I ended-up spending most of my day shopping … one stop, led to the next, and the next … and before I knew it, the day had slipped away. One of my stops was at JoAnn's where they had lots new Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas product on display. I couldn't resist picking-up some felt … Read more
For September, the challenge themes have turned to Autumn. I combined several challenges for this fun Halloween card design. The layout is from Freshly Made Sketches. I used scraps of designer paper & a piece of my hand-made Paste Paper for the banner flags. I used the She's Krafty and She's Just My Type Challenge … Read more
The Mapquest Challenge at CAS-ual Fridays was the perfect opportunity to break out my Old Globe die cut from Die-Versions. I started with a page from one of the many vintage atlases in my book collection and this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch. I started with a dark green card base & cut my globe … Read more
There are so many great Project Life cards out right now … and they are perfect for cardmaking too. I used one (and a camera) from Studio Calico to make this card for the Banners & Flags Challenge at CAS-ual Fridays. The Stamp & Banner are from Simon Says Stamp and the yellow puffy card is … Read more
Since CAS-ual Fridays is celebrating Red, White & Blue, I broke out the We R Memory Keepers Red, White & Blue papers to create a fun birthday card for a bingo-lover who also loves red, white & blue. I used a sketch from Red Hot Stampers Challenge & also took inspiration from this week's Cupcake … Read more
We're having a Biggest Loser Competition at the office … and while unfortunately, I will not be the winner, I thought it would be fun to make cards for those who have done the best. There's a Stampy Sunday Linky Party going on at The Alley Way Stamps, so I thought I'd join that fun … Read more
It always feels so good to be back in my studio after traveling … while I love expressing my creativity through photography while I'm away, nothing beats getting inky. I used this week's Retro Sketch together with the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge to stamp on patterned paper to create a Father's day card. I stamped Hero … Read more
This card started with the Basic Grey Mix 'n Match challenge … I used papers from Life of the Party (background & sentiment circle); PB&J (red) and Picadilly (blue). The layout is from Seize the Birthday and was inspired by this gorgeous CASE Study Card by Maille Bellis. I also incorporated this week's CAS-ual Friday Challenge for … Read more
This card is for the No Stamp Challenge at CAS-ual Fridays. My focal image is a Penny Black Romance of Flowers sticker with an SRM Sticker Sentiment. Sketch is this week's Sweet Stop Sketch. Since it came together so quickly, I made a second one using a Mother's Day sentiment & Penny Black Pen & … Read more
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Tonight I had a little Chipboard fun with this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge. I started by coloring my chipboard (grungeboard) skull with PL4 Spectrum Noir Marker (love that coverage). Next I added a spray of Pearl Glimmer Mist for sparkle. I colored my crown with Antiqued Bronze Distress Stain and added … Read more