I was lucky enough to to win at the Corrosive Challenge Blog in December, so as a reward, I get to guest design for them during the month of February. The first challenge is to design a card with Red, Orange & Yellow. I took my inspiration from the Corrosive Challenge Blog Banner using last … Read more
I have had such an awesome time designing for the Etsy Inspired Challenge the last six months … I am stepping down after this term to pursue some very exciting new adventures in 2011 (stay tuned for upcoming news). My final challenge as part of the design team comes from the gorgeous glass creations … Read more
I am always on the lookout for paper designs that are perfect for masculine cards, and the Natural Collection by DCWV is a recent favorite. It made it so easy to use this week's CPS sketch for a quick and clean get well card for a young man who is recovering from an auto accident. … Read more
I am thrilled to be Guest Designing for Artistic Outpost on their two new releases today. The first set is Neverland, which features images from the fairytale land that is home to Peter Pan. The Darling children are also featured with a lovely ATC sized collage of Wendy and a flying illustration of John and … Read more
Sue's 52-Card Pick-up Challenge this week is a wonderful video from I Believe She's Amazing. I love all of the young girls in the video … what a fabulous memory that experience will be for them. It reminded me of my friend Diana and all of the other women in my life that cancer has … Read more
Each year I try to make at least one holiday card every week, so when Christmas rolls around, I've got more than a head start on my card stash. Well, somehow this year I've managed to drop the ball on that plan. I realized I have yet to make a single holiday card in 2010, … Read more
A nearby town recently passed a backyard chicken ordinance, and this card is for a friend who was one of the first to add a a chicken coop to her large garden lot. I didn't have a chicken stamp, so I printed this hen from downloaded clip-art on some brown cardstock and added some color with Prismacolor … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge is to make a card inspired by your home state, province, town or country. It could be where you were born, where you grew up and still call "home", or where you live now. During Spring, I find myself missing the beautiful dogwood blooms in my home state of Missouri. … Read more
The fun challenge at the Jacksonbelle Blog today is to make a card with Buttons, Brads, and Bows (or at least one of them). I used CardPatterns Sketch 49 and My Mind's Eye Love Me Do papers to incorporate all three. Use keyword JBE091 if you upload your challenge card to a gallery or link your … Read more