SmilynStef Today’s SCS Inspiration Challenge is Poppy Nine Patch by Don Li-Leger on Art.com. There are so many beautiful cards in the Gallery. I decided to take my inspiration from the two sage panels on the left. I used the final scrap of my Cosmo Cricket Wanted paper and stamped Agapanthus Cluster by Stampendous in Warm … Read more
This card is for Beate’s Weekend Challenge #16. I knew the layout would require a tall image, and I had been wanting to ink up this Diva Lady Tiffany from Rubber Romance that I picked up at Eclectic Paperie. After the very soggy week we’ve had, it only seemed appropriate. I stamped her on Ivory … Read more
I thought I’d try out this week’s Who’s Pushing Your Buttons? challenge at Daring Cardmakers. I picked up a fun Foof-a-la bag of buttons at Frugalities that I wanted to try out. I found this scrap of Bazzill Bling Brown (also from Frugalities) and a scrap of Cosmo Cricket Wanted DP lying on my work … Read more
The blog counter passed 1,000 hits today. That is amazing to me for my first month of blogging. So, you know what that means … time for a little I2 Inspiration. I’ve got some K&Company red and green cards and envelopes to get you started on those holiday cards; a package of ten blue cards … Read more
I wanted to get something created tonight even though my body is still weary from the time changes and travel woes of the weekend. When I need a creativity jump-start, I usually turn to a challenge. I decided to try this week’s Sketch Challenge on SCS. I got this fun textured K&Company paper from a … Read more
Here are a few photos of my new nephew Aaron Mason. He is so adorable (I know I’m biased, but those eyes are amazing). I’m a very proud aunt who is looking forward to lots of years of spoiling him. My brother & sister-in-law are amazing parents, and it was so fun to get to … Read more
My weekend trip to see my brother’s family in San Jose was marvelous. However, my flight home yesterday was not so grand. My original flight out of San Jose was delayed two hours due to runway repairs happening in Minneapolis. When we finally arrived in Minneapolis, they had canceled all flights to Moline due to … Read more
No pictures to post tonight because instead of spending the day creating in my studio, I had the blessing of spending it visiting family in California. I took lots of pictures, but didn’t bring my computer to upload them, so I’ll have to wait until I return on Monday to share. My three-week old nephew … Read more
I love cake. At our house, it is often jokingly referred to as "the other white meat" from this Natalie Dee cartoon. So, when I saw this adorable sentiment from from Cat Dancing Design by Cornish Heritage Farms, I knew I had to add it to my collection. It is stamped in Lipstick Red ColorBox … Read more
Since I had so much fun with Halloween yesterday, I thought I’d post another one. This one was created for the {Caardvarks} 5 Star Challenge, which was to use five different embellishments on a card. I folded a standard card base and then scored both the front and back one inch from the spine. I … Read more