I needed a congratulations card for a new homeowner, so I decided the layout at Retro Rubber Challenge would be a perfect starting point. I decided to create a little home scene that sits on the sentiment strip using Concord & 9th Home for the Holidays Stacks Dies that are from September 2021. I paired … Read more
One of our favorite things about a big Thanksgiving dinner … are the leftovers(turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwich anyone?) … so this week we’re celebrating Holiday Leftovers at Jingle Belles. We’re asking you to make a card using paper scraps, offcuts, an image you colored or diecut or fussy-cut but never used, a small … Read more
My cards this week feature two different Christmas Baubles Layering Dies from STAMPlorations. For STAMPlorations Christmas Baubles #2 Layering Dies, I die cut the ornament back from gold glittery cardstock and topped it with the detail layer from the ornament die cut from gold metallic cardstock. I topped them with gold thread bows. I attached … Read more
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is So Very Thankful – shop your stash and create something related to Thanksgiving, being grateful, or include a thank you somewhere on your project. I have clicked “Buy It All” far too many times for Kristina Werner’s releases, so I figured this challenge was a good opportunity … Read more
I spent more time cleaning my studio this weekend than making cards (and there is still so, so much more to do). I also spent some relaxing time lollygagging at a couple of local craft shows, which was fun too. I did however get a card made for this week’s Freshly Made Sketch. I built … Read more
The Jingle Belles prompt of While Shepherds Watched their Flocks continues this week … asking you to create a holiday card featuring an animal (or faux-animal like a Yeti or Monster). A friend found the adorable Snoopy holiday stamp set included with the most recent issue of Creative Stamping Magazine … and she picked-up an … Read more
I needed to restock my sympathy card stash, and Amy T’s Woodblock Wednesday was the perfect opportunity to pull out an old favorite woodblock Thoughts Are With You sentiment from Stampabilities. The Sketch at The Paper Players also takes me back to one I often used in my time of regular woodblock stamping. Those of … Read more
Today’s cards feature new STAMPCuts Retro Christmas from STAMPlorations. The first one pairs one of the Retro Christmas die cut sentiments attached with foam tape to one of the STAMPlorations Quick Cards #2 – Christmas A2 Card Fronts. I trimmed down the panel slightly, so I could add a thin mat before attaching to a … Read more
