I had fun using the Concord & 9th Big Happy Dies with Scrapbook.com birthday patterned papers. For the first one, I used the patterned paper for the base and die cut the letters & birthday from cardstock. For the next one, I reversed the recipe using the cardstock outline and patterned paper letters. And the … Read more
The newest challenge at Addicted to CAS is Postage. I found some postage in 49 and Market Ticket Essentials in Toast. I combined the postage stamps with the other two ticket designs in the collection on a kraft card base. I layered them vertically, and then I finished with two sticker sentiments. And into the … Read more
When I turned 13, for my birthday I got to update my bedroom and pick the colors … and I chose Navy and Pink. My Gran made me a new Navy Bedspread with pink flowers. Even my walls were painted pink (much to my sister’s chagrin as she later had to live in what she … Read more
When I saw the AAA Birthday Washi Tape Challenge, I knew I had to join the fun. I decided to see if I could use the colors from the TGIF Challenges (which resulted in multiple rolls of washi tape being permanently retired to the trash can … some brands do not age well), but I … Read more
During one of my artsy trips to Alabama, I colored these lovely older Pinkfresh Studio flowers using Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers. For this card, I cut them into a tag for the Seize the Birthday Add a Tag Challenge. I added purple ribbon and blue thread, and then I attached it to one of … Read more
When I see a Sketch like the one at Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I immediate head to my designer paper scraps to see what I can pull together. I decided to pull out papers in Purple and Marigold for the current Color Hues Color Challenge (also my high school colors). I used one of the purple … Read more
The March #TEMakerChallenge at Taylored Expressions is an interesting one … Inverse Effect. It is a challenge to use the inverse of a die cut or foiling to make your card. I went through my entire collection looking for something that would work, and settled on the never-before-used Taylored Expressions Celebrate You die cut. I … Read more
I was cleaning-up my studio, and as often happened, I got side-tracked by what I found. However, I figured using what I found to make cards was the equivalent of putting it into my designer paper bin (both got the paper off my table), so cards it was. The Simon Says Monday Challenge is A … Read more
This is a fun birthday collage card for my brother (who is an amazing large scale collage artist) that I made with all sorts of bits and bobs from my stash. I pulled out my glue stick and did a glue-as-you-go method without much preplanning. I started with the Tim Holtz Flash Cards and built … Read more
I love the colors in the AlteNew March Inspiration Challenge. I didn’t have a Gerbera Daisy, so instead, I went with the Altenew Swamp Buttercup layering stencils and coordinating die cut using the inspiration colors. I thought it would make a lovely birthday card, so I added a sentiment from Altnew Sincere Greetings. I’m also … Read more