This card is for the 52-Card Pick-up Challenge where the theme this week is Genuine Smiles … and for Simon Says Stamp & Show, where the challenge is to create whatever makes you happy. I recently had to get a new driver's license, and the new requirement in Iowa is that you have to … Read more
Since there are quite a few challenges out there featuring Halloween designs, I decided to break out this adorable Bo Bunny Whoo-ligans paper I picked up in Janesville last week and make a few more cutie cards to get in the mail. I love when a paper line includes a sheet with little ATC sized … Read more
Tonight I needed a birthday card for my adorable great-nephew Kolby who turns five this week. I decided to go with a dinosaur theme & used this week's Sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You. I stamped the skateboard from Kim Hughes' Little Boy stamps set & added a dinosaur sticker from Basic Grey's Archaic collection. … Read more
I love all of the adorable monster images that have been released for Halloween, like this one from K&Company … but I especially like how they can be used for non-Halloween cards. I paired this cute little guy with stamps from Hero Arts Monster Fun & this week's 2 Sketches 4 You Bonus Sketch … … Read more
Seriously, how could you not love a company named Mimi the Sardine?? My niece Mehilah is affectionately called Mimi, so I had to use their adorable Hybrid Cars Backpack from the fabulous Oompa website for my inspiration for this weeks SCS Inspiration Challenge. I loved the fun color combinations on the vehicles & knew I had … Read more
I've been mulling over this week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger picture of the vibrant Pahala Halter from Anthropologie all week thinking about several possibilities. I wanted to try to create the same bright contrast against a black background for my design. When I saw this week's Res-Q challenge to try Emboss Resist, I thought that might … Read more
I had a request to make a birthday card for a one-year-old little boy who will be celebrating with an Uno-themed birthday party. I thought for sure I had some stray Uno cards in my ephemera collection, but no such luck … I had Monopoly, Racko, Bingo … but no Uno. So plan B … Read more
Today's Challenge at the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Blog is to create a card using your favorite Jacksonbelle product (keyword JBE102). I have fallen in love with the flowery Flutter Collection from Making Memories … so much fun for girly cards. I wanted to make a birthday card for my niece Mehilah (aka Princess MiMi). She loves all things … Read more
I woke up to several e-mails congratulating me on being chosen as the Featured Stamper at SplitCoast today … what fun! I have had such a great time perusing the gallery of cards inspired by my creations. I decided to make a quick card inspired by my Denim & Muslin card design with American Craft … Read more
I have saved this half-used page of Scenic Route alphabet stickers for a lot of years, and this week's SCS Inspiration Challenge finally helped me figure out exactly how to use them. My card was inspired by this fabulous Alpha Tree Hand-Painted Canvas from PoshTots. I loved the contrast of the soft blue background with all … Read more