I have a few more man cards I need to make this weekend, so I decided to join in at The Male Room for their Washi Tape Challenge. Despite this card ending-up completely different than where I started, I did manage to incorporate some washi tape banners into the design. I used Retro Masculine Die … Read more
The current Fusion Card Challenge is one of my favorite colors … many shades of purple. I inked Impression Obsession Full Bloom Hollyhocks in several shades of purple ink (blending them together so they overlap). I added two sizes of purple sequins and two sizes of silver sequins to accent the blooms. I used the … Read more
I wanted to make a card using this Dina Kowal Amazing Grace stamp from Impression Obsession. I started with a layout from Hand Stamped Sentiments and scraps of paper from the Fair Skies Collection by Farm House Paper Company. For my next card, I used the same stamp & sketch, but changed the style to one … Read more
It's been forever since I played along with the Featured Stamper Challenge at SplitCoast Stampers, so I thought I would join the fun. My inspiration came from these lovely leaves by Featured Stamper shoogendoorn (aka Simply Sara Stampin'). I remembered I still had a collection of Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves left over from making this … Read more
When I saw the current challenge at Shopping Our Stash, I rushed to join the fun. The challenge is to make a card inspired by your shower curtain. I won't lie, I LOVE my shower curtain … I know that's a strong word for a shower curtain, but every time I see it in my home … Read more
I love the look of white-on-kraft at the CASE Study Challenge. I also wanted to join the Square Card Challenge at Impression Obsession, so I knew one of the Cover-A-Card stamps in my stash would be perfect. I chose Gradation (CC015), which I stamped in White ink on a piece of Kraft paper. My first … Read more
We're still Going for the Gold at Jingle Belles … and the Impression Obsession Challenge is Beautiful Stamped Backgrounds. To combine the two, I stamped Impression Obsession Christmas Word Background in Delicata Gold Glitz Ink on ivory cardstock and embossed with detail gold embossing powder. With a stamp like this one, there's not a lot … Read more
I've been working to restock my birthday card stash, especially with masculine designs. This card combines colors from this week's ColourQ Challenge. I also wanted to make another Clean & Simple Design for the Impression Obsession Challenge, so these Bithday Wishes Squares were perfect (I punched them out using a 1 3/8" square punch to … Read more
The challenge at the Impression Obsession Blog is to make a clean & simple design. I inked-up my new Windmill stamp with a combination of Candied Yam and Pink Sky Colorbox Chalk Ink. I added contrasting shades of cardstock to my kraft card base and finished with a cork sticker. There truly is no place … Read more
I love Shari Carroll's card for this week's CASE Study Challenge. I tried to capture the same feeling using my Happy Birthday Collage Stamp from Impression Obsession. I stamped it once and blue and then again in red. I used my Creative Memories Oval cutter to cut around the sentiment, and then used my star … Read more