The talented Jennifer Ingle (aka Jingle) is guest designing at Pinkfresh Studio … and if you make and link-up a card inspired by one of her clever creations, you just might win a $25.00 gift certificate. I chose this fun card to inspire my design. I started with a texty background from Amy Tangerine's Plus … Read more
It's World Card Making Day … so of course, I'm making cards. I started with the awesome Sketch Challenge at Butterfly Reflections (if you haven't shopped at her store, you should … great selection & service and free shipping with $60 purchase). She loves diagonal stripes … I love them too. I couldn't resist this … Read more
This morning I made a card for my nephew who just graduated from Basic Training. I don't remember a time when Josh didn't want to be a soldier, and I am so proud of his determination and discipline. I used SRM Stickers together wtih a star embossing folder. The Sketch is from the September SRM … Read more
I love the inspiration at the TIME OUT Challenge. I love the brown of the wood, texture of the burlap … and of course I always love texty designs. My initial plan was to stick with an all neutral palette, but I ended-up adding a wrap of blue seam binding ribbon, which added just the … Read more
An entire day to play in my studio … yep, I'm lovin' it. When I saw Vicki's fabulous card at the Muse Challenge, I knew exactly what I wanted to make. I've had piece of pink paper from Amy Tangerine's Plus One Collection on my studio table for several days … and this card was … Read more
I think this week's Fusion Card Challenge is perfect for a little distressing. I was inspired by the colors, theme and shape of the door. It felt a little *Americana* to me, so I started with Crafter's Companion Starry Eyed Embossing folder on Core'dinations Kraft-Core Nostalgic collection that I sanded with a sanding block to … Read more
On my last day of vacation, I'm squeezing in as much creative time as possible. This card is for the current Runway Inspired Challenge, which is from Louis Vuitton's Resort 2015 collection. I loved the creamy yellow with the delicate ivory lace & touch of navy (I believe) on the shoulders, so that's the direction … Read more
I realized I've been on a bit of a clean & graphic kick lately (which continued today). I was excited to see one of my designs win at the Just Add Ink Challenge. This card is for the current Unity Stamp Company {be inspired} Challenge. I combined the color challenge with the card sketch. I … Read more
The current Fusion Card Challenge captures one of my favorite color combinations. I combined those beautiful colors with a floral-themed sketch design. I combined some specialty embossed paper together with Fanciful Flourished leaves to pull in the bits of green from the photo. Make sure your check out the inspired creations of the rest of … Read more
I love the vibrant graphic design of this week's Muse Challenge inspiration card by Therese Calvird. I got some new Amy Tangerine Plus One goodies in the mail today that I thought were perfect for this cahllenge. My new stash also included some of Amy's fun Whittles, which are perfect for the August Gallery Challenge … Read more