Amy T is back with another Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge, and she's switching it up a bit. There are no longer monthly themes other than it must feature Coffee, Cocoa or Tea. I stamped & die cut this fun little to-go Coffee Cup using Concord & 9th Cup of Kindness. I paired it … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is By the Numbers – create a card featuring at least one number. I reached deep into the stash archives for a Cuttlebug Number Collage embossing folder and paired it with a long-ago pad of Graphic 45 Core'dinations Cardstock, so I could sand away the embossed … Read more
I used the Simple Stories Pet Shoppe Collection to make a Year of the Snake Birthday Card for the April Lunar New Year Challenge. I colored my snake image with alcohol ink markers and used the layout from the Just Add Ink Challenge. The top sentiment is from the same Simple Stories … Read more
Our next prompt at Jingle Belles is an Ornamental Color Challenge – create a card using at least three of the five colors represented in this image. When I saw the colors, I immediately though of Concord & 9th Colors, so that is what I used – Rainforest, Peacock, Powder and Sorbet. … Read more
Some beautiful Concord & 9th flowers to start your day. I made this card with products from the C9 Winter Retreat Event. I just love that color combination. I'm linking this card at the TIME OUT Challenge where you were supposed to use two of the ideas .. I used Florals & an … Read more
It's time for one of the Jingle Belles' favorite holidays – Earth Day. So our EARTH DAY prompt each year is all about RECYCLING … and we'd like you to create a holiday card that features re-cycled, re-used or up-cycled elements. You know you've got that stash of things that you saved because they were just … Read more
The newest color combination at The Color Hue Challenge is Lemon & Lime. I grabbed a Lime Gelliarts print that was for the Retro theme in last week's #marchprinting challenge and cut it using a faux stitched rectangle die cut. My faux stitching is linking-up at the It's a Fake Challenge at Little … Read more
The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Think Ink – we're asking you to use lots of ink, but NO COLORING … think sponging, smooshing, stenciling, brayering, splattering, gel printing. I chose one of my favorite techniques. I apply Distress Oxide to a stamping block, spritz some water, and then press the block … Read more
We're still BLING-ing in the Holidays at Jingle Belles this week. I chose to start by covering my designer paper snowflake card front with a Silver Pearl Swirl Bling from Eyelet Outlet. Next I added sentiments from the Concord & 9th Big On Christmas stamped in Catherine Pooler Wintergreen Ink. I used foam … Read more
I loved all of the golden yellow blooms in this week's TGIF Challenges. I chose a combination of yellow inks to use with the Floral Impressions Embossing Folder and Coordinating Stencils from the Concord & 9th Winter Retreat event on PaperTrey Ink Rustic Cream Cardstock. I finished with a sentiment from … Read more