There’s a Micro Challenge going on at Caard{varks}, so hurry on over and show us your very best birthday card(s) for the dudes in your life. Masculine birthday cards can be challenging, so this is a chance to get one more done for your stash. My first card uses brand new 3-step baseball stamps from … Read more
Drink Up! is the theme for the June 5th Challenge at Caardvarks. Please show us your wonderful beverage themed cards. Also, give a big woo hoo & triple arm pump to Laura, the newest member of the Caardvarks Crew … you’re gonna love her stuff. This first creation features an image and sentiment from Inky … Read more
This was one of my favorite tags that I made for the Caard{varks} Tag of the Month Challenge. June means Father’s Day, and for my dad (and brothers) that means tools. To make speedy background paper, I attached all of my Technique Tuesday Tool Time stamps to my largest acrylic block. It only took a … Read more
There’s a Tag Challenge going on at Caard{varks} … and not just any tags … tags inspired by the months of the year. Laura Davis of The Paper Poppy is the guest designer (love her stuff). Link up your best tags by June 3rd for a chance to win a prize package from Itty Bitty … Read more
In Celebration of Cinco de Mayo, the May 5th Challenge at Caardvarks is Hot & Spicy. Make a spicy card … use spicy colors, spicy foods, whatever spicy means to you. You have until midnight on May 17th to link up your card for a chance to win a fun prize package from Itty Bitty … Read more
Here are some more cards using the wonderful stamps that Penguin Pants provided to the Caardvarks Design team. Head on over to Caardvarks and check out the entire gallery of Penguin Pants creations. I used the Penguin Pants Let’s Play Games set in Versamark and Rouge on the pink cardstock background. I stamped the Have … Read more
Today’s the 20th & that means Caardvarks has rolled out another fabulous challenge – Black & White + One. All you have to do is make a card of your choice using only black, white and one other color. The gracious sponsor of the challenge is a fabulous new stamping company called Penguin Pants … … Read more
Caardvarks has posted a Micro Challenge that is all about trees. Cards need to be linked to the gallery by midnight on April 13th, so show us your best tree creations. I had used my Martha Stewart branch punch to make fun holiday wreaths, so I thought I would see if I could figure out … Read more
What a fabulous Saturday. We had a tiny hint of spring, so my husband and I hopped in the car, rolled the windows down, and went for a drive. We went to Outside the Lines, one of my favorite Iowa art gallerias, and to see The Savages at MindFrame Theaters. Wonderful day. It’s the 5th … Read more
After my husband comment yesterday, I had to laugh out loud at this post by Kawaii Crafter. Midnight tonight is the deadline for the Caardvarks Purple Snurple Micro Challenge. There’s a gift certificate from Itty Bitty Scrap Shack up for grabs, so get out your best purples and let us see what you can do. … Read more