Adult Coloring Books have been all the rage with the return to the relaxation of childhood coloring. STAMPlorations offers lots of colorables that bring the same relaxation … and then you can turn the colored panels into a card. I had fun coloring the largest STAMPlorations Love Always Colorable (the pack has multiple sizes of … Read more
The February Gina K. Designs #monthlymixchallenge is Feel the Love! … create a Love-themed card with at least one heart. I took my inspiration from the As You See It Challenge. I stamped and colored the Candy Jar from Gina K. Designs You Are So Loved. I embossed the background using the Gina K. Designs … Read more
When I saw the inspiration photo at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie, I immediately thought of the adorable creations by Doodlebug Designs. But of course, I didn’t have any smiling hearts in my collection (I had smiling so-many-other-things), so I decided to go with this adorable smiling cloud since it included the colors … Read more
Today’s 75th Wedding Anniversary card took its inspiration from the TIME OUT Challenge image. Instead of frames, I used several doilies to frame the silver 75 chipboard numbers that I positioned on a satin white paper, bringing in the metallics in the photo. The layered doilies were attached on top of a piece of Ephemera … Read more
The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is GLITTER Me Happy – make a card featuring glitter, which can include loose glitter, glitter glue, wink of Stella, Shimmer Pens, Stickles or Glitter paper. I decided to use glitter paper and go FULL ON GLITTER. I chose gold glitter paper for my card base … Read more
One type of card I always make sure I have in my card stash at the office is an Anniversary Card. I can't even count the number of times over the years where I've gotten a rather desperate sounding call asking if I have an anniversary card available (usually when that special day is the … Read more
The August Pinkfresh Studio Challenge is to use Washi Tape. I was asked to make an 11 year Anniversary Card, so I decided to use gorgeous Pinkfresh Studio Tuberose Washi Tape to build my card around. I attached the washi tape to a piece of vellum, so the flowers would be more translucent … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Emboss Like a Boss – use either Heat Embossing or Pressure Embossing (or both if you're an over-achiever). I used head embossing with Wow! Flaming Lustre Embossing Powder (inspired by Marion Emberson). I was surprised what a cool gold effect resulted on the maroon cardstock using … Read more
This afternoon I wanted to make a card for the I'll Be There for You Challenge at Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero. I inked-up a stamp from Hero Arts Roadside Messages stamp set in Versafine Clair Blue Belle Ink and cut it out with the coordinating die cut. Then I used … Read more
I wanted to make a card for the Inspired by Burgers & Beer Challenge. I decided to go with Beer & Pizza from the Jaded Blossom We're Better Together set for their Anything Goes Challenge. I stamped it on the Jaded Blossom Rounded Tag Die Cut and colored it with my alcohol ink … Read more