In case the title didn’t already give it away, the newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is KRAFT-astic – to create a card featuring kraft cardstock. This one uses one of my favorite kraft cardstocks, Desert Storm by Neehah. I paired it with Pinkfresh Studio Whispering Daffodils Washi Tape. I layered three of the floral … Read more
We’re still creating in an Ombré Wonderland at Jingle Belles this week. Rather than blend ink, I started wotj a piece of Ombré designer paper from The Simple Thing collection by Pinkfresh Studio. I paired the rainbow colors with a rainbow of clear snowflakes and rainbow decorated holiday tree from Doodlebug Design. I finished with … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
