About the Artist:

Meet 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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The latest:

​You Make Me Smile

Friday, April 16, 2021
Watercoloring | 88 and Clear

Hello and happy Friday!  Friday's always make me smile.  I hope today's card will make you smile too with it's fun sherbet-like colors and cheerful spring peonies. .  

​Traveling Paris

Wednesday, April 14, 2021
SALE! | 88 and Clear 

Okay, so the title of today's post is a bit misleading. . . We are not actually traveling to Paris for $5, but you can stamp it for the low, low, price of $5! : ) The digital Traveling Paris stamp set by 88 and Clear is only $5.00 for the month of April. . . 

Birch Press Design & Memory Box

Monday, April 12, 2021
Birch Press Design | Memory Box

Hello crafty readers! Today I am on the Birch Press Design blog sharing two elegant cards created by mixing products from sister companies Birch Press Design and Memory Box. As Design Team members for Birch Press Design, we are fortunate to receive some products from both companies and. . . 

​Just Because

Friday, April 9, 2021
Distress Oxide Inks | Stencils

Hello friends and happy Friday!  On Wednesday, I mentioned that my mother and I had recently spent a weekend creating and playing with Distress Oxide inks to create backgrounds for future cards.  Today's card utilizes another one of those backgrounds and I love, love, love all the blues on this card, , , 

More inspiration: 

​You Are Wonderful

Spring Cards | Distress Oxide Inks 

​Butterfly Garden

Spring Cards | Birch Press Design 

​Easter Treat Boxes

Easter Cards | Treat Boxes | 88 and Clear

​Triumph Tulip

Easter Cards | Altenew | Alcohol Inks

Spring In My Step

Easter Cards | Neat & Tangled

​Petal Egg 

Easter Cards | Birch Press Design

​Rainbow Dahlia Hearts

Valentine's Day Cards | Birch Press Design

​Black & White 

Valentine's Day Cards | Birch Press Design

​Be Courageous 

Valentine's Day Cards | Pinkfresh Studio

​Boho Frames

Valentine's Day Cards | Slimline Cards 

You Are Loved

Valentine's Day Cards | SSS

​Dad's Day

Masculine Cards | Picket Fence Studios

Special & Kind

Slimline Cards | 88 and Clear

​D-A-D

Masculine Cards | Quick and Easy

​Tux by Brutus Monroe

Masculine Cards | Brutus Monroe

The Frantic Stamper

Masculine Cards || The Frantic Stamper

​Kinsley Heart Plate

Valentine's Day | Birch Press Design

More #manuarycards

Masculine Cards | Alcohol Ink

#manuary Birthdays

Masculine Cards | 88 and Clear

Music Speaks

Masculine Cards | Honey Bee Stamps 

​Petal Heart 

Valentine's Day | Birch Press Design

Happy New Year

Slimline Cards | 88 and Clear

Inky Paws Challenge 

Christmas Cards | Newton's Nook 

​Yeti for Christmas

Christmas Cards | Whimsy Stamps

​Inside Tunnel Card

Christmas Cards | Fun Card Folds

Season's Greetings

Christmas Cards | Heat Embossing 

​Twinkle Scribble Die

Christmas Cards | Whimsy Stamps

​ Christmas Ornaments

Christmas Cards | Die Cutting

​The Nutcracker

Christmas Cards | Newton's Nook  

​Inky Paws Challenge

Christmas Cards | Alcohol Inks 

​Alex Syberia Designs 

Christmas Cards | Digital Stamping  

 Coffee Lovers Hop

Christmas Cards | 88 and Clear

​25 Days of Christmas 

Christmas Tags | Blog Hop 

​Roundabout Wreaths

Christmas Cards | Die Cutting 

​Inky Paws Challenge 

Christmas Cards | Slimline Cards  

​More Ornaments

Christmas Cards | Slimline Cards 

​Elegant Ornaments

Christmas Cards | Shaker Cards 

​Whimsy New Release

Christmas Cards | Slimline | Whimsy 

​Inky Paws Challenge 

Christmas Cards | Newton's Nook