Later Witches

I love the October Mood Board Photo at the Joy Clair Challenge.     The grey and black spooky feel reminded me of the Suminagasi Japanese hand-marbled paper I made, so I used that for my card base.     I stamped the Witch from Joy Clair Keeping It Real in black ink on light … Read more

Boo-Ya

Today I broke out my Halloween Drawer.  I pretty much keep all other products integrated together, but Halloween is pretty much only for Halloween, so it gets it's own drawer.  It's also the drawer filled with the most vintage products because I love what I have in there, so I seldom buy new Halloween other … Read more

Coffee

I tried one more Monoprint experiment, but the background stamp I tried didn't have enough solid space to pick-up enough ink to work … but the stamped-off image worked perfectly.  Oh well, you never know until you try. I used the reject monoprint to mat my sentiment for a masculine Coffee Card for the Spring … Read more

Stamped Style Stones Magnet

Since I was on a roll, I decided to do the 3rd and final challenge at the Joy Clair Blog for World Card Making Day.   The theme is Break the Rules and Open Your Window! … Create something different that moves you from your comfort zone. I went hunting through my craft stash for things … Read more

Later Witches

If you're reading this blog, it's likely that you already know it is World Card Making Day.  After going to the gym, grocery shopping and doing some laundry, I've settled into my studio to find some space to create … as you can see from the photo below (taken for the Joy Clair Challenge) … … Read more

Embossed Ugly Sweater

The theme for Tag #4 of the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist is Embossing.     I created an Emboss Resist Tag by stamping Joy Clair's Ugly Sweater Background Builder Stamps with my MISTI using White Ink on White Cardstock and embossing with detail embossing powder.   The I applied Peacock Feathers … Read more

Pink Christmas Penguins

My body decided to ignore the fact that it is Saturday and wake-up bright and early, so I joined the SplitcoastStampers Inspiration challenge to make a card inspired by something from Fair Indigo.  I chose these adorable organic Stuffed Animals to inspire my design.   I used Penguins inspired by Icy the Penguin and vibrant … Read more