My name is Stephanie … and I have an embellishment problem. Seriously, every time I go craft shopping I come home with new embellishments. Stickers, gems, flair … you name it. So needless to say, I have no end of possibilities for the All Things Embellished Challenge at Virginia's View. I decided to see … Read more
There's a new Challenge Blog in town … the Pinterest Inspired Challenge … and the first inspiration is this lovely pattern. I went hunting through my patterned paper collection and found a similar pattern/colors in Fancy Pants Park Bench Collection (and then as it usually happens, I ended-up covering-up most of that paper). Stamps are … Read more
It's been too long since I had a little Monster fun, so I decided to break one out for the Paper Smooches Designer Drafts Sketch. I paper-pieced the fat little Monster from Falling for You and paired him with a sentiment from Uplifters. I added a bit of ink sponging for dimension and finished with … Read more
One thing I love about being able to make my own cards is that I can make a card for a specific situation or person … like this one, when I really don't know what to say but want to send encouragement. I combined the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge (flipped to work with … Read more
When I saw this week's CAS(E) this Sketch, I knew I wanted to play with some Distress Stain … in this case Dusty Concord. It created some dotty, inky, splatty, fun. I added Avery Elle's Stay Fresh Pineapple and sentiment with the coordinating die cut. I colored the leaves with Spectrum Noir markers and … Read more
If you've followed my blog for any amount of time, you know that Marshmallows are one of my favorite foods … especially melty, gooey marshmallow. So when I decided to make another card for the Celebrate You! Challenge at Impression Obsession, I knew I had to use this Impression Obsession Money stamp … because nothing celebrates … Read more
The nautical theme of the current Fusion Card Challenge was perfect to break-out some newer Hero Arts / BasicGrey stamps. I almost always go with a Fusion Card, because I like the challenge of combining both … however, when I went to put my card together, I realized I had used the Fusion Picture as … Read more
I just discovered a new challenge blog called the TGIF Challenge … and this week's challenge is to combine 2 of the last four challenges (hence the remix) to create a card. I did a fair amount of crafty shopping online over Memorial Day which was delivered this week, including a gorgeous My Mind's Eye … Read more
I wanted to join in the Bi-Weekly Sketch Challenge at STAMPlorations. I used one of my favorite STAMPlorations sets … Bold Sentiments: Hashtag Authentic. I used four different shades of green ink, three different border punches, and three shades of green cardstock for the Emerald Challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges.
When I saw the current Sketch Challenge at My Favorite Things, I realized I have the Pierced Circle Die cuts used in the sketch, but I'm not sure if I've ever used them (I thought they would cut circles when I bought them, but realized they only punch). I love how it works in the … Read more