Happy Bee-Day

Happy last Friday of August everyone!  I’m here along with the Bloom Brigade from Power Poppy to share some fun inky inspiration!

I needed to add some birthday cards to my stash so I decided to pull out the “Bee Kind Toile” stamp set to create with today.

I kept my card very simple and just coloured up the beehive cake and sentiment for the focal image…

And I proceeded to decorate the inside of my card too!

Allison Cope

Christine Okken – go here next!

Cindy Lawrence

Julie Koerber 

Katie Sims

Kathy Jones 

Stacy Morgan

Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for joining me today!  I hope you get some time to create too!

~ Ally ~


stamps: Power Poppy (Bee Kind Toile)
cardstock:  Recollections (White 110#), Catherine Pooler Designs (Sand Dunes Cardstock)
dies: MFT (Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Ovals), Honey Bee Stamps (Hexagon Bunches)
patterned papers: Your Next Stamp (Happy Spring 6x6), Lawn Fawn (Perfectly Plaid:Fall 6x6)
inks:  Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers
thread:  Sulky (Gold Metallic), Studio Katia (Shimmering Ice Fusion Sequins)
other:  Stickles (Star Dust)

Frightfully Sweet

Happy Tuesday!  I have been on a crafty vacation for the last month that’s why I haven’t posted in such a long time.  But I’m back and feeling mighty crafty again!

Today I’m sharing a fun card I made for a friend.  I couldn’t resist using the new MFT “Frightfully Sweet” stamp set.  It’s the cutest Halloween themed stamp I’ve seen in a long time!

I used Distress Oxide inks to create a smooth foreground of lawn and also to create the fun sky.  I used a fun stencil to create the spooky clouds over the moon.  Isn’t that “Scary Scape Die” this cutest?

And here’s the inside of the card…

On another note, if you’re like me, you tend to take your crafty stash to crops to create with friends.  If you own as much stuff as I do, you always make sure your own supplies come home with you.  My Copic Markers are one of my biggest investments so I found the BEST way to label them with my name.  Check out this quick video…

To purchase some Oliver’s Labels and to support my 1st Strathmore Scouts, click HERE.  20% of your purchase goes straight to my Scouts PJ’19 fund.  Thank you so much for your support.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you’ve had some creative time this summer!

~ Ally ~


Stamps: My Favorite Things (Frightfully Sweet, Cute Cats)
Ink: Memento (Black Tuxedo), Copic Markers, Ranger Distress Oxides (Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral, Dusty Concord, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot), Polychromos Pencils (envelope)
Paper: Recollections (110# White & Black)
Dies: MFT (Stitched Rectangles), SugarPea Designs (Scaryscape Die)
Stencils: Studio Katia (Brush Stroke Waves)