The current theme at the Seize the Birthday Challenge is Fall Items. I thought it would be fun to combine that with the Little Red Wagon Let's Eat Challenge for a fall feast birthday card. I went deep into the cardmaking vault and pulled out some die cuts and stamps from Paper Smooches. … Read more
I'm sneaking in at the end of the Market Street Stamps Block Party this week. With the super-warm temps this week, it's been especially important to keep hydrated … and if you're going to hydrate, you might as well do it with something yummy … sip on my friends. I thought the HOT colors for … Read more
CAS-ual Fridays and Market Street Stamps have teamed-up for a little Block Party this week, so I wanted to join the fun. The theme for the Party is Brown Paper Packages Tied Up with String (Kraft cardstock & twine). This card features my favorite kraft from Hobby Lobby (love the nubby texture); designer paper and … Read more
My Fall Music Vibes Card made it to the final round at the Market Street Stamps Blog Hop. Please Hop on Over & Vote for me … you can vote each day from today through the 23rd. Thanks 🙂
This card is for the sketch challenge at My Mind's Eye … papers are all from My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Hattie Papers. The theme is Fall and for me that means music … the sounds of marching band practice early in the morning (and memories of the many many early mornings I spent marching) … … Read more
I wanted to join in the Market Street Block Party, so I broke out my Chillaxin' & Hippie Chic sets to create this cute little tropical card. I paper pieced the leaves & coconuts using the same Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter paper that I used as my frame. I added brown & purple colored pencils to … Read more
I've had a wonderful weekend of peaceful creating in my studio. Since I was already playing with my new Market Street Stamps, I decided to make a card for their Sketch Challenge. I used the Inspiration of Alice's Patriotic Card at Lily Pad Cards to inspire my design for Lily Pad's Inspiration Challenge. I used Hippie … Read more
I still remember that night back in November 2006 when I stumbled across SplitCoastStampers. I had been getting most of my supplies from Stampin' Up and was starting to feel confident enough about my card making that I was attending some technique classes & crafting cards for people outside my immediate family. It was … Read more