I have a lot of Simon Says Stamp Embossing Folders that haven’t been used yet, so I decided to pull out the Simon Says Stamp Shimmering Starfall Embossing Folder for the Can You Handle the Pressure? Stars and/or Stripes Challenge. I used it with silver metallic paper for my card front. Next I embossed lime … Read more
I picked-up the Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Carnation Layering Die Set on a recent trip to my local store Scrapmania, so I wanted to give it a try for the July Altenew Inspiration Challenge, which also features Carnations. I die cut the large carnation from the darker pink (which I ink blended quite a bit) and the … Read more
You’re So Sweet is the newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash. You can create with something sweet on your project … it could be a sweet treat, a cute baby card, however you interpret it. Of course, I went with both. I’ve had these 3-D baby stickers in my stash FOR-ever … and I paired … Read more
I had fun using the ink smooshing with acetate technique with Distress Inks to “paint” my new STAMPlorations Color Me Blooms Spring Florals. I went in and added a bit of watercolor marker to some spots and then I spattered the blooms with Speedball Acrylic Calligraphy gold ink. I paired the blooms with the STAMPlorations … Read more
The current Inspiration photo at Inspiration Station is a graduation memory. I used it as inspiration for a Graduation Card I needed to make for a lady who will be going to college on a Bowling Scholarship. I started with some bowling pin designer paper topped by a postage stamp cut piece of vellum. I … Read more
The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to create a card that includes NO WHITE. I started by using a Spellbinders Plaid Embossing Folder with yellow cardstock for my card base. I added a vintage 3-D Chick Magnet sticker together with a woodblock Stampin’ Up Small Sayings sentiment from 2006 to finish a cute … Read more
The new challenge at Shopping Our Stash is I’m COUNTING on You – make a card featuring at least one number. Years ago (I have no idea how many, but it’s a lot) I bought a bag of well-played Monopoly pieces, cash and cards at a thrift store (there was no board). Today, I finally … 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
Tonight I needed to make a congratulations card for a new home. I searched through my stash and realized that once again, I really don’t have good stamps for that (anyone have recommendations), so I put together a card inspired by the lovely fall image at the Inspired by Challenge. I started with a lamp … Read more
