I loved coloring as a child. My Grandma and I would sit together for hours filling up coloring books. I felt that same relaxed feeling using my Ohuhu Alcohol Ink markers with STAMPlorations Color Me Blooms – Spring Florals. I positioned these blooms on top of a coordinated STAMPlorations Watercolor ATC that I stamped with … Read more
Adult Coloring Books have been all the rage with the return to the relaxation of childhood coloring. STAMPlorations offers lots of colorables that bring the same relaxation … and then you can turn the colored panels into a card. I had fun coloring the largest STAMPlorations Love Always Colorable (the pack has multiple sizes of … Read more
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Man’s Best Friend – creating a card featuring an animal one might keep as a pet. Growing-up, our pet was a black and white beagle named Snoopy. She was an incredible partner. I particularly loved having her run beside me as I rode my bicycle around the … Read more
During one of my artsy trips to Alabama, I colored these lovely older Pinkfresh Studio flowers using Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers. For this card, I cut them into a tag for the Seize the Birthday Add a Tag Challenge. I added purple ribbon and blue thread, and then I attached it to one of … 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
Since my beloved Mark’IT Markers have been discontinued, the hunt for another fine tip marker led me to Faber-Castell Goldfaber Aqua Dual Markers. For their inaugural coloring adventure, I paired them with STAMPlorations Framed Flowers Colorables (you can see all of the Colorables Here). I’m linking up my colored blooms at the Passion for Markers … Read more
Almost a year ago, I participated in the Vintage Magazine Challenge at Contemporary Collage Magazine. I assume enough time has passed that they aren’t going to publish my images, so I thought I would share them here. I had a lot of fun challenging myself with this project. You had to do five collages on … Read more
My friend Bev knows I love Frida Khalo, so when I went to visit her for our Alabama Art Camp, she had this fun AAKK and Create Frida Dee image stamped for me to color (after floating in her pool, I love to sit in Bev’s comfy recliner that has awesome lighting and color all … Read more
I’m thrilled to be back for my final December Guest Designer post at the Coffee Loving Papercrafters blog. Even though it’s December 26th, I’m here featuring a Christmas Card. If you follow me at all, you know my friend Lauren and I (aka the Jingle Belles) are getting ready to start our 16th year of … Read more
I’m thrilled to be Guest Designing for the Caffeinated Christmas Challenge in December. I chose to make a card using the stamps and dies from Christmas Cocoa Mugs by Super Sponsor Whimsy Stamps. I stamped the mugs and marshmallows and colored them with my Ohuhu Alcohol Ink Markers. I paired them with the sentiment from … Read more