There is one super-fabulous Hero Arts sponsored challenge going on at the Caardvarks blog. Our very own (and very talented) 'Vaarks crew member Heidi Van Laar has designed a wonderful sketch to challenge us. All you have to do is link up your sketch card to Mr. Linky by midnight on April 3rd for a chance … Read more
I know I need to step away from this K&Company Que Sera Sera paper, but I just can't seem to put it away. Maybe it's the spring time temperatures we've been enjoying this week, but these papers feel like spring to me. I love stamping on the wonderful vivid colors. This card uses Kazan's Sketch #22 at … Read more
We had such marvelous spring-like temperatures today. On thing I've realized about the harsh winters in Iowa is that it makes me appreciate spring so much more. The Hero Arts blog is appreciating spring by hosting a spring card challenge. For me spring is flowers, butterflies, and bright, vivid colors after the colorless blah of winter. … Read more
This week's SCS Featured Stamper is Stacy (Twinshappy) of the Twinshappy blog. She is one prolific stamper. I had fun looking through the 1,347 cards in her gallery. I chose her Berries Miss You as my inspiration. I wanted to try using Hero Arts Flower and Leaf Branch as a vertical flower element. I … Read more
Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #44 features one of my favorite color combinations. I love chocolate with pink. I decided to combine it with Kazan's Sketch #21 at 2 Sketches 4 You & my new Confidence Card stamp from Hero Arts. I also added some Pink Poinsettia Shimmerz glitter paint to celebrate winning the February giveaway at … Read more
I was so excited to see I was one of the winners of the Unity Stamp Giveaway at the Moxie Fab blog … new rubber is fabulous … free new rubber is extra-fabulous. I was also excited to see my card featured among the designers for the March CardMaps sketches released today at PageMaps (and featured right next … Read more
I was so excited to see that my friend ~Amy~ is one of the design team members of a new challenge blog called 365 Cards … so of course I had to play along with their first challenge … my favorite … a sketch. I was rummaging through my studio looking for something fun to … Read more
I was so excited to see that my Shimmery Flower Wood card won third place in last week's Hero Arts Friendship Challenge. So to celebrate, I decided to make another card for this week's Win A Day challenge. This card is inspired by Kiara Lee's adorable Thanks So Much card. I've been wanting to ink … Read more
This is another card created for the Win-A-Day challenge at the Hero Arts blog. The inspiration was Kristen Ng's Butterfly Birthday. I loved how she used designer paper and cut out pieces to highlight them. I also loved the pearls on the background and the butterfly body. I cut the acrylic sentiment from Anytime Messages in … Read more
This week's challenge at the Hero Arts blog is a fun one. The winners of the Win-A-Day blog challenge are being featured & the challenge is to create cards inspired by their designs. This card is inspired by Monday's Win-A-Day featured stamper Kelly Booth. My card was inspired by her Butterflies card. I loved how … Read more