I got horrible news last week that Typepad was going out of business at the end of September. I rushed to find someone to help me migrate my years and years of paid blog history to a new platform, only to have Typepad crash and be inaccessible for the past few days (big surprise, since … Read more
I had a few bits left from yesterday's Watercolor card that I didn't want to waste, so I used the PoppyStamps Wave Trio Dies to turn it into a little corner of ocean. I added the PoppyStamps Whittle Whale cut from silver metallic cardstock jumping out of the ocean for the PoppyStamps Summer … Read more
This card is for the Lunar New Year – Year of the Snake Challenge. I stamped the Trinity Stamps Party Snake, colored him (or her) with Alcohol Ink Markers and die cut before positioning him on an oval die cut from Scrapbook.com ombre designer paper. I used a sentiment from the … Read more
The current Double D Challenge is to make a card for a kiddo, and they provided this mood board for inspiration. I used a Joe Cool Washi image with a little Woodstock ephemera. I paired it with a sentiment from Tim Holtz for a clean & simple design.
The June Memory Box Challenge is Summer Vibes. The inspiration for my card was one of my favorite summer photos. This photo of me was taken at a summer outing and published in the local newspaper … I felt like a rock star. I stamped the whole watermelon from the Memory … Read more
Today's card started with the Challenge at The Paper Players to make a one layer card. I decided to combine it with the Inkspirational Challenge to use a Geometric Stencil. I pulled out the Uniko MOD Background Builder Circles Stencil and inked it with four of the colors from the Summer Romance … Read more
It's time for another Woodblock Wednesday (on Thursday) with Amy T. I chose a few oldies for my card today – a Stampin' Up sentiment from 1993 and a John Lennon image from Viva Las VegaStamps. The layout is this week's Sunday Sketch In the Corner.
This card came together inspired by multiple challenges. I started with inspiration from the Patriotic Decor at The Card Concept. My card is defined as their clean & layered style. I took inspiration from the Colors and the Patriotic images using papers from Doodlebug Design Land That I Love collection. I … Read more
I used The Greetery Bitty Botanicals stamp, stencil & die cut to create some more Mother's Day Cards. I created a wreath using the individual blooms & topped it with The Greetery To Mom with Love. Here is another floral wreath on a yellow card base for the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Challenge … Read more
I like to send Mother's Day cards to lots of the special women in my life, so I continue to make some to go into the mail. This one combines multiple challenges, but started with the AAA Card Challenge Color Challenge Palette. I went shopping for the colors in my GelliArts bin and found all … Read more