You Brighten My Day

The October Pinkfresh Studio Challenge is to create a project using Ombre or Tone-on-Tone color.     I pulled out my neglected Spellbinders Glimmer Machine and my new Pinkfresh Studio Modern Design Blocks Foiling Plate.  I used Spellbinders Aura Gold Glimmer Foil.     I did my ombre ink-blending with Pinkfresh Studio Coral Reef & … Read more

Gelli Printing Wrap-Up

I completed Birgit's Printing Challenge on Instagram for the month of May.     Day 21 was Triangle.  I used my Triple Play Foam Stamps by @natkalbach, @birgit_koopsen and #marshavalk.  My clean-up print on the right ended-up with such great color.     Day 22 was to use Inks.  I chose the soft blend of … Read more

Peace on Earth

This week at Jingle Belles we're still making cards with new products Santa brought us (who am I kidding, I'm my own Santa. I combined a Gel Print, Distress Oxide Ink Blending and the brand new Taylored Expressions Peace on Earth Cutting Plate.  I finished with Iridescent Glitter Dust Spray & a sentiment from Taylored Expressions Simple Strips … Read more

Top 10 Favorites of 2022

Each year I like to go back and revisit all the art I made and choose my ten favorites from the group (You can see my Five Favorite Holiday Cards of 2022 here) … here are my favorites in no particular order.  1. My first card revisits a long-ago technique – Faux Cloisonné – which … Read more

Snowflakes

I had fun joining Carissa Wiley's Snowflake Class at Pinkfresh Studio yesterday. So many ideas from this card design that I plan to use again … the embossed sentiments on Vellum are perfection.     More learning on card number two.  I love the purple ink blend with a bit of dark blue at the … Read more

You Are Killing It!

This week's Just Us Girls Challenge is to CASE a Designer.       I've always been amazed at my friend Seeka's Ink Blending prowess, so I chose this monochromatic ink blended card to inspire my design.      Rather than limey greens, I went with the trio of yellow inks from Simon Says Stamp Saturated … Read more