Kristie marcotte

Spring officially starts next week here in the United States. I really don't mind winter since it's usually pretty mild in Western Washington. But I'm ready for some sunshine, warmer temperatures and pretty blossoms. The new release, Spring Market collection from Carta Bella is full of lovely floral designs and rustic wood accents. It reminds

Hello friends! I can't believe it's almost Easter and I'm just now finishing my cards! I bought Simple Stories Hip Hop Hooray collection when it was first released. It is a 6"x8" paper pad, and I thought it would be perfect for making lots of Easter cards. I also purchased 2 of the same ephemera

Hello, friends! Queen & Company has another fun Sentiment Stacker set called Support. The kit includes 2 full 6x6 paper pads. One is all pattern papers and the other is solid colors that coordinate with the pattern papers. There are also 3 word dies, 3 outline word dies and a 2"x 3" stamp set. Watch the

Hello friends! I'm sharing cards I made using one of Love From Lizi's paper packs. Along with the monthly kits, there are a variety of other paper collections available. This is the So Woodland paper pack and it includes 16 sheets of 8x8 pattern paper. Some are specialty papers with gold foil, spot gloss, fabric texture and pearlescent.

Hello friends! It's time for a new card challenge. I hope everyone had a change to participate or catch up now that I've extended the challenges to every 2 weeks. I love seeing all the wonderful entries shared on my Instagram or Facebook pages.The new challenge is Mojo Monday sketch 539. Make a card using the provided sketch. You

Hello friends! I keep buying fun coffee themed paper packs lately. This time it was Echo Park's Coffee and Friends 6x6 paper pad. The colors are so lovely. There are plenty of patterns that aren't coffee themed, so the paper could work for a variety of card themes. The paper pad includes a ton of

Happy Monday, y’all! Sorry to start the week with an oxymoron! ;) I made a fun Congratulations card for you guys today using the Many Mates (yes – a most-awesome sentiment stamp set!),…

Hello friends! I recently purchased Bella Blvd's newest Cooper and Chloe collections. Both are absolutely adorable. I really like that Bella Blvd is now including 6x6 paper pads with all their collections. I decided to start with the Cooper paper pad. I also purchased the coordinating ephemera and 12x12 Bella Besties. I used my 6x6 Paper

Today's card was inspired by Kristie M. of The best things in life are Pink . Kristie is a magician with a 6x6 pad of paper and I am very...