Growing up, we had a large maple tree in our back yard with a tire swing. We spent hours and hours swinging on that tire … so many fun memories. That was the inspiration for today's card. The Retro Rubber Challenge is all about colors this week. I went shopping in my Gel … Read more
It's time for another Woodblock Wednesday. I chose a clean & simple monochromatic design, which also works for the CAS on Friday Flowers Challenge. I used the Stampendous Agapanthus Cluster with a tiny sentiment from A Muse Artistamps. I do love those blooms. I'm also linking-up at the A is for … Read more
This week's AAA Cards Sketch was perfect for a winter birthday card I needed to get in the mail. I combined a piece from one of my Cyanotype panels with snowflakes punched from a pearlescent white paper. I finished with the woodblock A Muse Happy Birthday! I had on my table. … Read more
When I saw the colors from The Color Throwdown, I was immediately transported back to high school in the eighties where I layered my pink and green polo shirts with the collars up. The pink and green color combination were a classic. Since I was taking a walk back down memory lane, I … Read more
The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to make a winter card that is NOT Christmas. I built my card using the Winter Fun Paper Collection at Carta Bella by Carina Gardner. I added two favorite wood mounted stamps from Savvy Stamps and A Muse with a layout from The Paper Craft … Read more
I needed to restock my wedding card stash, so I broke out this new (to me) Spellbinders Wedding Dress & Tux by Nicole Spohr. I was really pleased with how quickly these dies came together (I had to watch a video to determine those were the tuxedo arms … they seemed a bit thin to … Read more
Since my pink papers were all still piled on my studio table from last week's Jingle Belles card, I pulled out three of the scraps to make this week's card. Remember, It's that time again here at Jingle Belles, our favorite prompt of the year: PINK CHRISTMAS! In which you make and link new holiday cards that … Read more
I've spent most of last weekend and this morning trying to reassemble my studio. Last weekend I got the bright idea to replace some broken plastic storage with a vintage dresser that I found for half-price at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, however I'm currently in that interim phase where everything is worse before it … Read more
I always appreciate those who take care of things for us while we travel, so I wanted to make a special Thank You card. I used lovely new Traveler Papers from Mintay paired with this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch. I dug out an old school Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzix BigZ Elegant Flourishes Die … Read more
My card started with wanting to join the Seize the Birthday Embossing Challenge. Next, I saw the Color Challenge at The Paper Players, so I embossed some hot pink cardstock to go with my black & white. I combined four vintage woodblock stamps from A Muse, Impress and Stampin' Up for … Read more