Butterfly Reflections, Ink

Happy Saturday, Crafty Friends! I can't believe we are almost done with August. Seriously, I blinked and the month was G-O-N-E! My husband heads back to teaching this next week, so I am always sad to see him leave his more relaxed schedule, but he loves what he does, so that definitely helps! I follow several talented gals on Instagram who are planner designers. To be honest, getting my day planner was one of the highlights of the school year for me, but now that I am WAY on the other side of my school days, I don't really find use for a planner, especially since I use my phone calendar all the time. But I still like all things papercraft, so I love following these folks on Instagram just to look at their beautiful patterns! Today's card is inspired by Violet and you can find her instagram account here . This card incorporated a few different techniques with some of my favorite stamp sets. This Wplus 9 Freehand Florals set is still one of my favorites, and I'm ...

Happy Saturday! One of the most unfair things in the world is how Mother's Day seems to literally creep up on me every.single.year. Considering how much my own mother means to me and how underappreciated moms are in general, I'd say it's pretty much criminal to let the day get shoved to the dark corners of our minds. My sweet sister seems to come through for all of us every year and always manages to think of something so appropriate and wonderful for us to do for Mom. This year she had a little help from my brother in law, which was extra special! If I'm needing to create something beautiful enough to give to a mother, the stamp set of choice is clearly the WPlus9 Freehand Florals stamp set .  I think I own almost every floral set that Dawn has produced. They are so lovely and so easy to customize for any type of project! I stamped my blue floral images on white cardstock using Hero Arts Bold Summer Sky hybrid ink . Because blue was the primary color, I wan...