When I see a Sketch like the one at Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I immediate head to my designer paper scraps to see what I can pull together. I decided to pull out papers in Purple and Marigold for the current Color Hues Color Challenge (also my high school colors). I used one of the purple … Read more
I love the colors in this week’s Inspired By … Eggs Challenge … I thought they would be perfect for a masculine birthday card. I used Simon Hurley’s Create Bursts Stamps in various blues & green using this week’s Freshly Made Sketch layout. I finished with a Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Birthday sentiment and … Read more
I was cleaning-up my studio, and as often happened, I got side-tracked by what I found. However, I figured using what I found to make cards was the equivalent of putting it into my designer paper bin (both got the paper off my table), so cards it was. The Simon Says Monday Challenge is A … Read more
I love the colors in the AlteNew March Inspiration Challenge. I didn’t have a Gerbera Daisy, so instead, I went with the Altenew Swamp Buttercup layering stencils and coordinating die cut using the inspiration colors. I thought it would make a lovely birthday card, so I added a sentiment from Altnew Sincere Greetings. I’m also … Read more
The current Color Hues Challenge colors are perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day card. I stamped and colored a number of images from Pretty Pink Posh Lucky. I added a few sticker sentiments. I used foam tape to attach them all to a gold metallic cardstock on top Doodlebug Design Lot’s O Luck shamrock paper. … Read more
The current Addicted to CAS Challenge is Weather. I have never used this Taylored Expressions Bitty Borders (which is apparently now discontinued), so I inked it up and colored this fun little sunshine & rainbows. The current Taylored Expressions #TEMakerChallenge is to choose colors from the warm or cool side of the color wheel … … Read more
When I saw the Simon Says: Things with Wheels Challenge, I went hunting for a bicycle in my stash … and instead I found this cute little baby carriage Doodlebug Design sticker, so I built my card around it. I paired it with papers from American Crafts Hello Little Girl and a sentiment from Simon … Read more
The February Altenew Inspiration Challenge Photo is from Guest Designer Lea Lawson. I embossed the green cardstock using the Altenew Geo Steps Embossing Folder (you can see a bit above and below the right side of the sentiment and at the open area at the top left … a bit hard to see in the … Read more
Since I am clearly a collector of all things Kristina Werner, I decided it was time to consciously start using them (because they are so fun and amazing. For this card, I used four shades of pink Distress Oxide Ink (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry) with Kristina Werner’s Jumble of Hearts … Read more
Today’s card features one of my GelliArts prints, wooden hearts, a heart sticker, and a sentiment from Kristina Werner’s You Are the Best. I cut my gel print for the Sketch from the Inspire.Create. Challenge. I built my design using three of the colors from the Sunday Stamps Love is in the Air Challenge. And … Read more