Last Sunday, I had so much fun taking a stamp carving class at Tree of Liminality. I found some images I found interesting, so she was able to print them in reverse for our pattern. Then we used transfer paper to get the image onto our carving material. After that, we used a sharpie to … Read more
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is – Bent Out of Shape. We’re asking you to make shaped cards (no squares or rectangles allowed). I went searching and found this fun neglected Cupcake Die by Stephanie Barnard for Sizzix in my stash that makes the absolutely perfect shaped card (the fold is under the … Read more
The current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge is to create a card inspired by a book, movie or song. I was playing around with papers inspired by this wonderful Scrapbooking Layout by Nicole Santos. I went searching for a large heart die and thought I found one tucked way in the back of my Lawn Fawn products … Read more
The newest challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is B is for Black Black Heart … creating snarky valentines. I chose a snarky sentiment from My Favorite Things Sassy Pants Best Friends and paired it with lots of polka dot designer paper scraps for the Polka Dot Challenge at Love Those Pretty Papers. The layout … Read more
Since I am clearly a collector of all things Kristina Werner, I decided it was time to consciously start using them (because they are so fun and amazing. For this card, I used four shades of pink Distress Oxide Ink (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry) with Kristina Werner’s Jumble of Hearts … Read more
This ephemera makes a perfect little glittery valentine … a lyric from my favorite Ben Folds song. I love it with the fun heart paper from Vicki Boutin Bold & Bright collection. I am joining the Simon Says Add a Heart Challenge.
At Jingle Belles, we’re still creating cards inspired by these Mid Century Modern holiday decorations. I chose to build my card around a fun little Santa from Pebbles Cozy & Bright paper collection that reminded me of the Santa with the tall pointed hat on the mantel (not to mention his cute pointy elfish shoes). … Read more
When I saw the inspiration photo at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie, I immediately thought of the adorable creations by Doodlebug Designs. But of course, I didn’t have any smiling hearts in my collection (I had smiling so-many-other-things), so I decided to go with this adorable smiling cloud since it included the colors … Read more
When I saw the Pink & Red hues at The Color Hues Challenge, for some reason my brain immediately went to Washi Tape. My washi fun inspiration also came from this image at the {PIN}spirational Challenge . Next, I saw the Allsorts Challenge to create your own background, so I went all-in Washi Tape on … Read more
