On my recent trip, I stopped in a few thrift stores including Out of the Closet in Columbus where I found a Hello Kitty reader. Unfortunately, quite a few of the pages had been “colored” with pens, but there were enough intact pages that I picked it up hoping to do some fussy cutting for … Read more
‘Twas the SKETCH before Chrsitmas at Jingle Belles with a fun Sketch to guide your creativity. When I saw the rectangle in the Sketch, I thought it would be perfect for a Scrapbooking journaling card. I opened the never-before-used Carta Bella Merry Christmas Flora Collection and used it to build most of my card. I decided to … Read more
It’s time to get those Father’s Day cards in the mail, so I decided to use fun STAMPlorations paper products and stamps to make a few. I started with a STAMPlorations Pop Art Coffee ATC and paired it with a coordinating STAMPlorations Industrial Patchwork Collage Paper. I added a thin black cardstock mat and positioned … Read more
The new challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Summertime – Ceate a card featuring something you’d see or experience in the summertime. I chose hiking as my theme. I’ve been wanting to do some park hikes this summer, so it’s on the bingo card. I used the Simple Vintage Woodlands Collection by Simple Stories. I … Read more
For this Dad Day Card, I used a fun panel from the Ciao Bella Hipster paper collection. I loved how all of the elements worked for the recipient. I paired it a great plaid from 49 and Market Rust and Revs paper collection. I finished with a stamped Father’s Day sentiment, love you stickers and … Read more
The final leg of our recent vacation was a trip back through Ohio. This time we stayed in Cincinnati. We started at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens. The parking was $12 for the first hour … with both the good and bad news being that an hour is really all you need for the garden. It … Read more
I was asked to make a 90th birthday cards for a lady who loves flowers. I decided to use inspiration and the Sketch from the Inspired By … Daisies Challenge. I cut scraps of cardstock into the three strips in the Sketch using the three colors and positioned them on some 49 and Market Summer … Read more
Flat Feliz Navidad is still our theme at Jingle Belles where we’re creating Flat One Layer cards. Last week I used stencils, this week I got stampy. I started by creating a mask using the next to largest Hero Arts 5-Point Stars Infinity Die and a scrap of thin cardstock. I used three colors of … Read more
