I had a few leftover pieces from yesterday’s Lawn Fawnatics Awesome Autumn card, so I decided to make a second one (but oopsie, looks like I’m a bit too late to link up). This one started with Lawn Fawn Falling Leaves Petite Paper. Next I added two pumpkins from the Lawn Fawn Leaves and Pumpkins … Read more
I knew the newest Sketch Challenge at The Paper Players would be perfect for some STAMPlorations paper products. I used the STAMPlorations Memphis Cool Pocket Backdrops paper for the smaller rectangle element, layering it with coordinating dark teal cardstock. I paired it with the STAMPlorations Industrial Patchwork Collage Paper for the background, adding a mustard … Read more
I love Autumn Apples, so I wanted to create a card insipred by the Apples at the Altenew September Inspiration Challenge. I discovered the Magnolia Ballerina stamp, layering stencils, embossing folder, and die cut that had never been opened, so I used them all on this card (when I do it again, I would skip … Read more
Today’s card features the Altenew Paint-a-Flower: Clematis Outline stamp that I enjoyed watercoloring. I love seeing the climbing clematis in gardens when I go for runs. I paired it with a watercolored panel that combined a combination of purples and pinks like the blooms together wtih some metallic gold for a bit of shimmer. The … Read more
I needed some cards of encouragement this week, so I combined several STAMPlorations products for these cards. I started with the STAMPlorations Botanical Beats Collage Paper that I cut in half for the two cards. Next I found ephemera from the STAMPlorations Flowers & Coffee Focal Fronts that coordinated with each piece of collage paper. … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Chicken! to celebrate National Chicken Month in the United States – we’re asking you to create a card that features a chicken. I had fun creating my background using the Taylored Expressions Spring Chicken Stencil & Clear Stamp Combo. I’m also joining the Simon Says: Make Your … Read more
The current Retro Rubber Challenge is a Sketch. I built my card around a bouquet from Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Mothers that I watercolored and die cut with a scalloped rectangle. That stamp set was released in 2021. I used two of my prints from the #abcprintingchallenge with GelliArts for the background elements. The sentiments … Read more
This week’s STAMPlorations cards both started with the one of the STAMPlorations Blushing Blooms ATC floral images. For the first card, I used the ATC itself as the focal image, pairing it with a Sentiment from STAMPlorations Inspirational #1 Clear Sticker Sentiments. For the background, I thougtht the leaves in the STAMPlorations Abstract Oats Stencil … Read more
This week’s STAMPlorations cards feature four new stamps and lots of paper product goodness. I stamped the new STAMPlorations Found Fragments #1, Found Fragments #2, and Found Frabments #3 on top of the Artsy Abstract #2 Card Fronts using inks in the colors of the abstract elements to fill in some of the spaces in … Read more
September is time for the #ABCPrintingChallenge with Gelli Arts. I had to dust off my Art Journals since I really had not created in them since I was stuck at home during the worse of the COVID pandemic (and I was most grateful for that creative outlet). I cut and tore three different gelliarts prints … Read more