Times are strange but it was important for me to help my niece have as normal a first birthday as possible. But it was coming down to the wire and I was scrambling to get decor done. Luckily, this little altered art project didn't take very long.

This blog post is a little different than my usual. It isn't about a scrapbook layout or mixed media project that I made. Instead it is about how I spent hours researching the name of someone on a piece of Tim Holtz ephemera.

If you've been following this blog for a while now you'll already know that I'm a bit obsessed with Halloween. My favorite part about the holiday is the creativity that is involved!

I had been wanting to create a smooth, blended background for a card recently and my cousin's birthday gave me the perfect excuse. It was his sweet 16 and with COVID-19, we couldn't celebrate his birthday in person with him. So I wanted to make a special handmade card that we could mail with a gift card inside. 

I love handmade cards. My family members all get handmade cards from me for holidays and birthdays and I love making them for my friends when I have the time. But sometimes you need to create a beautiful card that looks like you spend hours on it in no time flat.

I love a good top 10 list almost as much as I love scrapbooking. Maybe it's the social media manager aspect of my life that has me so in love with lists like this. Today I thought I'd combine two of my favorite things with a top 10 list of my favorite scrapbooking tools!

There is something so quaint about a shabby potting shed or cottage. More than that, I love gardening. I have irises, lilies, peonies, echinacea, poppies and more in my garden. There is nothing better than looking out your window and seeing a flower in full bloom.

I am a paper hoarder. I love scrapbook paper and cardstock. I'm literally obsessed with it. No really, I am. But bold partners used to be tricky for me...