Since July 4th is Independence Day in the United States of America, this fortnight we’re asking you to incorporate the USA flag elements of either stars or stripes into your card design. It doesn’t need to be red, white or blue, but certainly can be… just stars or stripes (or both!) in any medium you choose. Since I … Read more
It’s the STAMPlorations 13th Birthday Celebration! I’m sharing cards made with new products – STAMPlorations Flowers & Coffee Focal Fronts paired with STAMPlorations Floral Magic Sticker Sentiments. For the first two I used a similar recipe combining elements from each of them with papers from STAMPlorations Botanical Beats Collage papers for two 5″x7″ cards. For … Read more
You’re So Sweet is the newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash. You can create with something sweet on your project … it could be a sweet treat, a cute baby card, however you interpret it. Of course, I went with both. I’ve had these 3-D baby stickers in my stash FOR-ever … and I paired … Read more
We’re still getting SKETCH-y at Jingle Belles this week. This time I decided to flip the sketch on it’s side, so I could use this lovely tag from Simple Stories All Wrapped Up Big Bits. I built the rest of my card around it. I used a paper from the Simple Stories All Wrapped Up … Read more
The word prompt at Inkspirational Challenges is Leftovers. I went through my leftovers bin searching for inspiration and chose this Stampin’ Up Snowflake from 2005 stamped on a piece of Basic Grey designer paper. I’m guessing it’s been in my leftovers bin for almost 20 years (soon after I bought the stamp, which I no … Read more
I had fun watching the Cardinals play baseball and playing with some paper. I started with the Inspired By … Donuts Challenge … makes me think that a stop at the donut shop just might be in my future (I hear a maple long john or apple fritter calling my name). I went with a … Read more
When I saw the newest Sketch at AAA Cards Challenge, it reminded me of fireworks. I remembered several stamp sets I could use to recreate an idea I had in my head, but of course I couldn’t find either one (organizing my studio so I can find things I want is at the very top … Read more
I thought the Hero Arts Jean Jacket Layering Stencils were fun to use for Father’s Day Cards. I started with the front vew die cutting some gold metallic snaps with more of a chambrey denim coloring. I paired it with a sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps Well Played Sir. The second card features the back … Read more
