STAMPlorations Christmas Baubles
My cards this week feature two different Christmas Baubles Layering Dies from STAMPlorations. For STAMPlorations Christmas Baubles #2 Layering Dies, I die cut the ornament back from gold glittery cardstock and topped it with the detail layer from the ornament die cut from gold metallic cardstock. I topped them with gold thread bows. I attached … Read more
So Very Thankful
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is So Very Thankful – shop your stash and create something related to Thanksgiving, being grateful, or include a thank you somewhere on your project. I have clicked “Buy It All” far too many times for Kristina Werner’s releases, so I figured this challenge was a good opportunity … Read more
You Are Amazing
I spent more time cleaning my studio this weekend than making cards (and there is still so, so much more to do). I also spent some relaxing time lollygagging at a couple of local craft shows, which was fun too. I did however get a card made for this week’s Freshly Made Sketch. I built … Read more
The More the Merrier!
The Jingle Belles prompt of While Shepherds Watched their Flocks continues this week … asking you to create a holiday card featuring an animal (or faux-animal like a Yeti or Monster). A friend found the adorable Snoopy holiday stamp set included with the most recent issue of Creative Stamping Magazine … and she picked-up an … Read more
Woodblock Sympathy
I needed to restock my sympathy card stash, and Amy T’s Woodblock Wednesday was the perfect opportunity to pull out an old favorite woodblock Thoughts Are With You sentiment from Stampabilities. The Sketch at The Paper Players also takes me back to one I often used in my time of regular woodblock stamping. Those of … Read more
STAMPlorations Retro Christmas
Today’s cards feature new STAMPCuts Retro Christmas from STAMPlorations. The first one pairs one of the Retro Christmas die cut sentiments attached with foam tape to one of the STAMPlorations Quick Cards #2 – Christmas A2 Card Fronts. I trimmed down the panel slightly, so I could add a thin mat before attaching to a … Read more
Fall Foliage Birthday
The October Pinkfresh Studio Challenge is Fall Foliage. I looked through my Pinkfresh Studio Ephemera drawer and found several items featuring Oak Leaves including a Chipboard Frame and a Wood Accent from the Pinkfresh Studio Good Times Collection, so I built my card around those elements as a birthday card for a friend who lives … Read more
Pretty In Pink
The October Challenge at Gina K. Designs is Pretty in Pink. Gina’s gorgeous example card was a Christmas one, so that’s the direction I took my design. First I die cut all three Gina K. Design Ornamental Trees from light pink cardstock and attached them to green glitter paper. Next, I stamped the sentiment from … Read more