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!