Lots of new stamp sets being released at Crafter's Companion this week (nine to be exact including a coordinating CD-Rom), so the US & UK Design Teams are joining to celebrate with an international blog hop. You can see all of the sets on the Crafter's Companion Blog. And one lucky random commenter will be … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from Etsy Shop Villa Sorgenfrei. I was inspired by several items in the shop, but most particularly this lovely Tree of Life Locket. I stamped Sheena's Sheltering Tree from Crafter's Companion on Basic Grey Hello Luscious designer paper (I sure miss Basic Grey including those solid papers in their … Read more
The theme at the City Crafter Challenge is It's a Small World – to create a project using a map or map print (do you have that song stuck in your head now … it was my favorite Disney ride as a kid). I have a whole drawer full of maps for just such an … Read more
The theme at Sentimental Sundays is Thank You. I stamped the vase & flowers from the new Floral Fancies set by Crafter's Companion on kraft cardstock. I used Prismacolor pencils to add color to the design. The background designer paper was a bit bright for the look I wanted to frame my iamge, so I … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the Etsy Shop of OctoPurse. Shop owner Daphne turned her sewing hobby into a business after teachers loved receiving the cute little purses. It allows her to share her love for colorful Japanese and US Fabrics. I chose this adorable purse to inspire my design. I started with … Read more
Crafter's Compaion is hosting this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge called Make Your Mark: CFC87: Use markers in your Clean And Simple Creation Remember… a little can go a loooong way! You can color an image, or an element, or get creative and show us some fun techniques! I used an abstract marker scribbling technique with Spectrum Noir Markers (similar … Read more
The January Challenge at the Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog is … Anything But a Card. For my project, I decided to make a memory jar. I have been saving inspiration for this idea for some time, but the most recent inspiration came from the Memory Jar at Stellaire. One idea is to write down the … Read more
This fabulous stamps from Sentiment Swirls by Crafter's Companion is perfect for the Hats, Heels & Handbags Challenge at the Brown Sugar Challenge blog. This quote by Katherine Hepburn pretty much sums up my life … I am forever on the lookout for a great pair of shoes (and a good book). Here's a close-up … Read more
Another Crafter's Companion card using stamps from their just-released Imagine series … love the fun coffee stamps. The challenge at The Kraft Journal is to use your scraps. These tiny little tuck-in cards are perfect for that. I dipped ink bottles in brown ink to create additional coffee rings on my card. I thought these tiny little … Read more
The challenge at the Red Carpet Studio is the Butterfly Effect … to include a butterfly in your design. I included lots of butterflies in my design … both stamped (from the new Crafter's Companion Set 62 from Stamp-It Australia). I stamped the butterflies twice on designer paper and added a sentiment from the same … Read more