Fun Creative Journey with Sandy

Hi Friends... I thought I would share this video today highlighting the Pan Pastels. This product is smooth and creamy and best of all on sale this month! You can use as a coloring medium or create backgrounds like featured in the video, or use with stencils (also on sale this month), to create more backgrounds. A really fun product and easy to use! To purchase yours click here to see all the pan pastels on sale! Get your favorites this month while on sale Have a creative day,

!Hi Friends... Today I'm sharing this card Simply Blessed...We will be making this card in my Coffee and a Card Meet-Up Group. If you live in the Kankakee County or close to...I would love you to join my Meet-Up group Handmade Cards and Paper Crafts  here For those of you who do not live in the area I would love to send you the kit to make this card! All you need to do is place a $25.00 order with me. All the cardstock pieces will be cut and ready for you to put together along with embellishments and directions to complete card. I cannot stamp the sentiment for you, so if you want the card to be exactly as above you will need to purchase the stamp set  Farmyard Friends / SS-0609, and you will also need White Embossing Powder / IP-0098 and either clear pigment ink or Versa-Mark to stamp sentiment and of course a heat gun. Have a creative day,

Hi Friends... Today I'm sharing our Aug. Promotion which is Awesome! For those of you who love mixed media, this sale is for you and for those of you who wanted to give it a try this is the perfect time with 20% off select products. Paints, Pan Pastels, Gesso, Gel Medium, Modeling Paste and the list goes on! Below you will find everything that is on sale for the entire month! PREPPED TO PLAY Take 20% off select mixed media products.  AUGUST 1-31, 2018 (This list shows the item ordering #, the product name, retail price shows first than the discount price shows second and of course if you have the catalog the pg#). WOOD and CANVAS SHEETS JM-0013 House to Home Trio (3 pack) $12.95  $10.36 263 JM-0061 Unfinished Wooden Easel - Small $24.95  $19.96 263 JM-0062 Unfinished Wooden Easel - Large $29.95  $23.96 263 JM-0074 Canvas Sheets $12.95   $10.36 263 PAINTS JM-0018 Blue Lagoon Acrylic Paint $5.95  $4.76 254 JM-0019 Butter Cream Acrylic Paint $5.95  $4.76 254 JM-00

Hi Friends... Today is the DAY the Holiday Mini goes live...YEAH! Full of awesome stamps, accessories, and ideas...want to see a project I made with supplies from this catalog? This is my first Christmas Project... It could be a gift bag decoration or tag but I made it sturdy enough for a Christmas Ornament with lots of chunky glitter on the branches. I used the Cozy Prints Paper Pack from FSJ and the garden fence die to make the rosette and the Branch and Pine Cone Die . The deer comes from the Merry Everything Stamp Set  … I fussy cut the deer and added a bow to make him festive You can click here to view the holiday mini! Have a creative day,

Hi Friends, Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a coach either as a business builder or hobbyist? What happens at a Convention? I can only tell you it's an experience you will not want to miss! Besides the training, make and takes, recognition, food...lots of food and the friends that last for a lifetime, it's just plain FUN! Here is a sample of what happens at Convention...enjoy! If you would like to learn more please contact me and I will answer any questions you might have. You can also view more information here For me, it was a decision that has brought me much joy and I always look forward to what's happening next! Have a creative day,

Hi Friends, Just a quick post today. I wanted to share our awesome printed paper which is cardstock weight. I know you can see this in the catalog but I thought this would be helpful because it shows the cardstock that matches each printed paper pack... If you would like to print this out for your own reference to make it easier to match up the cardstock with the printed packs you can click here I hope this is helpful for you. Have a creative day,

Hi Friends... Happy Sunday, even though the day is rainy and dreary here, it's the perfect day to craft, stamp and create.  So today I thought I would share a card made with the new Cottage Bloom Die Set just released in the new 2018/19 Catalog and Inspiration book, which you view in my side bar. The die set reminds me of daisy's and with a little flower shaping they take on a 3 dimensional look... I used a cushioned mat and my journey bloom tool with the stylus attachment. Flip the blooms over to the backside and with the stylus pull from the tip of each petal to the end of each petal, once completed the flower will look like a cup, flip over to the front side and in the center with your stylus go in a circular motion and your done. Do this for each die cut flower. Stack off setting each flower and glue together. I layered 3 for the first flower using, the largest, medium and next size down, and for the second flower I used the second largest and next size glued togeth