When I pulled out my Halloween cardmaking products, I realized I had never even opened the Scrapbook and Cards Today Halloween class from last year. So while I was in Madison with my cardmaking friends, I completed the class. This was one of my favorite cards from the class … I love everything about it. … Read more
I discovered today that I needed more birthday cards than I had made (how does that happen to a cardmaker??). Since I needed to get a few in the mail, I had to make some quick ones tonight. I pulled out some birthday journaling cards and decided to combine them with the Simon Says Monday … Read more
I love Autumn Apples, so I wanted to create a card insipred by the Apples at the Altenew September Inspiration Challenge. I discovered the Magnolia Ballerina stamp, layering stencils, embossing folder, and die cut that had never been opened, so I used them all on this card (when I do it again, I would skip … Read more
I’m always a little sad when a daily creative process ends, but at the same time it feels good to reclaim my studio from the chaos of daily creating. O is for Ocean … lots of blue layers. P is for Postcard … it’s fun to print on a smaller surface. This one uses the … Read more
Today’s card features the Altenew Paint-a-Flower: Clematis Outline stamp that I enjoyed watercoloring. I love seeing the climbing clematis in gardens when I go for runs. I paired it with a watercolored panel that combined a combination of purples and pinks like the blooms together wtih some metallic gold for a bit of shimmer. The … Read more
The newest propmpt at Jingle Belles is The Stockings Were Hung … creating holiday cards that feature a stocking. When I found this cute little stocking on the Pinkfresh Studio Happy Holidays Wood Accent, I knew it would be perfect to build my card around. The September Pinkfresh Studio Challenge is Again & Again (using repeated … Read more
I needed some cards of encouragement this week, so I combined several STAMPlorations products for these cards. I started with the STAMPlorations Botanical Beats Collage Paper that I cut in half for the two cards. Next I found ephemera from the STAMPlorations Flowers & Coffee Focal Fronts that coordinated with each piece of collage paper. … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Chicken! to celebrate National Chicken Month in the United States – we’re asking you to create a card that features a chicken. I had fun creating my background using the Taylored Expressions Spring Chicken Stencil & Clear Stamp Combo. I’m also joining the Simon Says: Make Your … Read more
When I saw the newest challenge at The Paper Players was to make a clean & simple card featuring a Bear, I tried to think if I had any bears in my stash … and then I remembered a classic bear from Unity Stamp Company. I stamped Winnie the Pooh and Piglet from Unity Stamp … Read more
