I had a few leftover pieces from yesterday’s Lawn Fawnatics Awesome Autumn card, so I decided to make a second one (but oopsie, looks like I’m a bit too late to link up). This one started with Lawn Fawn Falling Leaves Petite Paper. Next I added two pumpkins from the Lawn Fawn Leaves and Pumpkins … Read more
When I did the #abcprintingchallenge with GelliArts last month, I purposefully made some prints that I thought would work for die cutting some leaves. When I saw the Insipred by Fall Leaves Challenge, I knew it was time to break them out. I shopped my collection of prints and pulled out multiple prints that I … Read more
I discovered today that I needed more birthday cards than I had made (how does that happen to a cardmaker??). Since I needed to get a few in the mail, I had to make some quick ones tonight. I pulled out some birthday journaling cards and decided to combine them with the Simon Says Monday … Read more
I’m always a little sad when a daily creative process ends, but at the same time it feels good to reclaim my studio from the chaos of daily creating. O is for Ocean … lots of blue layers. P is for Postcard … it’s fun to print on a smaller surface. This one uses the … Read more
The current Retro Rubber Challenge is a Sketch. I built my card around a bouquet from Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Mothers that I watercolored and die cut with a scalloped rectangle. That stamp set was released in 2021. I used two of my prints from the #abcprintingchallenge with GelliArts for the background elements. The sentiments … Read more
I’m still having fun pulling out my paints and gelliarts plate and printing for the Gelliarts #ABCprintingchallenge. for H is for Historic, I chose to print on a vintage book page. I tried doing an I is for image transfer on alternative surfaces, but they all failed (and I lost some good transfers on the … Read more
I needed to restock my thank you card stash, and I thought the faux cyanotype botanical prints that I made for #ABCprintingchallenge with GelliArts would be the perfect starting point. I started by die cutting the prints using a stitched rectangle die cut. Next I found two strips of Lawn Fawn Blue Pastel Pearlescent Vellum … Read more
Our newest prompt at Jingle Belles as CASE-ing Christmas … to make a card inspired by one of the oh-so-many holiday cards that Lauren and I have shared on Jingle Belles since 2011. I chose this lovely card of Lauren’s from November 2019 … I just loved the grungy holiday beauty of the design. I … Read more
The new Challenge at Shopping Our Stash is Who’s Who – create a card that features at least one person. I chose one of my favorite stampy people – Miss Dee from AAAL & Create. I stamped Rocker Dee and colored her with Spectrum Noir Markers. Next, I shopped my stash for a GelliArts print … Read more
September is time for the #ABCPrintingChallenge with Gelli Arts. I had to dust off my Art Journals since I really had not created in them since I was stuck at home during the worse of the COVID pandemic (and I was most grateful for that creative outlet). I cut and tore three different gelliarts prints … Read more