The newest TIME OUT Challenge is a Pick Two. I chose Pastels and Rain and took some umbrella inspiration from the Just Us Girls Challenge. I stamped the Essentials by Ellen Bear Wear Umbrella on three different colors of pastel cardstock. I positioned it one top of coordinating Washi Tape from 49 and Market Spectrum … Read more
When I saw the inspiration photo at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie, I immediately thought of the adorable creations by Doodlebug Designs. But of course, I didn’t have any smiling hearts in my collection (I had smiling so-many-other-things), so I decided to go with this adorable smiling cloud since it included the colors … Read more
I sorted out the Christmas Cards I need for work this year, and I realized a have quite a few more that I need to get done to go in the mail. When Lauren & I started Jingle Belles, 48 cards paired with the 12 cards I made with the Ellen Hutson 12 Tags of … Read more
After yesterday's card, I had another idea for a card for the Inspired By … Rain Challenge. This time I stamped the Essentials by Ellen Bear Ware Umbrella Twice on Yellow cardstock and colored the handle with a Teal Marker. Next I stamped the dots from Essentials by Ellen Abstract Paint … Read more
I'm always a bit sad when a month-long challenge ends, but this has certainly been a fun one. The final week's theme is Self-Reflection. Day 22 was to use colors that represent you. I used my favorite paint-covered stencils and a flower mask together with colors that made me smile. I printed until … Read more
When I saw the inspiration photo at the Inspired By Challenge, it gave me warm fuzzies as it brought back a memory. In my younger days, I was part of an amazing non-profit group that did all sorts of good things for our small home town. One year, we made puffy hearts like these and … Read more
At Jingle Belles, we're still creating cards inspired by our 2024 Blog Banner. I started with a candy cane striped gift tag. I found red & green glitter paper in my stash that matched perfectly – I used it to die cut the Poinsettia and Holly Leaves from Essentials by Ellen Poinsettia & … Read more
In my life, sometimes a donut feels like a hug. So, I combined both for today's card with inspiration from the the Inspired by Tags Challenge. I also chose to use the Colors from The Color Hues Challenge. I attached several pink & aqua washi tapes at an angle to small … Read more
The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to create a Halloween Card or alternatively create a card featuring colors usually associated with Halloween – Orange, Black, Green, Lime and/or Purple. I built my card around this Essentials by Ellen Hey Boo Die Cut Sentiment, which I positioned on two layers of vellum. … Read more
I love the Beach … but living in the landlocked Midwest, I seldom get to see it. However, I do have a few beach stamps including Ellen Hutson's Inner Mermaid. I used Catherine Pooler Champagne Metallic ink to stamp my seashell and starfish, which some textured handmade paper for my sandy … Read more