I will start this post with a disclaimer that I am creating under the influence of pain medications. Unfortunately, they don't seem to be doing a lot to relieve the pain from my tonsillectomy, but they do make me a bit off-balanced. My throat pain is still raging, but it felt good to get out … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challengecomes from the fabulous Etsy store of SushiPot. I fell in love with her SushiPot blocks made with fabulous vintage images, particularly this collection of the four snow themed images. I love the way she frames portions of images in her blocks. I went through my collection of vintage book pages … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge website ~ The Pajama Squid ~ was suggested by Kelly (aka schirmcat) of the Gingham Girl. She loved the whimsical designs and great name … and I did too. My card was inspired by this fabulous Space Bibby Mom N Mia Quilts. I loved those fabulous space themed designs, as well as … Read more
The neutral color palette for Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #16 was perfect for a masculine birthday card for the Hero Arts Man Week challenge. I needed a birthday card for a friend's son who is very near and dear to my heart. I thought the Hero Arts Playful Animals set would be the perfect place … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the French website Bonjour Mon Coussin (Hello My Cushion). The designers make unique pillow covers inspired by things they find in their world. My card was inspired by the wonderful design called Windy. I love how they combined lots of different objects that are affected by the wind. I was also … Read more
I thought this week's CPS sketch would be fun to try with my new Actopus to Zelephant stamps designed by Jenn Ski for K&Company. I love how each letter is a little animal … and there are also lots of fun larger animals in the set like the upright alligator at the bottom right that … Read more
Sometimes I am really drawn to a stamp set even though I have no idea how I will use them. That is how I felt about this Kiddie's Corner set from Rouge de Garance. Tonight I combined it with Kazan's Sketch #24; Stampabilities Vintage Flourish 03; Cloud paper from Jenn Ski's Actopus to Zelephant; and … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration as suggested by Carol, who had the opportunity to shop at a Tenugui shop while visiting friends in Japan. Tenugui are printed cotton towels that have many uses in Japanese culture. I chose this fabulous all-over bicycle design as my inspiration. I loved the contrast of the red and white and … Read more
As part of today’s Featured Stamper challenge, there was a request to send some blank cards to Shellapoo for her stash of cards she sends to hospitalized children. I loved this week’s CPS Sketch because it has lots of room to feature a large design, which was perfect for these fun illustrations from discarded vintage … Read more