Tonight I was inspired by the Get Fired Up! Challenge at Retro Rubber to break out some Echo Park Stars & Stripes paper and a vintage A Muse Sentiment (this stamp might be 10 years old … just can't part with those great tiny sentiments). I combined two papers, a sticker and my sentiment stamp. … Read more
I had one little scrap of wood grain paper left, so I decided to use it for a Unity Stamp Company Friends with Flair Card. I used this week's CAS(E) this Sketch and a stamp from A Round of Cocktails for my focal image. To get the bottle look, I inked with Avery Elle Conch … Read more
I had a scrap of Echo Park wood grain paper that was perfect for the current Paper Smooches Sparks May Picture Challenge … all I had to do was darken it a bit with some Memento Espresso Truffle Ink. I used the Paper Smooches Wise Dies Poinsettia to add the floral element to my design, … Read more
This morning I got up early to venture to Iowa City for my last big farmer's market of the year. I took along Flat Stanley (or Flat Aaron as I called him, since he came from my nephew Aaron) for the adventure. It was the perfect cool morning for driving with the sun room open … Read more
I love the current Fusion Card Challenge inspiration photo … it sent me on the hunt for butterflies & more butterflies, which I found in Echo Park's Walk in the Park Collection. The sketch layout was perfect for featuring the lovely butterfly paper … for the circle, I used a Tree Sticker filled with more … Read more
I found a stash of Echo Park Yours Truly Collection which is perfect for some more Valentines. The scattering of hearts was perfect for this week's Wanna Sketch? I'm also joining the All About the Love Challenge at My Time to Craft.
This week at Jingle Belles we're going Digital … asking you to create a holiday card with at least one digital element (there are links in the challenge post for some freebies). I actually have quite a stash of digital elements that I've collected over the years … but as with my non-digital crafting … Read more
Today the Crafter's Companion Design Team is excited to play along with Paper Craft Planet for their weekly sketch challenge and we would love to have you play along too. Here's the fun sketch and you can find more info on the PCP Blog too! If you would like to play along, upload your card to the PCP Gallery and tag it … Read more
This week we're still celebrating Santa Baby at Jingle Belles. I went with a fun vibrant pink paper pieced reindeer for my design using Echo Park's Holly Jolly Christmas papers & a Basic Grey/Sizzix Reindeer Die. I added touches of silver glitter pen for a bit of sparkle. The magical sentiment is an EAD Design … Read more
Since we're celebrating Holiday Lights at Gingersnap Creations this month … it seems only fitting that the Color Challenge is Pale Yellow and White. I decided to use EAD Designs Vintage Furniture Stickerz to stay with the *light* theme for my card with a chandellier and candle sticks. My pale yellow paper is from … Read more