Usually I have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to make when I start creating … but sometimes … like today … not so much. I started with this week's Freshly Made Sketch because I love little banner flags. Next I chose a neutral background of leaves from DCWV White Fern Stack and … Read more
Today's Tag with a Feminine Twist is inspired by Kelly Alvarez … a Holly Yeti Christmas I pulled out my Lawn Fawn papers and my Yeti and had some fun. Her Yeti is pink … mine is purple using Spectrum Noir markers (PL1, PL2, PL4, IG1 & IG6). I added some some Grey Flannel snowflakes, … Read more
I'm guest designing again for the final week of the Dear Santa Event at A Blog Named Hero. This week's theme is Christmas Quickies … projects that take 5 minues or less to make. One of the quickest ways to make a project is to mass produce. The hardest part is coming-up with the design … Read more
I wanted to try an elegant design with my Die-Versions You Rock Die, so this week'sBlack Tie Week Dynamic Duos colors were perfect. DCWV Twinkle Glints Stack Paper and Black Textured Cardstock … and voila … love that silvery sparkle.
Tonight I wanted to make a card for the November Stack-a-holic Challenge at DCWV … however, when I looked at the two sketches, I decided I liked the scrapbooking sketch better … so I turned it into a card. Papers and focal image are from the Arctic Wishes mat stack. I finished with some polka … Read more
I love Janet Ribet's card at this week's Muse Challenge. I knew I wanted a blue Christmas tree and some glitter … and I ended-up with lots and lots of glitter. I die cut my Dee's Distinctively Christmas Tree No. 1 from Teal Blue glitter paper from DCWV. I attached it to a silver glitter … Read more
To celebrate today's Autumnal Equinox, I thought I'd make another fall card using my felt leaves. On my shopping adventures yesterday, I also picked-up new DCWV Burlap Stack and some Martha Stewart Adhesive borders, so I used both in my card design together with an SRM Sticker Sentiment … the MFT Primitive Cream cardstock I used for … Read more
I love my DCWV Matstacks. Tonight I made a card using the Tradewinds Matstack and the August Stack-a-holic Template Challenge. Since the cardstock had a wonderful gold embossed design, I decided to add some vintage gold buttons for my embellishments (I just use my snips to remove the button shank and then attach with thick … Read more
I realized last week that all of the sympathy cards in my stash were a bit *feminine*, so I decided I needed to add a few that would work for male recipients. I started with this week's Unscripted Sketch. Next I cut apart two pieces of paper from DCWV's Autumn Melody Mat Stack for my … Read more
Crafter's Companion is releasing some great new Christmas/Winter stamp sets in her Little Bit Festive line today designed by the talented Sheena Douglass. Here are some cards I made using these lovely new images & sentiments. I started by repeating the cross-stitched heart border from Ivy Borders on lightly patterned kraft cardstock from DCWV's Crafty … Read more