I had such fun creating with the new stamps from Artistic Outpost. There are so many possibilities and options for creativity. This adorable little girl from the Lovely Day plate is perfect for some paper piecing. I stamped her on a piece of pink Basic Grey Porcelain DP and then paper pieced everything but her … Read more
This week's challenge at the Something Completely Different blog was to make a thrinchie (3" card) with a theme of men. I knew the new SteamPunk Set from Artistic Outpost would be perfect for the challenge. I stamped directly on new Pink Paislee Queen Bee papers (an awesome masculine palette). Crazy for Challenges Blog also has a masculine … Read more
Another awesome stamp from the Artistic Outpost's new release Lovely Day is this fabulous Windmill. There are so many possibilities for coloring it. I used it for this week's Sketch from CardPatterns. I stamped it in Eggplant on a new Basic Grey Kioshi Paper and colored the flowers with twinkling H2Os. I finished with a sheer … Read more
I am a long-time fan of Artistic Outpost images & am so excited to have the opportunity to Guest Design for their new March Releases. These stamps are now available at the Artistic Outpost store. To celebrate this release, Artistic Outpost is featuring 15% off just about everything in their store (**Coupon code not good on EZMount products). Just … Read more
On Saturdays I usually start my day by spending time catching-up on my blog-reading for the week. I use Bloglines and try to keep the number under 700. There is just so much inspiration out there … and I don't want to miss out on any of it. As I go through the blogs I … Read more
I have been creating all afternoon & have the ink on my fingernails to prove it. However, I can't show you anything just yet. Because …. I have the awesome privilege of being the guest design for the March release from Artistic Outpost. Trust me, you are going to need these new stamps when they … Read more
I spent time on Sunday walking up and down every aisle at Michael's. I like to look at all sorts of different products, and think about possible alternate ways to use them. On the cake aisle, I picked up a package of 4" Wilton doilies thinking they might be fun to play with using inks … Read more
This card started with a scrap of K&Company's Que Sera Sera DP that was on top of my scrap box. I punched it into a lace border and then used the colors to design my card with Laura's Sketch 46 from 2 Sketches 4 You. I have fallen in love with the Zva Creative flourishes … Read more
Today's challenge at the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Blog is to make a card featuring flowers (keyword JBE094 if you upload to a gallery or link to the challenge post) … maybe if we all make one, Spring will see the beauty and start heading our way. It will be quite a while before Spring arrives in Iowa, but I know … Read more
Jen is back with her Sketch For You To Try this week with a chance to win an awesome prize package. I combined it with the Embellish Ribbon Color Challenge (turquoise, pink & brown) & The Creative Type challenge to use type on embellishments. I printed a quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne ~ Happiness is a butterfly, which when … Read more