I love the new trims included in the Outpost Attic Finds. This tiny pom pom trim comes in a lovely ivory that is perfect for dying. I sprayed several different purple inks and glitter mists into a plastic sandwich bag, and then dropped in my trim and moved it all around until it was completely … Read more
When I saw this week's Mojo Monday Sketch, I went immediately for my inches … but then, as I was looking for papers, I got side-tracked by my Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland papers, and my card took an entirely different direction … and I love the end result. The playing cards & Cheshire Cat … Read more
The PaperCrafts Magazine blog is Challenging readers to use one of their Simple Sentiments for a quick & easy card design. I can't believe I never realized they had all of these fun free downloads. I used a Halloween sentiment from the September/October 2010 downloads for my card. I started by cutting it from the sentiment … Read more
The Memory Box Blackbird papers coordinate so well with the new Artistic Outpost Haunted Halloween stamps that these cards almost made themselves. For the first one I stamped the crow from the set to accompany the silhouette blackbird on the paper. I cut the sentiment in half (one of the best things about unmounted stamps), … Read more
I am thrilled to be Guest Designing for Artistic Outpost on their two new releases today. The first set is Neverland, which features images from the fairytale land that is home to Peter Pan. The Darling children are also featured with a lovely ATC sized collage of Wendy and a flying illustration of John and … Read more
When I saw the new Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland papers, I knew they would be lots of fun to combine with the Wonderland Collage images from Artistic Outpost. I used Laura's Sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You for my layout. I decided to dress my White Queen in her own Halloween Costume by paper … Read more
I had a great week of vacation in Missouri with family, but today it was a return to reality with unpacking, laundry, and all of that fun post-vacation stuff. I finally had a little time to create in my studio before the end of the day, so I decided to try the Embellish Magazine color … Read more
Paper Creations Magazine is holding a Halloween Bottle Cap challenge for its Facebook Fans, so I thought I would give it a try. It turned out to be much more difficult than I'd imagined. I have had my husband save his bottle caps in a cup for me, so I had plenty to work with. … Read more
I have no idea how I ended up making a Halloween card in March. I saw this great piece of Pink Paislee Halloween paper in my paper scraps, and the card just sort of happened. I added two punched bats, a $1 sentiment from Michaels, and three circles to finish this quick card. I keep … Read more
When I saw that Mutnik was today's Featured Stamper on SCS, I knew I wanted to find time to play along. She's a consistent participant in the Saturday Inspiration Challenge and always brings a smile to my face. I chose her beautiful Butterflies Times Four as my inspiration. My original intention was to make an elegant … Read more