am featuring a card for Not2Shabby with a special coupon code for 15% off your order. Use coupon code: COFFEE Here is a link for the shop

For my card today I am featuring the adorable MFT 'Teapot' Dienamics. I had to pop the kitty from The Neat&Tangled 'Kitty's Favorite Things' stamp set in that teacup. I also have a video over on my YouTube channel where I share a process video of my card. Thanks for stopping by and have fun on the hop. Hugs Ashley

Your Next Stamp - Challenge #42

Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing my card that I created for the challenge #42. I was so inspired by both the colours and sketch that were provided for the challenge that I had to use them both. I used the YNS 'Cupboard Full Of Happiness' stamp set and the new release Spring Grass Matte Gumdrops to create this sweet card .

Here are the colours for this challenge and sketch if you would like to participate. Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog to share your card and see the other cards that the design team came up with.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Xo

Your Next Stamp Feature Day- Welcome Summer With Yellow

Hey everyone! Today I am sharing my feature day card that I created. The design team is welcoming summer with yellow. For my card I used the stamp set 'Word Critters- Spring Birds' and the 'Cool Tags 3 Die Set'. I stamped out my background in black and popped up one image which I coloured in yellow to really make it pop.

Please head over and check out the other projects the design team has to share with you on the Your Next Stamp blog and leave a comment. One commenter will win a stamp set of their choice. Xo

Your Next Stamp Challenge 41

Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing my card that I created for the challenge #41. I was so inspired by both the colours and sketch that were provided for the challenge. I used the YNS 'Word Critters- Spring Birds' stamp set and the new release Hot Pink Matte Gumdrops to create this sweet love anniversary card .

Here are the colours for this challenge and sketch if you would like to participate. Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog to share your card and see the other cards that the design team came up with.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Xo

Your Next Stamp New Release Design Team Dare - Upsy Daisy

Hey everyone! Today is the Your Next Stamp Design Team Dare! We are sharing ways to create a cheerful card for Upsy Daisy day! Here is the card that I created using the new release stamp set 'Waddles- Gardening Fun' and the new 'Spring Grass Matte Gum Drops'. I used the cute insects from the stamp set to stamp out my background. I used that adorable sentiment "Gardeners know all the dirt" and used brown glitter to make some cute sparkly dirt.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. Make sure to head over and leave a comment on the YourNextStamp blog. One commenter on the YNS blog will win a stamp set of their choice. Xo

Your Next Stamp June Release Day Blog Hop

Hey everyone!! Eeee it's such an exciting day! The June release is finally here! The YNS design team has a lot of cuteness in store for you today. Here is my project that I created for today's release day blog hop. I have been loving adding real sprinkles inside my shaker projects and I just had to use them for these sweet birthday tags that I made. For my tags I used the new "Cool Tag 3 Die Set", "Happy Everything Stamp & Die" and the stamp set "Party Animals" from a past release. These sprinkle shaker tags just make me want to have some birthday cake! Who is with me?

I hope you have lots of fun along the blog hop. Make sure to comment on every blog along the way! A lucky winner is going to receive a $25 YNS gift certificate!! Don't forget to use the coupon code:YNSJUNE20 to save 20% off!!!! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Your next stop along the blog is Deborah! Xo

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Your Next Stamp Preview Day

Hey everyone!! I am so excited to be a guest designer for YourNextStamp for the month of June! Today is preview day for the June release and tomorrow all of the products will be available for purchase in the shop. For my card today I used the adorable new set "Waddles Gardening Fun" and the coordinating dies. It was my first time using coordinating dies and I went to town die cutting out all of the cute images from this set. I had to use them all to create this cute retirement scene card.

I hope you enjoyed this little preview into one of the sets being released tomorrow. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. Tomorrow we will be having a Release Day Blop Hop so don't forget to check back! Please head back over to the YNS Blog to see the other Design Team members previews! Xo

May Not2Shabby Projects Share

Hello lovelies!!! Today I'm back with a share of the projects that I created for the month of May for Not2Shabby! I absolutely adore being on the Not2Shabby design team!! I had so much fun creating this month! You can find all the products I used to create my projects over at http://www.not2shabbyshop.com You can use my coupon code to save 10% off your order:CRAFTYGIRL

First up, I created this adorable card for mothers day! I wanted to create a cute little selfie of my husband and I with our dogs. I ended up creating one of these for my mom and mother-in-law because it turned out so cute! I think adding images which are coloured up to look like family members or pets on a card really makes it personal. Both my mom and mother-in-law loved the cards! :) For the little peak a boo window I used the MFT "Peekaboo Window Die". For the images I used the Greeting Farm "Mini Remix Brewtiful" and "Mini Remix Happy" stamp sets. The sentiments are from the Lawn Fawn "Mom + Me" Stamp set.

I created these sweet little tags to add to my dishcloth bundles. Another hobby of mine is knitting and crocheting. I knit up a whole bunch of these spring coloured dishclothes and tied them into little bundles with tags. This way I have a cute little thank you gift to give if we are attending a family dinner or dinner party. To make these tags I used the MFT shaker tag builder die. I mixed two of the new Greeting Farm sets to create that sweet little puppy in the coffee mug. The mug is from the Greeting Farm "Mini Remix Brewtiful" set and the puppy is from the "Mini Remix Happy" set. I used the sentiment from an older MFT set "Adorable Elephants".

Next up I created this fun summer card! I love roasting marshmallows and I thought it would be fun to create a card with a burnt marshmallow. I used some fine black glitter to make the marshmallow look like it was charred. This card was part of the Not2Shabby Hop that we had. I coloured up this card using Copic markers. For this card I used a few stamp sets, Lawn Fawn "Love You S'more", "Happy Trails" "Stinkin Cute" and "Mom + Me".

Another cute summer themed card that was part of the Not2Shabby DT Hop. I used Prisma Colour pencil crayons to colour up the images on this card. I used the Lawn Fawn "Ready Set Snow Coordinating Die" to create that fun snow globe shaker filled with cute summer confetti. For the stamps I used the Lawn Fawn "Stinkin Cute" set and the flower is from the Sunny Studio "Island Getaway" set.

I have been having so much fun colouring all of the cute stamps that have been coming out lately. This set is one of my new favourites. It is "Say Yes To Donuts" by Neat&Tangled.

Lastly for today I also coloured up this adorable set "Big Top Birthday" by Neat&Tangled. I think this set is so original and it's perfect for birthday cards. I hope you enjoyed this little share of my projects I created for Not2Shabby this past month. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! Xo

March/April Not2Shabby DT Projects Share

Goodmorning lovlies!! I have been busy the past few months crafting up a storm and I wanted to share what I've been up to! As most of you know I am a designer for Not2Shabby!! I wanted to share with you the projects that I created for the month of March and April. You can find the products that I used to create my cards and projects over at http://www.Not2ShabbyShop.com You can use my coupon code to recieve 10% off your order: CRAFTYGIRL

First up, I created these adorable baby girl and baby boy cards featuring the Neat&Tangled "Itty Bitty Welcoming Committee" stamp set. I just love how cute that lamb and bunny are holding the little banner.

These next cards are a favourite of mine. I created these super cute picnic scene cards using a mixture of stamp sets. Most of the images come from the Sunny Studio "Summer Picnic" stamp set. This set is from their newest summer release. I also used the Avery Elle "Woodland Wonders" and Waffle Flower "Welcome Spring" sets. I just love mixing up my stamp sets.

This is probably my favourite card that I'm sharing today! I had so much fun making this sweet scene. As soon as I saw the Neat&Tangled "Better Together" set I knew that I had to add those sweet stuffed animals into that washing machine from the new Lawn Fawn "Loads of Fun" stamp set. Cuteness!! :)

Summer is just around the corner and this card was inspired by my excitment for popsicles and warm weather! I used the Greeting Farm "For You Anya" set. For this card I wanted to show how you can use one stamp set to create not only your main image but also a super cute background.

Fairy pizza party time!!! I created my fairy baking card earlier in the month using the fairies from the "Fairy Friends" set and I loved it so much that I had to create another scene card using the Lawn Fawn "Pizza My Heart" stamp set.

That cute hedgehog from Whimsy Stamps "Hedgehugs" set just gets me every time. I had to add a sweet little bow on her head and have her collecting strawberries from the Sunny Studio "Fresh & Fruity" set to place in that basket. The basket is from the Waffle Flower "Egg Hunt" stamp set. I thought it would be cute to show another way to get use out of that cute Easter set.

I just fell in love with that puppy from the Sunny Studio "Rain or Shine" set. For this card I wanted to make the dog paint a cute background and sentiment. I used the paintbrush and paint can from the Sunny Studio "A Good Egg" set.

Another Sweet card set I created using the Whimsy Stamps "Little Helper" set. With my love of glitter I had to add glitter all over this card and create sparkly snow! :)

My last card I have to share today is this baking card. I love this card. It reminds me of the baking scene in the Sleeping Beauty movie. To create this card I used two Lawn Fawn sets "Baked with Love" and "Fairy Friends". Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I hope that you enjoyed this little share of projects that I created in the month of March and April! xo

International Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop

Goodmorning lovelies!! I am so excited to be apart of the International Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop today!! This is actually the first blog hop that I have been apart of! Today I am sharing with you a scrapbook layout that I made of my little puppy Daisy.

I am a guest designer for Spiegelmom Scraps this month and of all the sparkly goodies that Jody (the owner) sent me, one of my favourites is this sequin mix I used "Peachy Sherbet". I just love the soft hue of cream and peach mixed together with gold confetti and the gold stars. For my scrapbook page I used the cream sequins paired with the gold confetti and star confetti to add some sparkle to my page. Here are some close up pictures for you to see the cute clusters.

The rest of the materials I used were from my stash. I know the paper I used is Maggie Holmes and the gold stickers are Pebbles. And those burlap bows.... cuteness! Your next stop for the blog hop is Ka You will have just come from Anna's blog. Have fun hopping over to the rest of the blogs. Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs Ashley Here is the link for Ka's Blog Ka's Blog

Update Post

Hey lovelies!!! So this is a long awaited post!I've been so busy lately I havent had much time for my blog the past few months. But I've still been crafting a ton! In October I became a member of the Not2ShabbyShop design team, which I am currently still on, as well as the MyStyleStamps design team! I have been having so much fun being a part of these teams. Here are some of the projects that I made for these design teams over the last few months!

In December I was a guest designer for The Greeting Farm. I made these cute little paper pieced polar bears! I just love these sweet little cuties holding their mugs.

In February I was a guest designer for YourNextStamp. I was a part of featuring the new release, which was absolutely adorable! I had so much fun creating these cards using this release!

For the month of March I am guest designing for Spiegelmom Scraps! Here is my project that I created this week for the blog! Sequin cuteness galore! I created this cute shaker card for St.Patricks Day!!Tomorrow I will be participating in Jody (the owner's) International Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop!! So stay turned for that! I have a cute scrapbook layouot to share with all of you!!

I hope you enjoyed seeing what I've been up to these past few months! I hope to be back with lots more blog posts in the upcoming months! xoxo