Each year I like to go back and revisit all the art I made and choose my ten favorites from the group (You can see my Five Favorite Holiday Cards of 2022 here) … here are my favorites in no particular order. 1. My first card revisits a long-ago technique – Faux Cloisonné – which … Read more
My new AlteNew Festive Tree is perfect for the November AlteNew Inspiration Challenge. While I used the Autumn colors, I turned it into a holiday tree design. I saw more green in the trees than the three colors, so I combined green with the golden yellow to layer my tree. I … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to create something with an ombre design. I decided to use Catherine Pooler Inks to create an Ombre background with Apricot, Ginger & Terracotta. It took me several times to get one I loved, so I used the leftovers to die cut some … Read more
As you saw in yesterday's post, we spent a good part of the weekend sanding metal stair rails. When we bought the package of sandpaper, I realized it could have a dual user for some sandy beach card elements. I combined the Sandpaper with my new Little Star Fish Stamp & Die Cut Set from … Read more
I just got home from my long crafty weekend, and before I start putting everything away, I wanted to make a card using pieces that I made and assembled at the retreat. I used the colors from the May AlteNew Challenge to die cut and assemble the AlteNew Jumbo Garden Picks (the perfect crafty retreat … Read more
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Full METAL Jacket – create a card featuring a metallic element. I went with Foil as my element and pulled out a piece I had made during Foil-a-palooza years ago with Lauren using Decofoil Transfer Gel, and the AlteNew Layered Kaleidoscope Stencil A and Gina … Read more
Do you ever go wandering through your blog searching for inspiration? That's what I did tonight. I knew I needed multiple Congratulations cards that I could make fairly quickly. I was okay if they were similar, but since they were going to members of the same team, I wanted them to be slightly different too. … Read more
I have a 1949 copy of Popular Mechanics Magazine just for making cards for the men in my life. One of my brothers restores vintage electrical tools, so this birthday card is for him. I added stamps from AlteNew's Engineers Rule Stamp Set. I love that each outline stamp has a second stamp … Read more
I love these beautiful papers from P13 – The Four Seasons Summer. I paired them with the Layered Rose from AlteNew. I flipped the layout from Sketch Saturday using a sentiment from AlteNew Sincere Greetings. I'm joining another challenge at The Paper Anthology Creation Inspiration Weekend. I'm … Read more
This afternoon I created a card for the AlteNew Flower to Inspire Challenge. I used the purple and yellow for my AlteNew 3-D Peony Dream Dies and the deep green for my AlteNew Leaf Frame Cover Die. My layout and design was also inspired by the CASE Challenge at the Global … Read more