The January Challenge Theme at a2z Scrapbooking is *New To You* … break out those products you got for Christmas (or in my case, those products you've purchase but never used), and make something fun. I decided to ink-up my new Hero Arts BasicGrey High Line Geometric Background stamp for my design. I used Hero … Read more
I'm on the A2Z Scrapbooking Blog today … Here's a sneak peak of me getting digi-with-it … come check it out.
This week's Paper Players Challenge is Everything Old is New Again … create a project using a recycled or repurposed item. This fit right in with my *Use It Up* Plan for 2015, so I am in. Each year, the marketing team at my office gives me a box of discarded marketing materials, so I … Read more
When I finished this card, I got ready to take the remaining scrap of My Mind's Eye Good Day Sunshine Up Town 12" x 12" Paper to my overflowing scrap bin, but when I turned it over, I saw a row of adorable houses on the other side (likely the reason I bought the paper … Read more
I'm up at the a2z Scrapbooking Blog today sharing my love of embossing (and my new Milwaukee Heat Embossing Gun) … come join me. As always, you can use Coupon Code STEPH15 for 15% off your order of $25.00 or more (before tax and shipping) in the a2z Store, your stop for all things Hero Arts.
Today's Tag for the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist is inspired by this beauty by Sharon Harnist. I am also calling this the Messiest Tag of Christmas, since each step created a different mess in my studio … all fun messes, but messes nonetheless. First mess – inky background. I started with … Read more
Today's Tag in the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist is by Sandy Allnock. I loved the vibrant pink and blue sky … the full moon … and the trees with a snowy landscape, so those are the elements I incorporated into my tag. I inked Hero Arts Winter Moon with Doll Pink … Read more
When I saw Julia Stainton's design for the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist, my jaw dropped … she turned a simple tag into a fabulous Christmas Sled … brilliant! I followed her recipe pretty closely. I stamped Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain Background in Brown and then again in Red on Kraft Cardstock. … Read more
I must confess … I always gaze in awe at the creations of Kittie Caracciolo … but I struggle to figure out how to incorporate her design style into my creations. Here's her tag she made for the 3rd day of the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist. So instead of trying to … Read more
This weekend I want to get caught-up on the Twelve Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist. I loved Jennifer Maguire's idea for turning a tag into a card (so you can write on the inside). I also loved the shape of her long tall tag with the rounded corner, so those are the elements … Read more