Tonight I'm joining my friend Amy T who is the Guest Designer at Cure for the Monday Blues with a little neon Easter fun. I had to break out the Neon Pink Ink for a quick little Easter card. Layout is this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch.
When I saw the Washi Tape Challenge at the Moxie Fab World Blog, I knew i wanted to try decorating some Easter Eggs. I bought some foam glitter Easter Eggs at Michael's this weekend, but despite my best efforts, could not get the tape to stick to the glittery texture, so instead i used those … Read more
This week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger is this lovely fabric called Persian Garden from Osborne & Little's Spring Collection. My initial plan was to use ink colors from the photo & Hero Arts Daisy Reverse pattern on Ivory Cardstock. The effect was cool, but a bit too muted for what I was hoping for, so I … Read more
So what's my solution for succeeding at the 10 MInute Craft Dash … die cuts, stickers and a great sketch. I used this color palette (which now looks a bit more turquoise than green … but my tired old eyes saw green initially), a die cut base using this week's Freshly Made Sketch, and a … Read more
The challenge at the My Time to Craft Blog is to make a card with Easter Wishes. My card is made with and image and sentiment from the wonderful new Windows & Doors set from Artistic Outpost. The door was stamped on richly colored Memory Box DP with some distress ink sponging on the edges … Read more
Since the picture for this week's Moxie Fab World Blog Tuesday Trigger captures the hues found throughout my studio, I knew I had to play along … bright, vibrant colors make me happy. I found a final scrap of my favorite lime green velvet polka dot paper, so I made that the base of my … Read more
The Challenge at the Let's Get Shabby blog is an Easter or Spring card in the style of Beatrix Potter (ooops, just read the fine print that said it can't be combined with any other challenge … oh well, it was fun to make any way). Since one of the gorgeous samples from the … Read more
My card for this weeks SCS Inspiration Challenge is inspired by this adorable Hop To It Bunny Blanket from Ruche. Ruch describes itself as "a vintage inspired boutique with a modern touch". Ruche is a collaboration of everything that has inspired its founders – fashion, photography, design, and lifestyle. I picked up a package of … Read more
Often sketches intended for layouts have too many elements to shrink into a card-sized palette, but I when I looked at the current Pencil Lines Sketch, I decided to try and make it work. My finished card is 5 1/2" square and will be included in a box of Easter goodies for the nieces and … Read more
Another quick and fun card using Lucy's New Year Sketch #6, an SRM Sticker Sentiment, and sweet little fairy tale scene punched from Graphic 45's Once Upon a Springtime papers. I love the little rabbit that's holding out her skirt … rumor has it I tended to hold my skirt out like that when I … Read more