When I saw the Daring Cardmakers Postal Perfection Challenge, I knew it was time to pull out my large collection of postage stamps and create a collage. I started with a scrap of inky painty paper that was used to cover my work table and found a gelliarts print that coordinated. Then I chose some … Read more
Here are my Yana Smakula Cards from the last Pinkfresh Studio event. I really enjoyed her creative style. I would have never thought to have used dark blue glitter paper as the base with these colors, but it really made them pop. I also loved the vivid ink blending on this one. … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is – Water, Water Everywhere – we're asking you to create a card that features a large body of water like the ocean, a lake or a river. I chose the Arctic/Antarctic Ocean for my focal image featuring the gorgeous Stamperia Arctic Antarctic papers. I started … Read more
Over the weekend, I finally had the opportunity to make some of the cards from the Pinkfresh Studio event from earlier this year (that unfortunately I had to miss for a funeral). I really loved the fun fold of the card we made with the Fluttering Butterflies Washi Tape that is in the new Pinkfresh … Read more
I like to make lots of Mother's Day cards to send to all of the amazing mothers in my life (and non-mothers who stepped into mother-like roles), so I usually look for an idea that I can mass produce, but still have enough variance to keep me interested. I found it by combining Unity Stamp … Read more
I laughed out loud when I saw the current Sketch Challenge at Just Add Ink. I have had two alcohol inked gelliprinted die cut hexagons on my studio table for weeks. I almost threw them away twice, but decided I loved them too much not to find them a home .. and then viola … … Read more
The April Pinkfresh Studio Challenge is Circles & Rings. I grabbed several circle punches and my 6" pad of Pinkfresh Studio Some Days paper. I positioned the circles on a golden card base pulling in the colors from the Challenge photo. I love the lemons and blooms. I finished with a … Read more
My sister & her husband love Moose, so when I saw Liam the Moose by Elizabeth Craft, I knew he needed to come live with me. He's been sitting on my studio table waiting for the right inspiration. Today that inspiration arrived, courtesy of The Card Concept. I used the Moose & browns … Read more
The February Saturday Penny Black Saturday Challenge is Anything Goes with an Optional theme of Wings. I chose the Floral and Butterfly images from Penny Black April in Paris Stickeroos supplemented by a single butterfly from Penny Black Dreamscape Stickeroos attached to a bright pink Gelli Press print before I die cut using Penny Black … Read more
The February Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is Strip Card Making – to make a card that features at least three strips of something. Since I still had some of my Lindy's Gang Magicals paper on my studio table, I cut three strips from it to build my card around. When I saw … Read more