When I saw the AAA Birthday Washi Tape Challenge, I knew I had to join the fun. I decided to see if I could use the colors from the TGIF Challenges (which resulted in multiple rolls of washi tape being permanently retired to the trash can … some brands do not age well), but I … Read more
During one of my artsy trips to Alabama, I colored these lovely older Pinkfresh Studio flowers using Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers. For this card, I cut them into a tag for the Seize the Birthday Add a Tag Challenge. I added purple ribbon and blue thread, and then I attached it to one of … Read more
We’re still Walking in a Whimsical Wonderland at Jingle Belles. When I thought about sources of childhood whimsy, the first thing that came to mind was Author & Illustrator Richard Scarry. I used to look at his books for hours, trying to catch every single details in the wonderful illustration packed books. I recently ordered … Read more
As many of you know, I make holiday cards all year long, so I have enough when December rolls around. Today I’m sharing two Christmas cards I made with STAMPlorations Quick Cards #15 – Simply Christmas A2 Card Fronts. For the first one, I used some new watercolors to paint the STAMPlorations Holiday Lattes Poinsettia … Read more
My sister is 13 years younger than me and my brother is 20 years younger, so when they were kiddos, I would always try to go home and color Easter Eggs with them. Those are such fun memories. Today I’m having fun decorating paper Easter Eggs using Pretty Pink Posh Build an Egg Die Set. … Read more
I used the sketch from A Cherry On Top for a Mother’s Day Card. I started with the Doodlebug Design Love You Bunches Doodle-Pops and found a Gelliarts Print in my stash that magically pulled in all of the colors. I cut it into the squares for the Sketch and attached the bouquet together with … Read more
I’m sneaking in a card for Amy T’s Woodblock Wednesday featuring some oldies but goodies from Starving Artistamps from 2008. I paired three woodblock stamps with the Sketch from Retro Rubber Challenge. I stamped all three on coral cardstock and used colored pencils to add some shadows and highlights. I finished with a sticker sentiment.
This card started with a page from a vintage dictionary that ended with the definition for Mother. I went through a number of my Tim Holtz Ephemera packs pulling out yellow flowers and other elements that pulled out the green of the leaves … and then collaged them on top of the dictionary page. I … Read more
When I see a Sketch like the one at Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I immediate head to my designer paper scraps to see what I can pull together. I decided to pull out papers in Purple and Marigold for the current Color Hues Color Challenge (also my high school colors). I used one of the purple … Read more
