I just returned from a long weekend in Kansas City with my sister … seriously, nothing fills my bucket quite like extended time with her. The start was a concert at the new Morton Amphatheater … Matt Nathanson, Barenaked Ladies & Train. It was so stinking hot. Matt said it was like “singing in soup”, … Read more
There were quite a few water/ocean/shell challenges, so I took that as a sign that I needed to pull out some Ellen Hutson Essentials by Ellen Inner Mermaid stamps and play today. My first source of inspiration were the seashells at the Inspired By … Seashells Challenge. I stamped the Mermaid Tail & Seashells on … Read more
When I saw the wonderful compilation of summer images in the Mood Board at the “Just Us Girls” Challenge, I immediately thought of images in the Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine Collection. I started with a Ferris Wheel image and then added a rainbow of punched hearts (similar to the color combo on the beach … Read more
I picked-up the Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Carnation Layering Die Set on a recent trip to my local store Scrapmania, so I wanted to give it a try for the July Altenew Inspiration Challenge, which also features Carnations. I die cut the large carnation from the darker pink (which I ink blended quite a bit) and the … Read more
I had fun watching the Cardinals play baseball and playing with some paper. I started with the Inspired By … Donuts Challenge … makes me think that a stop at the donut shop just might be in my future (I hear a maple long john or apple fritter calling my name). I went with a … Read more
I was asked to make a 90th birthday cards for a lady who loves flowers. I decided to use inspiration and the Sketch from the Inspired By … Daisies Challenge. I cut scraps of cardstock into the three strips in the Sketch using the three colors and positioned them on some 49 and Market Summer … Read more
Usually after I travel, it takes me a while to get back into the creative groove. However, today the rain is really putting a crimp in my usual multi-mile Sunday walk, so thankfully the creativity is flowing in the studio. When I saw the current Inspired By … Fish Challenge, I was really drawn to … Read more
This weekend, I had the joy of crafting with my people at Gather in Waunakee, Wisconsin. We took a little road trip to Creative Pals 30th Anniversary Celebration, where I picked-up this fun Umbrella Bloom Die by Spellbinders. It was perfect for Inspired by … April Showers, May Flowers Challenge. I tried using the three … Read more
The April Altenew Inspiration Challenge is this fun flamingo photograph. It reminded me of when my sister and I visited the flamingos on one of our Florida sisters trips. It was so fun to be able to get so close to those beautiful birds. I chose the peachy pink hue for my bloooms and several … Read more
I love the colors in this week’s Inspired By … Eggs Challenge … I thought they would be perfect for a masculine birthday card. I used Simon Hurley’s Create Bursts Stamps in various blues & green using this week’s Freshly Made Sketch layout. I finished with a Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Birthday sentiment and … Read more