My job has been seriously interfering with my creative time lately, so I didn’t have the chance to start the GelliArts #marchprintingchallenge until this morning. I took an hour or so and got lost in printing, and it was magical. Seriously, when I get into that kind of creative flow, it lifts my spirit so … Read more
I love donuts … and I love the fun little Inspired By … Sweet Caterpillar image. I pulled out my Trinity Stamps Circle-Shaped Card Die Set and made a fun little chocolate donut card. I also have a bit of obsession with Terrazzo Flooring. I got to watch them actually make it when we built … Read more
The As You See It Challenge Lickedy Split Lavender is to make a card in 10 minutes that features the color purple. I had a scrap of Pinkfresh Studio floral paper, K&Company chipboard Natural Butterfly stickers, and purple cardstock already on my studio table … so I hunted down a birthday sentiment from Kristina Werner’s … Read more
I love these K&Company chipboard Butterfly Stickers that I got at the American Crafts Warehouse Sale, and I thought they would look quite lovely in a floral garden. I used the layout from The Paper Players with some Pinkfresh Studio designer papers. I added a Concord & 9th Simply Put Die Cut Birthday sentiment. With … Read more
This card uses the Sketch from AAA Cards Challenge together with a Doodlebug Design Strawberry Shortcake Doodle-Pop. I pulled in the red from the Stawberries for the vertical strips using the longest Lawn Fawn Stitched Sentiment Banner Die. I stamped the tiny type sentiment in the color of the vintage glass cake stand. I’m also … Read more
Uniko is celebrating their 14th birthday as a company with a Birthday Card Challenge. I started with the never-before-used Uniko Geometric Happy Birthday stencil and three colors of blue Distress Ink – Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky and Prize Ribbon. In the center, I used the Prize Ribbon ink to stamp the Celebrate sentiment from Uniko … Read more
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is – Bent Out of Shape. We’re asking you to make shaped cards (no squares or rectangles allowed). I went searching and found this fun neglected Cupcake Die by Stephanie Barnard for Sizzix in my stash that makes the absolutely perfect shaped card (the fold is under the … Read more
Tonight’s request was for a cat-themed birthday card. I knew I had several kitties in my Taylored Expression inventory, so I decided to start with the January #TEMakerChallenge Multi-Color Magic – to use multiple colors of ink on a single stamp. I decided to use hues from the AAA Colorful Challenge – I chose Cupcake … Read more
January is the final Challenge at the Lunar New Year Challenge. Since 2026 is the Year of the Horse, and US New Year has passed, I used the Horse as the theme for a birthday card (since I believe at one point in time almost every US child wished for a horse or pony for … Read more
After my win at the last Seize the Birthday Challenge, I have the privilege of designing for the newest challenge – Make Your Own Snowflake Background. I’m thrilled to be the Seize the Birthday. I used an oldie but goodie technique of inked embossing for my snowflake background. I applied ink to the raised edges … Read more