The Inky Scrapper

If you've followed me for a bit, then you'll know that our family attended the gorgeous wedding of dear friends recently.  I was so ...

A fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator shared this adorable "candle" decor and generously shared instructions with me.  Here is my...

Last Saturday, I had the privilege of leading a card class to a lovely group of ladies!  This was my second event with them, and setting up ...

Each month I hold a card making and scrapbooking class in my basement studio in the tri-state area (message me if you'd like more info),...

Usually I don’t make layouts before I have my photos, but I know that I will take several portrait (vertical) photos of our Christmas tree t...

A few months ago, my sixteen-year-old nephew successfully soloed, and I was thrilled to be invited to be there!  We are so excited to welcom...

Our younger daughter likes to cook and is a Dolly Parton fan, so I couldn't resist preordering Dolly's new cookbook as a Christmas g...

It's gotten cold here, so I'm enjoying remember some summer fun!  My husband and I took a lovely day trip to Mackinac Island this su...

First day of school photos are a tradition that my husband still helps me with!  Though I made this layout a month or so ago, I forgot to po...

With fall in the air and the Changing Leaves bundle on my work table, I decided that it was time to scrapbook photos from a conference I att...

For this week's sketch, I created two cards to show its versatility. The first one uses Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, and Peach Pie ...

Since I have printed so many photos (but not all of the ones I took!), I am really having fun making grid-style layouts and then using paper...

 This layout was so fun to make with the Lake Life scrapbooking kit!  Unfortunately it's no longer available, but I am looking forward t...

This layout was a lot of fun to make to showcase highlights of our two-night stay in Door County, Wisconsin.  With so many photos, I find th...

Earlier this summer, my husband and I took off to visit my cousin in Wisconsin and to drive around Lake Michigan.  (See the first layout of ...

My husband and I had the opportunity to go to Wisconsin to see my cousin and to travel around Lake Michigan this summer, so I am busy scrapb...

For my first Stampin' Up! scrapbooking class, we used the pretty Perennial Lavender DSP with the Painted Lavender stamp set and dies and...

In honor of our recent anniversary, I made this simple card for my husband using the Lake Life collection and the retired Let’s Go Anywhere ...

Hold on to your craft mats, because Stampin' Up! is dropping all kinds of amazing products tomorrow at midnight (7/3)!  The final instal...

The colors of the Country Woods collection were perfect with the photos from this fun day, and I softened my layout with the addition of the...