I've been wanting to join the new Lunar New Year Challenge, so I picked-up the Mama Elephant Knot of Luck Creative Cuts to give it a try. I die cut the frame from a shimmery gold cardstock and backed it with deep red cardstock. I die cut the knot and accents from the … Read more
I'm still on the hunt for a Mother's Day card design that will let me mass produce. I thought it might be Unity Stamp Company de Fleur daisy & coordinating stencils. Unfortunately, I struggled to figure out where to position my stamp on the paper to work well with the stencils, which is why I … Read more
I pulled out my drawer of Valentine's Day papers and stamps because it's that time of year again. This card features papers from Doodlebug Lots of Love Collection using a Sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday (which is combining with the Double Trouble Challenge to create an Introverted or Extroverted background – I am … Read more
This morning, I wanted to make a card for the December #TEMakerChallenge at Taylored Expressions. The December challenge is a sketch that I decided to turn into a Tag. I used the foil with double-sided tape technique that we used in last weeks Online Card Class, taking my inspiration from my Share Joy Pick-up Sticker … Read more
As I mentioned before, one of the fun things about creating with friends and trying products you don't own. I borrowed these die cuts from my friend Brenda and used them with a Michael's Christmas slimline paper pad. The quilt die cut was from a Concord & 9th class. The sentiment is from Unity Stamp … Read more
It's another Woodblock Wednesday with Amy Tsuruta. Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card, so I chose one of my oldest and most-used woodblock stamps from Hero Arts – Difficult Time from 2003 (wow 20 years). I paired it with with Hero Arts Garden Silhouette, both stamped on one of my inked Gel Press … Read more
I was so intrigued by the colors in the Color Throwdown Challenge … I'm not sure if I've ever combined these colors before. I have had a bag of four-leaf clovers that I had punched from a metallic gel press print sitting on my studio table for over a month, so since the … Read more
Valentine's Day has passed, so I'm moving on to St. Patrick's Day cards. This card is made with one of the journaling cards from Doodlebug Lots O' Luck Collection. I used the Sketch from TGIF Challenges with some fun Glitter paper for the Just Us Girls Sparkle Challenge. I added some … Read more
When my sister was little, I read her lots of books … but one of our absolute favorites was Grover in The Monster at the End of this Book. I would do all of the voices and she would giggle and laugh … such a precious memory … just like the memory below … Read more
Pinkfresh Studio is having a great bit Anything Goes Challenge for World Cardmaking Day. I used lots of their paper products on my fun holiday card together with a Vertical Sketch from the Paper Craft Crew Challenges. My background paper is from Pinkfresh Studio Keeping it Real. I added a kraft paper … Read more