The wonderful Lucy Abrams had her day on the Hero Arts blog on Monday. I have the privilege of designing with Lucy on the Caardvarks Design Team, so when I saw that this week's Hero Arts challenge was to make a card inspired by one of the featured artists, I knew exactly what I wanted … Read more
The challenge at the Hero Arts blog this week is to combine stamping with Die Cuts. When I first saw these die cuts from QuicKutz, I just had to have them … and I think this may be only the second time I've actually used them to make something. They are cut from brown cardstock … Read more
Today's SCS Featured Stamper is Kisa of Kisa's Paper Cuts. I chose her Happy Holidays! card for my inspiration. I love how she stamped the holly image in black and highlighted it with gold. I changed the background to Hero Arts Holly Flourish and embossed the sentiment from SU's Happiest of Holidays to make … Read more
I decided to use the papers left over on my work table for another masculine card for this week's Hero Arts challenge. I also incorporated the Off Color challenge from the Order of the Opus Gluei to use colors that you normally shy away from. I'm usually not one to choose primary colors, but I … Read more
The challenge at the Hero Arts Blog this week is to make a masculine card. I combined that challenge with Kazan's Sketch #27 at 2 Sketches 4 You and Sharon's Stamp Simply Challenge #88 to use red, white & blue. I stamped the Hero Arts Collage Thank You and Gratitude in Blue Iris Chalk ink and … Read more
I'm staying up way past my bed time tonight, but it feels so good to finally have some extended time in my studio. This card combines Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #5 with this weeks CPS Sketch. How gorgeous are those bougainvillea against those wonderful gray rocks. These are some of my very favorite colors. This card … Read more
It's that time of year again … Prom … so this week's SCS Inspiration Challenge is to find inspiration in the Prom Dresses by Faviana. I loved the vibrant color splash of this gorgeous beaded gown. The way the subtle white pattern was revealed in the bright colors reminded me of emboss resist. I stamped … Read more
This week's challenge at the Hero Arts Blog is to make a card featuring flowers. Coincidentally, the Stamp Something blog also has a flower challenge. To make my flower-filled card, I used this week's CPS Sketch #113. I stamped and clear embossed flowers from Hero Arts Printed Flowers and Thoughtful Messages on some scraps of … Read more
a poem as lovely as a tree … the very first poem I memorized … and thus began my love of trees. The April 20th Caardvarks challenge is Tree-mendous … just make a new card featuring a tree, add it to Mr. Linky by midnight April 30th … and you'll have a chance to win … Read more
This week's SCS Inspiration Challenge comes from the fabulous on-line candle and perfume store Skeem. Their packaging is screen-printed with wonderful vibrant designs and they are reusable as a glass when the candle is done burning. My card is inspired by the Arboretum Match Box. I loved the combination of colors and the cool layering … Read more