A few weeks ago, I saw a woman on Instagram using a tool to help align squares. I went hunting for it, and found out it was a book binding tool. Today I gave it a try together with 1 1/4″ squares punched from Gelliarts Prints. I paired the squares with a stamped sentiment from … Read more
The new challenge at Shopping Our Stash is I’m COUNTING on You – make a card featuring at least one number. Years ago (I have no idea how many, but it’s a lot) I bought a bag of well-played Monopoly pieces, cash and cards at a thrift store (there was no board). Today, I finally … Read more
I needed a pair of Easter Cards for some sweet little girls. I found these felt bunnies that I’ve had in my stash forever. I paired them with papers from Echo Park Celebrate Easter Collection. I added a sentiment from Scrapbook.com Hippity Hoppity and a double stitched oval die from Gina K. Designs. With that, … Read more
The February Gina K. Designs #monthlymixchallenge is Feel the Love! … create a Love-themed card with at least one heart. I took my inspiration from the As You See It Challenge. I stamped and colored the Candy Jar from Gina K. Designs You Are So Loved. I embossed the background using the Gina K. Designs … Read more
The January #monthlymixchallenge at Gina K. Designs is to create a card using 6 different ink colors. That seemed like the perfect opportunity to give my Color Cube that I got for Christmas a trial run. This is the card I chose and the Gina K. Designs inks to correspond – Sweet Mango, Sweet Corn, … Read more
I had to search to see what color the berries are on Mistletoe. In my mind, they were white, but the Gina K. Designs Layered Mistletoe Stencils showed them in red. Turns out both is true, as is a pinkish-white, so that’s sort of what I went with for my card (although one of the … Read more
It’s time for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop (or in my case, a nice cup of tea). I chose to pair Gina K. Designs Crescent Mandala Cover Plate with a cup of Tea from Gina K. Designs You Are So Loved. I’m also linking-up at Gina K. Designs November Tag Team! #monthlymixchallenge, which is … Read more
The newest challenge at Paper Craft Crew Challenges is Tic Tac Toe. I used Leaves, Plaid and Neutrals for my card. The leaves are Gina K. Designs Botanical Duo. The layout is from CAS Colours & Sketches.
The colors at Color Throwdown are one of my favorite color combinations, so I had to join along. I went through my designer paper scrap box and found papers in the three colors. I cut the paper into 3/4″ strips and used the layout from A Cherry On Top Weekly Sketch Challenge. I added stitching … 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