Somehow it doesn't seem like it should be November already. I needed some masculine birthday cards, so I decided to use the Patagonia Color Quad from the November #TEMakerChallenge. I went with the G is for Gift using the Stamp & Stencil Combination of the Taylored Expressions Gifted Background. And for … Read more
This weekend, SkyPaperScissors reminded me that Ellen Hutson's cool Modern Graphics Vol. 2 papers (by the oh-so-fun-and-talented-Julie-Ebersole) could be foiled (yep … life-changing). I warmed-up the laminator and added some Therm-o-Web Turquoise Decofoil to this super-fun design. I broke out some other new Ellen Hutson products in my stash for the rest of the … Read more
This morning's card was inspired by the Just Add Ink Just Choose Two Challenge. I chose to combine Sequins with Metallic Foil together with the Sketch Saturday Layout. My background is Gina K. Designs Dazzling Orange Foil with her Holiday Foil Mates … and there is Gold Foil in my alcohol inked rectangles … Read more
Often this weekend of the year I am hanging out in Ames, Iowa with the Taylored Expression Crew at Stamp Joy, but this year we all had to hang-out virtually. I was thrilled that Mona (aka @MyCraftyDreams was able to travel to Cedar Rapids, so we got to craft together with 900 of our closest … Read more
I'm thrilled to be Guest Designing for The Ink Pad NYC using the fabulous stencils by Michelle Ward available only at The Ink Pad in New York City. I used Therm-o-Web Deco Foil Gel with the Michelle Ward Stencils. The background for this card is the Michelle Ward Downtown NYC Map Stencil with Rainbow Foil. … Read more
We're still creating with GOLD (or other metals) at Jingle Belles this week. I started with some foiled snowflakes from the Foil-a-palooza Lauren and I had in 2018. I stamped, gold embossed & die cut a new Stampers Anonymous Swirly Snowflake that coordinated with the background perfectly. Then I topped … Read more
When I saw the theme at Seize the Birthday was to add Gold, I knew I had to break out the laminator and do some foiling. I used my Unity Stamp Company Toner Card Fronts with … you guessed it … gold foil. Stamps are from Unity Stamp Company … birthday … Read more
I am thrilled to be Guest Designing on the Jaded Blossom Blog again today featuring the August I Love the 80's release. Today I chose to focus on the 80's Stencil with several different stenciling techniques. The first is using Therm-o-Web Transfer Gel. I usually apply the gel through my stencil before I go … Read more
All of the pictures in my memories keep reminding me that this is the time of year I'm usually traveling … I'm usually on a beach with my sister … or in New York City with Lauren. This card is an homage to both of them. I miss them both … and mostly I miss … Read more
Yesterday I read this article about Generation X and Quarantine, and most of it rang pretty true … seriously, I used to read encyclopedias to entertain myself. But the one thing that brought back the biggest flood of memories was the making of the perfect Mix Tape. How I would hold my cassette tape player … Read more