It’s back to school time for many of you, but for me, I’ve still got two full weeks of summer with my kiddos, as construction at our schools pushed us back. So my brain is still in full summer mode, which means pretty much non-functioning – LOL! I do look forward to this project that…
Once my son’s birthday celebrations were complete, we were faced with the daunting task of writing thank you notes. Now, I was raised to write thank you notes for every celebration, and honestly didn’t mind it too much. I think perhaps that is how I developed my love for stationery design. But then I had…
Last week we celebrated my baby’s 8th birthday (tears!). He is a HUGE basketball fan, so we planned a basketball-themed party with his buddies at our local gym. He and I were surfing Pinterest for party favor ideas and he loved an idea that featured all orange items and had an “Orange you glad you…
Hooray! A new box of supplies from CutCardStock arrived this week and I was SO EXCITED! Especially for the Gansai Tambi Watercolor Paint Set and the Zig Water Brushes. I didn’t end up using the Micron Pens for this post, but they are one of my FAVORITE pens to sketch with, so I kept them…
Oh nelly, today is the SECOND day of summer break at our house, and I’m in the “adjustment period” – the first week (or two!) of getting used to having the kiddos at home. It’s a bit stressful, so yesterday while the boys were at a short camp, I decided to do some watercolor painting…
Happy Wednesday friends! We are getting down to the nitty-gritty last days of school. It’s always a chaotic and emotional time of year for me. The realization that my boys are getting older hits me like a ton of bricks EVERY year! And trying to stay on top of all the end-of-year activities nearly sends…
Hello creative friends! Hooray for Monday! I know, you don’t often hear people celebrate Mondays, but I happen to love them. It means my kids are off to school and my husband is off to work, so I get the house back to myself (and back in order, which takes half the day!). I’m SO…
Hello and Happy Tuesday! Hope that everyone’s week is off to a great start. We are FINALLY starting to feel like spring in Chicagoland, and it is so invigorating! This is a very exciting time for my business as we approach WEDDING SEASON. Now, wedding season officially starts for me in January, as this is…
Hello creative friends! Happy Wednesday. And happy April! I can’t believe we are nearly halfway through the month already. Supposedly it’s spring, but here in Chicagoland we are still seeing snowflakes and very chilly temps. I guess it’s keeping me inside and focused on work, which is a good thing?! Speaking of, at this time…
Happy Wednesday everyone! I’m on vacation this week in Arizona, enjoying the vibrant colors in bloom at this time of year. Since I’m away from all of my tools, I thought this would be a great opportunity to share one of my favorite CutCardStock products, Pop-Tone envelopes by French Paper Co. Talk about vibrant color!…
Hello creative friends! My name is Erin German and I’m so excited to share my first blog post as part of the CutCardStock Design team! I’m a graphic designer by trade, so you’ll be seeing some of my printed projects that incorporate CutCardStock products, but I’ll also be sharing some projects that feature calligraphy and hand-lettering,…