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
Have you ever tried so hard to make your design fit into the guidelines of a challenge that you end-up ruining the card altogether? On this card, I started with the Color Palette from My Favorite Things combined with a Sketch from Just Add Ink. I think about my card designs abstractly when I … Read more
Earlier this week I shared what I made with my first and sixth stamping from Stretch Your Stamps. Tonight I'm sharing what I made with stampings two through five. I used a 1 3/8" punch to punch squares from all of the stampings … then I arranged them using this week's Freshly Made Sketch. I … Read more
I've been having lots of messy fun with the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges at SCS this weekend. For this card, I stamped the Newspaper Skyline from Hero Arts in India Ink and then clear embossed. I sprayed on 4 different ink sprays to get a shimmery sunset effect to my image. Next I … Read more
Tonight I'm listening to the Cardinals Baseball Game on the radio … accompanied by the thump of bass from the DJ playing music for the Glow Run right outside our home … the perfect time to play along with the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges at Splitcoast Stampers. I still remember the night I … Read more
This afternoon I made a card for the Unity {be inspired} Challenge. It felt so good to have a quiet day to putz around in our new home. I'm still trying to figure out the best studio configuration in our new space, but it's coming along nicely. I used four of the colors and the … Read more