It’s time for our annual game of Tree Skirt Tic-Tac-Toe at Jingle Belles. I decided to go vertical down the left side with a Memory Box Wonderland Snowman Die Cut and a stamped & die cut flower from Memory Box Rose Bouquet adorning her snazzy hat. I attached that cutie to a piece of pink … Read more
One of the super-fun techniques Bev and I tried at Alabama Art Camp was painting masking tape. We painted different widths of masking tape that we had attached to wax paper with watercolors. After they dried, we came back with acyrlic markers and did lots of mark making. The technique was inspired by Shemi Dixon. … Read more
Today in Iowa, snow is falling and the temperatures are quite frigid … so the only flowers will be in my studio. I rediscovered a stack of water colored images from my Alabama Art Camp earlier this year, so I turned one of them into a Birthday card to put in the mail. This one … Read more
For this card, I die cut my leaves from orange GelliArts prints using the Memory Box Scribble Leaf Bundle Background and the Memory Box Scribble Leaf Bundle Outline from brushed gold cardstock for the Memory Box Leaf Cards Challenge. I scattered the leaves at an angle down my kraft cardstock base(using foam tape for a … Read more
The August Challenge at Memory Box is Animal House. I already had an ask this week for some Halloween Cards, so I decided to build a card around the Memory Box Cave Bat Die. I tried quite a few papers before settling on this black paper that has a bit of a gold sparkle. … Read more
Twas' the SKETCH before Christmas at Jingle Belles this week. I went hunting in my stash for a round gift tag that I could build my card around, but instead I fell in love with this fun glittery penguin tag with a rounded top, which I think works perfectly. Then I … Read more
The June Memory Box Challenge is Summer Vibes. The inspiration for my card was one of my favorite summer photos. This photo of me was taken at a summer outing and published in the local newspaper … I felt like a rock star. I stamped the whole watermelon from the Memory … Read more
The newest prompt at Jingle Belles is Festive Frames – to make a card that features a frame. I created my frame by using two Nested Ovals Double Stitch dies from Pinkfresh Studio and silver glitter cardstock. I found a Christmas tree from Fancy Pants Cookies for Kringle Ephemera that fit perfectly, so … Read more
The March Memory Box Challenge is to create a Hello Card. I wanted to use my new Memory Box Peony Bud Trio and Delightful Peony Blossom for my card. I paired them with a piece of peach and metallic gold designer paper from Poppy Stamps Birthday Fun. I die cut the peonies … Read more
We're still creating with this gorgeous color palette at Jingle Belles this week (you need to use at least 3 of the 5 colors). Since I went heavier on the blues last week, I leaned into the coppery oranges this week. I started with the darkest orange, which is the color I omitted … Read more