I love cake. At our house, it is often jokingly referred to as "the other white meat" from this Natalie Dee cartoon. So, when I saw this adorable sentiment from from Cat Dancing Design by Cornish Heritage Farms, I knew I had to add it to my collection. It is stamped in Lipstick Red ColorBox … Read more
For Beate’s weekend sketch #14, I went searching for tall vertical stamps that would work for the framed element. I decided to make two different takes on this fun layout. The first highlights corn … it fills the Iowa landscape during this time of year. The stamp is by Mountin’ Rubber Stamps in Milan, Illinois, … Read more
Today’s inspiration piece is a wool hooked rug by LL Bean in a pattern called farmhouse tile. Since I’ve started creating cards on a regular basis, I’ve found that I look at the world differently. I’m drawn to color combinations, design elements, advertising … whatever is visually interesting … for inspiration. I started with the … Read more
I had so much fun with today’s SplitCoastStampers sketch challenge, I decided to revisit it for my Caardvarks 1-2-3 Challenge entry. The challenge is to create a card using 1 embellishment (Basic Grey small word), 2 patterned papers (Kissin Kate and Slim Jim from Cosmo Cricket’s Wanted Collection) and three flowers (fun primas from a … Read more
Well, I didn’t win the most recent Caardvarks ribbon challenge, however I have had the marvelous pleasure of being a winner of some of their previous contests. The card that won the ribbon challenge was awesome. I am always so inspired by the designs of the many talented artists who submit their work. This *{make … Read more
… follow your destiny. That is what the poem stones on this card say … pretty good words to live by. I love the feel of this card – literally. The flocked paper by K&Company feels like the velvet flocked wallpaper I remember from one of my childhood homes. I embossed the chocolate paper strip … Read more
This card is for Beate’s Weekend Sketch Challenge #13. I wanted to make a monkey-themed birthday card for a friend who laughs just like a monkey. She gets a kick out of monkey-themed gifts. On one of our spring trips, we found her this hilarious screaming slingshot flying monkey. In the recesses of my brain … Read more
Sometimes when I begin making a card I have the exact image in my mind of what I want the end result to look like. More often than not, I really have no predetermined vision, and I just let the images, colors and papers I choose lead me. This valentine resulted from the latter of … Read more
I love challenges … and I particularly love challenges that involve cool prizes. That is why the Caardvarks challenges are some of my favorites. Challenges push me to try new ideas and explore creative techniques. I also learn from the others who submit their work. Caardvarks posts a new challenge on the 5th and 20th … Read more