The theme at the Impression Obsession Challenge is Feathered Friends. I thought about some penguins … but settled on a stork to add to my baby card stash. I stamped the Impression Obsession Stork in gray and then built my card around him using a paper from My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste … Read more
Today I'm combining this week's CAS(E) this Sketch with the Color Challenge from Impression Obsession. I die cut the Impression Obsession City Landscape from two shades of blue and layered them on a yellow card base. Next I used My MISTI to stamp the sentiment from Impression Obsession Words for Art. Already looking forward … Read more
The current challenge at Impression Obsession is Bunny Love … which would have been perfect if I had gotten a card made before Easter. But since Easter has passed (and I doubt if I made an Easter Card for next year that I would remember it 12 months from now), I had to get … Read more
Tonight I was catching-up on all of the challenges that were posted while I was traveling. When I saw the Don't be Fooled be Foiled Challenge at Simon Says Stamp, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to pull out all of my foiled pieces from Foil-a-palooza 2018 and make a card. I also incorporated … Read more
The current Impression Obsession Challenge is Sending Hugs. Sometimes the best way to send a hug is just say Thank You … don't you feel hugged when someone appreciates you. I made this card in two monochromatic palettes inspired by my card bases. Impression Obsession Windmill is paired with IO Many Thanks. … Read more
I actually learned something while making today's card … did you know that Corn is a monoecious plant, meaning that it grows its male and female flowers on the same plant. The male flower of a corn plant is called the tassel, while the ear with its corn silk is the female flower. So what better stamp for and Iowa girl to choose … Read more
It's been three weeks since we woke-up to find several inches of water in our entire first floor due to a broken pipe in the adjacent building trash room … good news is that the movers are finally coming Wednesday to remove everything from the first floor (aka our living room, kitchen, bedroom & my … Read more
The current challenge theme at Impression Obsession is All About Love. Since they have some of my favorite wedding dies & sentiments, narrowing down what to use was the challenge. I started by layering the Large Flourish Background die cut from Black & White on a light blue background (a technique I learned on … Read more
The theme of the current Impression Obsession Challenge is New Beginnings. I needed a baby card for my stash, so that seemed like the perfect New Beginning. I have never been a liquid adhesive user … but after watching several people have success with Gina K. Designs' Connect Glue, I took the dive … … Read more
I always enjoy looking back on my year of creations … and thinking about what I want to create in the coming year. Here are my 10 favorite non-holiday cards & artsy creations from this year in no particular order (here are my top 5 Christmas cards for 2018). 1. This has been the year … Read more