Whimsical describes something playfully quaint, fanciful, imaginative and slightly odd … often suggesting a lighthearted, unpredictable or charmingly unusual quality not based on strict logic. For our newest prompt at Jingle Belles – Walking in a Whimsical Wonderland – we’re asking you to use that definition and make a Whimsical holiday card … it might … Read more
The December #staycraftychallenge with Hero Arts and A Blog Named Hero is GOLD. I started by wanting to use the Hero Arts Ornate Frame Transfers, but I wasn’t sure if they were “gold” enough, so I thought I would try seeing if they would transfer onto glitter paper … and turns out, the answer is … Read more
Today's card is a masculine birthday card built around this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch. I knew I wanted to use an image of a vintage card and a map, so those were the other two elements I stated with. I cut out where the recipient lives on the map and used that for … Read more
The August Challenge at Love Those Pretty Papers is Summertime. I built my card using Good Day Sunshine papers from Simple Stories. I'm also linking-up at the Aud Sentiments Challenge where the theme is Any Shape (but a rectangle) and use Washi & a Sentiment. I die cut circles from two of the … Read more
My studio had reached the point of disaster that I had to spend time cleaning & organizing. However, that usually means that in the process, I go down some sort of rabbit hole when I discover things I had forgotten about, like these fun summer texty stickers. I realized they would be perfect for the … Read more
The newest Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is A Stitch in Time – create a card stitching – it can be a sewing machine, cross stitch, faux stitching with a pen, a die, etc. I chose to use the Pinkfresh Studio Nested Double Stitch Oval Die Cuts for my stitching element. I die … Read more
Amy T is back with another Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge, and she's switching it up a bit. There are no longer monthly themes other than it must feature Coffee, Cocoa or Tea. I stamped & die cut this fun little to-go Coffee Cup using Concord & 9th Cup of Kindness. I paired it … Read more
When I saw the newest Inspired By Challenge, I knew I had to visit my neglected drawer of washi tape. I wanted to make a birthday card for a music lover, so I followed the colors of the inspiration photo with a few musical elements thrown into the mix. I made a … Read more
We're still BLING-ing in the Holidays at Jingle Belles this week. I chose to start by covering my designer paper snowflake card front with a Silver Pearl Swirl Bling from Eyelet Outlet. Next I added sentiments from the Concord & 9th Big On Christmas stamped in Catherine Pooler Wintergreen Ink. I used foam … Read more
The November Memory Box Challenge is Food and Drink. I had fun giving the Memory Box Layered Polar Bear his own Iced Coffee with an Eyelet Outlet Iced Coffee Brad. I also added the scarf from the Memory Box Tall Bundled Snowman Die cut from a plaid designer paper (with inking on the … Read more