I’ve had this Unity Stamp Company / Decofoil Butterfly Fly Away foiled panel on my desk for a very long time. When I saw the Simon Says: Make It Colorful Challenge (and Simon Says Instagram Challenge Bright & Colorful), I knew it was time to turn it into a card. Since the challenge was sponsored … Read more
The December #TEMakerChallenge with Taylored Expressions is to use Bubblegum, Popsicle and your choice of a third color – I went with Gumdrop. I used the three colors together with Taylored Expressions Create-in-Quads Birthday Layering Stencil. I used the confetti background with the pile of presents to create a fun birthday card. I finished with … Read more
I just returned from spending five days with my crafty friend Bev at her home in Alabama. We officially dubbed the experience our Alabama Art Camp. We had lots of different artsy things (and some non-artsy) that we wanted to try during our time together. In the photo above, we were trying to … Read more
This week at Jingle Belles our theme is Animal Antics – we're asking you to create a holiday card featuring an animal having some Christmas fun (and yes, in the Jingle Belles work, a Yeti would qualify as an animal). I remember I had the Penny Black 12 Days of Christmas set that had never … Read more
I'm continuing to enjoy making collages that are just under four inches square for #februllage2025 and the @mini.collage.collective. For Day 6 Metal theme, I used metallic Gelliarts prints and foiled papers from my stash. For day 7, I created a collage of my favorite childhood neighborhood while singing "Who are … Read more
Since I still need more holiday cards, and my Pinkfresh Studio Happy Holidays papers were still on my desk, so I used them to make another Magical Holiday Card for their December Challenge. I used this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch. A card showed-up in my memories where I had used tape & foil … Read more
At Shopping Our Stash, the newest prompt – I'm LEAF-ing it Up to You – is all about creating with LEAVES. I started by foiling the Gina K. Designs Thankful Leaves with Therm-o-Web Peach Princess Foil and cutting them with the coordinating Dies. Next, I used the same Peach Princess Foil with a … Read more
Tonight I needed some sympathy cards for a group to sign. I had the Taylored Expressions Foil It Wheatfield on my studio table, so I decided to combine it with the Taylored Expressions June #TEMakerChallenge. I used Cotton Candy Blue foil on the wheat because I didn't have a color that would pass … Read more
When I make a hot foil card like yesterday's #staycraftychallenge card, I always use my Hot Foil Plate to attach the leftover foil – this time from Hero Arts Zen Circles – to a piece of cardstock. I attached yesterday's silver foil to a piece of green cardstock (because that was the cardstock scrap on … Read more
The newest challenge at Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero is Smooth – try some ink blending. I ink blended a cardstock panel using the Distress Oxide Ink equivalent of the the ink colors in The Paper Players Challenge and gave the panel a spritz of Hero Arts Frost Shimmer Mist (it got … Read more