For our final week of Jingle Belles 2025, we’re still making cards inspired by our blog banner (designed by the oh-so-talented Lauren). I focused in on that pine tree on the right side of the banner. I had a piece of leftover designer paper on my studio table from my snowman card (from Stamperia Arctic … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is A Quick Thank-You. We’re asking you to make a quick Thank You Card that takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish (Time yourself & let us know your speed!). I decided that using Die Cuts would be the quickest solution for me. I combined multiple … Read more
When I saw the challenge at CAS on Friday was Feathers, I knew it was time to pull out my favorite hand-carved feather stamp from my talented friend Gina is Arty (who just released an amazing new book of her art). I took my color and layout inspiration from the Inspired By Panels Challenge … … Read more
I couldn’t resist making a cute little Halloween card inspired by Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge. I combined two stickers with a sentiment from Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz Tiny Frights. I’m also linking-up at Simply Clean & Simple Pumpkin Challenge. It’s also Halloween at the Crafty Calendar Challenge & Halloween at Little Red Wagon.
The October #monthlymixchallenge with Gina K. Designs is Holiday Cards with a Color Twist – to use non-holiday colors (no red/green or blue/silver) for a holiday card. When I saw that the Code Word at Addicted to CAS was Sweater, I knew exactly what I wanted to use – Gina K. Designs A Very Silly … Read more
I want to get my Halloween cards done early, so I can get them in the mail in time to be enjoyed. This card features stamps from Tim Holtz Spooky Spirits from Stampers Anonymous … I think I bought it specifically for this sentiment that makes me giggle. I paired it with this week’s Freshly … Read more
It’s the 300th Challenge at AAA Cards Challenge, so I had to join the fun. I paired the To Go Cup from Concord & 9th Cup of Kindness with my favorite hot beverage featured on the sentiment (I do love a good cup of Chai) with a strip from one of my GelliArts prints that … Read more
I needed a few more birthday cards, so this time I started by die cutting the Scrapbook.com Decorative Emboss & Die Cut Autumn Leaves from a piece of watercolor paper that I had painted with shimmer paints through a piece of dry wall tape. After I die cut them, I brushed on some Rusty Hinge … Read more
I used Gina K. Designs Double Peony Layering Stencils for one of the birthday cards I need on my list. It was perfect for the Clean & Simple Stencil Challenge at Seize the Birthday. I used three Gina K. Designs Inks for the colors at the Just Add Ink Challenge (Light Orchid, Medium Orchid and … Read more
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to create a sympathy card. I decided to go with a clean and simple design using gina k. designs Curved Floral Banner together with a stamped sentiment from gina k. designs Blooming Butterfly. I used three of the colors from the AAA Cards Challenge using the darker … Read more