I used a new-to-me Compass Stamp from the Stamp-It Discovery Series by Crafter's Companion (love this entire line) for my Unscripted Sketch card this week. I love that they come pre-cut and pre-mounted on EZ Foam with a hard plastic board that contains a picture of the stamp … so easy to store & find … Read more
It was a rough week for friends … and my sympathy card stash is once again depleted. This sentiment stamp is from Outlines. I used this week's CAS(E) this Sketch together with solid papers from Authentique's Curiousity Collection, a heart punch, and some washi tape. I'm also joining The Paper Players with their Sympathy … Read more
I wanted to join in at the Love Letters Challenge at CAS-ual Friday, and when I saw this group of Valentine's Day Cards on Oh So Beautiful Paper, I knew excactly what I wanted to do. I die cut arrows, hearts and letters (Ringmaster) from cardstock using the colors from this week's Dynamic Duo's … Read more
The cue card at the CASology Challenge this week is: I grew-up in a game playing family … any time we got together, there were usually board games involved. I love collecting game pieces to use on my cards (you can see more here, here & here), so this challenge is right in my wheel house. … Read more
I've been cleaning my studio today … after a few weeks of creative chaos, it had gotten completely out of control. It feels much better now that I can see the top of my work table … so I decided to make it a bit messy again with this week's CASE Study Challenge. I love … Read more
Crafter's Compaion is hosting this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge called Make Your Mark: CFC87: Use markers in your Clean And Simple Creation Remember… a little can go a loooong way! You can color an image, or an element, or get creative and show us some fun techniques! I used an abstract marker scribbling technique with Spectrum Noir Markers (similar … Read more
A friend asked if I could make a special valentine for his spouse that included a saying that is an *inside joke* between the two of them … instead of being his *funny valentine* … she's his *funniest valentine*. I made two version for him to choose from … which one would you pick? For … Read more
One of the things on my to do list for the weekend was to re-stock my sympathy card stash. When I saw that the challenge at the CCEE Stampers blog was to make a CAS Sympathy card, I thought I would give it a try (because we all know CAS looks easy … but often … Read more
This week at Jingle Belles the prompt is an inspiration photo of Scandinavian-themed holiday ornaments. My eye was immediately drawn to the large red snowflake … and reminded me of a stash of red Stampin' Up felt snowflakes I've had in my stash for much too long. I layered two red snowflakes & a white … Read more
Tonight while blog-surfing, I saw several amazing cards inspired by this weeks Runway Inspired Challenge (Julie & Lea), so I wanted to give it a try. This week's Inspiration is Cacharel Spring. I wanted leaves with pops of color against a neutral background for my design. This week's Challenge at A Blog Named Hero is Golden … Read more