This week we're celebrating Independence Day at Jingle Belles. In honor of that holiday–and as you may have already guessed from the title–we're asking you to incorporate either stars OR stripes into your card design. there needn't be any red, white, or blue… just stars or stripes… or both… in any medium you choose! I decided to go with both … Read more
I wanted to make a few more patriotic cards to celebrate Independence Day, so I cut into more of my We R Memory Keepers Yankee Doodles Collection. This first one uses this week's Mojo Monday Sketch & three different star punches. The second one uses the sketch from the Clean & Simple Sunday Challenge, but … Read more
Another week of fun blog finds: It's about time to break out the Ice Cream Maker … I'm thinking the first attempt may be this yummy looking (and easy) Coconut Ice Cream. A clever idea for using paper plates + rubber bands to make portable snack bowls. Love this idea for a recycled holder for … Read more
2 Cute Rubber Stamps is having a Red, White & Blue Challenge which was perfect for this card I made using images from Artistic Outpost's London Underground set. I stamped my flag once in Blue & then again in Red and paper pieced the red stripes onto the base image before attaching my sentiment on … Read more
When I saw this week's Off the Wall Craftiness Photo Collage, my eye was drawn to the picture of the bicycle in the top right. I liked the busy pattern & the color combination with a pop of a little black. I started by stamping the open polka dot background from Rogue Redhead Design's Snow … Read more
This card started in my mind as I thought about different possibilities for the Moxie Fab World Beautiful Borders Challenge. I knew I needed a Wedding Card and decided to decorate a paper wedding cake using my border punches. I started with a floral textured designer paper foo my wedding cake base. I cut my … Read more
Independence Day is usually a holiday that gets skipped right over in my card making studio … not exactly sure why, but the products and papers are usually not something I'm drawn to, and I don't have any stamps in my stash (but would love to find some good fireworks explosion stamps). However, this … Read more
When I saw the inspiration photo at this week's Christmas Stampin' All Year Long, I knew the knitting stickers I had picked up at Memories on Fifth last week would be perfect to build a card around. I really loved the first design team sample that took a more literal approach and made a card … Read more
Here's another collage card I made using 7Gypsies Lille Paper and new stamps from Artistic Outpost's London Underground. I added a some cardstock borders to help the stamps pop a bit more against the rather busy background … and a red punched circle to create the Underground symbol.
My card for this week's SCS Inspiration Challenge was inspired by this San Marco Tunic from Sundance. I loved the combination of flowers and stripes. I used my Hero Arts Lauderdale Trees stamp on its side for the stripes. I added die cut leaves, paper flowers with jeweled brads and a word sticker from Melody Ross' … Read more