I want to personally thank Ava for stopping in at Art 'n Soul today and helping me reduce the 12x12 paper stock by taking advantage of the 35% discount. There's certainly more paper left and the sale will continue tomorrow (Sunday). Susie will be at the store and I know she'd love to see you and catch up.


OMG! I saw this card as an example of the latest trend, CAS (clean and simple) card designs. You can easily use another die shape and embossing folder to obtain the same kind of effect.

by Heidi Blankenship

Click on this link to go to "Embellished Dreams", Heidi's blog at:  http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2014/05/cas-shape-card-with-butterfly.html

On the Magenta blog, Edith Racine shows how combining a few of the floral stamps easily makes a beautiful bouquet. There are 3 card samples that she shares.

by Edith Racine, Design Team Magenta

Here's the link to the Magenta blog: http://lestylemagenta.blogspot.ca/2014/05/un-bouquet-bien-choisi-well-chosen.html

Over on the Penny Black blog, Judy Jung shows how she's designed cards with a masculine tone.

by Judy Jung for Penny Black

Click on this link to see how Judy made this card and 2 others with the masculine look:  http://pennyblackinc.wordpress.com/2014/05/24/runs-with-scissors-and-masculine-cards/

From the Poppy Stamp blog, here's a beautiful card from Mary Mac.

by Mary Mac for Poppy Stamps

Here's the link to the Poppy Stamps' blog site that shows 2 different beautiful cards:

http://poppystamps.typepad.com/poppystamps/2014/05/best-wishes.html

And from the Memory Box blog, they show a beautiful use of the Wildflower Corner die . . .

by Jenny Griffiths for Memory Box

Here's the link to her 'how-to' details:  http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2014/05/wildflower-corner.html

Have you been following the IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko and Viva Las VegaStamps! Mixed Media Blog Hop that started today? Take a look . . .

Click on both of these links to see Day 1 (May 24) and Day 2 (May 25) . . .

http://imaginecraftsblog.com/2014/05/24/mixed-media-blog-hop-with-vlvs-day-1/

http://imaginecraftsblog.com/2014/05/25/mixed-media-blog-hop-with-vlvs-day-2/

Be sure to leave a comment on each participant's blog to have a chance to win some of the new Radiant Neon inks or stamps from Viva Las VegaStamps! This is a sample of one of the projects from Day 2:

by Allie Gower
Artist-in-Reidence for IMAGINE Crafts

It's pumpkin time. I've been working all day on the never-ending project to clean and organize my studio and I need some rest to continue tomorrow. I hope you're enjoying your Holiday Weekend!