Tennessee Adventure
My husband and I are on a two week road trip cross country. One of our first adventures was a day in Jackson, Tennessee with my brother Mike. We enjoyed this brand new mural by Samantha Wood, which was the perfect backdrop for my brother and me. Here is the full view. Since it was … Read more
Ombré Wonderland
This week at Jingle Belles, we’re creating cards that feature an Ombré Wonderland … Ombré is a French term meaning “shaded,” used to describe a style where colors or tones gradually blend into one another, typically transitioning from light to dark or vice-versa. I started by blending four shades of Green Distress Ink to create … Read more
STAMPlorations Love Always
Adult Coloring Books have been all the rage with the return to the relaxation of childhood coloring. STAMPlorations offers lots of colorables that bring the same relaxation … and then you can turn the colored panels into a card. I had fun coloring the largest STAMPlorations Love Always Colorable (the pack has multiple sizes of … Read more
Graduation Congratulations
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Congratulations, which was perfect for some Graduation Cards I needed to make. I shopped way back into the Impression Obsession Dies for this card (I miss that company). I used colors from Iowa State University Cyclones for this one. I’m also linking-up with the Diva’s that Die … Read more
Handmade Paper
A friend recently returned from a trip to New York City and brought me a gift of some gorgeous handmade papers. They have a lovely thickness to them, so I thought I would try spritzing a piece with water and embossing it … and it worked perfectly. I positioned it on top of a piece … Read more
Ombré Happy Birthday
For today’s cards, I had fun creating wht the Taylored Expressions Black Friday Special Present Parade Stamp & Layering Stencils. The first card combined three different colors of green ink, although the variance was more subtle than I had hoped. I paired it with a Hand Lettered Happy Birthday Die Cut from My Favorite Things … Read more
Have Yourself a Snowy Little Christmas
We’re still Walking in a Winter Wonderland at Jingle Belles … creating cards that features snow. For this week’s card, I started with the Penny Black Geometric Embossing Folder on white cardstock … I thought it sort of looked like tiny snowflakes. Next, I chose a lovely snowy scene from one of the Penny Black … Read more