This card is for Sue's 52-Card Pick-up Challenge. This week's thoughts were about the importance of being present in the day-to-date experience and not letting business take over our lives … in other words, enjoy today. I also wanted to give the 100th Color Throwdown Challenge a try (have you seen the prizes up for … Read more
I wanted to make a card tonight for a friend who lost one of her canine companions she has had for many years. I started with Max & Whiskers papers from Basic Grey, since they were dog-themed, but the papers with dog images on them seemed to happy for the occasion, so instead I used … Read more
I thought I'd work on a little Christmas Card Catch-up in July to increase the number of holiday cards in my stash. I used Jen's Sketch for You to Try (a big Verve gift certificate up for grabs) with some Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses papers. I used my favorite May Arts Ribbon, a favorite sentiment … Read more
I've been mulling over this week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger picture of the vibrant Pahala Halter from Anthropologie all week thinking about several possibilities. I wanted to try to create the same bright contrast against a black background for my design. When I saw this week's Res-Q challenge to try Emboss Resist, I thought that might … Read more
I have several co-workers who are expecting babies in the next few months, so when I was in Chicago, I searched for some fun new baby stamps. I found this great Small Beginnings Set by a new-to-me stamp company ~ Darcie's. I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch and the Basic Grey Challenge to use … Read more