Thankful You’re In My World

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

Pattern Play for a Friend

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

Whale-y Thinking of You

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

Color Hues Sunflowers

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

You’re in My Thoughts

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

Joe Cool Snoopy

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.  

Retro Tire Swinging

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