The current challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is R is for Retro. The first thing I thought of was Mid-Century Modern, so I went to Uniko where Beverly is the queen of Mid-Century Modern Design. I stamped Uniko's Background Basics Mid-Century Modern twice overlapping slightly. I die cut the panel using Dare … Read more
The Penny Black Saturday Challenge theme is to use lots of layers. This week's Paper Craft Crew Sketch was perfect for that. I used my last Spectrum Noir Triblend colored bouquet from Penny Black Charisma Bouquet as the focal image and built my color palette around it using a piece of Authentique Sea … Read more
The newest challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is M is for Music. I wanted to use one of the AALL & Create Miss Dees that I colored when I was at Beverly's home. I printed out the lyrics that I thought highlighted her well (at least they made me laugh). … Read more
Since I had the other half of my watercolor powder background still on my studio table, I decided to make another card featuring a Penny Black Charisma Bouquet. This time I paired it with a gelli-printed background I made using tiny bubble wrap (I liked the repeat of the circle theme from my … Read more
When I visited my friend Beverly, she showed me how to use her ScanNCut (since I have one still in the box that I need to find a stand for). We used it to cut out the beautiful bouquets from Penny Black Charisma stamp set. Then we had fun coloring while we watched a movie … Read more
It's always so fun when long-distance crafty friends become short-distance crafty friends. I just returned from a getaway to Alabama to meet my crafty pen pal Beverly in person. I loved being the recipient of her amazing southern hospitality. We started our trip reading in the shade of her Secret Garden by the … Read more
The current Challenge at Addicted to CAS is Shapes. I immediately thought of my Never Before Used Schtuff (NBUS) – Bauhaus Blocks from Uniko. I stamped one block in black ink and colored with my alcohol ink markers in traditional primary colors for the Make Your Mark Challenge at Addicted to … Read more
I wanted to make a card for the Inspired by Burgers & Beer Challenge. I decided to go with Beer & Pizza from the Jaded Blossom We're Better Together set for their Anything Goes Challenge. I stamped it on the Jaded Blossom Rounded Tag Die Cut and colored it with my alcohol ink … Read more
Another week of #dyicad2023 fun. For day 29 Evergreen, I stamped a NBUS stamp from Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember in Evergreen Ink (ended-up looking more black in the photo, but trust me it's green). Day 30 Playground I took a shot at drawing (so not my strong suit). I doodled with … Read more
The June Taylored Expressions #TEMakerChallenge is a Sketch. I started with some Taylored Expressions Hello Happiness Designer Papers and built the rest of my card around those happy colors. I always need *group cards* for work that are larger so that everyone has room to sign, so I kept this … Read more