This week I had fun creating two cards designed around STAMPlorations Newsprint Blooms Ephemera Tiles. For the first one, I paired three black tiles with STAMPlorations Color Me Blooms: Spring Florals Card Front Colorables. I decided to leave it uncolored for some modern contrast. I framed the card front in red and attached it to … Read more
I was thrilled to get to spend time in Kansas City with my Sister. We started with a Matt Nathanson concert at the new Morton Amphatheter … and it was so, so hot (he described it as singing in soup, which was pretty accurate. We had our sunscreen and hats, that’s for sure. After the … Read more
The new challenge at AAA Cards is Disco Inferno – Back to the 70’s and 80’s, which was the perfect opportunity to pull out some products from Jaded Blossom. I started by stamping & coloring the cassette tape from Jaded Blossom Music to My Ears and colored it in pinks and greens, one of my … Read more
The newest challenge at Seize the Birthday is to make a card with No Stamping … Dies Only. I pulled out one of my favorite Birthday Die Cuts – Happy Birthday Solo Sentiments dies from Die-Versions. I used foam tape strips to attach it to a purple GelliArts print die cut with Whimsy Stamps Wonky … Read more
The new prompt at Jingle Belles is Stuck on You – we’re asking you to use at least one sticker on your holiday card. I recently got the Simple Stories Snow Pine Lodge Paper Collection that included a sheet of stickers, so that’s what I decided to youse. I used one of the journaling cards … Read more
It’s time for another Woodblock Wednesday with Amy T (linky here). Today I inked-up one of my oldest and most beloved woodblock stamps – Attitude – a 2003 PSX Stamp by Suzy Toronto. The rubber is a bit brittle, so it took a few inkings with Versafine Clair ink to get a good impressions (seriously, … Read more
My grandmothers all loved roses, so I know they would have appreciated today’s cards made with STAMPlorations Vintage Roses Card Fronts. For the first Vintage Roses, I used the STAMPlorations Beautiful Mandala Accent #1 Slimline stencil with clear glitter gel, and once that had dried, I cut the panel into three pieces and attached it … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is a Sketch Challenge. I started with a doily for the circular image and some vintage Big Corn Trading Stamps for the vertical element. I thought the corn stalks sort of looked like Christmas Trees, so I went with a holiday theme. I used a combination of holiday … Read more
I love the colors in the new Sunday Stamp Challenge. And when I saw the Inspire.Create.Challenge was to Use Up Your Scraps, I thought it would be fun to shop my scrap box to see if I could find papers in these hues. I cut a bunch of papers into 1/2″ strips and attached them … Read more
