I've said it before … but I love when an Inspiration Challenge pushes me to try something I never would ahve otherwise. This week's card for the SplitCoast Stampers Inspiration Challenge was inspired by this Mara Hoffman Feather Maillot from Madewell. I loved the vertical falling feather design and the color combination … so I just … Read more
The March Challenge at Crafter's Companion is Vintage … all you have to do is link-up a creation featuring at least one Crafter's Companion stamp and you'll have a chance to win a $30 gift certificate. The Stamp-It Australia images are perfect for vintage collage stamping. I combined images from Birds & Butterflies, French Travels and Sentiment Swirls. After … Read more
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Tonight I had a little Chipboard fun with this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge. I started by coloring my chipboard (grungeboard) skull with PL4 Spectrum Noir Marker (love that coverage). Next I added a spray of Pearl Glimmer Mist for sparkle. I colored my crown with Antiqued Bronze Distress Stain and added … Read more
This month's theme at Addicted to CAS is … Wings. I stamped Crafter's Companion Faith Bird in Teal Zeal and clear embossed for the Time to Get Clean Friday Mash-up Challenge (clean and simple design with heat embossing) … the Friday Mash-up Challenge is celebrating it's 100th Challenge by letting you pick your favorite. I added coordinating … Read more
My inspiration for this week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from this photograph of the Eiffel Tower at Night from A View on Cities. I stamped Eiffel Sketch from Crafter's Companion in Artprint Brown ink and then added lots of distress ink sponging to create my night time sky. I inked-up some designer paper from The Station … Read more
Today I'm having fun with SRM Stickers' Fancy Sticker Sentiments ~ Christmas and Jingle Belles. I love how they pack so many fun elements into a single sheet of stickers … for this one I used two sentiments and the border stickers on the paper flags behind my die cut panel. I love when I … Read more
I had fun playing with ink tonight inspired by the talented Julie Ebersole at CASE Study. Julie's cards were some of the very first ones I saved to my favorites when I discovered the online stamping community … and many years later, she continues to inspire. I loved her white-on-kraft design with pops of color, … Read more
Crafter's Companion will release several new sets in Sheena's A LIttle Bit Sketchy line on Friday, March 8th. Here's a sneak peak of my card made with a new set called Falling Feathers. The feathers were stamped in India ink and then colored with a combination of Distress Inks and Spectrum Noir Markers. I also … Read more
It's the 200th Sketch at Unscripted Sketches today & we're celebrating with a Piggy Back Challenge to use this week's Sketch to make something other than a card or scrapbook page. I decided to take this advertising magnet that I picked-up on one of my trips and recycle it into something much more lovely. First … Read more
There are some adorable new Baby Bamboo stamps from the Party Paws Collection at Crafter's Companion releasing on March 6th … here's a little sneak peak from one of the sets. When I was young, I collected teddy bears … and my favorite was my pink bear wtih orange button eyes that was my faithful … Read more