I love the wonderful colors in the May Color Trends Challenge at Ellen Hutson. I found a piece of designer paper from Basic Grey's Soleil Collection (oh how I miss their papers) that incorporated a lot of the colors, so I turned it into an ocean for my Mermaid's Tail stamps from Essentials by Ellen. … Read more
When I saw the Inspiration Photo at Inspired by All the Little Things, I remembered making little chicks like those a long time ago using punch art. Turns out it was a very long time ago … March 2007 to be exact … and according to my notes, it was my very first attempt at … Read more
The theme at Just Add Ink is the letter L … which for me is for Latte. Stamps are from Essentials by Ellen Oh Frappe! Papers are from Basic Grey Barista Collection (man I miss their papers) and I added a strip of wooden paper from my scrap stash to join The Male Room.
This week at Jingle Belles we're celebrating animals (or Monsters if your'e Lauren & like to stretch the theme). I couldn't resist inking-up one of my Holiday Grumplings from Taylored Expressions. I colored my grumpy cat with Spectrum Noir Markers (BT2, BT3, BT4, FS4, IG1, IG2, IG3) and used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch for … Read more
It seems almost surreal that it's been over two weeks since I created a card. My studio is basically back in its space after the flood evacuation, but as my grandma would says, everything just feels a bit cattywampus (note to self … if you ever have to speed evacuate your studio again to save it … Read more
The theme at Jingle Belles this week is It Came Upon a Midnight CLEAR … which means we're making cards with a clear element (acetate, vellum, etc.) I broke out a piece of Hambly Silver-Printed Transparency to create my design. I positioned my die cut on top of my transparency and then applied adhesive behind the … Read more
Chemo Angels is a Non-Profit organization that pairs volunteers with patients going through chemotherapy. I have volunteered with the organization for years in honor of my step-mom who lost her life after a valiant battle with leukemia. I love that the cards I make hopefully brighten the days of someone fighting their own battle. I … Read more
Sometimes the packaging is as pretty as the embellishments they hold. I save all of the pretty pieces in my scrapbox, so the Peace on EARTH(day) Challenge at Jingle Belles was the perfect opportunity to pull them out and see what I could create. I trimmed the Basic Grey packaging for my focal image and … Read more
Sometimes I look at the Fusion Card Challenge image and sketch, and inspiration is immediate. Other times (like this week) it takes some time for an idea to come together. I went searching through my collection or umbrellas or rainbows and couldn't find either. Then I saw this gridded paper from BasicGrey's Capture collection, which … Read more
It's one of our favorite times of the year at Jingle Belles … Peace on EARTH (Day) … the time of year we celebrate up-cycling & re-cycling. When I received a package from Lauren wrapped in this fantastic birch bark paper, I unwrapped it super-carefully, so I could save the paper for a future card. … Read more