This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the fabulous glass creations of Daniel Maher Stained Glass … I am particularly inspired by what he calls his Housewares Graveyard pieces. My card inspired by Green Bottoms II. I started with some scraps of green papers from DCWV's Doodlin' Around Stack and scraps of black cardstock. I pulled … Read more
The Challenge at the Let's Get Shabby blog is an Easter or Spring card in the style of Beatrix Potter (ooops, just read the fine print that said it can't be combined with any other challenge … oh well, it was fun to make any way). Since one of the gorgeous samples from the … Read more
Today I realized my stash of cards for my nieces and nephews was completely depleted, so I pulled together a couple of quick and easy birthday cards for the boys. The first one uses this week's Get Sketchy layout with fun adhesive borders from K&Company's Actopus to Zelephant line. The sentiment is an SRM Sticker … Read more
Tonight I had a request to make some Teacher Valentines using the adorable K&Company Ka-Zoo Die Cuts. I hopped on over to Alison's Blog to check out her sketch lists and found three that worked perfectly. The first one uses a new to me Swedish Sketch Blog called Kortskissen … my-oh-my is there some eye candy … Read more
When I saw these fabulous Pocket Notebooks, I thought about how fun it would be to transform this concept into a Pocket Coloring Books for my nieces & nephews. I started by downloading lots of free coloring pages of their favorite things like ballerinas and princesses for the girls … and cartoon characters, trains, … Read more
When I saw the wonderful cards Lauren & June created with the Pixie Dust Sketch, I knew I had to have to give it a try. I stopped by my local scrapbooking store All About Pictures yesterday to see what was new & fun. I picked up new Basic Grey Hopscotch papers and fun stamps … Read more
This week's Just Us Girls Challenge is celebrating the color palette of Graphic 45's Once Upon a Springtime Collection, so I had to pull out my papers and play along. I used this week's Get Sketchy Sketch & used some peach wired ribbon for this week's Scrappy Saturday Challenge. I punched two images from one … Read more
Another quick and fun card using Lucy's New Year Sketch #6, an SRM Sticker Sentiment, and sweet little fairy tale scene punched from Graphic 45's Once Upon a Springtime papers. I love the little rabbit that's holding out her skirt … rumor has it I tended to hold my skirt out like that when I … Read more
Another quick and easy card featuring Graphic 45's Once Upon a Springtime Collection … their papers are so gorgeous, the cards almost make themselves. This one uses Lucy's New Year's Sketch #4 and an SRM Sticker sentiment from Everyday Girl … perfect for one of my nieces who loves to play pretend. This is also … Read more
The two sponsors for this week's Etsy Inspired Challenge are a match made in "square" heaven. Queen of Arts Cakes makes amazing cakes & lots of fun "square" cookies & edible wafer paper to decorate "square" cookies. Inchie Arts makes fabulous artist-grade matte-board "squares" (in 3 sizes and 7 colors) that are also perfect for decorating & … Read more