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Celebrate with Candles

Friday, August 14, 2020

Hello friends and happy Friday!  I hope you have fun things planned for the weekend ahead.  I hope to be spending lots of time in my craft room as I have many projects to design for some upcoming deadlines!  I tried to accomplish some of them. . .

Slimline Stars

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Today I am very excited to be sharing an awesome new slimline die from Whimsy Stamps called Slimline Stars Background Die.  I am already so in love with this fun die and my brain is just swirling with ideas!  I have made my card into a birthday theme by combining it with the Birthday Slimline Scallop dies. . .

Darling Mum

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

It's unofficially official - pumpkin spice season is practically here. . .  Don't shush me!  I know it's only August, but let's be real, the pharmacies and groceries stores have had Halloween candy on display since the 4th of July!  So. . . if you can't beat 'em, join. . .

Free Hugs

Monday, August 10, 2020

Hello readers and welcome back from the weekend!  I hope you found a little time to do something crafty.  Today I am sharing another card that I made for the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge.  Week number two of Challenge #129 is continuing on with this

About the artist:

I'm Crystal. . .

Hello. Hi. Aloha. Bonjour! 'Allo. Guten tag.
Ni hao.  Konnichiwa.
I have been crafty for as long as I can remember, but I really found my passion in 2005 when I designed and created my own wedding invitations in an effort to save money, little did I know. . .
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Happy Hamsters

Welcome August and a new release at Whimsy Stamps!  Before I get to today's "Happy Hamster's" card, let me. . . 

​Inky Paws Challenge #129

Hello readers and welcome back from the weekend!  I hope you found a little time to do something crafty.  Today we have a . . . 

​Slimline Connected Bubbles

Hello friends!  It's another exciting new release of products at Whimsy Stamps and I have a fun card to show you using. . . 

​Inky Paws Challenge #128

Hello readers and welcome back from the weekend!  I hope you found a little time to do something crafty.  Today I. . . 

​Critter Corns

We've all heard of unicorns, but today it's all about the fantasy mythical creatures invented by Whimsy Stamps called . . . 

​Easel Card 

Hello and happy Thursday readers! Today I am sharing this card on the Birch Press Design blog.  I hope you. . . 

Kokeshi by Alex Syberia Design

Kokeshi is a traditional Japanese wooden doll made out of wood like cherry, Japanese male, dogwood and . . .

​Little Mermaid

Hello and happy Monday (again)!  I had two cards that were due today, so you get a double dose of cuteness between . . . 

​Inky Paws Challenge #128

Hello readers and welcome back from the weekend!  I hope you found a little time to do something crafty.   Today. . . 

Bizzy Bees

Happy Fri-Yay!  I hope you are looking forward to the weekend ahead.  My parents are coming down for a visit from Maine. . . 

​Hello Lovely 

Please don't be all confused by the title of today's post. . .Yes, I am very aware that it is the middle of July, which qualifies it . . . 

​Slimline Sweet Succulents

Happy Wednesday, readers!  I hope your week is going good so far.  Today I'm sharing a slimline card featuring. . .

​Sweetness

Now that summer is officially here, despite it arriving after a spring we'd all like to forget, let's celebrate with the coolest . . .  

Shaker Jar of Flowers

First things first, despite the tag on this jar of flowers reading, "SMIL", it does in fact, actually say "SMILE!"  I realized after. . .

​​Whimsy Stamps July Release

It's another exciting new release day today at Whimsy Stamps and today I am featuring the new "Sweet Succulents" stamp set.  

​Inky Paws Challenge #126

Hello readers and welcome back from the weekend!  I hope you found a little time to do something crafty. . . 

​Peeking Giraffe

Hello readers and happy Thursday!  I'm happy to be sharing in the latest June release of products from Whimsy Stamps . . . 

​Summer Flowers

Hello readers!  Today I am sharing a shaker card created with the beautiful "Summer Flowers" digital stamp set . . . 

​A Ruff Day

Admittedly, we've ALL had our fair share of "ruff" days lately!  It's more like, rough months, and I highly suspect that . . . 

​Inky Paws Challenge #126

Hello readers and welcome back from the weekend!  I hope you found a little time to do something crafty.  Today we. . .

Filmstrip Slimline Die

The June superhero and vintage comic themed release from Whimsy Stamps has been SOOooo wildly popular!   

​Let's Venti

Last week three of my girlfriend's and I got together outside for our first socially-distanced happy hour and it was such. . .

​Monkey Sundae

Hello friends!  It is new product release day again at Whimsy Stamps and today I'm happy to be sharing a fun new . . . 

​Bubbly Feels

Hello and TGIF, friends!  In keeping up with yesterday's coffee themed card, today's slimline card is all about bubble tea!  

Inky Paws Challenge #125

Hello readers and welcome back from the weekend!  I hope you found a little time to do something crafty.  Last . . . 

​Cuddle In A Cup

Hello readers!  If this is your first time visiting my website, welcome!  I'm Crystal Komara, you can learn . . . 

​Father's Day Inspiration

Who else struggles with making masculine cards? I know that I sure do!  I know in today's society we're all about being . . . 

​Change is Coming: Part III

Hello friends and happy Tuesday!  Last week I shared a few different ways to use this butterfly digital stamp . . . 

Inky Paws Challenge #125

Hello readers and welcome back from the weekend!  I hope you found a little time to do something crafty.  Last week. . .

Whimsy Virtual Weekend

This weekend I will be participating in the Whimsy Stamps Virtual Weekend.  Unfortunately, due to the . . . 

​Change is Coming: Part II

As promised yesterday, today I am back sharing another way to use the beautiful, big butterfly digital stamp from. . . 

Change Is Coming 

Hello readers, over the next three days I'll be sharing four different cards made using this large butterfly from a new. . . 

Alex Syberia Design

​Today I am sharing three vibrant floral cards featuring a digital lily stamp from a new-to-me designer called . . .