Our newest prompt at Jingle Belles is Dashing through the SNOW. We are asking you to create projects that celebrate the white fluffy flakes of snow … it might be snowmen, snowflakes or just snowfall, but include some snow on your cards. I was thrilled that my new Kristina Werner Snowflake Season Border Dies arrived … Read more
It’s time for the Jingle Belles annual PINK Christmas where Lauren & I each donate $2 per card that joins us to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. I started by cutting 3/8″ strips from a collection of bright pink GelliArts prints and attaching them to a thin piece of cardstock. Next I stamped Gina K. … Read more
I want to get my Halloween cards done early, so I can get them in the mail in time to be enjoyed. This card features stamps from Tim Holtz Spooky Spirits from Stampers Anonymous … I think I bought it specifically for this sentiment that makes me giggle. I paired it with this week’s Freshly … Read more
The #abcprintingchallenge on Instagram with GelliArts has come to an end. I wanted to share a few of my favorite final prints. S is for Stamp was the perfect opportunity to use some of my neglected FMD Foam 3 Circles & 4 Circles stamps. Next up is T is for Tape. I used two different … Read more
For the September Caffeinated Christmas Challenge, I used a Gina Marie Merry Christmas Die Cut with one of my Gelliarts Prints. The print had a few white spots after I die cut, so I sponged a light layer of bright green paint on top of the pattern, and I really like how it make it … Read more
For this card, I die cut my leaves from orange GelliArts prints using the Memory Box Scribble Leaf Bundle Background and the Memory Box Scribble Leaf Bundle Outline from brushed gold cardstock for the Memory Box Leaf Cards Challenge. I scattered the leaves at an angle down my kraft cardstock base(using foam tape for a … Read more
I’ve been having fun with the #abcprintingchallenge with GelliArts on Instagram. This one is for H is for Hearts. I used a very vintage Michael’s Stamp from when they used to have the $1 binds of wood mounted stamps by the checkout. This one is for N is for Nature. I used the Wild Beach … Read more
The newest prompt at Jingle Belles is all about the GOLD (okay, you can use Bronze or Silver too), but make sure we see the metallic in your design. I started by die cutting a gold GelliArts print with the Simon Says Stamp Mid-Century Ethereal Plate and attaching it to a metallic teal and gold … Read more
The newest Challenge at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers is F is for Finally Fall. I pulled out one of my favorite fall stamps sets – Witch, Please by CZ Design for Simon Says Stamp. I stamped the witch and sentiment with Catherine Pooler Grape Crush Ink. I found this background in my GelliArts print files. … Read more
I got horrible news last week that Typepad was going out of business at the end of September. I rushed to find someone to help me migrate my years and years of paid blog history to a new platform, only to have Typepad crash and be inaccessible for the past few days (big surprise, since … Read more