This week's Stampotique Designers Challenge is Not So Sweet 16 … to make a sweet 16 card for a "non-girly girl" … since I've got a niece like that in my life (although she recently turned 16 … so I made mine a generic birthday card), I knew I wanted to play along. I used … Read more
Today is the Color Challenge at the Gingersnap Creations Blog and to go with the July Heat Theme, the colors are Yellow, Orange, and Red. I'm a bit sad that this is my last week as a Guest Designer … it's been a blast designing with such a talented group of ladies. I inked … Read more
I had to laugh a bit when I saw the July theme at the Gingersnap Challenge Blog was Heat … I'm not a big fan of heat. I like cool autumn mornings and breezy spring evenings … I even like cold snowy days. But I don't like to sweat, or get sunburned, or get bitten … Read more
The fine ladies at the Gingersnap Challenge Blog have asked me to spend another month hanging out with them as a Visiting Designer … what a fabulous treat. Today is the July Chestnut Theme Challenge … and this month we're going with HEAT (we've got plenty of that here in Iowa for sure). When I thought … Read more
The Blue Moon Challenge at the Gingersnap Blog is to case one of the fabulous Gingersnap Design Team Members. I chose this fabulous Altered Noticeboard by Katy as the inspiration for my card. I loved the inky background and the contrast of those texty butterflies. I needed a birthday card for a co-worker that was … Read more
This week's Color Challenge (GC60) at the Gingersnap Creations Blog is Shades of Blue and the theme for the Month of June is Flight (and if you click on over and join the Gingersnap Yahoo Group, there's also a Celestial Bodies Challenge in June). I love the message of this sentiment for sympathy cards (This version … Read more
I am having a blast as one of the Visiting Designers at Gingersnap Creations this month. This week's Random Redhead Challenge is Fairies. I'm actually not much of a fairy gal … usually a bit too cutesy for me … I only had one fairy image in my entire stamp collection, so I decided to go a … Read more
The talented ladies at Gingersnap Creations are hosting an Alice in Wonderland Blog Hop, so I had to break out my Artistic Outpost Wonderland Collage set and play along. I used this week's CPS Sketch for my layout and Capella & Manila Designer Papers from Basic Grey. When I was trying to decide how I wanted … Read more
I am having a blast as one of the Visiting Designers at the Gingersnap Creations Blog this month. Today is a Spicy Supply Challenge to use Transparencies in your design. The theme of the month is Flight. I also took the inspiration for my card from this week's Etsy Inspired Challenge … these fabulous Summer … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the online store of Layla Grace, whose tagline is Love your Life, Express Your Style. The founders of Lyla Grace state, "We feel that beautiful surroundings bring harmony, balance, and happiness to your home and life, and strive to showcase products that will achieve this philosophy. I chose this … Read more