It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air 

- W.T. Ellis

Isn't that a beautiful sentiment? I thought it fit perfectly with this gorgeous layered tree from The Greetery set amidst a snowy background. I used my new blender brush from Studio Katia with this stencil and cannot believe the difference and the ease with which I am able to create such a beautiful background! I even had to add a touch of white to my inside for my sentiment :).

I couldn't help but be inspired during the latest Studio Katia release! This half striped cover die is so fun to play with! I was especially inspired by design team member, Ilda, to cut the stripes out twice so that they spanned the entire card. I decided that a silver and gold combo might look especially nice and love how it turned out! These cards and more will be available this Thursday, November 21 at Lane & Meadow! Come check out their Very Merry Christmas Party from 5-8pm!

I found this gorgeous handmade basket from Kootenay Baskets at the Farmers Market the other day and was inspired to get into my craftroom when I got home. I originally intended to make just one anniversary card but I loved the way the design took shape with this white pigment ink that I just had to try it out as a birthday card too.

This set just may be my new favourite! It is stunning and I am in love with these eucalyptus sprigs. These stamps from The Greetery are easy to use and provide gorgeous results. I was inspired by Laurie Willison's beautiful CAS card from the release week and just couldn't wait to see my own version come together on this plantable paper. I used second generation stamping to achieve the lighter parts of the sprig.

I planted this plantable paper in my own garden several weeks ago to see what popped up. My wildflower seedlings have been growing and growing and have finally started to bloom! Be sure to check out my Instagram highlights to see the results of this plantable paper :).

It's that time of year when you may need some extra thank you cards! I made these mini sets with the beautiful Close To My Heart 'thanks' stamp from a few years back. They are 3x3 sized and come with cute white mini envelopes in a set of 10.

Father's Day cards have hit Lane & Meadow this week just in time for the coming weekend celebration. I wanted to create a watercolour look with this sailboat and decided to colour right onto the stamp with my Tombow markers. I really like how delicate this Verve sentiment font is and like how it coordinates with this seaside set.

It's often challenging for me to design a more masculine card but I finally set to work with this older Close To My Heart seaside set. I played around with the colour a bit...I knew I didn't want to stamp it in black ink so I was trying to colour in each part of the lighthouse with different Tombow markers, but the translation just wasn't happening to my liking. I finally decided to keep it simple by colouring the entire image with this beautiful Marvy navy hue and I love how it turned out.

Another clean and simple design to add to some cards headed to Lane & Meadow this week! I tried to keep this card gender neutral so that it could be used for any teacher :). Lots of gift options for teachers in the shoppe, too!

This congratulations card could be used for many different occasions this time of year...graduation, wedding, retirement...and more! I enjoy creating versatile cards that are more open-ended and can serve for a variety of occasions. I decided to use some reds to colour up this beautiful spring bouquet this time. I was having a hard time photographing this card so I added in some black cardstock as a backdrop to help the card pop more. I just LOVE this Lawn Fawn woodgrain cardstock - so pretty!

I wanted to make some more housewarming cards up and wanted something with a clean and simple design. I added a bit of colour to make a few elements stand out. I think this card pairs perfectly with the succulent that my sister-in-law gave me for Mother's Day in this beautiful pot that can also be found at Lane and Meadow!

Here is another card I created for the Spring & Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop with this beautiful little teacup from Studio Katia. I love colouring this teacup up! After conducting a poll on my Instagram account about whether or not people like to send belated birthday cards, a resounding YES told me I should make some up for Lane and Meadow! These tea towels are also available at the shoppe! I tried out some different colours this time with my Tombow markers. Check out my previous post to see some brighter spring colours on this same teacup.

It is the Spring & Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop! This is one of my favourite crafty online events of the year. I, myself, prefer tea, and when I saw this beautiful tea cup from Studio Katia I could not wait to colour it up! I decided to create a blue hue behind the image to help it pop and love how it turned out. My favourite tea would have to be Earl Grey in a London Fog or the Zen Blend by local tea maker, Meadowsweet, in Kimberley.

I happened to need 3 housewarming cards, so I thought I would make up some simple cards on this awesome heavyweight kraft coloured cardstock from Lawn Fawn. I found the perfect housewarming gifts at Lane & Meadow to go along with my cards :). All are available this weekend in the shoppe!

I am SO EXCITED to show my first handmade card made completely out of plantable paper! Even the envelope is plantable, too! I've been wanting to explore papercrafting with plantable paper for awhile now and was so excited to come across a Canadian company that makes this paper from post-consumer paper waste collected from schools and businesses and embeds it with wildflower seeds. This wildflower seed mix grows a blend of colourful wildflowers including Bird's Eye, Clarkia, Black Eyed Susan, Sweet Alyssum, Catchfly, and Snapdragon. The card and envelope can be planted in 1/8" of soil. It should be watered thoroughly and placed in a sunny spot that will also be kept moist during germination. I will be documenting my own trials with planting this paper on my instagram account!

Patio season is just about among us - finally! We definitely enjoyed some time out on our deck this weekend. I think this card just sums it all up - let's go grab a cocktail! It was fun to take this set out again and create this CAS card.

A gloomy day just begs for some watercolour time! I am loving the Canson cold press watercolour paper that I picked up at our local art supplies store at Cranbrook Photo. The heavyweight of the paper is perfect and I really like how the ink moves on it. I have been playing around with these blooms all week and am finally satisfied with them after some helpful tips from my Auntie Karen! I wanted to create a card for my friend's wedding shower and she loves the colour purple. I thought the simple "love" sentiment that came along with the dies for this set was perfect to use in a gold foil. I wanted to keep the background simple but add a bit of visual interest so I pulled out an embossing folder - haven't done that in a long time!

Easter is just two weeks away! I loved the sweet peas watercolour I did a couple of weeks ago so I pulled that set out again and decided to make a few more cards for Easter. I switched up the colours a little bit on this one, too. These cards are available now at Lane & Meadow!

I have been so inspired by all of the floral watercolours around lately, especially Freshly Made Sketches winner from last week, Carla! I really want to work at this splatter thing though...I tried using the black archival ink but it just wasn't giving me the effect I was wanting. It still turned out nice though and colouring the flowers makes me excited for more spring weather!

I was in the mood to watercolour this weekend and pulled out this cactus set from Art Impressions. I followed along with the instructions on the back of this set while substituting a few different colours that I had. I decided to keep it pretty minimalistic and just mounted the watercolour paper onto this beautiful heavyweight Lawn Fawn paper with some foam tape. I am linking up with the current "outdoor scenes" challenge over at the Art Impressions blog.