The newest challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is A is for Aliens. While I was searching through my stash for something unrelated, I came upon this fun woodblock Blue Alien stamp by Amy Bradley Designs for Stampabilities, so I had to join the snarky fun. I colored my Alien using … Read more
The August Pinkfresh Studio Challenge is Pattern Play. I combined seven different patterned papers from Pinkfresh Studio Simple Things collection. I used the ombre paper for the background and then die cut circles from six other papers. I positioned the circles inside the Pinkfresh Studio Notched Corner Frame before attaching them to the … Read more
I had a few bits left from yesterday's Watercolor card that I didn't want to waste, so I used the PoppyStamps Wave Trio Dies to turn it into a little corner of ocean. I added the PoppyStamps Whittle Whale cut from silver metallic cardstock jumping out of the ocean for the PoppyStamps Summer … Read more
My friend Cyndie and I were supposed to be taking an art class together in March near her home, but the instructor canceled it at the last moment, so I had to make a quick decision about the plane ticket I no longer needed. We decided to re-route our adventure to San Diego in August. … Read more
I had a little extra creative time this afternoon, so I decided to sneak in a card for the current Color Hues Challenge color palette. I hadn't played with Washi Tape in a while, so I thought I would see if I could find enough designs to pull it off. I even found … Read more
This card is for the Simon Says: Focus on the Sentiment Challenge. I have quite a few Simon Says Die Cut Sentiments, so I decided to use one that had not been used before – You're in My Thoughts – for someone going through chemotherapy. I made it in her favorite colors of blue & … Read more
The current Double D Challenge is to make a card for a kiddo, and they provided this mood board for inspiration. I used a Joe Cool Washi image with a little Woodstock ephemera. I paired it with a sentiment from Tim Holtz for a clean & simple design.
Growing up, we had a large maple tree in our back yard with a tire swing. We spent hours and hours swinging on that tire … so many fun memories. That was the inspiration for today's card. The Retro Rubber Challenge is all about colors this week. I went shopping in my Gel … Read more
The June Challenge at PoppyStamps is Red, White & Bloom. I die cut the PoppyStamps Poinsettia Background from Red Cardstock and attached it to a white card base. Even though this is a Christmas die, I thought the shapes and leaves worked well for a summer card too. Next, I die cut the … Read more
It's been a while since I've joined the Altenew Inspiration Challenge, so I wanted to join the fun. I really loved the July inspiration photo. I die cut the Altenew Dog Rose Panels from the Cream & Royal Blue from the inspiration colors and layered them onto a white panel. I … Read more