The Boyfriend Collector 2 by Mini Jean Pamfiloff

Book review of The Boyfriend Collector (Book 2), the second half of The Boyfriend Collector duet. Rose is Cinderella's sister-from-another-mister! The perfect conclusion to her journey and another winning story from Mimi Jean Pamfiloff (one of my top "go-to" and "read it again" authors)!

This story picks up right where Part 1 left off. Note that Part 1 does NOT end in a cliffhanger, but you don’t get the full story. This duet is an updated retelling of the classic Cinderella story – with an extra-twisty path, of course. I LOVE that in this book we get so much more of BEX, our hero. Book 1 focused heavily on our modern Cinderella, Rose – which was perfect, don’t get me wrong – but I loved seeing things from Bex’s viewpoint and even getting some flashbacks to Book 1 showing his perspective.

This is a very easy read told in the first person; the story is emotional and unexpected. Nothing is obvious; you’re not predicting the details pages ahead as you read! Our characters grow so much – individually and as a couple, and my favorite thing is how very REAL they both are. They’ve experienced life in different ways, making their development interesting, flawed and wonderful; you’re rooting for them every step of the way. It’s incredibly easy to like Rose – she’s had her entire life turned upside down, but she’s a fighter determined to find happiness (and some justice wouldn’t hurt either!). Bex thought he was doing “the right thing” by letting Rose spread her wings, but he FINALLY comes to his senses – and gets it through his head that what’s right for her is not his choice to make! Seen through the eyes of our stubborn but big-hearted characters, their tale’s clever plot twists are great fun as Rose and Bex figure out how to achieve their Happily Ever After.

The Boyfriend Collector (Book 1) is currently FREE! Grab it while you can (you can see my review of that book RIGHT HERE), then move on to the conclusion with The Boyfriend Collector Book 2. 

Happy Reading! 

Polkadoodles' Gem of a Challenge - Week 17: Anything Goes!

Good morning everyone! I hope your weekend is off to a great start. This morning I'd like to announce that I've joined the group of amazing designers at A Gem of a Challenge - where we feature Pink Gems Designs digistamps available from the Polkadoodles digi store! Nikky carries a wide range of Pink Gems digis - you've got one stop shopping all under one umbrella here. There's something for everyone!

Our Gem of a Challenges run for 2 weeks, so you've got lots of time to link up. Check out the challenge blog HERE. 

Our challenge is, as always, Anything Goes! Yay!

For today's project I've created a full fall-themed card (think back to school!) featuring Unicorn Bookworm. I just love these Pink Gems animals - there is a whole range of images for all occasions, and they're completely adorable! My papers are from Winnie Wednesday (a Halloween collection - you MUST see!) using mostly Halloween printable Papers 2 collection. The sentiment is currently a FREEBIE you can find here called Never Too Late. I've also used the smallest of the Fanciful Circles dies (you know how much I love these!) to create the bursts at the edge of our little mythical reader.

I colored up this cutie using Copic Markers - I've been buying all of mine at Scrapbookpal.com for the last 10 years. They've got amazing prices and they ship LIGHTNING fast! The card layout here is from an old Mojo Monday sketch, which is actually still up and running on Julee's personal blog here if you want to check it out. It's one of my Top 3 sketch challenges over the years; so much great inspiration!

I'm entering this into the following challenges - 

A Perfect Time to Craft - #8: AG (unlimited)
Classic Design Team Challenge - #8: AG (unlimited)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - August (unlimited)
Crafty Animals - #29: AG with animal (unlimited)
Lemon Shortbread - #99: AG (1/3)
Dies R Us - #126: Bright Colors (1/3)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #110: AG (1/3)
Crafts Galore Encore - #66: AG (1/3)
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #29: AG with a critter (1/5)

Don't forget to join in to our Anything Goes challenge via the link up at the Pink Gem Challenge Blog for your chance to win! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Time for Tea Designs - Fairytales and Cocktails!

Good morning friends! Are you ready for your weekly dose of inspiration from Time For Tea Designs? I know I am! Don't forget that you can (and should) play along in our monthly challenge, for your chance to win free digis! Everyone loves free digis, am I right? The theme for our challenge is Anything Goes. My favorite! It's so easy to enter - just make something using your Time For Tea Designs images and post them! Share with the hashtag #timeforteadesigns so we can find them, and you're entered to win! Challenges run monthly, and we will have a spotlight and a prize winner at the end of each challenge.

For today's card, I pulled out the newly released Fairytale clear set and got to work! 

I stamped the princess on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored her in with Copic Markers. I buy all of my markers, refills, and adhesive at Scrapbookpal.com - I have for close to 10 years! I love their fast shipping and awesome service. Wink of Stella clear on the crown and shoes.

Each word grouping in this set is an individual stamp. This is SO helpful for creating customized sentiments, mixing and matching, or eclectic placement! BUT, you need to be careful when you're setting up to stamp so things don't come out crooked, or off the page. Before I stamped, I cut out the different elements with various dies and laid out the front face of the card. I chose where I wanted each of the words, and then pulled out my MISTI - the Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented so I could line everything up just so. I really like that I can put it all together, see how it fits, line it up, and stamp away. No more mistakes or crookedness from "eyeballing it". 

I used a bunch of patterns from the Fairytales 6x6 collection from Doodlebug Design. So much adorableness! I used an old Mojo Monday sketch for the layout here. The shoe die is cut from gold cardstock using this Pretty Princess die set from Gina Marie Designs - my favorite for dies! Various layers are popped for dimension - thickness 1/16" up to 1/4" (I love my foam squares!).

Oh and as always with Time For Tea Designs - don't forget to use my discount code: T4TJENNIFER10. It will save you 10% on your order from the Time For Tea shop! Yayyyy :)

I'm entering this into the following challenges - 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #111: AG (3/3)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1932: AG (1/3)
Lemon Shortbread - #100: AG (1/3)

I hope you enjoyed my project today! If you've got a moment, head over to join our FB community, follow us on Instagram, and don't forget to play along with our monthly challenges by tagging #timeforteadesigns - so easy! Thanks for stopping by!

Time for Tea August Release - Fries Before Guys!

Good morning friends! Are you ready for your weekly dose of inspiration from Time For Tea Designs? I know I am! Don't forget that you can (and should) play along in our monthly challenge, for your chance to win free digis! Everyone loves free digis, am I right? The theme for our challenge is Anything Goes. My favorite! It's so easy to enter - just make something using your Time For Tea Designs images and post them! Share with the hashtag #timeforteadesigns so we can find them, and you're entered to win! Challenges run monthly, and we will have a spotlight and a prize winner at the end of each challenge.

For today's card, I pulled out the newly released Fries Before Guys clear stamp set along with the Fairytale clear set (for the sentiment!) and got to work! 

I stamped the fry box on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored him in with Copic Markers. I buy all of my markers, refills, and adhesive at Scrapbookpal.com - I have for close to 10 years! I love their fast shipping and awesome service. After they were colored, I fussy cut them out and set aside.

Each word in this sentiment is an individual stamp. This is SO helpful for creating custom sentiments, but you need to be careful when you're setting up to stamp so things don't come out crooked, or off the page. Before I stamped, I cut out the sentiment flag (Lil Inker). I chose my stamps and then pulled out my MISTI - the Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented so I could line everything up just so. I really like that I can put it all together, see how it fits, line it up, and stamp away. No more mistakes or crookedness from "eyeballing it". 

I used Burst stencil from Craftin' Desert Divas with Distress Oxide Inks  for the background area. Then I overspraved FSJ gold mica spray for a fun splash of shine. Various layers are popped for dimension - thickness 1/16" up to 1/4" (I love my foam squares!).

Oh and as always with Time For Tea Designs - don't forget to use my discount code: T4TJENNIFER10. It will save you 10% on your order from the Time For Tea shop! Yayyyy :)

I'm entering this into the following challenges - 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #111: AG (3/3)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1932: AG (1/3)
Lemon Shortbread - #100: AG (1/3)

I hope you enjoyed my project today! If you've got a moment, head over to join our FB community, follow us on Instagram, and don't forget to play along with our monthly challenges by tagging #timeforteadesigns - so easy! Thanks for stopping by!

Polkadoodles' Digi Choosday - Week 34: Anything Goes!

Good morning everyone! I hope your day is off to a great start. If it's not, it CAN be - it's Choosday over at Polkadoodles! That means a new Digi Choosday challenge, and a new DISCOUNT CODE for the Polkadoodles shop! Head over to the blog to grab it before your shopping spree!

Today's challenge is, as always, Anything Goes! Today, I decided to make a sweet little altered notebook to put into my gift-giving stash for the upcoming holidays.

I printed the main image, called Cute Robin with Stocking from the Winnie White Christmas big bundle, onto a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored him in with Copic Markers. I buy all of my markers, refills, and adhesive at Scrapbookpal.com - I have for close to 10 years! I love their fast shipping and awesome service. 

My paper is also found in the Winnie White Christmas big bundle, but you can also get this pattern specifically in the Winnie White Christmas Papers 3 pack. Both sentiments can also be found in the Winnie White Christmas big bundle (yes, I love this bundle!). 

I've used the gorgeous Fanciful Circles nested die set on the main sentiment panel. The Noel word on my banner is cut close with my trimmer and layered over the Flags & Labels dies from Craftin' Desert Divas. The die used on my main image come from Kat Scrappiness - Stitched Oval dies; love her shop, AND she's got great prices!

Tons and tons of foam tape to give extra dimension to this pretty little giftie! The ribbon is from my stash, if I had to guess, I'd say it's an old bundle from May Arts.

That's it for my project details! Don't forget to head over to the blog to grab today's discount code! Then shop your heart out. Choosday is the best day!

I'm entering this into the following challenges - 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #111: AG (1/3)
QKR Stampede - #359: AG (3/3)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1931: AG (1/3)
Simon Says Stamp Monday - Happy Birthday (1/5)
Get Creative - #83: AG (1/3)
Cute N Crafty - #30: AG (1/5)

We are still looking for Guest Designers at Polkadoodles, so check out the call and all the details here. Last thing, be sure to join in to our Anything Goes challenge via the link up at the Digi Choosday blog for your chance to win! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

A Gem of a Challenge - Week 16: Anything Goes!

Good morning everyone! I hope your weekend is off to a great start. This morning I'd like to announce that I've joined the group of amazing designers at A Gem of a Challenge - where we feature Pink Gems Designs digistamps available from the Polkadoodles digi store! Nikky carries a wide range of Pink Gems digis - you've got one stop shopping all under one umbrella here. There's something for everyone!

Our Gem of a Challenges run for 2 weeks, so you've got lots of time to link up. Check out the challenge blog HERE. 

Our challenge is, as always, Anything Goes! Yay!

For today's project I've created a sweet Christmas card (I can't believe we're already starting to think Christmas though...) featuring Unicorn with Gift. I just love these Pink Gems animals - there is a whole range of images for all occasions, and they're completely adorable! My papers are from Winnie White Christmas (Papers 1 and Papers 3) and Little Dudes collection (Rugby Little Dude). The sentiment is also from Winnie White Christmas.

I colored up this cutie using Copic Markers - I've been buying all of mine at Scrapbookpal.com for the last 10 years. They've got amazing prices and they ship LIGHTNING fast! The card layout here is from an old Mojo Monday sketch, which is actually still up and running on Julee's personal blog here if you want to check it out. It's one of my Top 3 sketch challenges over the years; so much great inspiration!

I'm entering this into the following challenges - 

A Perfect Time to Craft - #8: AG (unlimited)
Classic Design Team Challenge - #8: AG (unlimited)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - August (unlimited)
Crafty Animals - #29: AG with animal (unlimited)
Lemon Shortbread - #99: AG (1/3)
Dies R Us - #126: Bright Colors (1/3)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #110: AG (1/3)
Crafts Galore Encore - #66: AG (1/3)
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #29: AG with a critter (1/5)

Don't forget to join in to our Anything Goes challenge via the link up at the Pink Gem Challenge Blog for your chance to win! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Imagine That Digistamp - August Challenge Reminder!

Good morning my dear stamping friends! I'm here today to share some inspiration for Imagine That Digistamp's "First Thursday" Challenge. That's right, the challenge is now monthly, on the ITD blog, complete with prizes!! The challenges start the first Thursday of each month and end on the last Tuesday before the new challenge begins. The theme is always Anything Goes. Click here for all the details. 

On the first and third Thursdays of each month, there will be a new inspiration post on the Creative Playground blog featuring the Design Team's projects. This is great to get your fix of ITDBK DT project postings! 

Today I've created a fun boy's birthday card. I am ALWAYS in short supply of male cards - for little guys and big guys! I try to sneak them in as often as I can, but it still seems like 90% of what I create turns out "girlie"....

I printed the main image, called Triceratops Balloons from the Dinosaur Party bundle, onto a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored him in with Copic Markers. I buy all of my markers, refills, and adhesive at Scrapbookpal.com - I have for close to 10 years! I love their fast shipping and awesome service. The sentiment is pre-colored from the Scallop Circle Sentiments bundle - this set is HUGE, you get over 40 images in black & white AND color!

I've used the gorgeous Fanciful Circles nested die set from Polkadoodles on the main sentiment panel. My papers are from Lawn Fawn, KaiserCraft and Doodlebug Design.

I'm also entering this into the following challenges:

Lemon Shortbread - #99: AG (3/3)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #110: AG (3/3)
QKR Stampede - #359: AG (2/3)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1930: Wings (2/3)

That's it for me today! Be sure to check out the Creative Playground for more ITDBK inspiration.

The Boyfriend Collector by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

Book review of The Boyfriend Collector (Book 1). Rose is Cinderella's sister-from-another-mister ;) Another winning story from Mimi Jean Pamfiloff!

An updated retelling of a classic tale – with an extra-twisty path, OF COURSE. I’ve read many books from Mimi Jean (loved them all), and you’ve got to accept the fact that you have NO idea what’s about to happen. Even when you think you do. I LOVE it!

This is a modern, fresh faced Cinderella story featuring a sweet -but-strong heroine and her reluctant-but-charmed hero. It’s incredibly easy to like and root for Rose – she’s had her entire life turned upside down, but she’s a fighter determined to get justice for her mother and herself. Despite her sheltered upbringing and the perils of the path she sets for herself, Rose will do what it takes to survive and find her own Happily Ever After. With all the curves and adventures, it’s still easy to recognize the fantastic “girl power” current running throughout the story as Rose comes into her own and learns to trust herself.

This is a very easy read told in the first person; the story is emotional, clever, and unexpected. Note that this book is part 1 of 2 in a duet, and while it doesn’t end in a cliffhanger, you’ll need to read both parts to get the FULL story. But there’s little waiting involved as The Boyfriend Collector (Book 2) comes out in a few short weeks! You can preorder it now for just 99 pennies!

Happy Reading! 

Time For Tea Designs - Fries With That?

Happy Tuesday friends! Are you ready for your weekly dose of inspiration from Time For Tea Designs? I know I am! Don't forget that you can (and should) play along in our monthly challenge, for your chance to win free digis! Everyone loves free digis, am I right? The theme for our challenge is Anything Goes. My favorite! It's so easy to enter - just make something using your Time For Tea Designs images and post them! Share with the hashtag #timeforteadesigns so we can find them, and you're entered to win! Challenges run monthly, and we will have a spotlight and a prize winner at the end of each challenge.

Today's card is a little more CAS than my typical style, but I was itching to try out some new goodies! I pulled out the newly released Fries Before Guys clear stamp set and got to work! 

I stamped the fry box and ketchup bottle on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored them in with Copic Markers. I buy all of my markers, refills, and adhesive at Scrapbookpal.com - I have for close to 10 years! I love their fast shipping and awesome service. After they were colored, I fussy cut them out and set aside.

Each word in this stamp set is an individual stamp. This is SO helpful for creating custom sentiments, but you need to be careful when you're setting up to stamp so things don't come out crooked, or off the page. Before I stamped, I cut out the sentiment flag (Lil Inker). I chose my stamps and then pulled out my MISTI - the Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented so I could line everything up just so. I really like that I can put it all together, see how it fits, line it up, and stamp away. No more mistakes or crookedness from "eyeballing it". Once I was happy with it I stamped the phrase in Versamark and heat embossed it using white Embossing Powder. 

I used Fancy Stitched Label dies from Craftin' Desert Divas for the background area. The larger label is sprayed with FSJ gold mica spray for a fun splash of color & shine. Glitter and enamel dots made with yellow Stickles and black Nuvo Crystal Drops. Various layers are popped for dimension - thickness 1/16" up to 1/4" (I love my foam squares!).

Oh and as always with Time For Tea Designs - don't forget to use my discount code: T4TJENNIFER10. It will save you 10% on your order from the Time For Tea shop! Yayyyy :)

I'm entering this into the following challenges - 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #111: AG (3/3)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1932: AG (1/3)
Lemon Shortbread - #100: AG (1/3)

I hope you enjoyed my project today! If you've got a moment, head over to join our FB community, follow us on Instagram, and don't forget to play along with our monthly challenges by tagging #timeforteadesigns - so easy! Thanks for stopping by!

Time For Tea Designs - August Inspiration

Happy Tuesday friends! Are you ready for your weekly dose of inspiration from Time For Tea Designs? I know I am! Don't forget that you can (and should) play along in our monthly challenge, for your chance to win free digis! Everyone loves free digis, am I right? The theme for our challenge is Anything Goes. My favorite! It's so easy to enter - just make something using your Time For Tea Designs images and post them! Share with the hashtag #timeforteadesigns so we can find them, and you're entered to win! Challenges run monthly, and we will have a spotlight and a prize winner at the end of each challenge.

Today's card features a scene that I put together using stamps from two different clear sets - Mew Are Pawsome and Butterflies. I built the scene around an olllllld Mojo Monday sketch from my sketchbook archives. I had fun playing around with making the sentiment pop. The best way I've found to line up my images when I'm creating a scene is with the MISTI - the Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented (you gotta love that name!). I can put it all together, see how it fits, line it up, and then stamp away. No more mistakes or crookedness from "eyeballing it". I love my MISTI - it also helps if you flubbed the inking and need to get a spot darker or more clear - no guesswork when you're aligning everything. I've had it for a few years, but I'm trying to do a better job explaining things when I put my blog posts together, so I wanted to add that tip in today. :)

Oh and as always with Time For Tea Designs - don't forget to use my discount code: T4TJENNIFER10. It will save you 10% on your order from the Time For Tea shop! Yayyyy :)

I colored up this sweet kitty scene using my Copic Markers - I buy all of mine at Scrapbookpal.com for their fast shipping and awesome service. I fussy cut the kitty and flower (these sets both have matching dies HERE and HERE, but I had my craft area half torn apart last week when I was making this and I couldn't find one of my boxes of dies). After they were cut, I arranged this little scene with the grass, hill, sun and clouds. The background dies come from LDRS Creative Super Scenes. Various layers are popped up with foam tape - thickness 1/16" up to 3/16".

I'm entering this into the following challenges - 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #111: AG (2/3)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1931: AG (2/3)
Get Creative - #83: AG (2/3)
Cute N Crafty - #30: AG (2/5)

I hope you enjoyed my project today! If you've got a moment, head over to join our FB community, follow us on Instagram, and don't forget to play along with our monthly challenges by tagging #timeforteadesigns - so easy! Thanks for stopping by!

Polkadoodles' Digi Choosday - Week 32: Anything Goes!

Good morning everyone! I hope your day is off to a great start. If it's not, it CAN be - it's Choosday over at Polkadoodles! That means a new Digi Choosday challenge, and a new DISCOUNT CODE for the Polkadoodles shop! Head over to the blog to grab it before your shopping spree!

Today's challenge is, as always, Anything Goes!  

This is a Double Twisted Easel card! How cool is that?! This is my second time making a card like this, I actually made 2 at a time last week, you may have seen the flower basket one I posted last week. These are surprisingly easy to make!! Even I was able to manage ;) I found the instruction here at Cardmaking Magic. I LOVE the way this one turned out with this gorgeous bright colors! A summer celebration theme with fruity drinks - count me IN!!

My papers today are from Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles Papers #5. These are DELICIOUS! My images are Seashore Shannon, and several awesome elements from Winnie Starfish/Sandcastles VIP bundle (you get EVERYTHING with the bundle - by far the best deal around!). The images are Seashells and Cherry Cocktails. Sentiment from Winnie Celebrations 2 bundle is overlaid on the seashell in Photoshop before printing/cutting. Fanciful circles die used here underneath for my "sand" - you know how much I love those circles! Tons and tons of foam tape to give extra dimension to this interactively fun card! All other dies from Gina Marie Designs. Glitter enamel dots from Doodlebug Designs.

That's it for my project details! Don't forget to head over to the blog to grab today's discount code! Then shop your heart out. Choosday is the best day!

I'm entering this into the following challenges - 

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #111: AG (1/3)
QKR Stampede - #359: AG (3/3)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1931: AG (1/3)
Simon Says Stamp Monday - Happy Birthday (1/5)
Double Trouble Paper Crafting - #35: 3-2-1 Recipe (1/4)
Get Creative - #83: AG (1/3)
Cute N Crafty - #30: AG (1/5)
Creativ Fusion Arts & Crafts - #13: Summer (1/3

We are still looking for Guest Designers at Polkadoodles, so check out the call and all the details here. Last thing, be sure to join in to our Anything Goes challenge via the link up at the Digi Choosday blog for your chance to win! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

A Gem of a Challenge - Week 15: Anything Goes!

Good morning everyone! I hope your weekend is off to a great start. This morning I'd like to announce that I've joined the group of amazing designers at A Gem of a Challenge - where we feature Pink Gems Designs digistamps available from the Polkadoodles digi store! Nikky carries a wide range of Pink Gems digis - you've got one stop shopping all under one umbrella here. There's something for everyone!

Our Gem of a Challenges run for 2 weeks, so you've got lots of time to link up. Check out the challenge blog HERE. 

Our challenge is, as always, Anything Goes! Yay!

For today's project I've created a sweet "just because" or perhaps Anniversary card featuring Ella Elephant Birthday Balloon. I love these Pink Gems animals - there is a whole range of images for all occasions, and they're just adorable! I actually cut off the balloon when I was fussy cutting this image after coloring. I thought it fit on the card base better without the extra bit. My papers are from Winnie White Christmas (Papers 1) and Little Dudes collection (Party Little Dude). The sentiment is from Winnie Celebrations 3.

I colored up this cutie using Copic Markers - I buy all of mine at Scrapbookpal.com for their fast shipping and awesome service. The layout is from an old Mojo Monday sketch, which is actually still up and running on Julee's personal blog here if you want to check it out. It's one of my Top 3 sketch challenges over the years, so much great inspiration!

I'm entering this into the following challenges - 

A Perfect Time to Craft - #8: AG (unlimited)
Classic Design Team Challenge - #8: AG (unlimited)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - August (unlimited)
Crafty Animals - #29: AG with animal (unlimited)
Lemon Shortbread - #99: AG (1/3)
Dies R Us - #126: Bright Colors (1/3)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #110: AG (1/3)
Crafts Galore Encore - #66: AG (1/3)
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #29: AG with a critter (1/5)

Don't forget to join in to our Anything Goes challenge via the link up at the Pink Gem Challenge Blog for your chance to win! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Imagine That Digistamp - August Challenge!

Good morning my dear stamping friends! I'm here today to share some inspiration for Imagine That Digistamp's "First Thursday" Challenge. That's right, the challenge is now monthly, on the ITD blog, complete with prizes!! The challenges start the first Thursday of each month and end on the last Tuesday before the new challenge begins. The theme is always Anything Goes. Click here for all the details. 

On the first and third Thursdays of each month, there will be a new inspiration post on the Creative Playground blog featuring the Design Team's projects. This is great to get your fix of ITDBK DT project postings! 

Today I've created a fun card using the Freda's Flower Basket digi set. The set contains black and white and color images, plus sentiments and papers. I've also used a paper and the sentiment from the Leesa's Tulip set to complete the project. Dies are from Gina Marie Designs - Stitched Square and Venetian Rectangle, glitter enamel dots from Doodlebug Designs.

This is a Double Twisted Easel card! How cool is that?! This is my first time making a card like this, so I used the precolored images from the set (in case my try was a fail, I didn't lose all my coloring too). I think it turned out really well and it's VERY surprisingly easy to make!! Even I was able to manage ;) I found the instruction here at Cardmaking Magic.

I'm entering this into the Petals for the Pittman's floral card fundraiser/linky contest. Check out THIS POST for all the information. I can't even imagine how difficult the family's struggle is right now. Consider checking out the awesome digi sets that have been assembled to help raise money. Jessica from Polkadot Orchard has done a mind-blowingly amazing job putting this together! I can't even share all the image photos here, there are too many!

I'm also entering this into the following challenges:

Lemon Shortbread - #99: AG (3/3)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #110: AG (3/3)
QKR Stampede - #359: AG (2/3)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #1930: Wings (2/3)

That's it for me today! Be sure to check out the Creative Playground for more ITDBK inspiration.