Last week my husband and I celebrated 25 years of marriage.

We've definitely had our ups and downs and hard times,

but we've survived it all and it's made us stronger.

Speaking of hard .... why is it so HARD to make our husbands a card???

I struggle with masculine cards and I DEFINITELY struggle making him a card.

So I went classy and simple.

25 years is the Silver Anniversary, so I had a lot of metallic silver on that card.

He seemed to have liked it ... phew!!!

Not sure why it's so much pressure to make a card that he likes!!!

Here was us 25 years ago.

Here is us today!

Thanks for letting me share a little something personal with you all today!

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I love these feather dies .... but you know what I don't like about them???

How do you glue them down?  Effectively???  Without glue showing???

Well let me introduce you to my new friend ...

the Glue Sponge

You can pick up your own Glue Sponge in my store HERE

You can watch a FB Live demonstrating the Glue Sponge HERE

The feathers die is GREAT 

the Glue Sponge is AWESOME!!!!

Another new favorite of mine .... Metallic Foil Paper

14 sheets for $5.95 ... 8 beautiful colors.

Die Cuts like BUTTER!!!

Buy the Metallic Paper HERE

Contact me today if you have any questions or want to get one for yourself!!!

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I had to make a quick card for a co-worker. 

Whipped this up pretty fast. 

Perfect for a co-worker congrats on your promotion. 

Uses “paper shaping” that my BFF taught me. 

You use hot glue to “puff” the shells. I loved it. 

Turtley Awesome!!! 🐢

This stamp set is not new ... it's one of my definite go-tos!

I will have more on paper shaping in some of my next blog posts ... Stay Tuned!

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I know I know ... Chelsea ... this isn't papercrafting!!!

Do you know that I also love crocheting???

It's so relaxing ... I love to crochet while watching tv and while traveling.

I had to share this FABULOUS idea that I had and did!!!!

Perfect for the crocheter on the go!!!

I received this tote last year from FSJ ... I like it ... But I have so many FSJ bags   :)

So why not turn it into a CROCHET bag!!!!

I bought this eyelet kit (Click HERE)

to make cool yarn holes in my bag.

I measured and put 4 small holes on the side of my bag.

You insert the large eyelet/grommet and 

hammer it in place to seal (see package directions).

The inside of this bag will be perfect to hold a pair of scissors and my crochet hooks.

I love the pockets in this bag.

See how great the yarns are accessible ... easy totable ... and protected ... and won't get tangled!!!

BRILLIANT!!!!!

Here is what my yarn looks like in the tote.

I can't tell you how much I love this project ... 

It was a fun little break from papercrafting ... ok .. ok .. ok ...

back to paper crafting  :)

For those of you who GASPED ... and said how could Chelsea do that to that bag???

It's still very functional and the holes are not THAT big that I can still use it as a bag.

Nothing will fall out  :)

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Do you choose a “Word of the Year”? 

With SO many great words to pick from, it can be tough to narrow down the selection.

In 2006 One Little Word was created by Ali Edwards.  She began a tradition of choosing one word for herself each January—a word to focus on, to live with, to investigate, to write about, to craft with, and to reflect upon as she goes about her daily life. 

See more about One Little Word HERE.

Then she shared this with her fans and the crafting community and it's taken off.

This year I have chosen the word MONUMENTAL.

Why???  Because 2019 will be a VERY monumental year for me and my family with all of the things planned.  Big Birthdays, Big Anniversaries, Kids Graduating High School, Kids going of to College, and Big NEW Adventures.  Thus MONUMENTAL seemed to fit for me.

Do you have a word???

I would love to have you share if you do.

Happy 2019!!!

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I love this time of the Year ....

Reflection back on the year and looking forward to the next.

What a wild 2018 it was ....

Who would have known that I would have won so 

many accolades at the FSJ convention ...

then for that sales model to change in October

And now .... the plans for 2019 ... OMG!!!

I can not wait to share!!!!

Here are my Top 7 Blog Posts from 2018 .....

A revamp of my best pinned project dating back to 2011

Snowman Rosette Head

Check it out HERE

Pink Sock project for the High School Footbal Team

Check it out HERE

New Rosette wreath for Halloween

Check it out HERE

Frog Parts!!!

My favorite new stamp from the 2018 FSJ catalog

Check it out HERE

Team gifts from my heart!

Mementos from Mexico

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FSJ Celebration 2018

I was so blessed to be recognized at convention

This post had a FABULOUS slideshow from Convention ... loved watching again!

Check it out HERE

I absolutely loved this valentine card.

Lots of great FSJ product in this project

Check it out HERE

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If you are a blogger like me then you may be interested in this post.

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It's an easy way to show where to get the products that I am using for my projects.

It's fairly easy and it allows you to pull links from a variety of sites, not just one.

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I really like it for my blog and for you tube video links as well.

Try it out ... see if you like it ... 

Happy to help my follow bloggers.

Did you check out my LIVE last night on Facebook???

You missed A LOT!!!

There is an AWESOME deal over at Spellbinders!!!

Shhhh .... I'm not sure that they know it's there  :)

But that's what I do ... I share with my followers when I find GREAT stuff!!!

Here was my SNEAK PEEK ... Tool, Die, Machine ... 

But WAIT ... there is more ...

Sound like the Ginzu Knife commercial???

It's CRAZY good ... and it's $39.99!!!!

That's right!!!

$39.99

Here is the link to the product ... http://shrsl.com/14di5-1iit-cn905f_1-1

Did you catch my Facebook LIVE video?

Would you like to watch? ... Click this link or watch below

https://www.facebook.com/InkyStamper/videos/1083460405169275/

ENJOY!!!!

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I hope that you are having a wonderful Christmas!

I love this day ... just sitting around with family in PJs most of the day and playing!

Food, Fun, and Family that's what Christmas is all about in my book.

I made this wreath a few weeks ago but never posted.

Thought today was as good as any  :)

To see more of my wreaths or order a kit/instructions:

https://squareup.com/store/inkystamper-chelsea-comer/

I hope that you are not too tired of my wreaths ... you might see another here or there

for more of the year round holidays .... 

ENJOY and Merry Christmas!!!

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I recently have been seeing a lot of black and white images 

with a focal image colored in color.

I thought I'd give it a try with this card.

I colored this poinsettia with my Peerless Watercolors.

It's been a while since I broke those out ... I miss them!!!

I also tested out a new water brush that I love SOOOO much ... its by Nuvo.

It controls the water flow soooo well.  Not to much, not too little ... just right!

I used the Christmas Sprig ATS from Fun Stampers Journey for this card.

It's a nice and inexpensive stamp if you are looking for a poinsettia.

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