The Saturday Stampers’ challenge was to incorporate something you treasure into your card design. There’s nothing I treasure more than my family and friends. I also used the Card Positioning Systems Sketch #32 as the basis for my design. This fun friends paper is by Karen Foster Designs. I got it and the friends twill … Read more
Yes, the blog colors have changed. I saw on Kristina Werner’s Blog that the Pink for October website is encouraging bloggers to Go Pink! for October to bring attention to Breast Cancer Awareness month. If you have not gotten a recent mammogram … make an appointment. If you’d like to donate to the Susan G. … Read more
What do you do when you need a lot of invitations completed in a very short time? If you’re me, you begin an assembly line process. The first step is creating a prototype card to determine all of the pieces and tools that I will need. I decided to start with a box of DCWV … Read more
Today’s featured stamper is Jenn Balcer (jbalcer). I went back to a card she posted in March 2005. I was looking for a clean design that still had a unique touch. I loved the crimping in the middle of the card that provides a visual contrast to the horizontal sentiment. These acrylic stamps by Li’l … Read more
Here’s another card using a SketchThis:Cards! sketch. I love the contrast of the off-set circles and the horizontal strips. These are the fun new Mellow papers by Basic Grey and $1 Studio G stamp from Michael’s. The card base is textured handmade paper. This is another 4 1/4" square card. Ingredients: Basic Grey Mellow DP, … Read more
I decided to revisit some sketch drawings on sketchthis:cards. I looked for a large flower, but I didn’t have any in my collection. So instead, I layered a variety of primas for the center of the card. Then I punched and cut various larger circles to fill up the front of a 4 1/4" square … Read more
Look at these very fun goodies that arrived in my mailbox from Julee at Poetic Artistry for winning her Mojo Monday Challenge. I love these adorable flower stamps by Memory Box, but Julee’s card is the real treat. You almost have to see this one in person to truly appreciate all of her fabulous detail. … Read more
Beate posted some great instructions for this file folder card. Unlike last night with the holiday box, I decided to stay consistent with her measurements. I started with a scrap of raspberry Bazzill Bling cardstock that was buried on my work table and went from there. I liked the contrast of the smooth inside of … Read more
Michelle at Twisted Chick Creations posted this very easy box template … at least it would have been easy if I had stuck with the directions. Instead, I decided I wanted my box to be 4 1/2" wide when it was finished, so I extended the template. This box will fit a standard set of … Read more
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