It's never too soon to start on next year's holiday cards. When I saw this week's CPS sketch, I knew it would be perfect for using up some of those small pieces of my favorite holiday papers in my scrap stash. I also found a book of Marah Johnson's Impress-Ons from several years ago, which … Read more
I made it through my tonsillectomy yesterday with no complications. When I got home today, I had lots of happy mail waiting for me. This cutie is from my friend Kami … love the glitter dots around the frame. And my friend Christy made me this pretty card with great chipboard letters … love those colors. … Read more
I found a stash of holiday cards that I rescued at the office last year, so I decided to try Sharon's Stamp Simply Challenge to alter a purchased card. I started cutting out the different design elements from the cards and moving them around to see how I could combine them. As I did, I realized … Read more
This week's Tuesday Triggerat the Moxie Fab bloc was this fantastic Matine Patchwork Stocking from Pottery Barn. The patterns in the stocking reminded me of papers from the Christmas Past collection from Graphic 45. I also though this week CardPatterns Sketch had a perfect patchwork design for incorporating multiple patterns. The main panel vintage Santa … Read more
Today I added two more Cropper Hopper storage units to my studio and removed several clear plastic storage units that were bowing from the weight of my stamps. In the process of reorganizing, these scraps of paper were on the top of my scrap bin, so I decided to see if I could pull them … Read more
This card for the Gingersnap Winter Wonderland challenge uses Sketch 123 from CPS. The wreath and garland from Artistic Outpost Snowy Woods were colored with Pebbles Shimmer Chalk with some Christmas Red Stickles added to the bow. Supplies: Stamps: Artistic Outpost Cardstock: Hobby Lobby Patterned Paper: Webster’s Pages Ink: ColorBox Chalk: Pebbles Inc. Glitter Glue: Stickles … Read more
The challenge at the Hero Arts blog this week is to create a holiday tag. When I saw this week's Just Us Girls Challenge Sketch, my idea finally came together. My husband has a shelf on his dresser where he displays cards and things that I've made for him. I decided that I wanted to make him a monochromatic … Read more
To celebrate having my card featured for the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger, I decided to create another Moxie Fab card for the Christmas in the Old Country Challenge. Since my sister is a big gnome fan, I had to create a card with this Scandinavian character. I stamped my cute little gnome from Nikoart twelve times on … Read more
Angie's Chocolate Snowflake card she created for this week's Inspiration Challenge was so delicious, I had to try one myself. I also managed to use up some more paper from my DP scrap bin (all Basic Grey I think) with Sketch 43 from Card Patterns. The snowflake from the Believe set by Paperbag Studios is stamped in Memories Art … Read more
After making this card, I had the remaining portion of a Prima Say It In Crystals Clear Swirls on my work table. As I looked at it, I thought about how pretty it would be to have a holiday tree decorated in crystal gem flourishes. I cut my tree from adhesive-backed forest green felt (the adhesive backed felt is … Read more