Printable Valentines are Here!

 

We love Valentines and everyone loves to 

receive a cute little sentiment!

Grab your last-minute, inexpensive yet

totally lovely Valentines HERE.

It's an instant download

available only in season

that you can print yourself, for personal use

(no business use / resale) 

in whatever amount you need!

No waste, no leaving anyone out.

Whether for the classroom, 

the office,  your party 

(why not tag it up with Super Bowl this year?), 

these will add a lot of fun to your festivities.

While you're at it, grab a couple of super fun

printable Valentines games, too. 

You get three for the price of one: 

my super popular word search printable, 

the candy tic-tac-toe game board, and 

chalkboard tags for a Valentine S'more Loving mix. Bundled together and listed in my Etsy.

If you'd like pre-printed cards for

your special occasions, you

can find them at my Society 6 Shop. 

Check out these fun
MINUTE TO WIN IT games

for your party:

Valentine Conversation Hearts Stack
Suck it Up

Bottle Drop

Tweeze Me!

An InLinkz Link-up

Wild About You Notebook & Cards

Wild about nature? 

Want to let your Valentine or someone know you're wild about them?

Treat yourself to a lush notebook and stationery.  

My gouache painting is digitized and carefully placed to ensure 

you'll love writing in this journal. 

While you're at it, delight someone 

with a personally penned note on a work of art.  

You can get them HERE.  

A great gift to celebrate Earth Day, too. 

Thank you for visiting!

Rose Garden with Songbirds to Celebrate Spring

Songbirds visit this romantic and serene

rose garden with a message that's

perfect for the season.

Send this beautiful card to the women

you love and admire in your life.

Featuring a quote from the first famous

woman landscape artist, the

inside is blank for your heartfelt message.

Matching envelope and stamps 

are available, too!

Send someone a personal note the old fashioned way. It's a great way to celebrate Spring, Easter, and Mother's Day.

Printable Halloween Party Invitations!

Just in time to go with my popular

Mega Bat 

Free Printable October Calendar,

I've designed matching printable

Halloween Party Invitations!

These are designed to be printed 

on card blanks that you purchase.

You can print as many as you want

(for personal use only - not resale)

and use them annually.

Check them out today

HERE!

Honey Bear Collection

My love of tea

inspired me to create this

"Honey Collection" clip art!

It's so darned cute.

And it's interactive -- 

meaning you can dress up your

two styles of honey bears

and the honey pourer

with the other clipart provided.

There's a bee of varying sizes,

a 3 types of honey wands, two types of spoons, 

a heart with the word 'honey' and 

honeycombs.

And I threw a couple of backgrounds 

to make it easy to make cards.

It'd be so sweet for Mother's Day 

or Father's Day coming up!

Also perfect for baby showers, a 

spring or summer party,

Valentine's Day, engagement, anniversary, birthdays, thank you cards... 

basically for anyone and anything you're sweet on!

You can get it here

on my etsy!

Haunted Typewriter Stamped Halloween Art

Tap, tap, tap…

A red-eyed Raven taps out a haunting message

in this piece of rubber-stamped art.

This is Part Two

in the experiment to use

everyday rubber stamps in ways

that lend a sinister vibe...

You can see Part One where the Raven 

was dipping into the inkwell 

to send a Halloween greeting:

Let's look at the details for the Haunted Typewriter stamped Halloween Art:

Inky Raven Stamped Halloween Art

I love Halloween!

Just look at how you can use

everyday rubber stamps in 

ways that have them take on

an eerie Halloween edge!

None of these stamps were purchased

with Halloween in mind at the time.

But put them together with the right colors and

suddenly they seem a little sinister…

Mwwaahahaha! 

Let's take a closer look at the details…

10 MORE Techniques for Handcrafted Cards

When your schedule is too packed 

for larger projects, creating a handcrafted card 

for a family member or friend can become 

the perfect, contained creative outlet.

Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, 
Father's Day, birthdays, 
graduation, weddings, showers, thank-you's... 
the opportunities are endless!

I shared 10 Techniques for Handcrafting Cards

with you *here.*

And now here are 

10 MORE handcrafted card techniques:

Printable Quotes for Dads

X-Ray Skull Watch by iGottaCreate

Whether for 

Father's Day

birthdays, or just because... here are 

four printable quotes for men

that you can frame as gifts

or adhere to a card blank.

I love how this one

is a reminder to stay present

A Mothers Day Blessing

For every soul

who has ever 

dried another's tears,

gave encouraging words,

took the risk to speak truth,

gave without asking in return,

cheered at another's success,

embraced with an overflowing heart,

belly laughed in tandem,

patiently assisted in learning,

pardoned with compassion,

fed another's body, mind and spirit,

provided shelter and safety,

released another to grow

in the direction

of their dreams...

Signature Style for your Blog or Business!

You may have seen my

handcrafted cards on the blog,

some of which have been published

in magazines.

You know how card companies

have their own mark on the back?

I wanted my own, too!

Send Mom a Digital Postcard

It's that time of year to celebrate Moms,
so I made a set of 

Mother's Day printables

with fun washi tape embellishments.

These postcards, or mini posters,
are so flexible they
can be put to work in multiple ways...

Cat in a Tiny TP Roll Bunny Crown ?

Happy Easter!

I couldn't resist.

{wink}

or, if you celebrate a different holiday,
we can all celebrate Spring!

Doesn't she look enthusiastic?

hee-hee-he!

If you make digital scrapbooks,

send digital photos or postcards, 

or if you're a blogger,

you'll love playing with my free

digital download of Washi Tape.

*Get it here.*

pictured:

Heather in a TP Roll Bunny Crown

with Virtual Washi Tape embellishments

Virtual Washi Tape Free Digital Download

I have a confession:

I haven't used Washi Tape yet.

I have so many craft supplies,

so I'm trying to behave and use what I have.

But that Washi Tape looks irresistible.

And Spring has me thinking of

gingham and polka dots.

So I made

Virtual Washi Tape

as a free digital download

to use on your blog, your digital photo

and scrapbooking albums,

and so much more...

10 Techniques for Handcrafted Cards

Handcrafted Holiday Cards become keepsakes for the special people on your list.

They can enjoy them this year and frame them as future holiday decor. Here are 10 techniques that take your handcrafted cards over the top... 

Make Handcrafted Card Knock-offs

Everyone loves the look of original, detailed, handcrafted cards. But unless they are very simple, it's impractical for most of us to replicate all the steps to make a card for everyone on our Holiday list.  So here's a solution:

Blue Santa: Christmas in July

Let's have a blustery break from the blistering heat, shall we? The icy-looking snowflake embellishments on these cards are made from...what else? TINFOIL! 

Tall Fish Tales {DiY Card}

He's a great catch, so let him know it with a card you create yourself. 

When you use a rubber stamp to create your image, you can have lots of fun and color coordinate it any way you want! This card complements the *embossed gift boxes.* Here's a closer look...

{DIY} Cowboy Lasso Card

Lasso any fella's heart with a birthday, Fathers Day, anniversary or thank you card like this! 

And the card goes great with these fabulously rustic DIY Coasters you can make yourself:

But let's get back to the card...

Celebrating Friends

Just a quick post to say how much FUN I've been having celebrating with some friends over this 3-day holiday weekend! Special overnight visits, birthday celebrations, hugs and laughter, great meals, cake and ice cream, walks down country lanes, and looooong talks into the evening.  It doesn't get any better than that!  I have so much to share in coming posts, but I'm giving a little sneak peek of some birthday card fun. Instructions will be coming!

I couldn't help but wrap their gifts in a Giant Hershey-Filled Kiss! Instructions for that fabulous project are *HERE.*