Creative Scrapbooker Magazine - Summer 2025!

 I'm so incredibly grateful to have this opportunity! Creative Scrapbooker Magazine puts out a page call for paper crafters to submit their work to be considered for publication in their magazine.

Right there on page 72 is my card! "Faith in God" was created with two beautiful stamps created by Unity Stamp Co., Difficult Roads and Faith in God {itty bitty}. 

I stamped, water colored, used a water brush and some Tombow ABT Brush Markers. After the main image was colored, I flicked some Distress Spray Stain in Black Soot in a few spots.

Thanks to any and all who taught me anything! I am forever grateful for the creativity that I possess! <3

I've done it again! Published for the 8th time!

 I feel so blessed that this is actually a reality for me! I've been published for the 8th time (7 editions in a row) and I couldn't feel more happy about it! :)

Right there on page 20 with a few other Easter cards is my sweet bunch of tulips!

Unity Stamp Co. KOM April 2024 {Petal Post}, Watercolor pencils, ink blend over a stencil for background, scallops and rectangle nesting dies.

Creative Scrapbooker Magazine - Card of the Month October 2024 Nominee!

 Hey friends! Just throwing this out into the blog-iverse! A card of mine has been chosen to participate in the Card of the Month for October 2024 at Creative Scrapbooker Magazine! It's really just for fun (and maybe a bit of pride), no prizes are involved.....just to be forever known as the October 2024 Creative Scrapbooker Magazine's Card of the Month! 

You may have already seen this on a previous post, but alas, here is the card that is in the running!

To be honest, I'm included with some FABULOUSLY ridiculously talented friends! Some of whom I have actually learned so much from! I'm not expecting to make it to the end, but it's still fun to see how far along I do end up going! 

If you are so inclined.....here is the link! I would 100000% appreciate any votes!

https://creativescrapbooker.ca/card-of-the-month-oct-2024/#/bracket?round=5

Creative Scrapbooker Magazine! Fall 2024 Issue!

 I'm so blown away everytime!! I've been published......again.....in Creative Scrapbooker Magazine! Three cards this time, in the Fall 2024 issue! 

Big thanks to CSM for choosing me and thank you to Unity Stamp Co. for their amazing products that make it so easy to create beautiful things! :)

Creative Scrapbooker Magazine - Summer 2024

 Ya'll I have been so crazy with a new job, graduations, dance.....I was looking at my blog posts and realized that I hadn't shared that I was again published in the Summer 2024 Edition of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine!

The page/theme call that I submitted for was Happy Birthday! All the cards shown below were created using Unity Stamps!

This card was created with an ink smooshing technique on the background which was die cut with the largest scalloped and rectangle nesting die from Unity Stamp Co. I then used a digital cut file for the floral piece, a set from Unity called Difficult Roads, and stamped the image on! The sentiment is from the kit called aging gorgeously. I loosely watercolored the flowers and water in the jar. Before I adhered it to the card front I tied some natural jute twine around the jar opening. I did add some white bakers twine along with the natural jute twine around the card front as well. Attached the floral and sentiment with foam adhesive. 

This card started with a panel that I had been experimenting an ink blended winter sunset! I used a multitude of colors on this one! Couldn't be absolutely sure which ones they were! I stamped on a tree line image from Unity Stamp Co. from a set called Radiant Moonlit Forest. I added a few of the single trees from this kit as well to fill it in.  The sentiment was stamped in white ink with white embossing powder onto a scrap piece of black. It comes from a kit called ...extended celebrations. Die cut the watercolor panel and the black background panel using the scalloped and rectangle nesting die set. Added some adhesive pearls for accent.

And last but not least is this lovely card! Started with a piece of kraft cardstock from Unity. The lovely floral image is from the February 2023 Kit of the Month called Happy Soul. I stamped it in black ink onto the kraft cardstock, then colored it in with white colored pencil! Nothing fancy either....crayola colored pencils from the kids old school supplies! Once colored I splattered some watered down white acrylic paint over it all. I die cut the panel using the largest scalloped and rectangle nesting die, then distressed the edges with some vintage photo distress oxide. Tied some white bakers twine and added some white enamel dots for the finish!

Creative Scrapbooker Magazine - Spring!

 I am overwhelmed with pride and excitement with having another card printed in Creative Scrapbooker Magazine!

Funny story about this card is that the image is actually upside down! But luckily with this Unity image it clearly doesn't matter that it's upside down from the picture on the packaging! You do you!! My mom's favorite flower is the yellow rose....so they had to be yellow! <3 I stamped onto canson watercolor, colored with my Tombow ABT markers and with the help of an Altenew Waterbrush I was able to move the color around to make it softer and more watercolored looking. I sprinkled some shimmery Yasutomo watercolor paint on top and then added some sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps! The stamp set is called Hello Fresh Start, the sentiment is from a kit called Another Name for Love and the panels were die cut using the scallops and rectangle nesting dies. All three are from Unity Stamp Co.

Stay tuned.....there may be more publications on the horizon! ;)

Some additional supplies and tools I used on this card!

Another Name for Love

Hello Fresh Start

Advanced Tape Glider (ATG)

Canson Watercolor paper

Best scissors!

Foam tape for sentiment

Liquid glue

Tombow ABT dual brush markers

MISTI....stamping platform

Scalloped and stitched rectangle nesting dies

VersaFine Clair in Nocturne

Fiskars paper trimmer

My favorites from 2023!

 I'm seeing all over social media people choosing their favorite top creations from the past year....so I wanted to join in as well! I picked one from each month (maybe 2 from a couple months :p) It was an amazing year for my self esteem! In 2023 I was published in all four of the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine issues! How crazy is that?!?! I'm shocked and humbled by this accomplishment! Here are some of my favorites! Hope you agree! <3

Some products I used:

Most stamps are from Unity Stamp Co.

blender brushes

best scissors for fussy cutting

favorite acrylic dots (Gina Marie Designs)

favorite foam tape

die sets from Unity Stamp Co. (scallops and rectangles)

(scallops and circles)

Everyone has their favorite coloring medium. This happens to be mine! Tombow dual brush pens. These are water based and easy to move color around with water or a blender brush!

Creative Scrapbooker Magazine - Winter 23/24!

 I did it again! :) I still get excited and all giggly everytime this happens! LOL Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Winter 23/24 issue just arrived today in my mailbox and even though I knew they would be in there.....I'm always excited to get the magazine and flip through to find them! :)

My cards are on three different pages! Here is the first card I found:

and the next:

and the last one!

I posted these everywhere.......of course! LOL Then this happened! 

Do you see who that top left?!?! Unity Stamp Co. shared my card! I'm over here fangirling all over the place! LOL 

So stay tuned because I will do it again! Just a matter of time! ;)